Overview
- Air traffic control directed Delta Flight 263 to abort its landing at Logan after clearing Cape Air Flight 548 to depart from an intersecting runway.
- Delta’s A330-900, diverted from JFK to Boston due to weather, executed the go-around and later landed safely with 284 passengers and 11 crew and no injuries reported.
- ATC audio captured the Cape Air pilot expressing surprise and the Delta captain saying “that was close,” according to outlets that reviewed the transmissions.
- The event occurred around 4:15 p.m. local time on October 30, with the Delta jet cleared for runway 04R and the Cape Air Cessna cleared for 15R.
- Aviation expert John Nance described the episode as a loss of required separation, as reporting points to an FAA controller shortfall and unpaid shifts during the shutdown increasing pressure on operations.