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What you experienced is a "near miss" and it probably happened only because someone somewhere fucked up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_miss_(safety) http:/

• mikeash 15y ago
  In my opinion, it's far more likely that he greatly underestimated the distances between the two planes. People who aren't used to these things tend to see a few miles of separation as a few hundred feet instead. Airliners are big.
  • sukuriant 15y ago
    This is an incredible possibility.