According to AFP news agency citing US media reports, the air traffic control building at Washington’s Reagan National aircraft was understaffed during the fatal incident between an army helicopter and a passenger aircraft.
According to a preliminary Federal Aviation Administration security report from the inner government, staffing levels were” not standard for the day and volume of traffic.”
According to the report, a solitary controller was generally tasked with directing plane landings and takeoffs while also overseeing helicopter traffic.
At a Thursday presentation, NTSB health table member Todd Inman stated that they would not surmise or rule out the cause until their analysis was finished.
The incident occurred late on Wednesday night as the aircraft approached for landing following a regular flight from Wichita, Kansas.
Reagan National, situated near city Washington, the White House and the Pentagon, see big air customers with regular civil and military aircraft activities.
” I think there are a lot of theories this step, and the analysis hasn’t actually begun”, Hassan Shahidi, deputy executive of the separate Flight Security Foundation, told AFP.
He added that controllers may manage varying frequencies in response to circumstances, traffic levels, and schedule, especially at 9:00 pm when visitors usually drops, and that unique shifts are organized with appropriate manpower based on traffic volume.
