A Vancouver flight was headed to Chicago in the afternoon on Monday, September 25th when it had to make a drastic move to avoid a collision.
United Airlines flight 246 had to make an abrupt turn to avoid crashing into a glider that had crossed its path.
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The Boeing 737 was flying over Rockford, Illinois and approaching Chicago International Airport when the pilot had to climb 122 metres after a sharp right turn to avoid the crash.
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CBC interviewed a passenger who recalled that, “All of a sudden, the right wing just completely dropped on the plane, and we did a really sharp turn right,” he said. “No one screamed, but it was enough that many people grabbed their seats and their armrests.”
All of the passengers and crew on both aircraft are safe, and the matter is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
