Crash investigators find crack in plane's wing
And every other piece of twisted metal they pulled from the Atlantic.
The right wing that detached from a vintage seaplane before it plunged into the sea off Miami Beach, killing 20 people, showed signs of a metal fatigue crack when examined, a top federal official said Wednesday morning.
There was a crack in the wing that fell off the plane? Something's not right about that...
Investigators were able to retrieve the right wing Tuesday, and the engine and propeller were still attached to it.
Too bad the rest of the plane couldn't hang on. It's never a good sign when the wing of the plane just drops off. You're pretty much guarenteed a bumpy landing at that point.
The vintage seaplane, operated by Chalk's Ocean Airways, crashed Monday afternoon shortly after takeoff near Miami Beach with 18 passengers, including three children under the age of 2, and two crew members.
Mark Rosenker, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which analyzed the wing said investigators had video from the U.S. Coast Guard and CNN, and will be getting video from a New York tourist who witnessed the crash. Rosenker said the video that captured the plane's final seconds will likely yield "great information."
Well I would think so. When the part in the video comes along where the right wing bursts into flames and then detaches from the fuselage, you might want to pay close attention. Something about that sounds like it may have caused the plane to crash. But what do I know, I'm no pilot.
A salvage team will continue working Wednesday to lift the wreckage from about 35 feet of water.
"This is a delicate operation," Rosenker said at a news conference earlier Tuesday. "There's a great deal of science to this type of recovery."
"Unfortunately, the way the wreckage is situated, it does not lend itself to access very easily," he said.
The way the wreckage is situated? Oh, you mean the fact that its on the bottom of the fucking ocean. Yeah, that could make the operation delicate. Careful for sharks now.
The right wing that detached from a vintage seaplane before it plunged into the sea off Miami Beach, killing 20 people, showed signs of a metal fatigue crack when examined, a top federal official said Wednesday morning.
There was a crack in the wing that fell off the plane? Something's not right about that...
Investigators were able to retrieve the right wing Tuesday, and the engine and propeller were still attached to it.
Too bad the rest of the plane couldn't hang on. It's never a good sign when the wing of the plane just drops off. You're pretty much guarenteed a bumpy landing at that point.
The vintage seaplane, operated by Chalk's Ocean Airways, crashed Monday afternoon shortly after takeoff near Miami Beach with 18 passengers, including three children under the age of 2, and two crew members.
Mark Rosenker, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which analyzed the wing said investigators had video from the U.S. Coast Guard and CNN, and will be getting video from a New York tourist who witnessed the crash. Rosenker said the video that captured the plane's final seconds will likely yield "great information."
Well I would think so. When the part in the video comes along where the right wing bursts into flames and then detaches from the fuselage, you might want to pay close attention. Something about that sounds like it may have caused the plane to crash. But what do I know, I'm no pilot.
A salvage team will continue working Wednesday to lift the wreckage from about 35 feet of water.
"This is a delicate operation," Rosenker said at a news conference earlier Tuesday. "There's a great deal of science to this type of recovery."
"Unfortunately, the way the wreckage is situated, it does not lend itself to access very easily," he said.
The way the wreckage is situated? Oh, you mean the fact that its on the bottom of the fucking ocean. Yeah, that could make the operation delicate. Careful for sharks now.
posted by A Mad Man at 6:01 AM
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From the sound of this story anybody can work for the national safety board. let's go to the video and see the wing fall off in flames. what more do you need to see jerkoffs
"The way the wreckage is situated? Oh, you mean the fact that its on the bottom of the fucking ocean. Yeah, that could make the operation delicate. Careful for sharks now".
I love this line and the reference to the shark story is great. hope you meant
it that way
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