The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Boeing 777 cargo plane flew dangerously low, with one among its wings simply inside toes of hitting the bottom at a personal airport in Texas on Wednesday, officers stated.
The airplane, which had lately been transformed from a passenger airplane to a freighter plane by a personal firm, was on a check flight when the pilots carried out a low move at Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport, based on the FAA.
Video reveals the airplane’s proper wing near hitting the bottom because it flies over the runway. FlightRadar24 knowledge reveals the airplane was inside 25 toes of the bottom. Air visitors management recordings on LiveATC.web captured communication between the airplane’s pilot and an air visitors controller, the place the pilot informs the controller they are going to be performing a “low strategy.”
@EBaviation/X – PHOTO: The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Boeing 777 cargo plane flew dangerously low, with one among its wings simply inside toes of hitting the bottom at a personal airport in Texas on June 24, 2026.
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ABC Information aviation analyst and contributor Steve Ganyard stated the maneuver within the video appeared like flat hatting, which is “exhibiting off in a manner that was harmful or endangered that airplane and the remainder of the crew.”
Though the airplane has a Qatar Airways livery, it was not operated by the airline or its pilots. The plane is registered to Jetran LLC, which stated the airplane was present process a ultimate pre‑supply check earlier than being delivered to Qatar Airways to be part of the airline’s cargo fleet.
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The corporate launched an announcement saying it was conscious of the video circulating on-line exhibiting a freighter plane performing “a low-pass flight in a way that doesn’t mirror operational requirements.”
“We count on the related events and authorities to analyze this matter totally and take acceptable motion,” Jetran LLC stated in an announcement.