Overview
- Southwest Flight 1333 received a TCAS resolution advisory on final approach to Cleveland Hopkins on Oct. 29 and executed a go‑around before landing safely.
- Flight‑tracking data show the 737 and an Airbus H145 helicopter were both around 2,075 feet with roughly 0.56 miles of lateral separation when the alert triggered.
- Tower audio captures the controller asking the helicopter to pass behind the jet, the pilot proposing to go above and in front, and the controller replying, "Roger."
- Metro Aviation, which operates the Life Flight helicopter, says the aircraft was heading to collect a patient and had no patient on board at the time.
- The NTSB has sent a team to examine ATC procedures, pilot decision‑making, and collision‑avoidance performance as broader concerns grow over helicopter routing and controller staffing during the shutdown.