Alaska B39M and Fedex B772 at Newark on Mar 17th 2026, cleared to land on crossing runways at same time

Last Update: March 19, 2026 / 22:26:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 17, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-294

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N738AL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B39M

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N738AL performing flight AS-294 from Portland,OR to Newark,NJ (USA), was cleared to land on Newark's runway 22L and on short final.

A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration N853FD performing flight FX-721 from Memphis,TN to Newark,NJ (USA), was cleared to land on runway 29 and on short final.

When AS-294 was descending through about 250 feet AGL tower instructed the aircraft to go around and climb to 2000 feet. The crew complied, initiated the go around at about 200 feet AGL and climbed above the landing Boeing 777-200. The aircraft was handed off to departure and subsequently to arrival, who assured the crew it had been all ATC's fault and apologized. The aircraft positioned for another ILS approach to runway 22L and landed without further incident.

According to ADS-B data transmitted by both aircraft AS-294 in the go around overflew FX-721 on runway 29 at around 300 feet AGL.

The FAA reported: "An air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to perform a go-around at Newark International Airport because FedEx Flight 721 was cleared for the final approach to an intersecting runway. The FAA is investigating the event, which occurred around 8:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 17."
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B39M
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 17, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-294

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N738AL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B39M

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