Posted on 12/14/2023 10:23:23 AM PST by george76
A JetBlue Airbus A320 struck its tail on the runaway as it accelerated to avoid a collision with a Beechcraft King Air 350..
The JetBlue plane was taking off from the same runway at Yampa Valley Regional Airport that the King Air plane was about to land on..
Aircraft near-misses are on the rise in the US, amid a severe air traffic controller staffing shortage
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Investigators said a JetBlue plane's tail struck the runway at a Colorado airport when a captain took-off quickly to avoid a head-on crash, as airport near-misses surge due to air traffic controller shortages.
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The NTSB said the JetBlue captain accelerated pointed the nose of his jet up quicker than normal 'due to his surprise about encountering head on landing traffic.'
The King Air crew was startled when the JetBlue plane announced that it was beginning to taxi on to the runway and said 'I hope you don't hit us' to the JetBlue pilots.
The JetBlue captain and co-pilot.. said they never saw the other plane.
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This near-miss is the latest in a slew of growing almost collisions at airports across the country.
In July, there were 46 'close calls' between commercial airlines, according to reports shared by the Federal Aviation Authority.
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Aircraft near-misses are on the rise in the US, amid a severe air traffic controller staffing shortage that controllers say is pushing them to the brink physically and mentally.
In the fiscal year through September 30, 'significant' air traffic control lapses jumped 65 percent from the prior year, to 503 incidents
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Freepers get to the heart of the problem right away: affirmative action hiring.
The most dangerous part of a flight is the drive to and from the airport. So if you drive somewhere instead of flying you're at much greater risk of being killed in an accident.
Aircraft near-misses are on the rise in the US, amid a severe air traffic controller staffing shortage that controllers say is pushing them to the brink physically and mentally.
The FAA closed its academy for six months in 2020 due to COVID-19 and paused on-the-job training at facilities for almost two years, the agency said.
Of the FAA’s total 13,300 controllers, 26% are trainees, the report said.
Just a high rate of ascent
This incident occurred in November. The airfield does not have a control tower.
According to the late George Carlin, they should have been called “near hits”. His lampooning of the airline industry was hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46fOtLfYC4Q
It is only a matter of time.
One of the things that was great about America, and people as far back as Tocqueville recognized it-things WORKED in America. You turn on a faucet? Clean, drinkable water almost always came out, etc.
I have noticed in the last few years particularly, is that things are starting NOT to work. Like the military. And schools.
And Air Traffic Control is going to be one of those things.
Also JAL flight 123 crashed killing 520 as a result of faulty repairs made after a tail strike that occurred seven years before.
Whose mistake? Jet Blue, king air, or controller?
Almost a year for this report to come out?
“Freepers get to the heart of the problem right away: affirmative action hiring”
As posted above, there are no controllers at Yampa Valley/Hayden.
The problem is lack of coordination between the pilots, mainly the JetBlue crew. The King Air clearly made his presence and intentions known.
The FAA started hiring gamers years ago, maybe that’s part of the problem. They stopped pulling military controllers I think in the Obammy years if I recall correctly. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=faa+hiring+gamers&mid=DE9BECF4B558DE230C21DE9BECF4B558DE230C21&FORM=VIRE
Then there’s also this: https://news.yahoo.com/air-traffic-controllers-mental-physical-164000876.html
You can even monitor conflicting traffic on your cell phone, including collision warnings with any nearby conflicting traffic.
That’s true to a point. I landed daily with that and collision avoidance systems on board blaring about aircraft on the ground or taking off from another runway. You had to keep your ears and eyes open but that still wasn’t a guarantee.
So one plane was taking off against the wind while ons was landing with the wind? A designated runway wasn’t in effect? A breakdown somewhere.
It’s a trend and a very dangerous one. Word is, just you wait the actual is right around the corner from noted experts in the field of aircraft safety.
Having been involved in one (collision did not occur), I can tell you ... the pucker factor goes WAY up when I can see the "d/c" on the other guy's green headset!
Worst places to fly in my experience. Can’t even put a number on lack of calls and go-arounds to and from these types of airports.
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