List of U.S. aircraft near-miss incidents since 2023

With seven runway incursions of United States commercial aircraft during January and February, the first two months of 2023 saw the highest rate of such incidents in five years. 2018 to 2022 combined had 23 comparable incidents, 5 of which occurred in 2022. The events prompted a review by the Federal Aviation Administration, announced by acting administrator Billy Nolen on February 28, 2023. The review started on March 15. For the first time in 14 years, U.S. aviation industry leaders met the same day at a safety summit.

An August 2023 report in The New York Times found that 46 close calls had occurred involving commercial airliners in the previous month. In one instance, two consecutive aircraft taking off from San Francisco International Airport nearly hit a Frontier Airlines plane whose nose had intruded onto the runway, each only missing by a small margin that an internal FAA report called "skin to skin". The New York Times investigation attributed the increase in incidents in large part to a shortage in air traffic controller staffing, with overworked controllers making more errors.

On January 29, 2025, approximately two years after these incidents became a more frequent issue, the deadliest commercial aviation disaster in more than a decade occurred between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter.https://www.reuters.com/world/us/takeoffs-landings-halted-ronald-reagan-national-airport-after-aircraft-incident-2025-01-30/

List of incidents The list below includes all newsworthy near miss incidents at U.S. airports since 2023: DateLocationIncidentFAA RankNTSB Accident ID (links to reports)Refs.2023-01-09Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CaliforniaAir traffic control cleared a plane to land in the same location where a plane was already being inspected.BRWS Batch Brief, FAA, 2023Not investigated by NTSB2023-01-12Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MarylandA plane crossed the wrong runway after air traffic control did not notice the pilot's misunderstanding.BRWS Batch Brief, FAA, 2023Not investigated by NTSB2023-01-13John F. Kennedy International Airport, New YorkA Delta aircraft aborted its takeoff after an American Airlines plane crossed its path.BDCA23LA125 (summary, docket, prelim, final)2023-01-23Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HawaiiA United Airlines aircraft crossed a runway into the path of a Kamaka Air small cargo plane.CDCA23LA133 (prelim, docket, final)2023-02-04Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TexasA FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet after both being cleared for the same runway.ADCA23FA149 (summary, docket, prelim,final)2023-02-16Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Florida Air Canada Rouge flight 1633 was cleared to take off on runway 14, and American Airlines flight 2172 was cleared to land on the same runway. C DCA23LA179 (prelim, docket, final) 2023-02-22Hollywood Burbank Airport, CaliforniaA landing Mesa Airlines took evasive action to avoid a SkyWest plane taking off.un-assessedDCA23LA185 (prelim, docket, final)2023-02-27Boston Logan International Airport, MassachusettsA landing JetBlue flight took evasive action to avoid a private jet that crossed the runway.BDCA23LA192 (docket, final)2023-03-07Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, VirginiaA Republic Airways plane crossed the path of a United Airlines plane that was cleared for take off.DNot investigated by NTSB2023-08-11San Diego International Airport, CaliforniaA Cessna Citation aircraft overflew a Southwest aircraft by about 100 feet.AOPS23FA010 (prelim, final)2024-04-17John F. Kennedy International Airport, New YorkSwiss International Air Lines Flight LX17 was cleared to take off at runway 04L. Four other planes were cleared to cross the same runway. The Swiss jet aborted its takeoff. CDCA24FA164 (prelim)2024-04-18Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, VirginiaSouthwest Airlines Flight 2937 was cleared to cross runway 4, while JetBlue Flight 1554 was starting its takeoff roll on the same runway. CNot investigated by NTSB2024-05-29Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, VirginiaAmerican Airlines Flight 2134 aborted takeoff, because a Beechcraft Super King Air was cleared to land on an intersecting runway. C OPS24FA031 (prelim) 2024-09-12Nashville International Airport, Tennessee Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was cleared for takeoff, while Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the same runway. Alaska 369 aborted takeoff. C DCA24FA300 (prelim) 2024-10-11 San Diego International Airport, California ATC cleared a Southwest plane to cross the runway, and at the same time, Southwest Flight 1478 was cleared to take off on the same runway. Southwest 1478 aborted takeoff. C Pending 2025-02-25Midway International Airport, IllinoisATC cleared Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 to land on the runway while at the same time, a Bombardier Challenger 350 private jet crossed into the runway. Southwest 2504 aborted landing.BDCA25LA141 (prelim)2025-05-06LaGuardia Airport, New York An ATC cleared Republic Airways flight 4736 to take off on runway 13, while United Airlines flight 2657 was still taxiing on the same runway. Republic 4736 aborted their takeoff. C Pending2026-03-17Newark Liberty International Airport, New JerseyFedEx cargo flight FX721 (Boeing 777F) was cleared to land on Runway 29. Alaska Airlines flight AS294 (Boeing 737) was cleared to land on an intersecting runway, Runway 22L. The ATC instructed AS294 to go around. The Alaska aircraft overflew the FedEx aircraft about 300 to 325 feet (92 to 100 m) above it. Pending Pending

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List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft Notes

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