Originally Posted by
Nada Surf
For those of you who think "oh it could happen to any one of us", your looking at this the wrong way and to be honest it is quite disturbing.
Look at the recent history of your Regional or Commuter accidents.
1. Buffalo, complete pilot error
2. Lexington, Pilot eror
3. Those two guys who took a CRJ too high and flamed both motors and every other word was "dude".
4. The ALPA poster boy who never came near an F-16 but claimed to fly them.
Im sure there's more but those come to mind. The level of Maturity between a Mainline cockpit and a Regional is astounding and Sulley is the perfect example. Calm, cool, get the Pax off.
As for me, when I see something like this over run, my first and last thought is "That will NEVER happen to me".
Just another reason to avoid RJ's until you guys decide to police yourselves. Your reputation is suffering.
Surf Hard,
Nada
Nada works at World. Nothing bad ever happens there.
Accident: World Airways DC10 at Baltimore on May 6th 2009, blew nose gear tyre
Calm winds, good visibilty, and a landing hard enough to break bones and total the aircraft.
A few more major blunders:
NWA landing at the wrong airport (Rapid City & Ellwsorth AFB)
Continental 757 landing on the taxiway in Newark
American landing on the taxiway in SEA
Pilots at all levels can make mistakes