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UPS Plane Ordered by Controller to Abort Landing After Jet Approached Runway: "What Are You Doing?"
UPS said the Boeing 767 safely circled back and there were no injuries after air traffic control ordered the smaller jet to stop moving.
- On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, a UPS Boeing 767 performing Flight 1303 aborted its landing at Louisville International Airport after a Labcorp aircraft encroached on runway 17, forcing the UPS pilot to execute an emergency go-around maneuver.
- Air traffic controllers yelled, "SkyLab Two-Five, what are you doing?" after the Labcorp pilot moved past hold-short bars despite instructions, triggering alarm systems in the tower.
- The Federal Aviation Administration said both aircraft maintained "required separation," while UPS spokesperson Michelle Polk confirmed the flight "safely conducted a go around" with "no operational impact."
- This incident occurred about five months after a fatal UPS MD-11 crash at the same airport killed 14 people, prompting aviation officials to investigate the runway encroachment.
- Investigators continue reviewing whether flight crews acted "in accordance with standard procedures," as an air traffic controller noted, "And everybody gets to go home at night.
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A UPS cargo plane was forced to abort its landing in Louisville after a small aircraft crossed the runway. Air traffic control ordered a last-second go-around, narrowly avoiding a potential disaster.
Controller to Small Plane: 'What Are You Doing?'
A predawn cargo flight into UPS' massive Louisville hub turned tense when a small jet strayed onto the runway and forced a bigger plane to abort its landing, reports Fox43 . The incident comes about five months after the fatal crash of a UPS plane at the same airport in Kentucky....
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