Near-miss involving LV-Philadelphia flight investigated

PHILADELPHIA -- The pilot of a US Airways flight is under investigation for veering into the path of another airplane over the weekend, federal authorities said Thursday.

A US Airways flight from Las Vegas landed shortly before midnight Sunday at the Philadelphia International Airport.

The pilot was told by air traffic controllers to take a right on a taxiway, said Arlene Salac, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. Instead, the pilot took a left and crossed a runway being used by an Air Wisconsin flight to Cincinnati. Air traffic controllers then told the Air Wisconsin pilot to turn at the closest taxiway to avoid a collision.