reporter: this morning a terrifying landing caught on camera. on board an alaska airlines flight traveling from seattle to orange county, california sunday. . holy [ bleep ]. reporter: sparks flying from the aircraft as the plane made a rough landing at john wayne airport. we have a category 3 737, had a main landing gear collapse. it is resting on its engine. i see the 737 main landing gear collapse. reporter: alaska airlines says the aircraft was unable to taxi to the gate due to an issue with its landing gear. thankfully no reports of injuries, but passengers this year have faced a number of frightening incidents in the skies and on the runways based on another issue, close calls related to control tower and pilot communications. nbc news has learned the faa is calling on airports nationwide to hold runway safety meetings
onboard an alaska airlines flight traveling from seattle to orange county, california, sunday. sparks flying from the aircraft as the plane made a rough landing at john wayne airport. we have a 10-43, 737. i copy. you are establishing airport alaska airlines says the aircraft was unable to taxi to the gate due to an issue with its landing gear, and no report of any injuries, but passengers have faced a number of frightening incidents in the skies and on the runways, based on close calls related to control tower and pilot communications. the faa is calling on airports nationwide to hold runway safety meetings now following growing
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takes we re going to be with you. the whole country will be with you. thinking of hawaii and all those people still not found. the fda has approved the first vaccine for pregnant women to protect their uburns against rsv during their first six months. the new vaccine from pfizer allows mothers in their final weeks of pregnancy to produce the necessary antibodies that then transfer to the fetus. a cdc advisory committee still needs to meet to revise the vaccine before the cdc signs off on it. the virus causes cold like symptoms for most people but can be dangerous for babies and older adults who are likely to develop serious illness and require hospitalization. the virus is now the leading cause of infant hospitalizations and it kills as many as 300 children under 5 years old every year. the faa is ordering urgent runway safety meetings at dozens
now. following growing concerns over a rising number of close calls. anywhere between 300 lives or more were put at risk in these near collisions. reporter: one close call at austin airport where a controller cleared a fedex 767 cargo jet to land on the same runway a southwest 737 was landing full of passengers. you can see in this congressional animation how close they might have come. another incident at boston logan airport. a leer jet pilot took off without clearance as a jetblue flight was landing on a crossing runway. this image from the cockpit showing that very moment. the faa s runway safety meetings are scheduled at more than 90 airports and will focus on situational awareness in cockpits and towers. double confirming radio instructions and stair el cockpits. pilots should only be talking to each other about the job until they reach 10,000 feet. everybody needs to be more vigilant and double down on