[Scan-DC] PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE CAUSED MARYLAND STATE POLICE HELICOPTER CRASH IN MARYLAND, NTSB FINDS

[Charley Armstrong]

They have to phrase it that manner - it's more of less of a standard  
way of saying "failure to maintain adequate separation from the ground."

C.

On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:12 PM, Doug Kitchener wrote:

>
> My first thought when I saw the headline was, "Well, DUUH!!", so I  
> had a similar reaction.  I can't believe that somebody at the NTSB  
> actually wrote this, and that Somebody's supervisor approved it for  
> release.  In my opinion it makes them look like a bunch of dolts...  
> but then, I see this kind of stupidity all the time, many of the web  
> sites of the local TV and radio stations are notorious for it... the  
> English language is in a sad state in this country.
>
> /rant
>
> Sorry, I have a touch of the 'flu (not the pig flu, thank goodness!)  
> so am grumpy; thanks for letting me sound off.  I was going to post  
> this to the list, but decided not to as there's no scan content in  
> my contribution!
>
> Regards,
>
> Doug
>
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>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:05:14 -0500
>> From: b_thom at juno.com
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE CAUSED  
>> MARYLAND STATE POLICE HELICOPTER CRASH IN MARYLAND, NTSB FINDS
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:56:25 -0400 "Cathy Drzyzgula"
>> writes:
>>> Ok, I know there is really more to it, but the headline is
>>> hilarious:
>>>
>>> PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE CAUSED MARYLAND STATE POLICE
>>> HELICOPTER
>>> CRASH IN MARYLAND, NTSB FINDS
>>
>> I'd say "perplexing" rather than "hilarious," but I know what you  
>> mean. A
>> "failure to maintain altitude" is the causal factor in just about all
>> crashes, save the one in Tenerife.
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