Mr. P
07-26-2007, 11:56 PM
It disturbs me deeply that this accident happened.
49 die because these two pilots didn't follow very basic operating procedures.
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WASHINGTON — Two pilots of a Comair regional jet that crashed last year in Kentucky after taking off from the wrong runway overlooked numerous signs that should have prevented the accident, federal accident investigators concluded Thursday.
Comair Flight 5191 crashed in a fireball a short distance from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., shortly before dawn on Aug. 27. The impact and fire killed 49 of the 50 people aboard, making it the deadliest accident in the USA since 2001.
LIABILITY: NTSB to discuss the cause of Kentucky crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled that the pilots of the Bombardier CRJ-100 caused the crash by overlooking ample cues. The runways and taxiways were marked with large lighted signs. The runway numbers were painted on the ground. And the short runway they used was completely dark, in contrast to the correct runway nearby, which was lighted.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-26-comair-crash_N.htm
49 die because these two pilots didn't follow very basic operating procedures.
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WASHINGTON — Two pilots of a Comair regional jet that crashed last year in Kentucky after taking off from the wrong runway overlooked numerous signs that should have prevented the accident, federal accident investigators concluded Thursday.
Comair Flight 5191 crashed in a fireball a short distance from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., shortly before dawn on Aug. 27. The impact and fire killed 49 of the 50 people aboard, making it the deadliest accident in the USA since 2001.
LIABILITY: NTSB to discuss the cause of Kentucky crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled that the pilots of the Bombardier CRJ-100 caused the crash by overlooking ample cues. The runways and taxiways were marked with large lighted signs. The runway numbers were painted on the ground. And the short runway they used was completely dark, in contrast to the correct runway nearby, which was lighted.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-26-comair-crash_N.htm