Capt. Roy Taylor details the flight paths prior to the tragic collision near Washington D.C. Wednesday night to shed light on what may have happened. Read More Breaking News
SkyTeam 11’s Capt. Roy Taylor maps out the flight paths before tragic crash
THE CURRENT DEBRIS FIELD. FIRST RESPONDERS ARE WORKING THROUGH, RIGHT? CORRECT. ANDRE. DEB AND TONIGHT DIVERS HAVE SEARCHED ALL AREAS ACCESSIBLE. THEY SAY THEY’LL START WORKING TO SALVAGE THE WRECKAGE TOMORROW. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE DC FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW THE CONDITIONS OF THE WATER. THEY ARE FRIGID. THEY ARE MURKY AT THIS POINT. HERE’S A LOOK, THOUGH, AT THE POTOMAC, WHICH OF COURSE FLOWS THROUGH MARYLAND, DC AND VIRGINIA. THIS IS WHERE THE TWO AIRCRAFTS LANDED. IT’S ABOUT THREE MILES FROM CAPITOL HILL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. BUT WE’RE ALSO TOLD BY DC FIRE CHIEF THAT STRONG WINDS HELPED ACTUALLY PUSH DEBRIS DOWN AS FAR AS THE WILSON BRIDGE. AND TO OUR ESTIMATE, THAT’S ABOUT THREE MILES ITSELF. WE SPOKE WITH OUR OWN CAPTAIN, ROY TAYLOR, TODAY ABOUT THE SITUATION. IT’S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE BLACKHAWK MISUNDERSTOOD, DID NOT SEE THE AIRPLANE THAT WAS COMING IN TO LAND, SAW THE AIRPLANE THAT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF OUT OF REAGAN NATIONAL ON RUNWAY ONE AND MISTOOK IT SKY TEAM 11 PILOT, CAPTAIN ROY TAYLOR GIVING US AN AVIATION PERSPECTIVE TONIGHT AS THE UNIFIED COMMAND WORKS TO LEARN HOW A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND AN AMERICAN AIRLINE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT COLLIDED LAST NIGHT, SENDING BOTH AIRCRAFTS INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER. CAPTAIN ROY MAPPING OUT THE PATH OF BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER TOOK ON THIS CHART. HE SAYS THE HIGHLIGHTED BLUE LINES ARE HELICOPTER ROUTES. THEY PICK UP THE ROUTE ONE, WHICH TAKES IT TOWARDS REAGAN NATIONAL. NOW, AT THE BEGINNING, THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS 1300 FEET. BUT AS THEY CONTINUE DOWN THE RIVER HERE, IT DROPS DOWN TO 700FT, THEN 300FT, AND THEN FINALLY THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE AS IT SNAKES AROUND IS 200FT ABOVE THE GROUND. NOW, AS IT WORKS ITS WAY DOWN TOWARDS ROUTE ONE, TOWARDS ROUTE FOUR, ROUTE FOUR CROSSES THE RUNWAY AT RUNWAY 33 AT REAGAN NATIONAL. SO THE COMMUTER JET WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ON THE FINAL TO LAND AT RUNWAY THREE THREE, AND THE CRASH LITERALLY HAPPENED JUST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE POTOMAC RIVER ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. TONIGHT. THERE IS GRIEF AND ALSO CONCERN. I WOULD TELL PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FLYING, DON’T BE CONCERNED BECAUSE IF YOU HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, WOULD YOU STOP DRIVING A CAR? IF THERE WAS A BUS ACCIDENT? WOULD YOU STOP USING A BUS? NOW THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FIRST RESPONDERS FROM BALTIMORE CITY, BALTIMORE AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES, FOR EXAMPLE. EVEN STATE AGENCIES DOWN THERE IN DC ASSISTING OR HAVE BEEN ASSISTING EARLIER THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO LAST NIGHT. SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PRESENCE DOWN THERE A
SkyTeam 11’s Capt. Roy Taylor maps out the flight paths before tragic crash
SkyTeam 11’s Capt. Roy Taylor details the flight paths prior to the tragic collision near Washington D.C. Wednesday night to shed light on what may have happened.The conditions of the water are murky and frigid in the Potomac River, which flows through and touches Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia. The two aircrafts crash landed in the river closer to the Maryland side and about three miles south of the White House and U.S. Capitol. Strong winds helped push debris down as far down as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and WBAL-TV spoke with SkyTeam 11’s Captain Roy Taylor about the situation.”It’s a good possibility that the Black Hawk misunderstood, did not see the airplane that was coming into land, saw the airplane that had just taken off out of Reagan National on Runway 1, and mistook it,” Taylor said.As the Unified Command works to learn how a black hawk helicopter and American Airline commercial flight collided Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River. Taylor mapped out the path the black hawk helicopter took on an aviation chart, the highlighted blue lines are the helicopter routes. “Route 1, which takes it towards Reagan National at the beginning, the maximum altitude is 1300 feet. But, as they continue down the river here it drops down to 700 feet, then 300 feet and then finally the maximum altitude as it snakes around is 200 feet above the ground,” Taylor said. “Now as it works its way down towards Route 1 towards Route 4, Route 4 crosses the runway at Runway 3-3 at Reagan National. So the commuter jet was in the process of turning on the final to land at Runway 3-3 and the crash literally happened just on the east side of the Potomac River.”Here in Maryland and across the country there is grief and concern.”I would tell people who are concerned about flying, don’t be concerned. Because if you had an automobile accident, would you stop driving a car? If there was a bus accident, would you stop using a bus?,” Taylor added.A number of first responders from Baltimore City, Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties and state agencies assisting including Baltimore City and County police, Baltimore City Fire, Anne Arundel County Fire Department and Maryland State Police.
SkyTeam 11’s Capt. Roy Taylor details the flight paths prior to the tragic collision near Washington D.C. Wednesday night to shed light on what may have happened.
The conditions of the water are murky and frigid in the Potomac River, which flows through and touches Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia. The two aircrafts crash landed in the river closer to the Maryland side and about three miles south of the White House and U.S. Capitol. Strong winds helped push debris down as far down as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and WBAL-TV spoke with SkyTeam 11’s Captain Roy Taylor about the situation.
“It’s a good possibility that the Black Hawk misunderstood, did not see the airplane that was coming into land, saw the airplane that had just taken off out of Reagan National on Runway 1, and mistook it,” Taylor said.
As the Unified Command works to learn how a black hawk helicopter and American Airline commercial flight collided Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River.
Taylor mapped out the path the black hawk helicopter took on an aviation chart, the highlighted blue lines are the helicopter routes.
“Route 1, which takes it towards Reagan National at the beginning, the maximum altitude is 1300 feet. But, as they continue down the river here it drops down to 700 feet, then 300 feet and then finally the maximum altitude as it snakes around is 200 feet above the ground,” Taylor said. “Now as it works its way down towards Route 1 towards Route 4, Route 4 crosses the runway at Runway 3-3 at Reagan National. So the commuter jet was in the process of turning on the final to land at Runway 3-3 and the crash literally happened just on the east side of the Potomac River.”
Here in Maryland and across the country there is grief and concern.
“I would tell people who are concerned about flying, don’t be concerned. Because if you had an automobile accident, would you stop driving a car? If there was a bus accident, would you stop using a bus?,” Taylor added.
A number of first responders from Baltimore City, Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties and state agencies assisting including Baltimore City and County police, Baltimore City Fire, Anne Arundel County Fire Department and Maryland State Police.