"NTSB Unveils Startling Details of Near-Collision: Zero Visibility Reported"

New details have emerged from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) documents regarding a near-collision incident at an Austin airport runway in February. The incident occurred in dense fog, with the air traffic controller only able to see the lights of one aircraft and a pilot only able to make out the silhouette of the other plane's left wing. The incident involved a landing FedEx cargo jet and a departing Southwest Airlines passenger plane. The NTSB documents include interviews, transcripts, air traffic control recordings, and flight track data, shedding light on the incident and the challenges faced by the crew and air traffic controllers in poor visibility conditions.
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