Pilot Thomas Terry gives insight into DC plane crash
Updated: 10:39 PM CST Jan 29, 2025
FIND OUT MORE DETAILS. AND RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL PILOT ON THE PHONE JOINING US NOW LIVE TO GIVE US A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT INTO WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. MR. THOMAS TERRY IS ON THE PHONE WITH US. AND TOMMY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT SUCH LATE NOTICE. WE KNOW YOU’VE BEEN FLYING FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS NOW AS A PROFESSIONAL PILOT, IN YOUR EXPERT OPINION. I MEAN, HOW OFTEN DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN FOR A COMMERCIAL PLANE TO COLLIDE MID-AIR WITH A MILITARY AIRCRAFT? WELL, THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO EVER HAPPEN. THESE AIRCRAFT ARE FLYING SOME OF THE BUSIEST AIRSPACE IN THE WORLD, WITH PROTECTED AIRSPACE IN THE WORLD. THE TOWER HAS THEM ON A RADAR CONTACT, AND BOTH AIRCRAFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH EQUIPMENT TO WARN THEM OF OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. SO IT’S AN EXTREMELY RARE OCCURRENCE. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE, THAT EQUIPMENT THAT COULD WARN THEM. SO WITH THAT, HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. IS IT I KNOW IT’S EARLY, TOO EARLY TO TELL, BUT COULD THIS HAVE BEEN AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION, OR DOES THIS GIVE ANY INDICATION OF MAYBE SOME HUMAN ERROR? YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY WOULDN’T WANT TO MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS AS TO EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT THE WHAT THE CREWS WERE DEALING WITH AT THIS MOMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED. THE MAJORITY OF THESE AIRCRAFT, ESPECIALLY AIRLINE AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT. SO FOR FOR THEM TO GET AN ALERT, YOU HAVE TO MAYBE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE SCENARIO IS THAT THEY’RE IN. DID THEY FOLLOW THOSE PROTOCOL? AGAIN, I HATE TO COMMENT ON WHAT THE CREW MIGHT HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH, BUT IT’S EXTREMELY RARE. AND I THINK AT THIS POINT, IT’S DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS. AND THERE’S GONNA BE A LOT OF ANSWERS THAT COULD OR A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AND, TOMMY, YOU WERE TELLING ME EARLIER ABOUT SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT PILOTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH. SO IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF A SURPRISE, YOU KNOW, AIRCRAFT THAT COMES ALL OF A SUDDEN, IN YOUR VIEW, WHAT COULD YOU SAY? YOU TALKED ABOUT PROTOCOL, EQUIPMENT AND ALERTS THAT THEY GET WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. WELL, IF THEY GOT AN ALERT, A LOT OF TIMES, DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF ALERT THIS IS, THE SYSTEM IS CALLED TCAS. IT’S AN ACRONYM. IT’S TRAFFIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. AND IF THEY GET CLOSE ENOUGH, TYPICALLY THESE SYSTEMS WILL TELL THEM TO EITHER CLIMB, TURN, OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. AND THE CREW WOULD TYPICALLY FOLLOW THAT PROTOCOL. AGAIN, IN THAT SITUATION, I’M NOT BEING IN THAT SITUATION. I HATE TO MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS TO THAT. WHAT THE CREW WOULD HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH, OR THEY MIGHT HAVE MIGHT HAVE ONE AIRCRAFT MIGHT HAVE HAD A MALFUNCTION OR WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A SEPARATE INSTRUCTION FROM THE FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. SO THERE’S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT WOULD TO CONSIDER TO MAKE A DETERMINATION LIKE THAT. MR. TERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YO
Pilot Thomas Terry gives insight into DC plane crash
Updated: 10:39 PM CST Jan 29, 2025
Pilot Thomas Terry talks about the plane crash in DC Wednesday night. Authorities say the commercial plane collided with a military helicopter mid-air. The regional plane was carrying 64 people and the Black Hawk helicopter had 3 soldiers onboard.
Pilot Thomas Terry talks about the plane crash in DC Wednesday night. Authorities say the commercial plane collided with a military helicopter mid-air. The regional plane was carrying 64 people and the Black Hawk helicopter had 3 soldiers onboard.
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