The Legacy aircraft was out of their route.
2006-10-10 11:37:54 · 4 answers · asked by HHH 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The initial claims definitely point to the fact that the pilots were at fault. The question is why. Was there a language problem? Misunderstanding. Was a gauge faulty and giving an incorrect reading to the pilots? Was the proximity detector turned off. Why didn't the Gol plane detect the smaller plane?
I would have to wait until all the evidence is in, but the truth is it doesn't look good for them. It's a sad mistake that costed many people their lives.
2006-10-10 11:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by hsueh010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to tell, If it was a chartered Legacy then I'd bet its thier fault. If it was privately owned then I'd say it was a misfortunate event.
two separate classes of pilot, same plane.
2006-10-10 15:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by citation X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently there is or was a "Bermuda Triangle" type of spot in the amazon which affects Radio communications, so I dont know if that affected their decision making.
2006-10-13 14:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the plane's transponder was shut down... ground contacted them 5 times but radio turned of.... they were 1000 feet higher than they were allowed so yes they were guilty
2006-10-10 22:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jean C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋