A Southwest Flight & Helicopter Nearly Collide On Runway At Burbank Airport

A close call occurred at the Hollywood-Burbank airport on Saturday after an air traffic controller noticed a Southwest Airlines flight was approaching a runway where a helicopter was practicing landings.

• The flight and helicopter came within about a mile of each other, FAA officials said.
• According to ABC7, the controller had the helicopter stay in place, while the Southwest plane went around.
• [It is also noted that] last Saturday's incident occurred just a month after two planes were cleared to land and take off from the same runway, causing another close call at the Hollywood-Burbank airport.
• There have been at least seven other close calls nationwide since December, and that the FAA is investigating the incident.