The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sends a message instructing crews of the US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with American Airlines Flight 5342, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to “pass behind” the area jet He insisted that he had not heard.
During a press conference Friday, NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy revealed that the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter had never heard instructions to pass through the back of the plane. According to NBC4 Washington.
“At 8:47:42 or 17 seconds before the shock, the radio transmission from the tower was heard with both the CVR instructing Blackhawk to pass behind the CRJ,” Homedy said. “CVR data from Black Hawk shows that the portion of the transmission, which he said was the 'back path', may not have been received by the Black Hawk crew. ”
“The transmission was intervened by a point-eight-second microphone key from the Black Hawk,” continued Homendy. “The Black Hawk had the microphone key to communicate with the ATC.”
Before the collision, Homedy said that “pilots are being tested” means that the Black Hawk is 300 feet and the instructor pilot is 400 feet, “I don't know why there is a contradiction.” He said he admitted. According to the outlet, between two numbers.
“At this point, I don't know why there is a contradiction between the two,” Homundi said.
It was reported that 67 people were killed as a result of a collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet. American Airlines Flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members, while Black Hawk had three soldiers.
Reports claim there was one Air Traffic Control (ATC) worker who served as the location of two different towers at the time of the collision.
