The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a near-collision Thursday between an Alaska Airlines plane and a Southwest Airlines plane in Nashville.

“The FAA is investigating a potential near collision that occurred between an Alaska Airlines Boeing B737MAX9 aircraft (N919AK) and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft in Nashville,” aviation news account ‘FL360aero’ stated.

“The Alaska Airlines deflated the tires in the act of aborting the take-off, to avoid a collision. Incident took shape this morning involving an Alaska Airlines Flight 369 and Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 at Nashville Airport,” it continued.

“The Alaska 369, which was departing, had to brake abruptly as Southwest 2029 was in the process of taxiing across the same runway, causing Alaska’s crew to blow out tires during the emergency stop. No injuries have been reported, and an investigation has been initiated,” it added.

The FAA is investigating a potential near collision that occurred between an Alaska Airlines Boeing B737MAX9 aircraft (N919AK) and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft in Nashville.

The Alaska Airlines deflated the tires in the act of aborting the take-off, to avoid a… pic.twitter.com/RibsttbyH6

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) September 12, 2024

CBS News reports:

Alaska Airlines Flight 369 received clearance for takeoff from Nashville International Airport on Thursday morning, but the pilots on the Seattle-bound plane had to quickly hit the brakes “due to a potential traffic conflict on the runway,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the runway.

According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the Alaska flight reached a speed of 104 knots, or about 119 mph, before it slowed down.

The Alaska crew reported the plane’s tires blew during the aborted takeoff, according to the FAA. Alaska said the tires are designed to deflate from the heat buildup from the abrupt stop.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the Alaska plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9 and the Southwest plane was a Boeing 737-700.

BREAKING: FAA is reportedly looking into a potential near collision that occurred between an Alaska Airlines flight and a Southwest Airlines flight in Nashville.

Alaska flight 369 was taking off while Southwest flight 2029 was taxiing across the same runway. The Alaska Airlines… pic.twitter.com/DxsEN0Sy4J

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 12, 2024

JUST IN: The FAA is investigating a *possible near collision* of an Alaska Airlines flight and a Southwest Airlines flight this morning in Nashville.

Alaska 369 was departing as Southwest 2029 taxied across the same runway. FAA says Alaska crew blew out tires during braking.

— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) September 12, 2024

Per CNN:

This is the 14th NTSB runway incursion investigation involving commercial or for-hire flights since the start of 2023. The incident in Nashville also comes just two days after two Delta Air Lines planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Just two months ago, a commercial flight at New York’s Syracuse Hancock International Airport aborted a landing as another plane was taking off from the same runway it intended to use.

There has been heightened awareness of runway incursions involving commercial flights at major airports after a near collision involving two planes on a runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in January 2023. The close call triggered multiple investigations and pushed the FAA to convene a rare, daylong safety summit.

A June NTSB report later found that the incident at JFK was caused by pilots who were repeatedly distracted in the cockpit.