Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110414:10:02:00
>> get ahold of the tower here. >> reporter: minutes pass, still no answer. >> we may just have to land whether we have clearance or not. >> reporter: the aircraft landed with no guidance from the tower. it turns out, the lone air traffic control on duty was sleeping. it's the latest in a series of similar incidents. in march, a controller at d.c.'s reagan national airport nodded off on his fourth overnight shift in a row. in february a controller in tennessee didn't just fall asleep, he'd made a bed out of pillows on the floor. >> this is just outrageous behavior that will not be tolerated by...
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