F-16s buzz ASA?

[HoserASA]

FAA: F-16’s flew so close to commuter plane, alarms went off

Associated Press
Published: April 9, 2010
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Authorities say two F-16 jet fighters came so
close to a 70-seat commuter plane over southern Ohio that they
triggered a cockpit alarm, and the Atlantic Southeast Airlines
pilots maneuvered away from them.
ASA says Flight 5202, flying from Cleveland to Atlanta, landed
safely in Georgia on time Thursday. A spokeswoman says the two
pilots had sight of the F-16s and were able to keep on their flight
plan.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say the planes were
operated by the Ohio National Guard. A message was left Friday for
the Columbus-based Guard.
FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro says federal and military
authorities will investigate. He says radar showed the F-16s were
flying at 30,000 feet when they should have been no higher than
29,000 feet.

Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com

Hoser
ROLL TIDE!

 

[Max Q]

Must be a slow day for news.

 

[crj567]

Wonder if the Capt was KK? Maybe he just talked them into a slow inverted pass for a photo op.....

-Burners on!

 

[HoserASA]

Nah wasn't KK, it was .................Tim Martins!
(ALPA mag poster boy)

Hoser
ROLL TIDE!

 

[No Delay]

No....Tim was in the F-16.

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[LazyLightnin']

Do they violate military pilots like they would have if the roles were reversed?

 

[beagle pilot]

The FAA can only violate a military pilot if 1) they have a pilot certificate (which is one reason why some avoid getting one until they are ready to leave the service) and 2) the FAA knows who it is. Usual military policy is not to release the IDs of pilots. If someone has a complaint, they must file it with the Commanding Officer. That said, the military has it's own justice system. If an investigation proves this wasn't just an accident or a malfunction, those two pilots could get hammered by their own Chain of Command.

 

[crj567]

The FAA can only violate a military pilot if 1) they have a pilot certificate (which is one reason why some avoid getting one until they are ready to leave the service) and 2) the FAA knows who it is. Usual military policy is not to release the IDs of pilots. If someone has a complaint, they must file it with the Commanding Officer. That said, the military has it's own justice system. If an investigation proves this wasn't just an accident or a malfunction, those two pilots could get hammered by their own Chain of Command.

Indeed, they probably will get their hand slapped a little bit, but no prospective employer will ever know what they did (assuming they didn't have a civilian license,) and they will never have to tell anyone outside the military.

-Any regional guy who screwed and pulled something like this would probably never make it to a decent major, but these guys can pull something like this a few times, and no one will ever know.

 

[SoberIrishman]

Two of those fighter jets passed my ATR one day back in 1999 on the way down to Fort Walton. VMC'd the bitch, ending in a split S over Dothan but recovered by 500 feet, and continued to a normal landing on time in Wally World. Bad thing was I had to fill out a RIF!

 

[rumrnr78]

What if "The Palm" was at the controls of the ASA flight? Discuss...