We Finally Learn What Happened During The Colgan Air Crash
It’s been just about a year since a flight operated by Colgan Air under the Continental Airlines umbrella crashed outside Buffalo killing all aboard and one person on the ground. The NTSB has finally gotten all the appropriate signatures together and released its version of what went wrong and what happened that day.
The blame is falling squarely on the shoulders of the airplane’s captain. Officials believe that the pilot “inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover.” The report doesn’t make immediate connections regarding pilot fatigue, but officials have requested that airlines try to figure out how to eliminate the issue of pilots who are forced to travel by plane to work.
Despite the initial reports that described icy build up on the plane, the report addresses this issue and reveals that there was not much ice on the airplane. It’s hard to comment on situations like this, but hopefully this report will increase the call for additional training and experience requirements for pilots at the regional airlines to prevent future loss of life. After all, the regional airlines are here to stay, and the odds of scoring Sully as your pilot on every flight are slim to none.
Related Stories:
· Panel Cites Preflight Crew Errors in Crash Near Buffalo [NYT]
· NTSB Issues Its Accident Report on the Colgan Air DHC-8-402 N200WQ Crash [Seattle PI]
· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]
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