Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plan

Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to take evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms sounded in the cockpit.

Both of the Southwest pilots involved in this incident told the air traffic controller that they received alarms from their collision avoidance systems that directed them to take action.

Two Southwest Airlines jets were forced to take evasive action late Saturday afternoon just north of Nashville International Airport to avoid a potential midair collision, NewsChannel 5 Investigates

Two Southwest jets in Nashville reportedly got far closer than anyone would like, and federal officials now want to know why, ABC News reports. The FAA says it's investigating a "close call" Saturday evening in which two Southwest flights ended up with just 500 feet of vertical separation—essentially stacked above one another—at Nashville

Two Southwest Airlines planes narrowly avoided a midair collision after air traffic control at a Tennessee Airport put them in each other’s paths, according to federal officials. The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 507 was initiating a go-around at Nashville International Airport around 5:30 p.

A Southwest flight was directed into the path of another flight leaving Nashville this weekend, causing them to pass within 500 feet of each other.

The FAA is investigating a reported close call between two Southwest flights at Nashville airport involving a go-around and onboard traffic alerts.