Minot B-52 Near Miss

[HeyEng]

A Minot B-52 and Skywest RJ had a “near miss” which required the Skywest to maneuver abruptly. No ADS-B data is available yet to see just how close they got.

https://www.newsweek.com/delta-pilot-b-52-bomber-minot-minneapolis-2101599

[Pooter]

RJ Capt doing a stream of consciousness debrief to the entire cabin 😬

[contraildash]

Buff was doing a flyover for the state fair about a mile off the approach end of 31 while the 175 was on short final. All this happened between 500-1000 agl. It probably was a bit sporty.


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[brabus]

3 hours ago, Pooter said:

RJ Capt doing a stream of consciousness debrief to the entire cabin 😬

I couldn’t even get through half of that recording, cringe is an understatement. 

[HeyEng]

11 hours ago, brabus said:

I couldn’t even get through half of that recording, cringe is an understatement. 

I watched the Mover and Gonky podcast on this incident, they basically said the same thing! It’s always good to keep the PA announcements short and sweet!

[Pooter]

On 7/21/2025 at 11:10 PM, brabus said:

I couldn’t even get through half of that recording, cringe is an understatement. 

go easy on the guy he's having a hard day at work 

[M2]

Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss

The crew of a B-52H Stratofortress that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport last Friday told air traffic control they were nearby, but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area, the Air Force said.

The passenger jet, flight 3788 from SkyWest Airlines, was on approach to land at the Minot airport the evening of July 18 when it had to veer sharply to avoid the B-52. Both planes ultimately landed safely. A passenger took video of the pilot’s explanation of what happened afterwards, which was widely shared online...

[Biff_T]

8 hours ago, Pooter said:

go easy on the guy he's having a hard day at work 

He had to do one EVM and almost shit his pants.   Diarrhea of the mouth ensued.   

 

[disgruntledemployee]

He wanted everyone to know he saved them from certain death.

I use a modified version of "Never talk to the media" with pax because in essence, they are all now "the media."