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Rumor has it the crew was pre-flighting the wrong plane that morning, ops had to let them now about it. Any word on this?
Rumor has it the crew was pre-flighting the wrong plane that morning, ops had to let them now about it. Any word on this?
Interesting.
While preflighting the wrong airplane, and even flying the wrong one (as long as it's the same type)is not unheard of, and could not directly lead to a takeoff on the wrong runway, there is an indirect consequence that some are overlooking that could become a contributing factor... The reduction of situational awareness due to time compression.
If the crew spent half of their preparation time on the wrong airplane, it is conceivable that they were rushing to keep the schedule. All of us who fly professionally have seen the effects of haste during task saturated phases of flight. Of course it is the crew's responsibility to manage these elements and always weigh safety against schedule. But add to that the early hour, poor lighting, fatigue, the distractions of the financial state of the industry, etc. and it's not hard to see the chain of events leading to a potential disaster.
Next time lets have a tower guy in a chair beside the runway to warns us! Jeez, they can't hold our hands thru a flight!
The Crew made a mistake, a bad one!!! We all have, but most of us were lucky enough to learn and move on from ours... These folks didn't get that chance, and its sad..
The pilots should have double checked the aircraft number on the release with the aircraft number of the plane they were getting on, then they wouldn't be rushed.Interesting.
While preflighting the wrong airplane, and even flying the wrong one (as long as it's the same type)is not unheard of, and could not directly lead to a takeoff on the wrong runway, there is an indirect consequence that some are overlooking that could become a contributing factor... The reduction of situational awareness due to time compression.
If the crew spent half of their preparation time on the wrong airplane, it is conceivable that they were rushing to keep the schedule. All of us who fly professionally have seen the effects of haste during task saturated phases of flight. Of course it is the crew's responsibility to manage these elements and always weigh safety against schedule. But add to that the early hour, poor lighting, fatigue, the distractions of the financial state of the industry, etc. and it's not hard to see the chain of events leading to a potential disaster.
Next time lets have a tower guy in a chair beside the runway to warns us! Jeez, they can't hold our hands thru a flight!
The Crew made a mistake, a bad one!!! We all have, but most of us were lucky enough to learn and move on from ours... These folks didn't get that chance, and its sad..
The last link in the chain on the ground before takeoff is the Pilot and FO. It appears there was a breakdown in crew cordination/communication and they missed something. All of us can second guess until the cows come home, but will never know until the final investigative report is rendered. At that point there will probably still be questions unanswered.When you look at accidents you can see an error chain or multiple errors that contribute to the accident. Then you look at ways the error chain could have been broken and thus the accident never would have occured.
but remember he had to worry about traffic above him and the traffic from 10000 feet down to landing as well. he had a lot on his plate and the FAA admitted they failed their own policy by having an understaffed tower. I feel for the guy. and for the folks who never had a chance. may God rest them and heal the injured as well as help the tower guy