Read previewA Southwest Airlines flight that was diverted after a dangerously low descent was likely down to "pure human error," aviation experts said.
A Southwest flight came dangerously close to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa.
A dangerous patternIt's not the first time a Southwest flight has descended to a dangerously low altitude.
In June the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that dropped to 525 feet when it was 9 miles from landing in Oklahoma City.
The FAA is also looking into another Southwest flight that descended to 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April.
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