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Shared on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:53http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124200193256505099.html
The captain of a commuter plane that crashed Feb. 12 near Buffalo, N.Y., had flunked numerous flight tests during his career and was never adequately taught how to respond to the emergency that led to the airplane's fatal descent, according to people close to the investigation.
All 49 people aboard were killed, as well as one person in a house below, when the plane crashed just a few miles short of the Buffalo airport en route from Newark, N.J. The Bombardier Q400 turboprop in the crash, which will be the subject of a National Transportation Safety Board hearing Tuesday, was operated by commuter carrier Colgan Air Inc., a division of Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Capt. Marvin Renslow had never been properly trained by the company to respond to a warning system designed to prevent the plane from going into a stall, according to people familiar with the investigation. As the speed slowed to a dangerous level, setting off the stall-prevention system, he did the opposite of the proper procedure, which led to the crash, these people said.
This sounds like absolute gross negligience on the part of the company as well. I can't believe comanies put people's lives in the hands of guys like that. Read the full article, this company has some serious problems. The FAA should ground them until they can get their crap together.
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Submitted by BasBleu on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:46