Alarms sound in the cockpit as two Southwest jets fly dangerously close near Nashville International Airport

Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 planes were forced to take an evasive maneuver at Nashville International Airport on Saturday after cockpit collision alarms warned pilots that the planes were too close together.

According to the airline, Southwest Flight 507 from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was landing in high winds at the same time that Southwest Flight 1152 was departing from one of Nashville’s parallel runways.

When Flight 507 aborted the landing as a precaution, the aircraft was instructed to turn right in the direction of the other jet taking off.

“The crew…received instructions from air traffic control placing the flight into the path of another aircraft,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Alarms called “remedial advisories” went off in both cockpits, prompting the pilots to take evasive maneuvers, according to air traffic control audio recorded by LiveATC.net.

According to tracking site Flightradar24, the planes crossed paths and were only about 500 feet apart at their closest point.

Flight 1152 continued its flight to Knoxville, and 507 landed safely in Nashville on the second attempt.

“We are in contact with the FAA as part of the investigation,” a Southwest spokesperson said. “Southwest appreciates the professionalism of its pilots and flight crew in responding to the incident. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.”

The FAA is investigating the incident.

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