The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its preliminary report about the incident involving Southwest Airlines and Flexjet aircraft in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, as the investigators continue their review of the runway incursion. Forcing a go-around According to the NTSB, the runway incursion involving the Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350, registered as N560FX, and the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registered as N8517F, happened at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) on February 25. At the time, when the visibility was better than 10 statute miles (16 kilometers), the Flexjet Challenger 350 was crossing the same runway as the Southwest Airlines 737-800 was landing on, runway 31C.
The NTSB pointed out that the Challenger 350, carrying one passenger and two crew members, passed the 737-800, carrying 136 passengers and six crew members, less than 200 feet (60.9 m) behind it as the private jet crossed the active runway. Neither aircraft suffered any damage, and neither aircraft's occupants sustained any injuries during the event.
The Southwest Airlines flight WN2504 eventually landed safely at Chicago-Midway, while the Flexjet flight LXJ560, following a call due to a possible pivot deviation, continued to its destination, McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS). The aircraft initiated a last-minute go-around procedure. Impeded by the sun In post-incident statements to the NTSB, the business jet's crew said that they underwent all pre-flight procedure.
