Close call on San Antonio runway

THE FAA SAYING A QUICK THINKING AIR TRAVEL CONTROLLER AVERTED. CONTROLLER AVERTED DISASTER. TOM COSTSTELLO WITH THAT. DISASTER. TOM COSTELLO WITH THATAT STORY. TOM COSTELLO WITH THAT STORY.Y. >> Reporter: IT WAS A. >> Reporter: IT WAS A FRANTIC LAST SECOND CALL FROM THE. FRANANTIC LAST SECOND CALL FROM THE CONTROLLER. CALL FROM THE CONTROLLER. >> Reporter: A. CONTROLLER. >> Reporter: A SOUTHWEST 737 CLCLEARED. >> Reporter: A SOUTHWEST 737 CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ROLLING. SOUTHWEST 737 CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 115. DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 115 MILES PER HOUR IN SAN ANTONIO. ANTONIO. A PRIVATE PLANE SUDDENLY MADE A WRONG. A PRIVATE PLANE SUDDENLY MADE E A WRONG TURN ON THE SAME. TURN ON THE SAME RUNWAY HEADING TOWARDS THE 737. RUNWAY HEADING TOWARDS THE 737. A CRASH JUST SECONDS. THE 737. A CRASH JUST SECONDS AWAY.

A CRASH JUST SECONDS AWAY. >> Reporter: THEY. AWAY. >> Reporter: THEY STOPPED IN TIME. >> Reporter: THEHEY STOPPED IN TIME. THE PLANE DEPARTED AN. STOPPED IN TIME. THE PLANE DEDEPARTED AN HOUR LATER. THE PLANE DEPARTED A AN HOUR LATER. ANOTHER SOUTHWEST. ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLIGHT PREPARING TO LAND WAS O ORDERED TO GO. FLIGHT PREPARING TO LAND WAS ORDERED TO GO AROUND. LAND WAS ORDERED TO GO AROUND. >> Reporter: A. AROUND. >> Reporter: A SOUTHWEST SPOKESPERSON. >> Reporter: A SOUTHWEST SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE CONONTROLLER. SOUTHWEST SPOKESPERSON SAYSYS THE CONTROLLER SAVED THE DAY. SAYS THE CONTROLLER SAVED THE DAY. THE FAA INVESTIGATING. SAVED THE DAY. THE FAA INVESTIGATING. FOR YEARS, SO-CALLED. THE FAA INVESTIGATING. FOR YEARS, SO-CALLED RUNWAY INCURSIONS OR. FOR YEARS, SO-CALLED RUNWAY INCURSIONS OR CLOSE CALLS HAVE BEEN. RUNWAY INCURSIONS OR CLOSE CALLS HAVE BEEN A TOP PRIORITY AT THE. CLCLOSE CALLS HAVE BEEN A TOP PRIORITY AT THE FAA. A TOP PRIORITY AT THE FAA. WITH 1,635 IN 2025,

FAA. WITH 1,635 IN 2025, DOWN 7% FROM 2024. WITH 1,635 IN 2025, DOWN 7% FROM 2024. IN MAINE, THE NTSB. DOWN 7% FROM 2024. IN MAINE, THE NTSB SAYS THE BLACK BOXES. IN MAINE, THE NTSB SAYS THE BLACK BOXES FROM THE PRIVATE PLANE. SAYS THE BLACK BOXES FROM THE PRIRIVATE PLANE THAT CRASHED IN SNOWY. FROM THE PRIVATE PLANENE THAT CRASHED IN SNOWY CONDITIONS SUNDAY. CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT KILLING ALL SIX ON BOARD ARE NOW A AT. NIGHT KILLING ALL SIX ON BOARD ARE NOW A AT THE NTSB LAB IN. ON BOARD ARE NOW AT THTHE NTSB LAB IN WASHINGTON. THE NTSB LAB IN N WASHINGTON. THE AIRPORT REMAINS. WASHININGTON. THE AIRPORT REMAINS CLOSED. THE AIRPORT REMAINS CLOSED. >> UNFNFORTUNATELY, THE. CLOSED. >> UNFORTUNATELY, , THE EXTREME WEATHER. >> UNFORTUNATELY, THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS O ON THE. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE E FIELD ARE IMPACTING. CONDITIONS ON THE FIELELD ARE IMPACTING THE PROGRESS OF THE. THE PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION. >> R Reporter: