Complete timeline of mysterious Washington DC air disaster as fatal plane crash baffles experts
A CATALOGUE of errors including staffing issues and use of the wrong flight path could be to blame for the American Airlines plane crash.Min-by-min rundown of jet disaster from horror audio to crash vidAnd the controller who was directing helicopters was also instructing planes on Wednesday night, when these jobs are typically assigned to two people.
She said it is possible that the helicopter pilot thought the Airbus, which was 9.2km away, was the much smaller American Eagle plane just 4.5km away"In the dark in a city environment with lots of lights, and at that distance, I don't think the helicopter would have been able to tell what type the Airbus was that far away, so may have just assumed.
Experts fear this, coupled with the fact it is close to two other airports and various military bases which launch aircraft, could have contributed to the crash."It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of police, military, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing the Potomac River – it’s crazy out there."A passenger flight had to abort a landing at the airport just a day before the tragedy.
He said: "At this time, we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft."
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