NTSB investigates near-collision at SRQ

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport involving two aircraft. On Feb. 16, an Air Canada Rouge A-321 was cleared for takeoff on Runway 14, the same runway where American Airlines B-737 was cleared to land.

NTSB reports the American Airlines crew self-initiated a go-around to avoid collision. A preliminary report is expected in two to three weeks.

“After the controller advised the American flight crew that Air Canada was departing, the American flight crew discontinued their landing,” read a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. “The FAA estimates the aircraft were approximately 3,100 feet apart when the American jet began its climb-out.”