On Thursday, there was a tragic accident involving an American Airlines passenger plane and a U.S. Army chopper Sikorski H60 Black Hawk. The plane was flying 64 peopleand by chopper Three soldiers. Unfortunately, according to media reports, 19 victims were caught from the Potomac River to which the machines fell.
The crash occurred at an altitude of about 100 metres as the passenger aircraft approached the landing. The service is looking for answers to the question why the chopper was on the same line as the plane. A fewer seconds before the crash, the pilot Black Hawk He was asked by the flight controller if he saw the plane on his way and said yes.
He referred to the case in Polsat News Air expert, Reserve Captain Witold FalconWho said the chopper pilot might have mistaken the planes.
A plane crash in the United States. "The controller had the key role"
– Keep in head that it was night, so the pilot could see the plane, which was a small further (...) a fewer kilometers further distant – and in the air it was very close – there was another plane. possibly the chopper pilot, seeing the another aircraft did not take into account that it is very close, so he continued his flight calmly – said Captain Sokół.
According to the expert, “The flight controller played a key rolewho has not informed the pilot that he is on a collision course.’
SEE: A plane crash in the United States. Polish Prime Minister reacted
– If we trace what happened, it turns out that they (airplane and chopper – ed.) They were on a collision course for a long time.. It's about a fewer seconds, and that's quite a few time in aviation, you can do quite a few things, you can react," he said.
– However, it is not known whether the pilot has been informed of this. If not and if he has been approved approach way intersection, that means that he was doing the maneuver correctly," he added.
According to him, disaster could besides have been the consequence of hard conditions. The chopper pilot may have mistaken the lights of the close aircraft at night. with city lights. Reagan Airport is only 5 miles south of Washington's business district.
Plane collision with a chopper close Washington. It was expected to be a training flight.
AFP said the helicopter's flight was training flight. On the device there was a PAT inscription, meaning that the pilot was trained to carry very crucial transfers or personalities.
SEE: A plane crash in the United States. Among the passengers were Russians
– specified a training flight was as eligible as possible, due to the fact that a pilot, who would be able to operate flights from the alleged ‘airport’ in the future. VIPs on board, if he'll carry any very crucial cargo. Training should be provided under the conditions under which his work will take place.. Therefore, there was most likely an teacher on board who supervised him," explained Captain Witold Sokół.
