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Capt. Eddie

Capt. Eddie

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Air traffic control just cleared my Southwest flight to land at Houston Hobby with another plane on the runway. Low visibility but our pilots were able to see the other plane and go around. Our flight was at maybe 500 feet and just about over the road around HOU.


Ground had just come into view to give you an idea of ceiling/visibility.
 
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Red Baron

Red Baron

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Capt. Eddie said:
Air traffic control just cleared my Southwest flight to land at Houston Hoby with another plane on the runway. Low visibility but our pilots were able to see the other plane and go around. Our flight was at maybe 500 feet and just about over the road around HOU.


Ground had just come into view to give you an idea of ceiling/visibility.
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That would be scary.

How did you find out the reason for the go around?
 
Capt. Eddie

Capt. Eddie

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BigFootsCousin said:
This sounds scary enough to be on the News today, doncha think?

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Nothing happened so it won't be on the news. I'm sure reports are being written as we speak AND if the FAA is anything like the USCG they'll do an investigation. It will probably be published on some obscure .gov website that only pilots look at.

For clarity, it's my impression that the other plane was sitting there and not yet rolling for takeoff.
 
Kathy in FL

Kathy in FL

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Capt. Eddie said:
Air traffic control just cleared my Southwest flight to land at Houston Hoby with another plane on the runway. Low visibility but our pilots were able to see the other plane and go around. Our flight was at maybe 500 feet and just about over the road around HOU.


Ground had just come into view to give you an idea of ceiling/visibility.
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Sounds like one of those flight disaster shows my husband "enjoys" watching. Ugh.
 
D

Dozdoats

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Freaking scary.

William P. Hobby Airport (IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU, FAA LID: HOU) (colloquially referred to as Hobby Airport, Houston Hobby, or simply Hobby) is an international airport in Houston, Texas, located 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Houston.[4] Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport, and was its primary airport-

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William P. Hobby Airport - Wikipedia

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John Green

John Green

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That happened to me once flying into Stapleton in Denver a long time ago. We were just about to touchdown and then we went back up real quick . We were never given an explanation but when I told my Dad who flew often and was Air Force he told me we were very lucky. Scary stuff!
 
Macgyver

Macgyver

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John Green said:
That happened to me once flying into Stapleton in Denver a long time ago. We were just about to touchdown and then we went back up real quick . We were never given an explanation but when I told my Dad who flew often and was Air Force he told me we were very lucky. Scary stuff!
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Something was probably on the runway, not specifically a plane though.

Could have been a flock of geese.
 
Shadow

Shadow

Swift, Silent,...Sleepy
In the 90's I believe, ATC had a USAIR plane land on a corporate jet that they had directed onto the runway. The ATC blamed it on their inability to see the aircraft and instituted a program where all the airlines had to measure the lumina of their anti-collision lights periodically. The government never takes responsibility.

The process of staging aircraft at the end of the runway was discontinued however.

Shadow
 
samus79

samus79

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I see this happen with Southwest Airlines in particular at Chicago Midway every now and then when I’m driving around the service road. My theory why this seems to only happen with Southwest is, at least at Midway, they schedule all their planes to take off and land all at the same time. Their will be 10-15 Southwest jets lined up
on the taxiway to take off and they stagger the takeoffs between landings. I figure there’s way too much action happening all at once on the same runway and ATC just gets overwhelmed, I hate to say it but it seems like an accident waiting to happen.
 
Millwright

Millwright

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Noise Reduction
Tower: “TWA 2341, for noise reduction turn right 45 Degrees.”
TWA 2341: “Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?”
Tower: “Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727.”

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A DC-10 in San Jose had come in a little hot and had a long rollout after touching down.
Tower: “American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadelupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport.”
 
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