NTSB Hearing on Flight 5191

Air controllers say tower understaffed now

A day after the National Transportation Safety Board decided not to list air traffic control tower staffing as a factor in the crash of Comair Flight 5191, controllers in Lexington raised new concerns about staff levels in the Blue Grass Airport tower.

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NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Pilot error blamed in plane crash that killed 49

On July 22, 2007, after putting in 13,000 man hours of investigation over 11 months and reviewing more than 1,000 pages of evidence, federal investigators concluded that Comair Flight 5191 crashed because of mistakes made by the pilots.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Hersman recalls how community handled tragedy with dignity

The NTSB face most closely associated with the Lexington crash brought a piece of Lexington with her to yesterday's board meeting. Debbie Hersman, the board member sent to the scene last August, carried a bright blue UK plastic cup in her handbag.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Comair 5191's fatal trip down the wrong runway

6:02:16 a.m.: Comair Flight 5191 moves onto the taxiway. Area where non-pertinent cockpit conversations took place. 6:04:33 to 6:05:24: Plane sits on the runway hold line.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

NTSB report praised with some exceptions

Reaction to the NTSB's report was swift from several of the parties most involved. Before the board meeting, the Federal Aviation Administration reiterated that safety enhancements were coming later this year, including "moving map" displays for cockpits and a revamping of the outdated Notices to...
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Conclusions of the NTSB report

1. The captain and the first officer were properly certified and qualified under federal regulations. There was no evidence of any medical or behavioral conditions that might have adversely affected their performance during the accident flight. Before reporting for the accident flight, the flight...
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration

Recommendations to the FAA Require airlines to establish procedures that ensure crew members confirm and cross-check the airplane's location at the assigned runway before takeoff.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Loved ones have 'credible voice' in making changes

For Lois Turner, yesterday's National Transportation Safety Board meeting brought traumatic memories of Aug. 27, 2006. But the nearly eight-hour discussion of the airplane crash that killed her husband, Larry, carried with it an equally uncomfortable realization:
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Aeronautics expert, attorney agree with board's conclusion

The National Transportation Safety Board hit the nail on the head when it determined that pilot error was the cause of the Comair Flight 5191 crash, aviation observers said yesterday.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

Change, if any, likely to be slow, experts say

It is highly unlikely that National Transportation Safety Board recommendations or pressure from a small group of lawmakers in the wake of last summer's Comair Flight 5191 crash will push the Federal Aviation Administration to step up the timetable on making such recommendations mandatory.
NTSB HEARING ON FLIGHT 5191

For loved ones, 'it is profoundly sad'

The grief came in spurts. For Kevin Fahey, the pain worked its way through the silence of the near-empty National Transportation Safety Board meeting room and hit him hard.