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NTSB Asks If Northwest Pilots Nodded Off Before Landing
Pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight approaching Minneapolis International Airport Wednesday night temporarily lost radio contact with air-traffic controllers and apparently overshot their destination by about 100 miles. Flight: NWA188 (online.wsj.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I belive that it is highly likely that they did nod off.How else can they both miss that many radio transmissions?Differences between flight crew should be settled during pre0flight or take-off breifings.Safety is top priority on any flight.
I agree that the pilots must have fallen asleep. I don't believe it's reasonable at all to consider that the pilots were so distracted by a discussion that they simply forgot about the task at hand for nearly an hour and a half.
Of course they are not going to admit they fell asleep. It will be interesting to see in the coming few days what is revealed by this investigation. It's too bad the voice recorder only records 30 minutes, that may hide some valuable clues.
Of course they are not going to admit they fell asleep. It will be interesting to see in the coming few days what is revealed by this investigation. It's too bad the voice recorder only records 30 minutes, that may hide some valuable clues.
What's the point of a black box voice recorder if it only records the last 30 minutes of a flight?
Keep in mind the black box measures all sorts of flight parameters - something I suspect the NTSB will be less interested in than the VCR (voice cockpit recorder) to see if these guys were arguing or snoozing. Either loss of situational awareness clearly not acceptable.
Maria, Newer CVRs (Cockpit Voice Recorders) record longer, but keep in mind that they were first installed only to assist with accident investigations. For that purpose, 30 minutes was thought to be, and is, almost always sufficient.
Absolutely agree Shawn.It seems as of late,pilots are making rookie mistakes.Just like the two Delta pilots who landed on a taxiway at Atlanta.Are they color-blind or what?First rule of thumb;use your head.maintian Situational awarenes!