In an initial statement, the FAA said preliminary information found FedEx Flight 1432 had been cleared to land on Runway 18-Left at AUS around 6:40 a.m. Saturday morning. That FedEx flight was cleared for its landing while the plane was still several miles from the airport. Shortly before its expected landing, the controller cleared Southwest Flight 708 to depart from the same runway, per the FAA. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport-plane-incident-under-federal-aviation-administration-investigation/ Stay informed about Austin and Central Texas news, weather, investigations and sports on our website and social media: https://www.kxan.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/KXANAustinNews?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.facebook.com/KXANnews/ https://twitter.com/KXAN_News https://www.instagram.com/kxan_news