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Investigators Say Miscommunication Between Pilots Caused United Plane to Drop Near Ocean’s Surface
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Investigators Say Miscommunication Between Pilots Caused United Plane to Drop Near Ocean’s Surface
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean's surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane's vertical path, airspeed and nose direction after the mix-up between the captain and co-pilot. After a normal takeoff during heavy rain at Kahului Airport on the island of Maui, the captain asked the co-pilot, or first officer, to reset the wing flaps, but the co-pilot he...