Skywest flight passengers, operated as Delta Connection between Minneapolis and Minot (North Dakota), starred in an unprecedented incident on Friday. The captain of Embraer 175 turned sharply The plane during the approximation by distinguishing a B -52 bomber from the American Air Force too close to its trajectory, which caused surprise and alarm on board.
In a video recorded by the passenger Monica Green and published on Instagram, the pilot excuses the passengers:
“Given their speed – they were military, I don’t know at what speed they were going, but they were much faster than us – I thought it was sure to turn around. They greatly apologize for the aggressive maneuver. It took me by surprise. This is not normal.”
An unexpected event that is being investigated
The FAA opened an investigation into the event on Monday. Skywest clarified that, despite having permission to land, the flight made a frustrated approach maneuver By sighting another aircraft in its trajectory. The company is also evaluating the incident from its side.
If you wonder what a B -52 was doing in that area, I was fulfilling a scheduled overflow for the North Dakota State Fair, as confirmed by the Air Force. That event is held in Minot, where a civil airport and an air base coexist. The military statement specifies that “The tower did not report the commercial plane”And, after exceeding the fairgrounds, he was ordered at the bomber to move three kilometers west.
Tiktok @Theruralrose user recorded the two aircraft in the air from the North Dakota State Fair
The follow -up data of the Flightradar24 platform reveal that the Embraer 175 made an abrupt turn to the right, recovered altitude and remained waiting before restarting the approach.
FAA added that air traffic control in Minot is managed by an external companywhose operators have “the same training and qualification requirements as those of FAA.” Green told CNN:
“It was a very right turn and then he went quite to the sides. I looked out the window and all I saw was the grass.”
The Embraer 175 belongs to the E -Jet family, a range of regional aircraft manufactured by the Brazilian Embraer. It is a narrow fuselage design thought for short and medium radio routes.
Normally it transports between 76 and 88 passengers according to single or double class configurations, with Turbofán GE CF34-8E and a V enginesCruise elocity near 890 km/h (Mach 0.82). Its typical reach exceeds 3,300 km.
Images | Inherit | @Theruralrose (Tiktok) | US Air Force
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