Federal officials are currently investigating an alarming incident involving a Southwest Airlines jet that flew as low as 150 feet (45 meters) over water while still approximately 5 miles (8 kilometers) away from its intended landing spot at the airport in Tampa, Florida. The pilots of Southwest flight 425, which departed from Columbus, Ohio, ultimately bypassed the Tampa airport and landed instead at Fort Lauderdale, a significant 200 miles (320 kilometers) away.
This unsettling event on July 14 comes on the heels of a similar occurrence last month in Oklahoma City, where another Southwest jet flew at an unusually low altitude while still several miles from the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that they are actively investigating this latest incident.
