The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating yet another near miss incident at San Francisco Airport.
In the latest incident an Aeromexico jet was ordered to abort landing at the last minute for lining up to touch down on the wrong runway.
The jet had lined up in error on Runway 28L instead of 28R.
On Runway 28L a Virgin America jet was preparing for takeoff at the time.
Aeromexico Flight 668 was about a mile out when SFO air traffic ordered it to abort and fly around.
It landed without incident at the second attempt.
The Aeromexico jet was using its instrument landing system during low visibility, the FAA said.
"Aeromexico was lined up for the wrong runway. We’re looking into why that happened," FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.
There have been multiple similar incidents since the summer, notably a near miss involving an inbound Air Canada flight.
In that incident an Air Canada jet mistook a crowded taxiway for a runway packed with jetliners awaiting clearance to takeoff.
Again it aborted the landing in time, but was reportedly just moments away from disaster.
That sparked changes to air traffic control tower staffing at night and special updated procedures for pilots for night time arrivals.
In the fiscal year 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration said there were more than 1,700 such incidents nationwide, which are termed as ‘runway incursions.’
