The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a United Airlines flight had to abort its landing at Logan International Airport Monday night because a plane that had landed was still on the runway, officials said.
An air traffic controller told the pilot of United Airlines Flight 2267 “to perform a go-around” at about 10:45 p.m., the FAA said in a statement. A “go-around” occurs when a flight is forced to abort its landing because of concerns it may not be able to land safely, according to the San Francisco International Airport.
A spokesperson for Massport, which operates Logan, declined to comment and referred questions to the FAA. United Airlines also declined to comment.
Last month, the FAA awarded Logan nearly $45 million to reduce the risk of near-miss incidents on runways, part of $121 million being split among eight airports to enhance safety. The money will be used to simplify Logan’s airfield layout by removing parts of two taxiways, rehabilitate pavement on three other taxiways, and repair more than 10,000 feet of runway.
This week’s incident was the latest in a string of near-misses and other safety issues at the airport.
In February, a private jet took off from Logan without permission, nearly colliding with a JetBlue plane that was trying to land, the National Transportation Safety Board said in April. Investigators faulted the actions of the crew aboard the LearJet, operated by Hop-A-Jet, a private charter company based in Florida.
Then, on March 6, the wing of one United plane clipped the wing of a second United plane at an adjacent gate as the first plane pulled away from the terminal, airline officials said.
In June, a United Airlines flight clipped the tail of a Delta plane, the airlines said in statements reported by Boston.com.
On Aug. 14, an American Airlines flight out of Logan had to abort its takeoff after a close call with a Spirit Airlines plane. “The controller canceled the takeoff clearance for the American Airlines Boeing 737 out of an abundance of caution,” the FAA said.
Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report.
Jeremy C. Fox can be reached at jeremy.fox@globe.com. Follow him @jeremycfox.