NEW YORK — A pilot on a regional Delta Air Lines flight reported a small plane getting too close as the passenger jet approached John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to air traffic control audio recordings, an air traffic controller warned the pilot of the Delta plane, operated by Endeavor Air, of a personal aircraft, noting that they were not in contact with the small plane, made by Cirrus, and that the plane was about 500 feet above them.<\/p>\n
The Endeavor pilot initially told the controller they got a traffic advisory, which alerts pilots of any traffic nearby.<\/p>\n
Later, the Endeavor pilot tells the controller they got a resolution advisory, which is a warning from the collision avoidance system which provides pilots with specific instructions to avoid a collision.<\/p>\n
However, the RA did not instruct them to maneuver, and to just maintain their position.<\/p>\n
Preliminary data from Flightradar24, shows there was about 475 feet of vertical separation between the two aircraft as their paths crossed.<\/p>\n
The Endeavor plane was at 2,100 feet while the Cirrus plane was at 2,575 feet.<\/p>\n
The regional jet told controllers they had the small propeller plane in sight at all times.<\/p>\n
ABC News has reached out to the FAA for more information and whether the agency is investigating.<\/p>\n
The close call happened just a day after a United Airlines jet when it hit a semitrailer truck and light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it came in to land at Newark Liberty International Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <\/p>\n * More New York City news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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