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NTSB’s approach to SFO near-disasters troubling
Well over 1,000 passengers were endangered by two incidents at SFO and, most recently, one in Atlanta. The first SFO incident nearly made the airport the second-worst aviation disaster site in history, behind only the World Trade Center when two hijacked planes plowed into it on Sept. 11, 2001. (www.mercurynews.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Turning off the flight director, not having a visual Q, "flying the box" unfamiliar w/ the approach whatever the reason, mistakes do happen. CVR tapes should be secured upon landing and turned over to authorities w/out airline intervention after such incidents. If there is something that needs to be fixed, corrected then let the chips fall where they may. Nothing gets corrected by hiding the possible reasons. As for punitive use of CVR's, so be it if the facts show it. Never rely on the written or verbal statements on their own by anyone.
The various parties all have something to protect. In any case, it is the public who places their trust on and in a system they can hardly understand.
The various parties all have something to protect. In any case, it is the public who places their trust on and in a system they can hardly understand.
Exactly correct TWA... and YOU have restored my faith that there is some hope for humanity.
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank you, While in the industry I had many various jobs and experienced much and I have seen the very best and the tragic worst when things go wrong.
This is a perfect example of why we shouldn't privatize ATC, because the airlines have no interest in investigating the why or how something that almost killed a thousand people and their influence and power over the FAA to investigate or change things is telling in that nobody there seems to care either.
Exactly!!
The NTSB determines facts. That's it.
It is up to congress and the FAA to require people to do things.