A Black Hawk helicopter passed directly in front of a United Airlines passenger jet Tuesday as the plane was landing at John Wayne Airport, federal officials said.
The close call occurred around 8:40 p.m. as a United Airlines Boeing 737, flying out of San Francisco, was approaching the Orange County airport and a Sikorsky helicopter “crossed in front of United’s flight path,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said in an email.
In air traffic control audio reviewed by The Times, the pilot of the flight stated that they had received a resolution advisory about the helicopter — an automated alert to climb or descend to avoid a collision.
“We’re going to be addressing that, because that was not good,” the air traffic controller responded.
The two aircraft were…
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