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Once again the media being irresponsible!!!!

Here's a statement from ALPA regarding the report on the paper today:

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Irresponsible Journalism Interferes with NTSB Colgan Air 3407 Investigation March 26, 2009 ALPA does not ordinarily comment publicly during any National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) airline accident investigation to which the Association is a party. However, in response to several irresponsible news reports, including a story in USA Today, we feel that a public comment is not only necessary to balance the incorrect news stories, but it is also required to ensure that the investigative process is not interfered with or diverted.

“We urge the news media, and all who are affected by the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident, to allow the investigation process to proceed without distraction from conjecture regarding the cause of the tragedy. “On March 25, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released certain facts resulting from the investigation in the context of announcing the date for its public hearing on the accident. None of the facts were conclusive as to a cause, nor did the NTSB allude to a specific cause.
“As our industry has learned time and again, a rush to judgment with the intent to assign blame, rather than to advance safety, in an airline accident investigation fails to determine the action necessary to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.
“The goal of accident investigation, and the legacy of all those who lost their lives in this accident, must be to create a safer airline industry. We urge all involved to join the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, in pursuing that goal.”

Why can't folks respect the memory our brothers and sisters and wait for the official investigation results?

Just playing devil's advocate.

I have the USA Today story in front of me. They are reporting what the NTSB released to the media. How is this irresponsible? I see it as them actually doing their job.

Maybe you are mad at the NTSB for leaking stuff before the official investigation was over?

I too think the USA Today report was rather tactful and fair

I think the headline was, perhaps, a bit distasteful. The word fault shouldn't be used until fault has been determined. Maybe that's where the crux lies. The rest of the article seemed to be fair.

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Originally Posted by chuckyt1 (Post 585762)

I think the headline was, perhaps, a bit distasteful. The word fault shouldn't be used until fault has been determined.

Bingo! You guys are forgetting that this is subject to public perception, and right, wrong, or otherwise, nothing is final until the final report is out. I find it tasteless and disrespectful to the crew. That being said, I've been keeping up with the reports, and I'm not naive as to how this may end up going, but in reading the article, it seems that the USA today are now to be added to the list of so called "experts"....nothing like a little front page speculation.

Pilot is faulted in fatal N.Y. air crash - USATODAY.com

The language used in the title and some parts of the article are a bit misleading.

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Originally Posted by flyandive (Post 585829)

Pilot is faulted in fatal N.Y. air crash - USATODAY.com

The language used in the title and some parts of the article are a bit misleading.

Misleading in what way? No report yet = nothing to be mislead from.

I don't see the problem, the NTSB released this on wed. just giving an update on what they know so far.

I read the article as well and I still have a hard time seeing it was done that way. It simply suggest that he reacted opposite to the most basic training we do. I hope the final report will shed some better light on them.

The article also mentions the plane flying through freezing rain. Then it states ice having little impact on the plane. I think they meant to say "rime" ice. Flying through freezing rain is not normally a good thing.