A Southwest Airlines jet experienced a dramatic drop of approximately 300 feet shortly after takeoff due to a collision alert involving a nearby aircraft. Passengers reported the plane jolting dramatically, with one woman being thrown from her seat. Two flight attendants sustained injuries during the event, which led to significant panic among the passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation into the incident, which involved a near miss with a Hawker Hunter fighter plane shortly after noon local time.
The plane suddenly jolted shortly after takeoff then felt like it was falling, said Stef Zamorano, who was flying to Las Vegas with her husband to celebrate his birthday.
"Pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid plane coming at us," Dore posted.
Data from the flight tracking site FlightAware shows it dropped roughly 300 feet (91.44 meters) in 36 seconds.
She was pretty much verbalizing how we all felt, saying, 'I want to get off this plane. I want to be on the ground,' Zamorano told The Associated Press.
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