Panic erupted on the runway as a routine flight turned into a nightmare in seconds. Two pilots dead. Dozens injured. A jet full of passengers colliding with a truck that never should have been there. Now, a top aviation insider is pointing to one \u201cunforgivable\u201d decision in the control tower that chance.<\/p>\n
In the aftermath of the LaGuardia crash, investigators are piecing together the final, chaotic moments before impact. The Bombardier CRJ-900 had been cleared, its crew trusting that the runway was theirs alone. That trust was shattered when the aircraft struck a Port Authority vehicle, killing both pilots and injuring many on board. For the families, the horror is matched only by the belief that it didn\u2019t have to happen.<\/p>\n
Former Department of Transportation inspector general Mary Schiavo argues this was not a freak accident, but a preventable breakdown in coordination. Tower and ground control, she says, failed at the one task that matters most: keeping metal from crossing paths. As investigators comb through audio tapes and procedures, a brutal question hangs over LaGuardia: was this tragedy the cost of one critical clearance, given when it never should have been?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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