now, tower control audio between the controller and delta pilot there was a serious problem at hand. the transcript says the controller is heard saying delta 171 heavy, traffic 12:00, 1400 feet. in prayer, that s the small plane 1600 feet. the pilot responds okay we have got them on the fish finder here. the controller says okay he is eastbound at 1800 feet. the voices really escalate here the fish finder the pilot is referring to is slang for the equipment used to alert pilots that another plane is in the area and getting close. the delta flight coming into jfk was a missed approach. the pilot was coming around for a second attempt to land. no word on if that was the cause of the close call. shep? shepard: all right, laura, thank you, according to the transportation department, pilots reported 100 close calls. 90 in 2010. the faa reports there are 85,000 flights in the u.s. every day. next time you fly you might
plane taking off from laguardia. renay marsh live in washington. walk us through what happened. that s right, carol. this near-miss happened in perhaps the busiest airspace in the country. we ve pulled in a portion of the audio between the delta 747 and the control tower. what you re about to hear is the control tower telling the pilot the direction and altitude of another plane that s coming his way. listen. 172, returning? yes, sir. almost at 047 now. traffic 12:00, 1400 feet. 1600 feet. we ve got him on the fish finder here. okay. eastbound at 1800 feet coming out. turning right to 06 here. all right. again, you re hearing that air traffic controller giving him the warning that you re going to see this plane and hear the
end of the year. all right, we just got some interesting tape into cnn. we have the air a traffic control tapes from that near miss over jfk. where two passenger jets came, what? within three miles of one another in mid-air. renee marsh is in washington with those tapes. show us, tell us. that s right, carol. we ll start by saying that this happened in a very busy air space. and we do have some of that audio. again, this is between one of the planes and the control tower. take a listen in. you turning? yes, sir. we re almost at 040 now. 12:00, 1,600 feet. okay, we have him on the fish finder here. okay. he s eastbound at 1,800 feet. all right, again, carol,
administration says the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they loss required separation. both aircraft landed safely. tower control audio between the air traffic controller and delta pilot released today gives us a glimpse into the moment a problem was flagged. here we have it. delta 17. this is the what controller says. heavy. traffic. 12:00. 1400 feet. embraer, 1600 feet. the pilot responds, okay. we ve got them on the fish finder here. controller. okay, he is eastbound at 1800 feet. now faa regulations require that commercial planes be separated by at least three miles or 1,000 feet in altitude. air transportation experts say these type of air proximity incidents are routinely investigated by the faa according to the department of transportation there were 102 pilot reported near midair collisions in 2011. and as many as 90 in 2010. one expert we spoke to is
take a listen. 172 heavy are you turn something. yes, sir, we re almost at zero four internow. delta 172 heavy traffic. 12:00, 1400 foot. we got him on the fish finder. we re turning right. all right. that was the heart of it all. you heard the air traffic controller telling him this plane is coming your way. be aware. luckily both of those planes were able to land safely. luckily. those passengers must have been terrified. : we re looking at damage control today. this is for the celebrity chef paula deen. i ve probably got about four pounds of bulleter. she s known for a lot of butter.