WITH
WITH A
WITH A DEADLY PLANE CRASH IN ADDISON.
ADDISON.
ADDISON. THE NTSB I+@S GIVING US AN UPDA
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS A FORMAL PRESS THREE
REFERR+@ING.
REFERR+@ING. I'M JOINED BY JENNIFER RHODY.
EVERY EVENING WE HAVE A
PROGRESS REPORT ON WHAT THE
GROUP HAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. SOME GIVING YOU THE BASIS OF
THAT NOW.
THAT NOW.
THAT NOW. THE FIRST AREA WILL BE
STRUCTURES. +@
STRUCTURES. +@ TODAY WE CONDUCTED A WALK-
THROUGH ALONG THE RUNWAY AREA.
DOCTOR RUDY WOULD YOU CARE TO
ADDRESS THAT?
ADDRESS THAT? >> IT IS TYPICAL WITH ANY
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THAT
INVOLVES AN AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT
FOR US TO DO A FORMAL SWEEP OF
THE RUNWAY FOR TWO PURPOSES TO
ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT
THAT WE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING
AND TO ENSURE THAT THE+@Y'RE NO
THAT WE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING AND TO ENSURE THAT THE+@Y'RE NO@
ANY COMPONENTS THAT THEY WERE
+@ NOT SEPARATED DURING THE
AIRPLANE DEPARTURE ROLE.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF
WRECKAGE RECOVERY IS ARE ABLE
TO DOCUMENT EXACTLY WHERE
THINGS WOUND UP.
I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE BEGINNING
TR+@ANSFER ON THAT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THE RECOVERY TEAM FROM LONE
STAR RETRIEVAL HAS+@ ARRIVED TH
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
STAGING THE EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW
WITH AIRPLANE COMPONENTS AND
STARTING TO PROCESS THE AS WE
CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION.
>> WITH A MINOR PRO+@BLEM WITH
MICROSOFT WANTING AN UPDATE.
MICROSOFT ONCE AN UPDATE.
>> THIS IS AN EXEMPL+@AR PICTUR
OF THE COCKPIT OF THE KING AIR
350 AND YOU CAN SEE +@HERE THE
AVIONICS SUITE INSIDE THE
AIRCRAFT WE DO AN INVESTIGATION
WE OBVIOUSLY LOOK TO RECOVER AS
MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.
YESTERDAY WE SPOKE ABOUT THE +@
FACT THAT WE HAD A COCKPIT
VOICE RECORDER.
VOICE RECORDER. WE DO NOT HAVE THE DIGITAL
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER.
THERE ARE CHIPS INSIDE HERE
OFTEN WITH NONVOLATILE MEMORY.
WE ARE SOMETIMES ABLE TO
RECOVER THIS INFORMATION THAT
+@
RECOVER THIS INFORMATION THAT IS ON THOSE CH+@IPS.
SO+@ THIS IS THE EXTERNAL VIEW
WHICWE RELEASED YESTERDAY OF
THE COCKPIT VOICRECORDERON
THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS A LAB TECHNIINFROM
WASHINONDWH IS TAKING
THIS AA.
THIS AA.
THIS AA. THIS SHW E OF THE CHIPS
INSIDET+@ERCRE N YOU C+@AN
SEE HTTHEY ARE IN PRETY
GOOD CNIIN
GOOD CNIIN AS FAR ASTHE OTHER EQUIPMET
ON BOARDTHE AIRCRAF, THAT IS
NOT FIEHARDEE OR CRASH
RESISTN.
RESISTN.
RESISTN. THAT I GOIN TO BE A WORK IN
PROGREST E O MUCH WE ARE
+@ABLETO RECOVE.
+@ABLETO RECOVE. I WOULD NWLIKE TO READ THE
INFOMTO HTW HAVE IN THE
COCKPI OC EODR
THIS IS PRELIMI+@AY
+@THE AIRCATWSEQUIPE WITH
AN L FA 2100 COCKPIT VOICE
RECORDROR CDR.
RECORDROR CDR. IT RECORDE WOHOURS OF HIGH
QUALIT UI INCLUDIN THE
+@
QUALIT UI INCLUDIN THE +@ACCIDENTFIH.
+@ACCIDENTFIH. IT CLEARDTEFLIGHTTO TAKE
OFF AMON 145.
ABO N MINUT BEFORE THE END
OF THE RECORDIN
CREW CMETCNITT IH
CONFUSN CURD ABOUT 12
SECONDS BEO THE END OF THE
RECORDING.
RECORDING. CREW COMMENT PROVIDING A
PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGIN
PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGIN+@ HER OCCURRED ABOUT EIGHT
SECONDS BEFORE THE END OF THE
RECORDING.
RECORDING. THREE AUTOMATED BANK ANGLE ORAL
REPORTS BEGAN ABOUT THREE
SECONDS BEFORE THE END OF THE
RECORDING.
RECORDING. ACR GROUP COMPRISED OF
TECHNICAL EXPERTS WILL CONVENE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE AT THE NTSB
TO REVIEW THE COCKPIT VOICE
RECORDING AND THEY WILL PRODUCE
A WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT.
THE CVR TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE
PUBLIC WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE
OTHER FACTUAL REPORTS ARE
PLACED IN THE NTSB'S PUBLIC
DOCKET FOR THIS ACCIDENT. +@
I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF
QUESTIONS ON THIS BUT THIS IS
ALL THAT WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO
SAY +@AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO POWER
PLANTS.
PLANTS.
PLANTS. WE HAVE RECOVERED BOTH ENGINES
THE PROPELLER ASSEMBL+@IES FROM
THE ACCIDENT SITES WHIC+@H HAVE
BOTH REMOVED.
BOTH REMOVED. DOCTOR RUDY WOULD YOU ADDRESS
THAT SECTION?
THAT SECTION? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. BOTH ENGINES WERE RECOVERED FROM
THE AIRPLANE YESTERDAY.
BOTH PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES WERE
RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT
SCENE AND ARE NOW IN A SECURE
HANGAR WHERE OUR TEAM IS TAKING
THE EXTERNAL COMPONENT+@S AND
+@ PIECES OF THE ENGINE SO+@ THEY
CAN EXAMINE BOTH ENGINES
FURTHER AND CLEARLY IDENT+@IFY
WHICH PROPELLERS A+@SSEMBLIES
BELONG TO WHICH ENGINES.
+@
BELONG TO WHICH ENGINES. >> IN THE OPERATIONS GROUP WE
HAVE REQUESTED AND WOULD BE
BEGINNING THE FLIGHT CREW
RECORDS.
RECORDS.
RECORDS. THEIR CERTIFICATES LOGBOOKS AND
RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
WE'VE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL
WITNESSES AND OTHER PILOTS
INCLUDING ANOTHER PILOT WHO
FLEW WITH THE ACCIDENT PILOT
SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE FLIGHT
FROM Q2 BOROUGH NEW YORK.
HE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS
NOTHING UNUSUAL +@AT THAT TIME.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL VIDEO
RE+@CORDINGS NOW.
RE+@CORDINGS NOW. FOR VIDEOS, TO WHICH WERE TAKEN
FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
AN+@D ONE FROM ANOTHER HANGAR
THAT SHOWS THE GROU+@ND ROLE AN
LIFT OFF OF THE ACCIDENT
AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT. LAST VIDEO THAT WE HAVE IS FROM
A PARKED FIRETRUCK THAT IS
HAVING A DASH CAMERA VIDEO
LOOKING WEST TOWARD+@ THE HANGA
AND THAT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT
SHORTLY BEFORE IT COL+@LIDES AN
THEN AFTER IT COLLIDESWITH
ANGER ITSELF.
ANGER ITSELF. IT SOME QUESTIONS YESTDAY
REGARDING THE WEIGHT OF THE
AIRCRAFT AND DOCTOR RUDY HAS
SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.
IS STANDARD AN ACCIDENTSUCH
AS S FOR US TO CONDUCT A
PERFORNC AULATO
PERFORNC AULATO REGAN THE AIRPLANE AND WHAT
IT WASCAPABLE OF DOINGVERSUS
WHATW ARE SEEING I THE
ACCIDETVDO AND WHERE THE
AIRPLAEEDDUP SPECIFICAL
AIRPLAEEDDUP SPECIFICAL +@WITH THE COCR FOR PERFORMAC
OF ONE OF THE ENGINES
WE WILL CNUTTHE STANDAD
WEIGHTEAU+@TO AND SEE THE
CAPAIYFR11 PEOPLE IF 10
PEOPLEWR NBOARD.
PEOPLEWR NBOARD. WE L TAKE ESTI+@MATE+@DWIHS
FORALL OCCUPANT.
FORALL OCCUPANT. WE WIL WEIGH EVERYTHIGISD
TH PAETHA WE WERE AL +@
TO RCVR NOTING THAT MOST
ITEMS R FIREDMGDAND THAT
WILLNTPROVIDEUS AN EXACT
WEIGHTBUT RATHERA ESTIMATD
WAIT.
WAIT.
WAIT. WEK
WAIT. WEK H AIRP+@LAEWSTOPPED
OFF SOON AS YOU MOVE FORWAR WE
WILL UDRTN IHHEFUEL
TANK CNGUAI WSA HOW +@
MUCH FUE OD EON+@ BOARD
BASED NPS ANEAC
HISTOR EWILLBE ABLE TO TAKE
THE EMY WEIH OF THE
AIRCATADINCLES THAT IN
THE WEG BALANCE CONCLUSION.
>> ON THE AIR TRAFFICONTROL
SIDE WE CONDUCTED A VISIT TO +@
THE TOWER YESTERDAY.
THAT GIVES OUR PEOPLE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE WHAT THE
CONTROLLER SOLVE.
CONTROLLER SOLVE. WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING THE
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RECORDINGS
@ FROM OUR SIDE WHICH WILL GIVE
US TWO VANTAGE POINTS ON CONTROL
AND AIRCRAFT RECORDINGS.
WHERE THE CVR DATA AND WE WILL
ALSO HAVE THE ATC TAPES.
AND THEN WE ARE SCHEDULED TO
HAVE TWO INTERVIEWS WITH AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS THERE WERE
ON D+@UTY TODAY SO THAT SHOULD
HAPPEN NOW.
HAPPEN NOW. ON THE DRONE TEAM WE ARE
DOCUMENTING THE DAMAGE TO THE
HANGAR AND ALSO GETTING VERY
GOOD LOOK AT WHAT WAS SCATTERED
UP ON THE ROOF OF THE HANGAR
WHICH IS UNSAFE RIGHT NOW FOR
+@ OUR PEOPLE TO GO UP AND INSPECT.
OUR PEOPLE TO GO UP AND INSPECT@ WE WILL OBVIOUSLY NE+@ED TO GO
RECOVER ALL OF THIS DATA.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING VERY
CLOSELY AT THE SCARS ON HANGAR
FOR WHICH DESCRIBES THE PATH OF
THE AIRCRAFT AND SOME OF THE
PARTS AND PIECES.
WE ALSO HAVE TO SEPARATE OUT
THE AIRCRAFT'S THAT WERE PARKED
ON THAT HANGAR THE FALCON 50
AND THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TO
+@ MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THINGS
PROPERLY DONE THERE.
LASTING THAT THE DRONE WILL DO+
IS FLY AND APPROXIMATE PATH OF
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT BASED ON
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA AN+@D
OFF THE ADS BE TRACKED.
WE WILL NOW TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. AGAIN PLEASE DO RAISE YOUR HAND
IS A CALLING YOU.
STATE WHO YOU ARE WITH I+@N YOU
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. WE
NAME. WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
>> AS I STATED I CA+@NNOT GIVE
ANY MORE DATA THAN WHAT I HAVE.
I CAN READ THE STATEMENT AGAIN
BUT THAT'S ALL I'M ALLOWED TO +@
PROVIDE.
PROVIDE.
PROVIDE. IT SAYS CREW COMMENT CONSISTENT
WITH CONFUSION OCCURRED 12
+@ SECONDS BEFORE THE END OF THE
RECORDING.
RECORDING. CREW COMMENT REGARDING A
PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGINE
OCCURRED ABOUT EIGHT SECONDS
BEFORE THE END OF THE RECORDING.
THAT IS ALL THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE.
WHEN W+@E GET THE TRANSCRIPTS
PUBLISHED IN THE DOCKET THEN
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ
PRECISELY WHAT THE CREW IS
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. I
SAYING. I REALIZE THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU
SAYING. I REALIZE THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU@
AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE BUT
THAT IS ALL THAT WE CAN RELEASE
AT THIS TIME.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US ANY CONTEXT
ON WHAT THE MOBILE THAT IS?
>> ANY THOUGHTS?
>> AGAIN WE ARE RESTRICTED BY
FEDERAL LAONWHAT WE CAN
ELABORE +@RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS THE ONLY DSRTION
THATW CAN PROVIDE
AND EDO THAT FOR THE
PROTECTION OF EVERYON INVOLVE
FROM THE STANDPOIN THAT WE
WANTT MAKE SURE I IS 100%
ACCUAEBFR ERLAE
ACCUAEBFR ERLAE SPECFCDTIS
SPECFCDTIS >+@> ONE O THE THINGS THAT +@WIL
HAPPENWE PUBLICS +@
ACCIETRPR,BCUERIGHT
ACCIETRPR,BCUERIGHT FOR+@ THE LAY AUDIENCE AND THE
TECHIA UINE IS ALL OF
THAT WL BE DECIE IN GREAT
DETAILI H ACCIDEN REPORT.
>> ANYIDEA+@ ABOUT HOW MUCH
LONGER YOUR FOLKS TO BE DONE
HERE THE GROUND?
+@
HERE THE GROUND? >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE
HEADQURESTA WILL BE
DEPARTN THIS AFTERNO+@N
THIS I H LAST FORMAL
BRIEFING.
BRIEFING.
BRIEFING. >> MY TEA WILL LIKELY REMAIN
THRO+@UGH THRDYOTH SCENE.
WE ARE STILL INTHE PROCESS OF
GOING THROUGH E ECKAGE AND
EXAMINING IT+@
EXAMINING IT+@ OUR GO D TO THE EVENTS+@
TOMORROW+@ AFTERNOON HERE AT TH
AIRPORT IS TO BE FINISHED
AROUND 3 PM OR 3:30 PM.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO WASH OUR
JOB BASED ON THOSE EVENTS.
AT MINIMUM WE WILL BE HERE
THROUGH THURSDAY.
THROUGH THURSDAY. >> IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US BE
ARE GETTING AN UPDATE FROM A
PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE NTSB AT
TH+@E ADDISON PLANE+@ CRASH THA
HAPPENED ON SUNDAY.
AND KILLED ALL 10 PEOPLE ON
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LOT TO GO
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WE WILL MAKE SURE WE KEEP YOU
UPDATED THERE IS CURRENTLY A
LOT TO GO THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE KEEP YOU
UPDATED@WFAA.COM AND OUR A+@PP
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF
INVESTIGATION THE SAUCE TO TAK+
PLACE INCLUDING BEING ON THE
SCENE UNTIL THURSD+@AY TO MAKE
+@SURE THAT THEY CAN RECOVER AL
THE PIECES AND SEPARATE THE
PIECES OF THE PLANE FROM THE
ACTUAL P+@IECES OF THE HANGAR A
THEY'RE GOING TO WRECKAGE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. LONE
NOW. LONE STAR RE+@TRIEVAL LANCASTER
IS PICKING UP THIS PIECES SO
THEY CAN DECIPHER ALL OF THAT.
AND RECONSTRUCTED.
AND RECONSTRUCTED. WE ARE CURRENTLY HEARING
+@
+@ BECAUSE OF SOME INFORMATION
THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED THE
+@
+@ GETS
+@ GETS RELEASE A TRANSCRIPT OF
THE AUDIO RECORDING BUT THERE
IS CREW COMMENTS THAT THERE WAS
A LEFT ENGINE PROBLEM AND
APPARENTLY THREE AUTO BANK AND
GOLD REPORTS HEARD AS WELL.
THIS IS INFORMATION WE ARE
GETTING IN NOW FROM THE PRESS
CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. THE NTSB WILL INVESTIGATE BUT
THEY SAY COULD TAKE UP TO YEAR
+@
THEY SAY COULD TAKE UP TO YEAR TO +@COME UP WITH THE REASON TH
THE PLANE CRASHED.
IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS
PRESS CONFERENCE YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND WHY.
UNDERSTAND WHY. THEY'RE LOOKING AT TAKING A
DRON+@E THROUGH IT AND LOOK AT
THE FLIGHT PATH OF APPROXIMATE
PLIGHT FLIGHT PATH HERE AND
TALKING TO PEOPLE ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT
VIDEOS THAT WERE RECOVERED.
IT IS A LOT TO GET TO WE WILL