FAA probes whether pilots fell asleep inflight, overshot airport

[Bluebear]

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether go! airlines pilots fell asleep when a flight overshot the Hilo Airport by 15 miles.

Flight 1002 left Honolulu about 9:20 a.m. last Wednesday and was scheduled to land in Hilo at 10:05 a.m. However, a source close to the investigation said the plane drifted off course by 15 miles before turning back to Hilo Airport.

There was also a 25-minute period where ground crews in Hilo could not get a hold of the flight crew, the source said.

Officials from Mesa Air Group Inc., the Arizona-based parent company of the airline, confirmed the incident and is conducting its own internal probe.

http://starbulletin.com/2008/02/20/news/story08.html

[conscious evolution]

1. I can believe it

My roommate in flight school fell asleep on a flight one night.Luckily I was wearing my headset and was woken by Albequrque Center inquiring if we were still following our flightplan.

I never flew with him again.That was too fucking scary for my taste.

[MediaBabe]

2. On a 40 minute flight? That's horrible

Scary.


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