aviation and has more on what faa is doing keeping runways safe. reporter: this was flight 1288 coming in during the tropical storm, heavy rains and gusty winds, hit the ground, dragging its left wing down the runway. at the same time nbc news learning the faa is urging runway safety meetings. this morning, a terrifying landing caught on camera. on board an alaska airlines flight traveling from seattle to orange county, california, sunday. holly [ bleep ]. there s sparks outside. reporter: sparks flying from the aircraft as the plane made a rough landing at john wayne airport. we have a category 3 737 that had a main landing gear collapse. it is resting on its engine. establishing airport ic. the 737 main landing gear collapsed. reporter: the aircraft was
crossing runway. this image showing the moment. the faa s runway safety meetings are scheduled at 90 airports and will focus on situational awareness in cockpits and towers. double confirming radio instructions and sterile 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 safety. reporter: so a close call on a runway between planes or vehicles is called a runway incursion. there were 1700 last year. that s up 33% in ten years. back to you. thanks to tom costello. those are scary numbers. thanks. the stage is now set in milwaukee. eight republicans running for president are now ready for the first debate tomorrow night. the frontrunner he won t be there. what that means for the
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 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 the congressional animation how close they might have come. another incident at boston logan airport, a learjet pilot took off without clearance as a jetblue flight was landing on a
concerns over a rising number of close calls. anywhere between 300 lives or more were put at risk in these near collisions. one close call at austin airport, where a controller cleared a fedex jet to land on the same runway a southwest flight was landing full of passengers. another incident at boston logan airport. a leer jet took off, and the faa s runway safety meetings are scheduled at more than 90 airports and will focus on situational awareness and towers, and pilots should only be talking to each other about the job until they reach 10,000 feet. everybody needs to be more