A Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Minneapolis overshot the airport by 150 miles, the crew claims that they were distracted in a heated conversation over airline policy. However the plane lost radio contact and when controllers finally made contact answers were so vague that they suspected either the pilots had fallen asleep or the airplane had been hijacked. In order to ensure pilots control over the flight, controllers ordered a series of unnessacary maneuvers; fighter jets were ready but not deployed. The FAA soon contacted the airline to try and get ahold of the flight but there was no success. The NTSB stated that they were in possession of the Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder nicknamed the "Black Box" and will be reviewing it to see if it matches the stories of the crew members.
I agree with the controllers in that this was suspicious, as a learner pilot i know that one of the worst things you can do to attract suspicion is not talk ATC. It is there job to keep people safe and when you ignore their radio calls you become a suspicion on the radar screen. I wonder what the end result will be.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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I agree with you Ben, the pilots should have talked back to the ATC, so they know that the passengers are safe. I cannot wait to see what consequences they suffer. Good Job!
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