Two planes appear to almost collide mid-flight

Two planes from major airlines in the United States appeared to nearly collide mid-air.

CBS News reported that the incident happened in the morning of Monday, July 8.

A dash camera video taken by police in Syracuse in New York showed two regional jets navigating around an apparent traffic control error. One aircraft was cleared to depart from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to New York City, while the other aircraft was cleared to land on the same runway.

Based on audio from the Air Traffic Control's communication with the pilots, the controller allowed the landing of American Eagle Flight 5511—a Bombardier CRJ-700 jet operated by PSA Airlines, a regional branch of American Airlines—on runway 28. It then allowed the departure from the same runway of Delta Connection 5421, another CRJ-700 operated by Endeavor Air, a regional branch of Delta.

"Wait, who's cleared to take off on 28?" a pilot on the American flight said.

Traffic control instructed the American pilot to abort the landing and "go around," which the pilot followed.

But based on flight radar data, the plane continued on a path that ultimately led it over runway 28 from where the Data flight was taking off.

At one point, the Delta plane flew beneath the American plane flying 725 feet above. The American plane then turned and descended slightly, making it about 675 feet above the Delta plane and also 425 feet off of the latter's path. That was when the Syracuse police saw the planes on its dash cam.

According to CBS News, experts, citing preliminary evidence, said the "flights were not actually on a collision course" but they were "for a time flying in very close proximity."

Delta had 76 passengers and four crew members, while American Airlines had 75 passengers and four crew members. Nobody was hurt in the incident.

The country's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it's investigating the matter and what may have led up to it.

Delta told CBS News that it's working with aviation authorities "as we always do in our shared commitment to safety above all else."

American Airlines, meanwhile, confirmed the incident but declined to comment, deferring to the FAA investigation instead.