Description

On 19 August 2004, a Boeing 747-400 operated by Asiana Airlines, was given a landing clearance for runway 24L at Los Angeles (LAX). At the same time, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Southwest Airlines was given line up and wait instruction for the same runway. The B744 initiated a go-around as the crew spotted the B738 on the runway.

Synopsis

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (USA) (NTSB) Report on the Serious Incident,

"Radar reconstruction of the event found that AAR204 (Asiana B744) passed over SWA440 (Southwest B738) at 200 feet during the go-around. At the time of the incident, a controller change for the LC2 position had just occurred and the relief controller was responsible for the air traffic control handling of both AAR204 and SWA440."