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Comair Plane Crash
News and legsal information about the August 27the Comair plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky.
Comair Crash Investigation Leads NTSB To Recommend FAA Be More Aggressive
On August 27, 2006, Comair flight 5191 crashed after attempting to take off from the wrong runway - resulting in serious injuries to 1 and killing 49 passengers and crew. Could this had been avoided if the FAA had not only provided advice to operators to avoid this kind of disaster, but been more aggressive in seeing change actually took place? That is exactly what the NTSB is recommending the FAA do - stop merely being suggestive - be proactive, be effective.
Frieda was not aware "wrong runway takeoff incidents" occur as often as they do. Frieda does wonder if the FAA will follow the NTSB's recommendations - of this I am somewhat doubtful judging from past experience of the FAA reaction to the Safety Board's Most Wanted.
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Case Marketing in the Aftermath of the Comair Plane Crash Flight 5191--Truth or Fiction?
The national attorneys jockeying for cases follow the marketing precedents and even come up with new gimics to try to get cases--such as filing within a week when very little has been factually determined, holding press conferences, and seeking, with great public fanfare, restraining orders of dubious value.
Comair Plane Crash Survivor Enters Rehab
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The only survivor of the Comair plane crash on August 27, 2006, has left the University of Kentucky Hospital for rehabilitation at an undisclosed location per the wishes of his family.
James Polehinke was the co-pilot of Comair plane crash outside the Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky which killed 49 people. Polehinke has had surgeries to amputate his left leg, stabilize his spine, and to repair other injuries, reports Fox News.
Investigators from the NTSB haven't spoken with Polehinke who his doctors state has some brain damage which is causing memory loss - he had no memory of the crash or the day before the crash.
Honey Jackson, Polehinke's mother, says her son knows he's very licky to be alive - "he's an absolute miracle" she adds.
Comair Plane Crash
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Frieda is still having trouble finding a title when writing about this totally avoidable tragedy - perhaps that's the point - it was just that, totally avoidable. What does one call any article written about such total incompetence? If this had been a professional football game planned and executed as poorly as the events leading up to this horrible crash, you can bet your bottom dollar the whole coaching staff would have been fired - on the spot - and no lives were lost! Our country will spend billions to have winning sports teams - yet we scrimp and count pennies when we talk about human lives. It is happening from educating our children to our health care to our safety when we trust others with our lives. I simply do not understand.
This is scary - I feel as though no one takes our lives seriously. The financial bottom line is more important than our life line. In the next few days, I'm going to express my "take" on some of the information that has come out since this plane crash - 2 hours sleep for the controller, the 2004 warning the Kentucky airport received, etc.
In the meantime, I would love to have your comments - thoughts from our faithful readers - about this event and the surrounding circumstances. Am I the only one concerned - perplexed - disgusted - saddened. . . .?
Causes of the Comair Crash in Kentucky, Further Thoughts
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As we suspected from the beginning, the air traffic contoller, or the lack of an air traffic controller--the FAA now admits [three days after the crash] that it violated its own policy by not assigning a second controller in the tower--was a causal factor in the crash. We also now learn--again, three days after the crash--that the one air traffic controller that was on duty turned his back to engage in undefined "administrative duities" after he cleared the aircraft for takeoff. Of course, the FAA says his responsibility ended once he gave the clearance. Wonder if that's what the contoller is thinking today?
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Controller Missing from Tower in Comair Kentucky Crash
Just as we suspected from the beginning, the FAA and its controller have some fault in causing the crash of the Comair Regional Jet last Sunday. After being mum and avoiding the issue for three days, now the FAA admits that it violated its own policy when it assigned only one controller to the Lexington, Kentucky airport at the time of the crash. Moreover, that controller, after clearing the Comair jet for takeoff, turned his back to do some "administrative duties." As one would expect, the FAA would not clarify exactly what those administrative duties were.
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Unclear Information Contribute to Cause of Comair RJ Crash?
We are told the pilots of Comair Flight 5191 were advised of runway light outages at the Lexington, Kentucky airport. But there is a question as to exactly what they were told. If the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), Delta/Comair or airport information was not clear and complete, it could have caused confusion that led the crew down the wrong runway.
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FAA At Fault in Comair Plane Crash?
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We know that the pilots of Comair flight 5191 took off on the wrong (not assigned and too short) runway. We also know that there had been traffic pattern changes to the taxi instructions at the Lexington airport, that there had been maintenance to the runway systems, and that the lights on the primary runway were not working. But why did the tower not notice that the aircraft had taken the wrong runway--and if it did notice, why not a call to the aircraft to stop?
Comair Plane Crash - Flight 3272
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Comair Plane Crash - Flight 3272
The headline from the Cincinnati Enquirer reads
FAA gets main blame for Comair crash
-----------------------------------------------Comair pilots didn't receive icing information FAA gets main blame for Comair crash
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On January 9, 1997, Comair flight 3272 left Cincinnati only to crash an hour later on approach to the Detroit Metro Airport - killing all aboard.
The conclusion reached on Thursday by the NTSB - after their 19 month investigation - was the FAA failed to set adequate safety standards for icy conditions. Much of the NTSB's report was on how important new information issued about icing conditions in late 1995 and 1996 was never communicated to the pilots, although Comair was also cited for failing to establish "unambiguous" guidelines for flap configurations and airspeed in icing conditions.
Comair Flight 5191--Possible Causes of the Crash
The questions are already being asked--by the media, the investigators and most importantly, the families of the victims--What caused the crash of the Comair Regional Jet yesterday? Airplane crashes such as this evoke questions, and sooner or later blame and finger-pointing. Meanwhile, the families of the victims of airplane crashes suffer--and wonder why. I cannot answer the greater question--why these people, why now, etc., but I can offer an objective look at how this might have happened.
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A Little Comair History
Category: Comair Plane Crash
In light of the recent tragedy at Comair, I thought I'd take a minute to look a little deeper into Comair - what do we know about this airline?
Comair, founded in 1977 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines since 2000. Starting out as a small commuter airline, in 1993 it introduced regional jets to the aviation world in North America which made a lasting impact and became the first all-jet regional airline fleet.
Comair was Regional Airline of the Year in 1990 and again in 2000 by the respected industry magazine Air Transport World, and named Best-Managed Regional Airline in 1999 by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.
Comair operates 920 flights a day, employs over 6,000, and flies Canada and the Bahamas as well as within the U.S.
Comair Regional Jet Crashes In Kentucky
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What has been referred to as the "safest period in aviation history" came to an end early this morning when a Comair regional jet crashed shortly after take off. Comair is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines and is the first major crash since an American Airlines flight crashed in Queens, N. Y. killling all 265 on board and 5 people on the ground.
Flight 5191, carrying 47 passengers and 3 crew members, took off from Lexington, Kentucky for Atlanta when the disaster struck at 6:07 a.m. Sunday just a mile from the airport. The only known survivor is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky hospital.
The cause of the crash is not yet known but there was light rain at the time of take off. There was a fire after the crash and we do know the plane was found to be mostly intact. Those on board are thought to have died due to the impact or from the "hot fire" aboard the craft.
The incident is being investigated by the FAA and the NTSB.
Comair Lawsuits Coming After Plane Crash?
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In the US's worst domestic aviation accident in nearly five years, a Comair commuter jet crashed at 6:07 AM this morning after taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Flight 5191 crashed in a field less than one mile from the runway. The plane involved in the accident was a CRJ-200 regional jet. Most of the passengers were expected to connect to other flights out of Atlanta.
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