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‘It’s a cover-up from the FAA at the highest level’: Cockpit Voice Recording Can’t Be Used in Investigation, Source Says
A Horizon Air plane, owned by Alaska Airlines, landed on a taxiway last month in Pullman, Washington and sparked a Federal Aviation Administration controversy. A top Federal Aviation Administration official has forbidden inspectors who are trying to determine why a Horizon Air commercial jet mistakenly landed on a Pullman, Washington, airport taxiway from reviewing “critical” evidence: recorded cockpit conversations between that flight’s pilots, a federal official familiar with the… (www.mercurynews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Pathetic excuse for news. FlightAware is going to lose readers by including this type of clickbait in the newsletter.
FBI...FAA, seems to be a connection?
Only thru the chemtrails, and Kenneth has the frequency.
" ... the NTSB declined to investigate the incident."
'“It’s a cover-up from the FAA at the highest level,” the source said. '
How much effort did the reporter put into trying to corroborate the source's information?
Did the reporter attempt to find out why the NTSB declined to investigate?
'“It’s a cover-up from the FAA at the highest level,” the source said. '
How much effort did the reporter put into trying to corroborate the source's information?
Did the reporter attempt to find out why the NTSB declined to investigate?
The NTSB declined to investigate because this incident did not involve significant damage to the aircraft or injury/loss of life to the passengers/crew. Thus the landing is treated as an operational error, subject to FAA investigation/action.
CVRs are great when there is no one left to talk to. Here, everyone involved can be talked to and decisions made on how best to prevent reoccurrence. Going after the CVR in this instance would be a very good way to kill the golden goose.