FAA: Plane Flies Too Close To Continental Jet
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Updated: 3:50 PM Jul 31, 2010
FAA: Plane Flies Too Close To Continental Jet
The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane got too close to a Continental jet as it was approaching Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Posted: 3:29 PM Jul 31, 2010
Reporter: Associated Press
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HOUSTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says a small
plane got too close to a Continental jet as it was approaching
Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

No one was injured. But FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the
Continental Express Flight 2979 jet had to climb 300 feet to avoid
the single-engine experimental aircraft on Friday afternoon.

Lunsford says the Continental jet passed over the small plane
and landed normally. He says the Continental pilot estimated he
came within 100 feet of the small aircraft.

Lunsford says the pilot of the small plane says the navigation
equipment wasn't working properly.

Continental's website says Flight 2979 was flying to Houston
from Kansas City. The FAA is investigating.
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