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Close call between 2 planes at JFK
he Federal Aviation Administration announced it is starting a probe into how a commercial airliner taxied in front of a flight that was taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday evening. (www.cnn.com) More...
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All the technology in the world can't replace a good set of eyes. Hope American reimburses Delta for the costs incurred by the delayed flight.
...and probably the replacement underwear!
...and brake linings!
Apparently, some confusion there - AAL106 was supposed to cross 31L at Kilo and then go to 4L as its departing runway, but instead crossed 4L at Juliet.
The controller was very professional as were the pilots - despite the error - as they all worked to avoid a collision.
The controller was very professional as were the pilots - despite the error - as they all worked to avoid a collision.
But by the grace of God.
The released audio seems to point directly at AAL106 as the culprit. Clearly were told to cross 31L on Kilo and they proceeded on Juliet to cross 4L. I was surprised 106 was able to go ahead and depart after a chat with the tower.
And because AA106 was allowed to depart, the CVR recording, that probably would have shed some light on how they ended up at 31L instead of 4L as instructed, was lost
I agree with ScottCurtis777, they should have saved the CVR tapes! The read back by AAL106 was not very clear in the tower recording; she may have read back incorrectly!
