A predawn cargo flight into UPS’ massive Louisville hub turned tense when a small jet strayed onto the runway and forced a bigger plane to abort its landing, reports Fox43. The incident comes about five months after the fatal crash of a UPS plane at the same airport in Kentucky. UPS Flight 1303, a Boeing 767, was on final approach to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport early Tuesday when air traffic audio captured a controller urgently ordering the smaller SKQ-25 jet to stop and telling the UPS crew to “go around,” meaning to pull up and circle back over the airport.
“Two-Five, stop!” the controller yelled at the smaller plane. “SkyLab Two-Five, what are you doing?” The pilot responded, “Sorry about that,” reports CBS News. The UPS jet, meanwhile, got out of the vicinity. Flight-tracking data showed the 767 climbing from about 500 feet to 1,500 feet in short order before coming back to land. No injuries were reported. The airport is home to UPS Worldport, the centerpiece of the company’s global air network.
