(CNN) Air traffic controllers stopped a departing private jet from taking off on a JetBlue flight as it came in to land Monday night in Boston, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA says it is investigating the incident. This is the fifth close call involving a commercial airliner on the runway this year.
“According to a preliminary review, the pilot of a Learjet 60 flew without clearance as JetBlue Flight 206 prepared to land on an intersecting runway,” the FAA said in a statement on Tuesday.
“JetBlue 206, go around,” said the tower controller at Boston Logan International Airport, according to recordings archived by LiveATC.net.
The FAA said air traffic controllers told the Learjet crew to “line up and wait” on Runway 9 as the JetBlue Embraer 190 approached intersecting Runway 4 Right.
“The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said in a statement. “The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and began climbing out as the Learjet crossed the intersection.”
Other recent invasions
The National Transportation Safety Board told CNN it has not launched an investigation into the Boston Logan incident, although it has investigated four other runway incursions involving commercial airliners at major US airports this year. .
On Friday, the agency announced it was investigating a possible “runway incursion” in Burbank, California, involving Mesa and SkyWest airlines in the region.
Three other incidents occurred at Honolulu, Austin and JFK airports in New York this year.
