The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into the near-catastrophe that nearly crashed a Delta Air Lines Gonzaga University men's basketball charter flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.
Footage of the moment showed Delta Flight 471 about to take off when a controller could be heard yelling, “Stop, stop, stop!” On a chartered plane carrying the men's basketball team as it crosses the runway.
Fortunately, the warning worked, as the Delta Air Lines took off without hitting the Gonzaga charter flight.
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In the first half of the McCarthy Athletic Center, Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Kaylin Truong (14 years old) stands on top of the Gonzaga University logo and UC Irvine Anteaters guard Shirel Nahum (12 years old) Overall image of hitting the ball while dribbling against the opponent. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Plane observer Kevin Ray also uploaded a video to YouTube, where people could be heard saying, “Wow!” Because we were approaching a very serious situation.
Most commercial aircraft reach speeds of 150 to 180 miles per hour before takeoff, depending on the weight of the aircraft. Therefore, the impact of the chartered plane could have been fatal.
“In all the years I've been doing this job, I've never once heard a controller tell a plane to 'stop, stop, stop,'” the plane spotter said.
A Delta Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at South Bend International Airport on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Imagination)
The 19th-ranked Gonzaga University men's basketball team arrived in Los Angeles from Spokane, Wash., in preparation for Saturday's game against 15th-ranked UCLA.
UCLA star guard Eric Daley Jr. scored 18 points for the Bruins, who defeated the Bulldogs 65-62. Gonzaga's Graham Icke had 24 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
The Bulldogs' Ryan Nembhard had a chance to tie the score at 63 with one free throw apiece, but despite his customary success at the charity stripe, the Bruins scored with 10 seconds left. could not keep the lead at one point, and UCLA never let it go.
Gonzaga Bulldogs logo on shorts during the second half of a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the McCarthy Athletic Center. (James Snook Iman image)
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Gonzaga will remain in California and play the Pepperdine Waves on Monday night before returning to Washington in the new year.
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