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They held short directly underneath him for about 15 second, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed out the wrong way and he cleared them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said yes, i have the controls. i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> cleared for takeoff on runway 22, the pilots take off from the much shorter runway 26. pilots struggle to pull the plane int...

Sat actually directly below the tower. the tower that morning was understaffed. it was a 6:00 a.m. flight. there should have been two people in the tower. there was only one. they held short directly underneath him for about 15 second, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed out the wrong way and he cleared them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said yes, i have the controls. i said ...

Seconds, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed out the wrong way and he cleared them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said, yes, i have the controls. i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> cleared for takeoff on runway 22, the pilots take off from the much shorter runway 26. pilots struggle to pull the plane into the air, but simply run out of room. >> he wasnt ...

There was only one. they held short directly underneath him for about 15 seconds, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed out the wrong way and he cleared them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said yes, i have the controls. i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> cleared for takeoff on runway 22, the pilots take off from the much shorter runway 26. pilots struggle ...

There was only one. they held short directly underneath him for about 15 seconds, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said yes, i have the controls. i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> cleared for takeoff on runway 22, the pilots take off from the much shorter runway 26. pilots struggle to pull the plane into the air, b...

They held short directly underneath him for about 15 second, i think. he had his back turned so he never saw that they were headed out the wrong way and he cleared them without turning around and looking. >> the last thing i remember was when captain clay said, you have the controls? i said yes, i have the controls. i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> cleared for takeoff on runway 22, the pilots take off from the much shorter runway 26. the pilots struggled to pull the plan...

From the wrong runway. so why isnt the technology being used? renee marsh has the story. >> i said, set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> reporter: august, 2006. comair flight 5191 lined up to take off from lexington, kentucky. 50 people were on board. the pilots were assigned to runway 22, which was 7,000 feet long. instead, they took runway 26, half that length. the lane crashed before bursting into planes. the first officer was the only survivor. >> i was not supposed to be on th...

Survivors. com air 5191 that crashed when the pilots tried to take off on the wrong runway. new technology exists to prevent these crashes. why isnt it being used in all cockpits. rene marsh has the story right now. >> 191 is taxiing. >> taxiing. >> i said set thrust. he set the thrust and away we went. >> reporter: august 2006, com air flight 5191 lined up to take off from lektsing ton, kentucky. 50 people were on board. the pilots were assigned to runway 22 which was 7,000 feet long. instead t...