Posted on 12/23/2019 10:45:37 AM PST by lowbridge
The tragic last words of one of the pilots killed in the crash of a cargo plane in Houston contracted by Amazon earlier this year were, “Lord, you have my soul,” according to a chilling transcript of the cockpit voice recorder.
Capt. Ricky Blakely, First Officer Conrad Jules Aska and Mesa Airlines Capt. Sean Archuleta, who was riding in the jump seat, were killed Feb. 23 when the Boeing 767 operated by Atlas Air plunged into Trinity Bay.
Seconds after air traffic controllers rerouted the aircraft around some precipitation, the crew began losing control on approach to Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Aska, who had a record of repeatedly flunking flight tests, may have mistakenly thought the jet was stalling when its nose was pointed too high, so he jerked it down as the captain fought to pull up, according to the Nation Transportation Safety Board report.
He added full takeoff power without telling Blakely, resulting in pandemonium in the cockpit, according to the report.
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Aska did not list his entire employment history when he was hired at Atlas Air, omitting two jobs with Air Wisconsin and CommutAir that ended after he couldn’t complete the training.
The director of training told investigators that “with that information ‘we would not have offered him a position’ based on the (co-pilot’s) failure to disclose that information on his application,” KHOU reported.
He also failed his practical exam when he was first hired at Atlas — and had left a prior job with Mesa Airlines when he was unable to upgrade to captain after two unsatisfactory simulator sessions.
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How sweet. He was wasting time at the moment he should have been flying the plane. Affirmative action hire who should have never been in that seat, caused the crash.
Tells me he was not thinking about flying the aircraft while he was fighting the captain for control.
Affirmative action kills. He was there for one reason only. His background wasn’t checked because he was African
They didn't do a reference check?
“There were 2 captains onboard and 1st officer.”
Third seat was from Mesa Air.
Sadly, that might have played a role.
There’s a good report on the accident at Forbes.com.
Aska was an accident waiting to happen. A self-centered con man who managed to slip through the cracks in the screening process.
Atlas is not without blame. They put their need for crew members above good judgment that would have terminated Aska early on.
I’m not going to second guess the Captaincies, but I wonder why he gave the airplane back to Aska when things deteriorating.
Part of flying experience is learning judgement, and being able to identify an error chain.
Captaincies..........err Capt. Preview preview preview
But would you just sit there on your hands doing nothing?
Depends on the package you were counting on.
Antigua
This is the result of that stupid Jesus Take the Wheel song
You weren’t there so do conclude the unknown.
The guy who prayed was not the guy who screwed up. 2 different people.
I know an Al Aska
He’s an Esquimaux
Not according to the article. It was the douchebag who scammed his way into the cockpit.
You weren’t either and I’m not making any conclusions. Just asking a layman’s question. It sounded like their were 2 competent pilots and incompetent numbskull.
Looks like a stall to me.
Regardless of the circumstances, I hope and pray, that these are my words... and that He is agreeable.
Oh really? Conditions?
“You weren’t either “
The status of the person in the third seat is a documented fact.
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