Posted on 08/30/2006 4:22:04 AM PDT by Clive
It would seem that every single thing that could go wrong, did on that fateful morning.
to me a major clue that something was amiss with the crew is that they apparently initially boarded the wrong plane....
One thing I can't understand, why the controller didn't alert the plane as it picked up speed down the wrong runway.
Lexington airport gets what maybe two dozen planes a day what's this guy in the tower doing???
It's called a cascade.
One thing after another culminating in a crash.
One of our checklist items was always to verify heading against the runway number. I wonder if they thought they were so familiar with the procedures, that they didn't need the written checklist.
Also, even if the runway lights were off, I would think there should still have been illumination in front of the plane from a light typically mounted on the nose gear. Enough illumination to read the great big "26" on the end of the runway, which doesn't look that much like the big "22" that should have been there.
Recently I started counting the amount of chaotic situations that I encounter daily and it is simply astounding how adaptable we are. Most adaptation occurs in the background without our awareness.
Maybe we are a little too adaptable as exemplified by this disaster.
I am not a luddite just arguing for more awareness of human limits.
BUMP
The man piloting the plane is the one who survived......perhaps he can answer the urgent questions with regard to this calamity.
I hope that the authorities have completed blood alcohol tests on these two pilots.
To make that many mistakes is unbelievable!
You have too much time on your hands.
No doubt, even if the lights on the runway number signs were off, the plane has it's own lights.........this crash is simply inexplicable.
ATC in the tower is not responsible for making sure the pilots get on the right runway. This controller was also working other traffic, performing admin, other tasks. The academic quoted is wrong.
The article points out clearly the most important fact: there is only one runway at the airport suitable for commercial traffic. It's different in heading, appearance, lighting, and surface condition from the shorter GA runway. The chain of mistakes that caused this crash can all be traced back to the pilots. No ATC is going to expect them to make such a bone-headed decision.
If it doesn't have numbers, it's a taxiway.
***No ATC is going to expect them to make such a bone-headed decision.***
Maybe not , but they seem hell-bent on ruining this guy.
It looks to me like at some time in this run they would have seen the runway running out and put on the brakes. What do I know I ran into the back of my garage once. LOL.
Hmmm......I wonder if the pilots body is still intact enough to be tested for blood alcohol level and or other drugs.
Failing all else, the runway compass heading should have been a red flag--it could not have been correct. Both pilots did not pick on that-- a major boo-boo.
You know, Clive, this is another example... it's all Bush's fault. All runways should have been enlarged to 7,000 ft. to insure that this kind of accident doesn't happen. The Federal Government has plenty of money to upgrade all runways across America -- why doesn't the President DO something about these obvious problems BEFORE a terrible accident!
'I wonder if the pilots body is still intact enough to be tested for blood alcohol level and or other drugs.'
All they need are the eyeballs.
The only survivor is the guy that was flying the plane...
Oh sorry. Missed that.
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