The scary scene took place on Sept. 23 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, where a fighter plane and a private jet almost collided. They came within just 200 feet of one another, but the pilot of the private plane was able to evade the other plane, successfully avoiding a certain crash, the
The fighter jet also flew near a different runway as another small plane – a propeller-powered aircraft, identified as a Piper PA-28, was taking off. The FAA is also investigating how close it came to that aircraft. The fighter jet had asked for permission to “break,” where the plane makes a sharp turn to reduce the speed before landing.