Trending Now - Southwest Jets Narrowly Avoid Collision at Nashville Airport
WHO:
ABC News - Two Southwest Airlines planes were involved in the incident.
CNN - The aircraft were Boeing 737s.
ABC News - Lynn Lunsford is a spokesperson for Southwest Airlines.
CNN - Southwest Flight 507 was landing, and Southwest Flight 1152 was departing.
WHAT:
ABC News - The two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding.
ABC News - The planes were directed into each other's paths by an air traffic controller.
ABC News - The planes received alarms from their collision avoidance systems.
CNN - The closest point between the two aircraft was about 500 feet of altitude.
ABC News - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the incident.
CNN - Flight 1152 continued to Knoxville, and Flight 507 landed safely on its second attempt.
WHERE:
ABC News - The incident occurred at Nashville International Airport.
CNN - Flight 507 was coming from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
WHEN:
ABC News - The incident occurred on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, around 5:30 p.m.
ABC News - The previous year, on January 29th, 2025, an American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
WHY:
ABC News - Gusty winds at Nashville International Airport prompted the first pilot to perform a go-around.
ABC News - The air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.
HOW:
ABC News - Both pilots followed the directions from the air traffic controller and their onboard collision avoidance systems to avoid a collision.
CNN - Alarms called “resolution advisories” sounded in both cockpits, directing the pilots to take evasive maneuvers.
(UPDATED April 20, 2026 21:14 UTC)
on Saturday, around 5:30 p.m., two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to take evasive action to avoid a collision at Nashville International Airport after an air traffic controller directed one pilot into the path of the other. The closest point between the two aircraft was about 500 feet of altitude, prompting alarms known as "resolution advisories" to sound in both cockpits, which helped the pilots navigate the situation safely. Flight 1152 continued to Knoxville while Flight 507, arriving from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, landed safely on its second attempt, and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident.