Plane crash in Kentucky???

[epic!]

the FO survived

 

[JohnE]

Looks like they took off on RWY 26 (3500 feet), not 22 (7000ft). Sad.

 

[Fugawe]

RWY 22 is 7000' long.

RWY 26 is 3500' long.

Plane appears to lie off dep end of 26.

 

[Fugawe]

RWY 22 is 7000' long.

RWY 26 is 3500' long.

Plane appears to lie off dep end of 26.

 

[CitationXDriver]

hmmmmm......according to the news, the "short runway is intended for single nose cone airplanes such as cessnas"

 

[Air 1]

hmmmmm......according to the news, the "short runway is intended for single nose cone airplanes such as cessnas"

and Cessna 182's. Thats what he said anyway.

 

[OneBadLT123]

i dont understand what they are saying on Fox news, so were they cleared to go on the wrong runway? or did the crew go on the wrong runway?

I just caught the last part of the story on Fox news...

 

[seethru]

Interesting little tidbit from FlightAware.com. Apparently, at least one other pilot has had trouble with this runway configuration. Not sure if that was the problem in today's crash, but...

For what it's worth.

Airline Pilot Warned Of Confusing Runway Layout
FlightAware has discovered that in 1993, the pilot of an air carrier filed a report with the NASA ASRS (aviation safety reporting system) after nearly departing from runway 26 when instructed to depart from runway 22 at Lexington.

The report reads, "Aircraft was cleared for immediate takeoff (traffic was inside the marker) on runway 22 at KLEX. We taxied onto the runway and told tower we needed a moment to check our departure routing with our weather radar (storms were in the area, raining at the airport). We realized our heading was not currect for our assigned runway and at that moment, tower called us to cancel the takeoff clearance because we were lined up on runway 26. We taxied clear and then held short of runway 22 for landing traffic. We took off on runway 22 and proceeded without incident. Possible contributing factors were poor visibbility and weather (rain. Confusing runway intersection and tower's request for an immediate takeoff. Suggest possible warning page (similar to Houston Hobby) to clarify multiple runway ends."

 

[ksu_aviator]

http://66.226.83.248/aptdiag/w240/03974.gif

Well, if I typed that in right, you should see the runway layout at KLEX. The lay out isn't too confusing, but if you are not paying attention you would depart the wrong runway.

 

[Fugawe]

i dont understand what they are saying on Fox news, so were they cleared to go on the wrong runway? or did the crew go on the wrong runway?

I just caught the last part of the story on Fox news...

Be very careful with info coming out right now -- it's all speculation and hearsay at this pt.

What appears to be obvious may be repeated ad nauseum by the info-hungry media, and parroted by the talking heads and aviation 'experts'.

Actual recordings and/or transcripts won't be released by the NTSB for some time. Any involved controller or pilot should not be talking to the media or public at this pt.

The theories and ideas floating around now may turn out to be proven accurate, but rest assured that the whole story isn't yet known (crew rest, crew tng, distractions, controller input, aircraft performance, field lighting and conditions, etc ,etc). There are always a host of mitigating factors contributing to any incident.

Fugawe