A Texas airport temporarily halted all flights on Tuesday when a private jet took off “without permission” and collided with another plane on the runway, officials said.
The twin-engine Hawker H25B took off from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport “without authorization” around 3:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, and struck a twin-engine Cessna C510 as it landed on a nearby runway, The Federal Aviation Administration wrote on X.
“Two private jets had their wings clipped while they were taxiing at the airport…No injuries were reported,” Hobby Airport said in its own statement.
Both small planes sustained visible damage from the crash, footage from ABC13 shows.
“We just flew…you just cleared someone for takeoff or landing and we have a little bit of clearance,” the pilot in the Cessna was heard saying in audio obtained by the outlet.
The twin-engine Hawker H25B took off from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport “without authorization” around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.ABC 13
No injuries were reported, but the airport closed its airstrip to clear debris/
About 130 flights were delayed or canceled before flight operations resumed around 8 p.m., ABC13 reported.
Some passengers were sent to nearby Bush Intercontinental Airport, while others were diverted to other states, the outlet reported.
The runway was strewn with debris from the collision. ABC 13 The incident is still under investigation. ABC 13
Some disgruntled passengers even abandoned their luggage rather than wait for news, video from inside Hobby Airport shows.
The number of passengers in both the Hawker and Cessna has not been determined, the FAA said.
It is unclear whether the Hawker pilot will face consequences for taking off without permission.
A team of six investigators is also set to investigate the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board announced on X.
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