Southwest Flight Investigated After Low-Altitude Alert

The Associated Press reports:

Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines jet that triggered a low-altitude alert as it prepared to land in Oklahoma City but was still nine miles from the airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that an air traffic controller notified the Southwest pilots after an automated warning sounded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday morning.

According to data from Flightradar24, the plane descended to about 525 feet above the ground as it passed over Oklahoma City suburbs on the way to Will Rogers World Airport. “Southwest 4069, low altitude alert. You doing OK?” an air traffic controller asked the Southwest pilots.

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***CLOSE CALL WITH AIRLINER OVER OKC SUBURB***

Tonight, we’ve confirmed the FAA is investigating why the @SouthwestAir jet, seen in this video obtained by News 4, flew within 500 feet of the ground while passing over the OKC suburb of Yukon early Wednesday.

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