 The FAA is investigating another close call involving Southwest Airlines. A Columbus to Tampa flight dropped within 150 feet of the water off the Florida coast. ABC News contributor and retired Marine pilot Steve Ganyard. It probably points to some sort of distraction in the cockpit. Whoever the pilot flying was lost situational awareness and didn't realize the descent rate and how close they came to the water. The incident follows two other recent close calls involving Southwest jets flying too low.