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The bodies were still in there. these things are always catastrophic to work. it is absolutely vital that a group of people do this job so that we understand what happened and dont have a reoccurrence. >> while poor visibility from the tower to the runway and glare shining into the tower are part of the problem, investigators focus on air traffic control. >> air traffic controllers, as a matter of routine multitask. they are issuing landing clearances, take-off clearances, so the multitasking on...

Investigators focus on air traffic control. >> air traffic controllers, as a matter of routine multitask. they are issuing landing clearances, take-off clearances, so the multitasking on that evening would not have been unusual. it is very unusual for a controller not to remember that they have an airplane in position on a runway. >> but according to the ntsb that is exactly what happened. it turns out that the local controller simply forgot that skywest was sitting on the runway intersection. >...

At the time. >> as an investigator it is one of the tougher ones i had worked. because there were still some of the bodies were still in there. it is absolutely vital that a group of people do this job so that we understand what happened and dont have a reoccurrence. >> while poor visibility from the tower to the runway and glare shining into the tower are part of the problem, investigators focus on air traffic control. >> air traffic controllers is a matter of routine multitask. they are issuin...