Timeline for air traffic controllers issuing warnings before American Airlines -Fly, Black Hawk Helicopter Collision in DC

On By Littum

Air traffic controllers warned a US army helicopter that it was dangerously close to an American Airlines passenger aircraft that landed on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before the deadly collision on Wednesday night, according to a recording of Air Traffic Control Radio Exchange.

Less than 30 seconds before in the middle of the air, which sent both aircraft into the icy Potomac River in the US capital, radioed a flight-cut controller helicopter- “Have you seen crj?” – with reference to American Airlines Flight 5342, a CRJ 700, According to FlightTradar24.

The aircraft, which started from Wichita, can., With 64 people on board, landed at Reagan National – traveled north towards the runway 33.

American Airlines Flight collided with a black hauk on Wednesday night.

According to reports, the helicopter – which started near Langley, VA., Seemed to have fled up Potomac before the crash.

The collision happened about 8:48 and 48 seconds Wednesday night.

Here is a partial reconstruction of the events that led to the crash, based on initial flight cards and air traffic control sounds:

  • 17:18 – American Airlines Flight 5342, a CRJ 700, starts from Wichita, can., On the way to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
  • 8:39:40 PM-Army UH-60 Helicopter Out of Fort Belvoir, VA. Taking off on a training exercise with three people on board and flies up the Potomac River from the area of ​​Langley, VA.
The plane crashed into the Potomac River after the collision. Earth comb
Air Traffic Control Audio revealed that the American Airlines flight was cleared ashore in Reagan National Airport prior to the collision. Earthcam
  • 20.40 – Flight 5342 begins to approach Reagan National’s Runway 33 from the southern part of Washington, DC.
  • 8:48:38 PM-Air Traffic Control Tower Radios The US Army UH-60 Helicopter (Pat25) and asks, “Do you have crj in sight?” The helicopter pilot confirms that he sees the passenger plane and requests “visual separation” – confirming that he will try to fly out of the aircraft’s path.
  • 8:48:56 PM – Flight 5342 and the helicopter collides over Potomac at an altitude of approx. 300 meters when the plane traveled about 145 km / h, per. Last footage from Flightradar24. Air traffic controllers can be heard react and ask, “So you?”