An investigation is underway after a private jet nearly crashed into a Delta flight taking off on the Los Angeles International Airport runway Friday afternoon.
Recently released video footage shares the moment Air Traffic Control desperately calls “Stop, stop, stop!” before the taxiing private jet could cross the Delta aircraft’s departing path.
According to an L.A. Times report, the jet had just arrived from Spokane, Washington, and carried the Gonzaga men’s college basketball team.
In a statement obtained by the L.A. Times, the Federal Aviation Administration said when the team’s chartered Embraer E135 jet, operated by Colorado-based Key Lime Air, “proceeded to cross the hold bars, air traffic controllers told the pilots to stop.”
The footage of the near-collision, provided by Airline Videos Live, continues to show both planes appearing to operate normally after the abrupt halt.
“The jet never crossed the runway edge line,” the FAA, which is investigating the incident, told the L.A. Times.
The Gonzaga team went on to play UCLA the following day, according to ESPN, losing to the Bruins 65-62.
Officials did not immediately report any passenger or staff injuries for either flight.
