Post by Logan on Apr 20, 2016 21:21:36 GMT -6
Pilots talked about speed after opening wing flaps minutes before crash that killed nine in Akron
AKRON, Ohio — The pilots of the plane that crashed in Akron killing all nine on board acknowledge the aircraft's rapidly decreasing speed as they prepared to land at an Akron airport about four miles away.
Flight instructors interviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board said that large wing flaps opened as part of the landing process were likely opened too wide as the plane approached the airport. One told investigators it would "be nuts" to open the large flaps so soon.
The new details and interviews are contained in some 1,100 pages of the NTSB's investigation of the Nov. 10 crash. The report, released Wednesday, does not contain an analysis of the investigation or determine what caused the crash. The cause will be determined in the coming months.
The Hawker 125-700 twin-engine charter, owned by Augusto Lewkowicz of Execuflight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, crashed into an apartment building in the 3000 block of Mogadore Road killing the two pilots and seven passengers.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2016/04/pilots_talked_about_speed_afte.html
AKRON, Ohio — The pilots of the plane that crashed in Akron killing all nine on board acknowledge the aircraft's rapidly decreasing speed as they prepared to land at an Akron airport about four miles away.
Flight instructors interviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board said that large wing flaps opened as part of the landing process were likely opened too wide as the plane approached the airport. One told investigators it would "be nuts" to open the large flaps so soon.
The new details and interviews are contained in some 1,100 pages of the NTSB's investigation of the Nov. 10 crash. The report, released Wednesday, does not contain an analysis of the investigation or determine what caused the crash. The cause will be determined in the coming months.
The Hawker 125-700 twin-engine charter, owned by Augusto Lewkowicz of Execuflight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, crashed into an apartment building in the 3000 block of Mogadore Road killing the two pilots and seven passengers.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2016/04/pilots_talked_about_speed_afte.html