Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker is an American aviation official who served as the 11th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Boardfrom August 2006 through August 2008. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Chairman Rosenker was renominated by President Bush for a second term as Chair and was going through the Senate confirmation process which basically ended when President Obama was elected in November 2008. He served as acting chair starting in March 2005...
tragedy
This is a tragedy that should not have happened.
baggage coffee computers landing pots required turned
During takeoff, landing and turbulence, adults are required to be buckled up, baggage and coffee pots are stowed, computers are turned off and put away, yet infants and toddlers need not be restrained.
appears crack extend fatigue location majority seen trying
We've seen fatigue. We don't know why that fatigue appeared. That is what we're trying to determine. This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation.
advocating tragedy
We have too long been advocating changes. It's on our most-wanted list. This is a tragedy that should not have happened.
data event recorder
We have to look at the event data recorder in more detail.
coordinate data event recorder signal supposed
We have to look at event data recorder in more detail. We must also coordinate that with the signal logs, which will give us an idea of what was supposed to have happened.
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Investigators will closely examine the maintenance records to determine any information that helps us understand the flight load history of the aircraft, any repairs made to this area of the wing or any other historical information that helps us determine the sequence of events that lead to this tragic accident.
hopeful disappointing decrease
The increase in accidents is disappointing. But the decrease in total fatalities is a hopeful sign.
years training use
The pilot is still the pilot, whether he is at a remote console or on the flight deck. With the potential for thousands of these unmanned aircraft in use years from now, the standards for pilot training need to be set high to ensure that those on the ground and other users of the airspace are not put in jeopardy.
believe type
I believe it (the braking system) would have prevented this type of accident.
emergency train
He put his train into emergency braking and radioed his dispatcher,
acted believes board failure prevent urgent
The board believes that this urgent recommendation, if acted upon quickly, will go a long way to prevent a catastrophic failure of the rudder.
learn road scientific test
It's like a scientific road test of the vessel, ... Tomorrow, we're going to learn significantly more.
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There is this myth out there that says if you're involved in a catastrophic aircraft accident the odds are extremely low. That's inaccurate. The odds are extremely high.