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How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Important context:

January 20: FAA director fired
January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Staffing was not normal at air traffic control

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

This is an overreach that minimizes the people who are actually impacted by Trump's actions.

This was the heli pilot's error, plain and simple. Tower was following protocol and did not grant clearance because they were short on staff or something ridiculous like that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They were short on staff because of Trump.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This specific tower was not short on staff, and again, ATC doesn't just start issuing faulty clearances when they're short staffed.

Use your brain.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

New York Times reported that "Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/air-traffic-control-staffing-plane-crash.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

If you read a little deeper, you'd know that ATC error wasn't the cause of the crash. The clearance issued was perfectly valid

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Individual human failures are often a symptom of broader and larger systemic problems. Pointing out these systemic problems is not over reach.