The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into what was a near-disaster, in which a Delta plane nearly collided with a Delta plane. Gonzaga men's basketball A charter plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.
Video footage showed the moment Delta Flight 471 was about to take off when an air traffic controller could be heard shouting: “Stop, stop, stop!” On the charter plane carrying the men's basketball team across the runway.
Fortunately, the warning worked as the Delta flight took off without hitting the plane Gonzaga Charter.
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A overview of Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Kaylynne Truong (14) dribbling the ball against UC Irvine Anteaters guard Shirel Nahum (12) on the Gonzaga University logo on center court at halftime at the McCarthy Athletic Center. (Kirby Lee – USA TODAY Sports)
Plane spotter Kevin Ray also uploaded a video to YouTube, and they can be heard saying: “Awesome!” Because it was very close to being a very dangerous situation.
Most commercial aircraft reach speeds between 150 and 180 mph before takeoff depending on the weight of the aircraft. Therefore, the impact of the chartered aircraft could have been fatal.
“In the years I've been doing this, I've never heard an air traffic control controller say to the plane: 'Whoa, whoa, whoa,'” the plane's controller was heard saying.
A Delta Air Lines plane sits on the runway Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at South Bend International Airport. (to imagine)
The No. 19 Gonzaga men's basketball team arrived in Los Angeles from Spokane, Washington, for a game on Saturday against the Gonzaga men's basketball team. No. 15 University of California.
The Bruins defeated the Bulldogs, 65-62, and star guard Eric Daily Jr. scored 18 goals for UCLA. Gonzaga's Graham Icke scored 24 points with eight rebounds and two assists.
The Bulldogs' Ryan Nembhard had a chance to tie the game at 63 apiece with a free throw, but despite the usual success at the charity stripe, he missed keeping the Bruins' lead at one point with 10 seconds left and UCLA never let it go.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs logo on the short during a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the second half at the McCarthy Sports Center. (Photos by James Snook-Imagine)
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Gonzaga remains in California where they are scheduled to face the Pepperdine Waves on Monday night before returning to Washington in the new year.
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