It’s complicated. Human error is simple.
The helicopter made a last minute turn and drop in altitude right into the plane. Don’t forget the container ship leaving Baltimore that made the last minute veering right into the bridge. Is there a hacker out there? What were the drones looking for?
Mission accomplished. American Airlines Flight 5342 didn't clog any runways.
ATC can ask almost anything, but the pilot can refuse the request for the shorter runway.
Reagan Airport has 3 runways.
4-22
33-15
1-19
The CRJ / #5432, may have been initially assigned 1-19, but because another flight was taking off southbound - using 1-19, was reassigned to land on 33-15. Not a big deal.
However, a helo was barreling down on the airspace, and misinterpreted the tower’s warning, confusing an aircraft that took off for the one that was inbound from Wichita, Kansas.
Sadly = BOOM!
So many errors and bad calls.
Total Disaster. Fatal
“Female” co-pilot was tranny ...
the helo pilot was retarded and the air traffic control was not decisive
that’s it
nothing more to other than who to hang for this