Video: Alaska Floatplane's Close Call with a Whale

Video: Alaska Floatplane’s Close Call with a Whale

Stephen Pope

Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 06:00 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A floatplane pilot in Angoon, Alaska, recently avoided a collision with a whale during a landing.
The pilot was alerted to the whale's presence by a spray of water as the mammal breached the surface.
Quick reaction prevented what could have been a calamitous outcome for both the airplane and the whale.

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We’ve all heard of deer and even an occasional moose crossing the path of a landing airplane, but it’s not often a whale gets in the way.

That’s exactly what happened recently in Angoo, Alaska, when the quick reaction of a floatplane pilot avoided what could have been a calamitous outcome for airplane and the whale.