Jonathan Goodish wrote:
In article ,
Emily wrote:
6:10 PM the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that
the Comair flight was assigned departure from runway 22, however
departed runway 26 (3500 ft.) since it was closer to the terminal.
Accelerate-stop for this A/C at this weight should be some 5356 feet.
Jees they'll let anyone fly them.

"It is that large chain of events, with no intervening variable, that
produces the accident"

Bush
Must be nice to have all the answers...because I'm sure YOU'VE never
made a mistake.

The guy may be a troll, but it does appear that the flight crew used the
wrong runway. When you make such a critical error and kill 49 people,
it's a bit more serious than an average "mistake."

Of course, but how many times have you made a mistake that but for blind
luck DIDN'T kill you? Having known pilots that have killed more than 49
people, I guess I can just stop blaming and be grateful that it's never
happened to me. It only takes one small mistake and that's you all over
the news.