A FLYBE jet, packed with passengers, came within "inches" of disaster last week, when a private plane nearly landed on top of it in Birmingham, England. The UK AAIB opened an urgent investigation into the near-miss, which happened due to a runway mix-up. The Flybe jet, type not identified, was taxiing ahead of takeoff when the private Belgian TBM 700 light aircraft came in for a landing on the same runway and flew just overhead the Flybe flight. According to an official at the Birmingham Airport, the incident, which took place last Wednesday, January 12 at 3:35pm, had been highly dangerous for everyone involved. “The plane was packed, this could have been a disaster,” he said. According to one UK media report today, the Flybe Captain “had his head between his knees” bracing himself for a crash, adding: “He estimated the planes were inches apart.” A Civil Aviation Authority spokeswoman said the investigation was looking into why the private craft had landed on the same runway as the Flybe plane. Flybe refused to confirm where the plane involved was heading to, or how many passengers were onboard.
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