” . . . fingers are pointing in a myriad of directions over Dale Roger’s one-hour-long wait for ATC to find his flight plan. For one, although he did not declare an emergency, Roger did let air traffic controllers know he was short of fuel 20 minutes before the prop on the rented 172 stopped spinning. As AVweb reported Thursday, Roger was kept circling just outside the 30-nm Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone for more than an hour because ATC couldn’t find the flight plan necessary to allow him to enter the ADIZ and land at Martin. FAA spokesman Jim Peters told the Sun that Roger warned ATC he was low on fuel at 12:15 p.m. and by 12:35 p.m. the plane was nose-down in a bushy area of White Marsh. The NTSB has vowed to get to the bottom of it all. . . .”
Extract from AVWeb at http://www.avweb.com/newswire/9_28a/complete/185269-1.html
By: mmitch - 13th September 2004 at 11:10
There have been numerous problems with the ‘heightened security’ in the US. Some unfortunate pilots have found themselves in hot water when a ‘short notice TFR’ (temporary flight restriction) was put in after they were airborne! I believe GA aircraft are still not welcome over Washington. I don’t think a suicide terrorist bomber would call ATC or fly high enough to be seen on radar. Do you?
mmitch.
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September 12, 2004 at 1:05 pm