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A Delta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ900, operated by Endeavor Air, had a close call with a private Cirrus SR22 on Monday while approaching the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Flight tracking data shows the two aircraft came within roughly 500 ft vertically of each other. According to ATC, the Delta pilot told the controller that they got a traffic advisory, then later a resolution advisory. A resolution advisory is a warning from the jet's collision avoidance system that tells pilots how to avoid a collision. The advisory told the aircraft to maintain its position and the controller informed the pilot that the personal aircraft was flying 500 ft above them, according to ABC News.
The 500 ft separation does qualify the incident as a Near Mid-Air Collision under FAA definitions. Class B airspace requires 1,000 feet of vertical separation. Preliminary data from Flightradar24 shows there was about 475 feet of vertical separation between the two aircraft. The CRJ900 was at an elevation of 2,100 ft and the Cirrus plane was at roughly 2,575 feet, according to Fox News. Both were preparing to land at separate runways at the airport.
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This is the latest in a series of recent incidents. Just one day before, a United Airlines Boeing 767 hit a delivery truck while landing at the Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR). The driver suffered only minor injuries and no one on the aircraft was hurt. The 767 was able to land safely, but did suffer significant damage.