Controllers Warned Marine One Pilots About Communication Issues Week Before Dual Takeoff, NTSB Says
The preliminary report says Marine One’s first tower call was not received, and the helicopter and jet came within 0.82 nautical miles of each other.
- On August 4, Marine One and a commercial jet took off simultaneously from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, violating safety procedures established after a previous fatal collision.
- A hotline connecting the Pentagon to the tower at Reagan had been broken for more than three years, a failure the FAA did not identify until a recent congressional hearing.
- Air traffic controllers in Washington and pilots of President Donald Trump's helicopter met one week before the incident to discuss communication issues but failed to reach a solution.
- Citing a 2013 agreement requiring a three-minute warning, the Marine One pilot delayed the helicopter during the Aug 4 incident while the jet climbed to safety.
- The FAA acknowledged the aircraft briefly neared each other, violating protocols implemented after a midair collision last year that killed 67 people, though officials stressed the president was never endangered.
37 Articles
37 Articles
Military Times
Marine Corps TimesMarine One crew failed to reach air traffic control before safety incident, NTSB says
A Marine One crew transporting President Trump failed to reach air traffic controllers before departing Aug. 4 and came too close to a passenger jet.
NTSB: Marine One Pilots Warned of Comms Issues Before Dual Takeoff
NTSB says Marine One helicopter crew failed to reach air traffic control before safety incident
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday the crew of a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump that came too close to a passenger jet on August 4 failed to reach air traffic controllers before departing.
Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says – WTOP News
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet and the chopper were allowed to take off at the same time, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. Both sides met to discuss the failures in communications but didn’t come up with a solution, the NTSB preliminary report on the Aug. 4 incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Air…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left, 47% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
