ABC News: Top Stories | FAA investigating extremely close call between 2 Southwest planes

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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an extremely close near‑miss between two Southwest Airlines flights at Nashville International Airport. Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Southwest Flight 507 was executing a precautionary go‑around due to gusty winds when air‑traffic control instructions placed it directly in the path of another Southwest flight taking off from a parallel runway, leaving only about 500 feet of vertical separation. Both crews received cockpit alerts warning of a collision course, and the pilots responded appropriately; Flight 507 safely landed after the go‑around while Flight 1152 continued its takeoff. Southwest praised its pilots for their professionalism and reiterated its commitment to safety.

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