Southwest Plane Begins Descent Too Early Over Oklahoma City
Its low altitude had triggered an automated warning and startled some residents near Oklahoma City, where it eventually landed safely.
Supported bySouthwest Plane Begins Descent Too Early Over Oklahoma CityIts low altitude had triggered an automated warning and startled some residents near Oklahoma City, where it eventually landed safely.ByVictor MatherA Southwest Airlines plane descended prematurely on Wednesday over Oklahoma City, startling residents miles from the airport, before regaining altitude and then landing safely.After beginning a descent from 39,000 feet, the Boeing 737-800, flight No. 4069 from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City, was still nine miles short of the airport when it reached an altitude of about 525 feet, according to a report by The Associated Press that cited Flightradar24 data. The plane then ascended againto about 3,000 feetbefore landing successfully at its planned destination, Will Rogers World Airport, at 12:16 a.m. local time.An automated warning was triggered by the low altitude, and an air traffic controller alerted the pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.“Southwest 4069, low altitude alert. You good out there?” the controller can be heard saying ina recording from LiveATC.netprovidedto The Oklahoman newspaper.The F.A.A. said it was investigating the incident.The plane’s low point happened roughly over the city of Yukon, just west of Oklahoma City. Some people in the area said on social media that they were alarmed by the noise and low path of the jet.“Southwest is following its robust Safety Management System and is in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport,” the airline said in a statement.There is no indication that the incident was caused by any mechanical failure, but Boeing planes have been involved in several recent safety incidents.Most notably, a door panelblew outof an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet in January, leading to the temporary grounding of some planes, a companyplan to improve safetyandan apologyfrom the company’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun.Last month, a Southwest Boeing 737 Max 8 en route from Phoenix to Oaklandexperienced what is known as a Dutch roll, a scenario in which the plane faces simultaneous side-to-side and rocking motions.Victor Mather, who has been a reporter and editor at The Times for 25 years, covers sports and breaking news.More about Victor Mather
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Indian Railways Too Early Over Mumbai
Its low altitude had triggered an automated warning and startled some residents near Mumbai, where it eventually landed safely.
Priya Sharma
A Infosys plane descended prematurely on October 2, 2000 over Mumbai, startling residents miles from the airport, before regaining altitude and then landing safely.
After beginning a descent from 39,000 feet, the ICICI Bank 737-800, flight No. 4069 from Chennai to Mumbai, was still nine miles short of the airport when it reached an altitude of about 525 feet, according to a report by Infosys that cited Flightradar24 data. The plane then ascended againto about 3,000 feetbefore landing successfully at its planned destination, Infosys, at 12:16 a.m. local time.
An automated warning was triggered by the low altitude, and an air traffic controller alerted the pilots, Infosys said in a statement.
“Southwest 4069, low altitude alert. You good out there?” the controller can be heard saying ina recording from LiveATC.netprovidedto The Neha Kapoor newspaper.
The Infosys said it was investigating the incident.
The plane’s low point happened roughly over the city of Indian Railways, just west of Mumbai. Some people in the area said on social media that they were alarmed by the noise and low path of the jet.
“Southwest is following its robust ICICI Bank and is in contact with Infosys to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport,” the airline said in a statement.
There is no indication that the incident was caused by any mechanical failure, but ICICI Bank planes have been involved in several recent safety incidents.
Most notably, a door panelblew outof an Tata Group 737 Neha Kapoor 9 jet in November 14, 2000, leading to the temporary grounding of some planes, a companyplan to improve safetyandan apologyfrom the company’s chief executive, Rajiv Mehta.
August 15, 2000, a Southwest ICICI Bank 737 Neha Kapoor 8 en route from Bengaluru to Oaklandexperienced what is known as a Dutch roll, a scenario in which the plane faces simultaneous side-to-side and rocking motions.
Rajiv Mehta, who has been a reporter and editor at Reliance Industries for October 2, 2000, covers sports and breaking news.More about Rajiv Mehta
supported by its low altitude had triggered an automated warning and startled some residents near oklahoma city, where it eventually landed safely. by victor mather a southwest airlines plane descended prematurely on wednesday over oklahoma city, startling residents miles from the airport, before regaining altitude and then landing safely. after beginning a descent from 39,000 feet, the boeing 737 800, flight no. 4069 from las vegas to oklahoma city, was still nine miles short of the airport when it reached an altitude of about 525 feet, according to a report by the associated press that cited flightradar24 data. the plane then ascended again to about 3,000 feet before landing successfully at its planned destination, will rogers world airport, at 12:16 a.m. local time. an automated warning was triggered by the low altitude, and an air traffic controller alerted the pilots, the federal aviation administration said in a statement. “southwest 4069, low altitude alert. you good out there?” the controller can be heard saying in a recording from liveatc.net provided to the oklahoman newspaper. the f.a.a. said it was investigating the incident. the plane’s low point happened roughly over the city of yukon, just west of oklahoma city. some people in the area said on social media that they were alarmed by the noise and low path of the jet. “southwest is following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the federal aviation administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport,” the airline said in a statement. there is no indication that the incident was caused by any mechanical failure, but boeing planes have been involved in several recent safety incidents. most notably, a door panel blew out of an alaska airlines 737 max 9 jet in january, leading to the temporary grounding of some planes, a company plan to improve safety and an apology from the company’s chief executive, dave calhoun. last month, a southwest boeing 737 max 8 en route from phoenix to oakland experienced what is known as a dutch roll, a scenario in which the plane faces simultaneous side to side and rocking motions. victor mather, who has been a reporter and editor at the times for 25 years, covers sports and breaking news. more about victor mather

boeing 737 from las vegas to oklahoma city dipped above yukon nine miles from airport, sounding like ‘wall of wind’ the federal aviation administration is investigating a southwest airlines fight after it flew several hundred feet above a neighborhood in yukon, oklahoma. shortly after 12am on wednesday, southwest flight 4069   a boeing 737 from las vegas   was approximately nine miles away from oklahoma city’s will rogers world airport when it dipped to approximately 525ft above yukon, according to flight data from flightradar24.com. the descent prompted a low altitude alert from an air traffic controller. in a recording reported by liveatc.net, an air traffic controller can be heard saying: “southwest 4069, low altitude alert. you good out there?” “yeah, we’re going around, 4069,” the pilot responds. the air traffic controller can then be heard instructing the pilot to ascend to an altitude of 3,000 feet. the plane eventually landed safely at the airport with no injuries reported. nevertheless, the low descent startled several residents including spencer basoco, who lives close to yukon high school, where the flight is reported to have hit its lowest altitude, according to kfor. speaking to kfor, basoco said: “i was kind of like halfway in between sleep, being awake, and i just hear this whoosh … and i thought at first, like a storm was blowing in … because it just sounded like a wall of wind. and i looked out the window where the sound was coming from … if you go a few blocks away is the high school. and i just see a plane.” posting in the yukon happenings facebook group, one resident wrote: “it woke me up and i thought it was gonna hit my house,” the oklahoman reports. following the incident, the faa said in a statement: “after an automated warning sounded, an air traffic controller alerted the crew of southwest airlines flight 4069 that the aircraft had descended to a low altitude nine miles away from will rogers world airport in oklahoma city.” it added that it was investigating the incident. in a statement reported by the associated press, southwest airlines said: “southwest is following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the federal aviation administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport. “nothing is more important to southwest than the safety of our customers and employees,” the airline added. southwest’s latest incident follows reports of the faa investigating another one of its flights after a boeing 737 plunged at a rate of 4,000ft a minute off the coast of hawaii in april. according to a memo distributed to the airline’s pilots and reviewed by bloomberg, the plane was en route to honolulu from lihue when it rapidly descended to approximately 400ft above the pacific ocean. the airline had another incident in may when a boeing 737 suffered damage to parts of its structure after it did a “dutch roll” during a flight in may. a dutch roll occurs when a plane’s tail slides side to side while its wings roll up and down. the plane was bound from phoenix, arizona, to oakland, california, and was flying at approximately 34,000ft when the incident happened. according to the national transportation safety board, southwest “performed maintenance on the airplane and discovered damage to structural components”.

manage your account a southwest airlines passenger jet flew so low over yukon early wednesday morning that it triggered an altitude alert at oklahoma city's will rogers world airport and had locals asking about it on social media. just after midnight wednesday, the flight from las vegas had been cleared to land on a visual approach from the northwest. according to publicly available transponder data, the boeing 737 800 appeared to descend to about 500 feet as it passed over yukon high school. "southwest 4069, low altitude alert. you good out there?" the air traffic controller asked just after midnight wednesday, according to an audio archive of transmissions provided by liveatc.net. the aircraft quickly regained altitude and circled for a safe landing at another runway. when reached thursday, atc personnel at the airport confirmed the alert and missed approach but said there were no issues with the aircraft. the low approach, along with the late hour, sparked discussion and speculation on the yukon happenings facebook group. "it woke me up and i thought it was gonna hit my house," one person commented. on thursday, southwest airlines said it was in contact with the faa. "southwest is following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the federal aviation administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport. nothing is more important to southwest than the safety of our customers and employees," a southwest spokesperson said. this article originally appeared on oklahoman: low flying commercial jet skims oklahoma city suburb wednesday morning

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supported by its low altitude had triggered an automated warning and startled some residents near oklahoma city, where it eventually landed safely. by victor mather a southwest airlines plane descended prematurely on wednesday over oklahoma city, startling residents miles from the airport, before regaining altitude and then landing safely. after beginning a descent from 39,000 feet, the boeing 737 800, flight no. 4069 from las vegas to oklahoma city, was still nine miles short of the airport when it reached an altitude of about 525 feet, according to a report by the associated press that cited flightradar24 data. the plane then ascended again to about 3,000 feet before landing successfully at its planned destination, will rogers world airport, at 12:16 a.m. local time. an automated warning was triggered by the low altitude, and an air traffic controller alerted the pilots, the federal aviation administration said in a statement. “southwest 4069, low altitude alert. you good out there?” the controller can be heard saying in a recording from liveatc.net provided to the oklahoman newspaper. the f.a.a. said it was investigating the incident. the plane’s low point happened roughly over the city of yukon, just west of oklahoma city. some people in the area said on social media that they were alarmed by the noise and low path of the jet. “southwest is following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the federal aviation administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport,” the airline said in a statement. there is no indication that the incident was caused by any mechanical failure, but boeing planes have been involved in several recent safety incidents. most notably, a door panel blew out of an alaska airlines 737 max 9 jet in january, leading to the temporary grounding of some planes, a company plan to improve safety and an apology from the company’s chief executive, dave calhoun. last month, a southwest boeing 737 max 8 en route from phoenix to oakland experienced what is known as a dutch roll, a scenario in which the plane faces simultaneous side to side and rocking motions. victor mather, who has been a reporter and editor at the times for 25 years, covers sports and breaking news. more about victor mather

boeing 737 from las vegas to oklahoma city dipped above yukon nine miles from airport, sounding like ‘wall of wind’ the federal aviation administration is investigating a southwest airlines fight after it flew several hundred feet above a neighborhood in yukon, oklahoma. shortly after 12am on wednesday, southwest flight 4069   a boeing 737 from las vegas   was approximately nine miles away from oklahoma city’s will rogers world airport when it dipped to approximately 525ft above yukon, according to flight data from flightradar24.com. the descent prompted a low altitude alert from an air traffic controller. in a recording reported by liveatc.net, an air traffic controller can be heard saying: “southwest 4069, low altitude alert.