Skywest Brasilia hits jetway LAX.

[Nightrain_080]

Ugh any news on this? Hope the crew is still employed.

 

[Gobi Gred]

Haven't heard much about it recently. Someone said on another forum that the crew has been placed on admin leave with no pay pending the NTSB/FAA investigation. A few years ago that crew would probably be back flying already. But with no shortage of flight crews and the FAA handing out 60 day suspensions for minor offenses, it doesn't look promising. I hope I'm wrong and the crew will be back on the line soon.

 

[atlcrashpad]

Oops....
oh yeah, MESA SUX! (thought that needed to be said)

 

[CX880]

Didn't the PIC or the SIC see the giant "walk way" about 1 foot away from the props approaching their airplane?

 

[Salukipilot4590]

BOOM! Protein everywhere!

 

[Gr82Aviate]

BOOM! Protein everywhere!

There was no "protein" involved...

 

[Raoul Duke]

congrats on everyone moving up the seniority list

 

[Snapshot]

There's video of the airplane being marshaled in? Does it also show the jetway in motion? Please post a link.

Video showed nosewheel solid on the line....
The rest was wishful thinking on my part. I have a hard time wrapping my mind around a Captain taxiing his plane into a jetway that literally passed about five feet from his own head before he hit it, but sure enough, that's what he did.
Marshaller definitely dropped the ball, but CA doesn't get a pass on this one.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

At my US airline, we were taught to follow the marshaller's instructions, if we had a marshaller. We had one crew that was marshalled into a collision. At first the DO wanted to fire them, but then the Tng Dept said the crew was doing EXACTLY what they were supposed to do. Nothing happened to the crew.
Saw a light tower knocked down in Dar. They had a marshaller and two wing-walkers...STILL took out the tower with their left wingtip.

cliff
LFW

 

[Mike man]

BOOM! Protein everywhere!

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

 

[cmrflyer]

Height
Weight
Weird!

 

[Salukipilot4590]

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

"I" before "E" except after "C"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein

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(srs) that I before E thing gets me every time otherwise though!

 

[CFIT]

The crew is not in trouble for hitting the jetway, the marsheller took them to the CRJ position instead of the EMB position, the crew did exactly as the were directed. The marsheller was an 8 year employee and was terminated. There were comments (fit for flight) made on the CVR that has the crew in question, before they left SAN.

 

[CX880]

The crew is not in trouble for hitting the jetway, the marsheller took them to the CRJ position instead of the EMB position, the crew did exactly as the were directed. The marsheller was an 8 year employee and was terminated. There were comments (fit for flight) made on the CVR that has the crew in question, before they left SAN.

Mr Prater, that makes no sense. Yes the marshaller was in la la land. but isn't the responsibility of not hitting something up to the pilots? Didn't they see the jetway as they pulled in?? It's a 23foot airplane.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

The crew is not in trouble for hitting the jetway, the marsheller took them to the CRJ position instead of the EMB position, the crew did exactly as the were directed. The marsheller was an 8 year employee and was terminated. There were comments (fit for flight) made on the CVR that has the crew in question, before they left SAN.

Keep us informed as to their due process!

 

[polarpop]

Mr Prater, that makes no sense. Yes the marshaller was in la la land. but isn't the responsibility of not hitting something up to the pilots? Didn't they see the jetway as they pulled in?? It's a 23foot airplane.

you sound like someone who has never been marshaled into a parking space...

 

[Sandhawk]

Genius quote of the day from the article.....

This was a very close call. The fact that no one was hurt by flying metal parts probably had more to do with luck than skill.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

you sound like someone who has never been marshaled into a parking space...

You sound like someone who thinks an airline is interested in justice and truth and not limited liability.....

 

[polarpop]

You sound like someone who thinks an airline is interested in justice and truth and not limited liability.....

How the f did you make that leap? I know an airline don't give a sheeit about its pilots...