FAA investigates close call between Frontier plane and trucks at LAX
The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after a Frontier plane nearly collided with two trucks on an LAX taxiway.
No one was injured during the close call, but the pilot appeared shaken and worried while describing it to air traffic controllers.
"We just had two trucks cut us off," the pilot said in ATC audio. "We had to slam on the brakes to not hit them."
The plane was traveling at low speeds, likely giving the pilots enough time to avoid the collision.
"It happened so fast," the pilot said in ATC audio. "I have to go check on the flight attendants in the back. It was real close, closest I've ever seen."
Frontier Airlines said there were 217 passengers and seven crew members on the flight. It praised the pilots for their quick thinking. LAX has not released information about who was driving the trucks.