Southwest jet’s front wheels ‘collapse’ at LaGuardia

[WorldTraveler]

I agree that WN can come to their conclusions rather quickly in comparison to the NTSB... but if the report that the captain had a history of grabbing control from the co-pilot at the last minute is true, then there would be grounds for saying that she was dismissed for clear and continued violations of WN's operational procedures.

WN also supposedly had a lengthy list of co-pilots who said they didn't want to fly with her - longer than for any other WN captain - or so says some of the internet chatter.

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

I had no idea of the background info in your post.

 

[WorldTraveler]

the incident has been discussed on several chat forums.
SWAPA's statement seemed rather weak.... they were "disappointed..."

 

[767one]

If the information that is released is incorrect and later has to be corrected, then there is a problem. Releasing ACCURATE information earlier than what was done in the past is not necessarily a bad thing.

The increase in passenger electronics and increased data points make it easier to get to the likely source of problems faster than was possible in the past.

In the event of crash investigations I think that a early release can be a problem. Bottom line is that even if the issue is found quickly if it needs a regulation change or some sort of aircraft mod you are looking at years down the road for a fix. Our world of instant communication is both a blessing and a curse. News people are in such a hurry to scoop a story you end up with the captain of a crashed airliner with a name like Sum Ting Wong. Maybe there ought to be a 30 day limit before any info is released other than where, when and how many people were involved. Otherwise why don't we just allow the public access to the airline black boxes real time so that they can figure it out for themselves?

 

[Hatu]

NTSB: Southwest Airlines captain in 2013 accident should have done go-around rather than attempt LaGuardia landing

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/ntsb-southwest-airlines-captain-in-2013-accident-should-have-done-go-around-rather-than-attempt-laguardia-landing.html/