By David Shepardson

(Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating an aborted touchdown in Austin, Texas, on Saturday morning by a FedEx (NYSE:) cargo aircraft that had been set to land on a runway on which a Southwest Airways (NYSE:) jet was additionally cleared to depart from, the companies mentioned.

The 2 planes got here near colliding when the FedEx aircraft was compelled to overfly the Southwest aircraft to keep away from a crash, two sources briefed on the matter informed Reuters.

“Shortly earlier than the FedEx plane was resulting from land, the controller cleared Southwest Flight 708 to depart from the identical runway,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned.

The NTSB individually mentioned it was investigating “a attainable runway incursion and overflight involving airplanes from Southwest Airways and FedEx.”

The incident occurred in poor visibility situations in Austin. The FAA mentioned FedEx Specific Flight 1432, a Boeing (NYSE:) 767 cargo aircraft, which had departed from Memphis, was cleared to land on Runway 18-Left round 6:40 a.m. whereas the plane was a number of miles from the airport. The Southwest aircraft had not but departed when the FedEx aircraft was nearing the runway.

“The pilot of the FedEx airplane discontinued the touchdown and initiated a climb out,” the FAA mentioned.

It was not clear exactly how shut the 2 airplanes got here to colliding, however flight monitoring web site knowledge prompt they got here very shut.

The Cancun, Mexico-bound Southwest flight, a Boeing 737-700, safely departed and landed at 9:47 a.m. ET.

Southwest declined to remark. FedEx mentioned its flight “safely landed after encountering an occasion,” however declined additional remark due to the continued investigations.

The NTSB and FAA are investigating one other current near-miss runway incident.

On Jan. 13, a Delta Air Traces (NYSE:) aircraft got here to a protected cease at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after air site visitors controllers seen a Boeing 777 had crossed from an adjoining taxiway.

The FAA mentioned the Delta Boeing 737 stopped its takeoff roll roughly 1,000 ft earlier than reaching the purpose the place American Airways (NASDAQ:) Flight 106 had crossed.