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jtrain609 · January 14th, 2008, 13:35

Ok I hate to continue to throw stuff into this thread, but this is what the NTSB had to say about United Flight 173, but I hate misinformation more.

"The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and to properly respond to the low fuel state and the crewmember's advisories regarding fuel state. This resulted in fuel exhaustion to all engines. His inattention resulted from preoccupation with a landing gear malfunction and preparations for a possible landing emergency.

Contributing to the accident was the failure of the other two flight crewmembers either to fully comprehend the criticality of the fuel state or to successfully communicate their concern to the captain."

January 14th, 2008, 13:35	#39
jtrain609 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 11,653	Re: Thunderstorm At Your Destination Ok I hate to continue to throw stuff into this thread, but this is what the NTSB had to say about United Flight 173, but I hate misinformation more. "The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and to properly respond to the low fuel state and the crewmember's advisories regarding fuel state. This resulted in fuel exhaustion to all engines. His inattention resulted from preoccupation with a landing gear malfunction and preparations for a possible landing emergency. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the other two flight crewmembers either to fully comprehend the criticality of the fuel state or to successfully communicate their concern to the captain." __________________ STFD