On February 4, 2023, a FedEx Boeing 767F and a Southwest Airlines B737 came dangerously close at Austin Airport. The passenger aircraft was on the runway when the freighter landed. A catastrophe could only be prevented by a go-around by the FedEx pilots.

The Boeing 767F with registration N297EE and the B737 with registration N7827A were involved in the incident. The first aircraft named was FX1432 en route from Memphis to Austin. The Southwest machine should have started as WN708 towards Cancun.

According to official information, the Boeing 767F received clearance to land on runway 18. At this time, the B737 was still on the runway because it had not yet started at the time of the incident. The FedEx pilots recognized the problem in time and aborted the landing. The Southwest aircraft was flown over at low altitude during the go-around maneuver.

Thanks to the correct reaction of the pilots of the FedEx freighter, nothing happened. The NTSB is still examining the incident, because they want to clarify how it was possible that a landing clearance for a runway that was obviously used by another aircraft could be issued in the first place. The matter is listed as a "possible runway incursion and overflight".