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Sheriff: Jet hits plow in crash landing at closed Telluride airport
The Hawker Beechjet was carrying five passengers and two crew (www.denverpost.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Wasn't a crash landing- crash occurred rolling out didn't it? That's what the Windows are for. Look through them!
Another case of "Get There-itis" perhaps?
KTEX weather at 2pm local time was IFR due to Visbility. It went from 10 miles down to between 1 3/4 and 3 for an hour. In the numerous snow showers during the day, the ceilings were down below IFR, too. Unforgivable not to go to Unicom or whatever, but what was Denver Center telling the guy on the way in? Did Denver know the runway was closed?
Stuff happens. There is a lot more to this incident than what we see in this story.
Stuff happens. There is a lot more to this incident than what we see in this story.
If the process is the same at KMCW, crews are read the NOTAMS prior to switching to Unicom. Since ground vehicles monitor Unicom, they should have heard the aircraft call out their landing intentions (more than once), and replied their position and activity.
As far as noise abatement is concerned, to heck with them when safety is concerned. If a pilot needs to observe conditions on the ground that are not supplied by AWOS at an uncontrolled field, taking the safe course trumps local regulations.
As far as noise abatement is concerned, to heck with them when safety is concerned. If a pilot needs to observe conditions on the ground that are not supplied by AWOS at an uncontrolled field, taking the safe course trumps local regulations.
Very fortunate that no one was injured. Use of CTAF should be mandatory for aircraft and ground vehicles.
Ground vehicles are required to use CTAF by FAR Part 139. Aircraft, not so much.
Ground vehicles generaly always monitor tower freq or Unicom.
nobody hurt - totaled aircraft ---- Feliz Navidad !!!