> "near collision" implies the very close passing of two objects Near collision is not about inches of distance. It is how close we got to an accident happenin

> "near collision" implies the very close passing of two objects Near collision is not about inches of distance. It is how close we got to an accident happening. If the timing were a little bit different, or someone noticed things a little bit late, or the weather were a bit foggier, or the runway a bit slipperier we could have two burning wrecks and everyone on-board dead. “Near collision” is exactly right here. So many things went wrong here, and the fact that everything turned out fine were up to chance. That is we come near to a collision happening.