TALKING? YEAH, GUYS, WE’VE LEARNED THAT PLANE WAS ONLY ABOUT 600FT OFF THE GROUND WHEN IT WENT OVER YUKON HIGH SCHOOL. NOW, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY, BUT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. FOX 46 TO 9, LOW ALTITUDE ALERT. YOU GOT OUT THERE IN THIS AUDIO FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT. ATC STAFF CAN BE HEARD CONTACTING THE PILOT AFTER A BOEING 737 TRIGGERED A LOW ALTITUDE ALARM. GO AROUND AND COME BACK FOR ONE THREE. ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR APPROACH? ABC NEWS REPORTS THE PLANE WAS ONLY 625FT IN THE AIR WHEN IT PASSED OVER YUKON HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT ONE POINT WAS AS LOW AS 525FT. YUKON HIGH IS ABOUT NINE MILES AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY, WAS 46 NINE. TURN RIGHT, HEADING 160 FIELDS. UH, 1:00 NINER MILES. WE FLEW DRONE FIVE TO ABOUT 350FT OFF THE GROUND, BUT POINTED IT UP AT OUR BIG BROADCAST ANTENNAS. THOSE ANTENNAS ARE HIGHER UP THAN THE PLANE WAS FLYING. THEY’RE OVER 600FT IN THE AIR. THE FAA IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. IT’S NOT KNOWN WHY THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT SUCH A LOW ALTITUDE. WE REACHED OUT TO SEA PAIGE AIRPORT IN YUKON, AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PASSENGER PLANE WAS NOT ON APPROACH TO THEIR RUNWAY. THE FAA GAVE US THIS STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AROUND 12:05 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH. SOME HOMEOWNERS AND LOCALS IN THE YUKON AREA WERE WOKEN UP BY THE NOISE AND POSTED ON FACEBOOK. THIS WOMAN WROTE, WE RAN OUTSIDE AND IT LOOKED LIKE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. WE WATCHED IT FLY OFF TO THE EAST JUST A LITTLE AND THEN IT CIRCLED BACK AROUND AGAIN, ANOTHER WOMAN WROTE. IT WOKE OUR DOGS UP. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE HOUSE. HOWEVER, SOME DIDN’T THINK MUCH OF IT. THIS LOCAL SAID, QUOTE, I USED TO LIVE OFF SOUTHWEST 15TH AND SARAH ROAD. IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE, BEING SO CLOSE TO WILL ROGERS. NOW THE GOOD NEWS TONIGHT THE PLANE DID LAND AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. BUT TH

FAA investigating after Southwest Airlines plane flew so low to the ground it woke up Yukon residents

Neighbors in Yukon were woken up early Wednesday after a Southwest Airlines plane flew so low that it caused a low altitude alert at Will Rogers World Airport.

Neighbors in Yukon were woken up early Wednesday after a Southwest Airlines plane flew so low that it caused a low altitude alert at Will Rogers World Airport.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The plane was only about 600 feet off the ground when it flew over Yukon High School, and no one seems to know why, and an investigation is underway.“Southwest 4069, low altitude alert, you good out there,” an air traffic controller at the airport could be heard saying in a call to the pilot after the low altitude alarm was triggered.“Are you going to come back for 1-3 or continue with your approach,” the air traffic controller asked the pilot.ABC News reports that the plane was only at 625 feet in the air when it passed over the school and, at one point, had dropped in altitude to as low as 525 feet. The school is about nine miles away from the runway.“4069 turn right, heading 160, field is one o’clock, niner miles,” the controller told the pilot.The plane was flying lower than the broadcast towers at KOCO 5, which stand at over 600 feet.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the situation, it’s not known why the aircraft was at such a low altitude. Clarence E. Page Municipal Airport in Yukon confirmed that the passenger plane was not on approach to their runway.The FAA released a statement regarding the incident:“The FAA is investigating the incident that occurred around 12:05 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 19.”>> Download the KOCO 5 AppSome homeowners and locals in the Yukon area were woken up by the noise and posted on Facebook. “We ran outside, and it looked like Southwest Airlines. It was extremely low. We watched it fly off to the east just a little, and then it circled back around again,” a Yukon resident posted.Another person wrote that it woke up their dogs and sounded like it was coming through their home.While it rattled some nerves, others weren’t as bothered.“I used to live off Southwest 15th and Sara Road, it was a fairly common occurrence being so close to Will Rogers,” another person wrote.The plane eventually landed safely at Will Rogers World Airport without any further issues, but the investigation is ongoing.Top HeadlinesSuspect tied to multiple Oklahoma murders captured in Arkansas after multi-day manhuntDriver arrested after leading police on high-speed chase in stolen carWoman who worked as a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ during World War II celebrates 100th birthdayMan accused of sexual abuse could have victims in OklahomaGrady County deputies find $100K of stolen agricultural equipment thanks to concerned citizen

Neighbors in Yukon were woken up early Wednesday after a Southwest Airlines plane flew so low that it caused a low altitude alert at Will Rogers World Airport.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

The plane was only about 600 feet off the ground when it flew over Yukon High School, and no one seems to know why, and an investigation is underway.

“Southwest 4069, low altitude alert, you good out there,” an air traffic controller at the airport could be heard saying in a call to the pilot after the low altitude alarm was triggered.

“Are you going to come back for 1-3 or continue with your approach,” the air traffic controller asked the pilot.

ABC News reports that the plane was only at 625 feet in the air when it passed over the school and, at one point, had dropped in altitude to as low as 525 feet. The school is about nine miles away from the runway.

“4069 turn right, heading 160, field is one o’clock, niner miles,” the controller told the pilot.

The plane was flying lower than the broadcast towers at KOCO 5, which stand at over 600 feet.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the situation, it’s not known why the aircraft was at such a low altitude. Clarence E. Page Municipal Airport in Yukon confirmed that the passenger plane was not on approach to their runway.

The FAA released a statement regarding the incident:

“The FAA is investigating the incident that occurred around 12:05 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 19.”

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

Some homeowners and locals in the Yukon area were woken up by the noise and posted on Facebook.

“We ran outside, and it looked like Southwest Airlines. It was extremely low. We watched it fly off to the east just a little, and then it circled back around again,” a Yukon resident posted.

Another person wrote that it woke up their dogs and sounded like it was coming through their home.

While it rattled some nerves, others weren’t as bothered.

“I used to live off Southwest 15th and Sara Road, it was a fairly common occurrence being so close to Will Rogers,” another person wrote.

The plane eventually landed safely at Will Rogers World Airport without any further issues, but the investigation is ongoing.


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