Posted 4/4/2024, 2:53:00 AM
Southwest Flight Aborts LaGuardia Landing Twice, Flies Over Terminal in Close Call
- Southwest Flight 147 aborted first landing attempt at LaGuardia due to bad weather
- Plane drifted off course on second approach and was told "go around" by air traffic control
- Flight tracking data shows plane at 300 ft when it began climb, flew over terminal building
- FAA investigating if plane flew over 233-ft air traffic control tower with just 67 ft clearance
- Plane landed safely in Baltimore then New York; weather caused other go-arounds at LaGuardia