SAO PAULO Widespread claims of a faulty runway, potential pilot error or failure of the plane’s brakes? That is the question
Many officials and aviation experts blamed the rain-soaked runway where the plane skidded before crashing and exploding.
A video of the landing suggests other factors.
Footage shows the TAM Linhas Aereas plane accelerating instead of braking. Speculation is that the pilot was trying to lift off again.
“The government will try to convince public opinion that the runway at Congonhas is not at fault,” said Elnio Borges, president of the Varig Pilots’ Association. “They’re going to do everything they can to blame the pilot.”
Only 18 bodies have been identified. Four badly injured victims died in hospitals. At the TAM cargo building hit by the plane, eight people are missing.
The landing strip had not been grooved to drain rainwater.
“Why was Congonhas reopened in that state?” asked Paulo Sampaio, an aviation consultant at Multiplan Consultora in Rio de Janeiro. “It’s a crime.”
Infraero’s Pereira said “We have to clarify why the plane accelerated again,” he added. “Only the black box can tell us that.”
Air traffic controllers, fearing to be made scapegoats for that accident, have staged periodic work slowdowns to protest against deficient radar and radio equipment poor pay and hours. Delays and cancellations are routine. Passengers occasionally storm the airfields.
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Federal investigators plan to examine wreckage from the crash site and release a preliminary report within 30 days.
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The Piper plane involved in a crash in Vermont that killed four Connecticut residents…
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The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate the incident, in which no injuries were reported. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says it is working to re-accommodate passengers on both flights.
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to provide updates Tuesday on the investigation into a plane crash that killed four people — including a …
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A Kansas City-area journalist was among passengers onboard a Lafayette-bound flight Tuesday morning that had its tail clipped by another aircraft while taxing for takeoff.
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“In the air you don’t have many options in case something happens,” Ioana Iachim told Newsweek.
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Middletown High School closed for the day on Tuesday following a deadly plane crash in Vermont.
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Van Ness Family spoke to News 8 this evening; they did not want to go on camera but said they are devastated after they lost two of their family members, Susan a…
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The four people killed in a central Indiana plane crash were from Iowa, according to officials.
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Three people, including a woman from Arizona, are dead after a small plane crashed into townhomes just outside of Portland, Oregon.
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A plane crash Sunday killed four Connecticut residents. Here’s what we know and what we…
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Vermont State Police confirmed that all four of the plane’s occupants were found dead after the plane crash.
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Middletown High School will be closed Tuesday after a teacher and student died in a small plane crash Sunday in Vermont.
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The occupants had flown to Vermont for a brunch reservation at Basin Harbor. They died attempting to return to Connecticut, officials said.
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Authorities say they began investigating when the plane failed to return to its destination, as there were no reports of an aircraft in distress or a crash.
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