Captain Chesley Sullenberger, renowned for his heroic landing in the Hudson River, analyzes the recent fatal crash near Washington D.C. He highlights the challenges of nighttime visibility, the complexities of Reagan National Airport, and the importance of air traffic control vigilance.
“Nighttime always makes things different about seeing other aircraft — basically all you can do is see the lights on them,” Captain Sullenberger said on Thursday .
Captain Sullenberger also mentioned the “old” technology in the Reagan National Airport, which is 5 miles from Washington D.C. and is considered one of the country’s most challenging airports to navigate. “There would have been fewer ground lights visible over the water than over land at night,” explained Captain Sullenberger, who famously landed a plane in the Hudson River in 2009Captain Sullenberger stressed that the accident on Wednesday night came at an “exceptionally safe” moment in aviation history, but noted that more safeguards exist than people realize to maintain that safety, and a single mistake can trigger a domino effect, leading to a catastrophe.
“Given enough time, given enough flights, given enough flight hours, eventually whatever can happen will happen unless we work very hard to prevent every incident from turning into an accident.
AVIATION SAFETY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NIGHTTIME FLYING REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT CAPTAIN SULLENBERGER
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