Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker is an American aviation official who served as the 11th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Boardfrom August 2006 through August 2008. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Chairman Rosenker was renominated by President Bush for a second term as Chair and was going through the Senate confirmation process which basically ended when President Obama was elected in November 2008. He served as acting chair starting in March 2005...
captain history human looking particular rules
We will be looking at all factors. The training, human factors, the history of this particular captain and the rules and regulations he operates under,
extremely serious
This was extremely disappointing. When you get in the cockpit, this is serious business.
quickly safely trying
We're trying to do this as quickly as possible, as safely as possible.
amazing last lucky people pictures
We were very, very lucky last night. People could have died. When you look at the pictures of the automobiles that were crushed, it's amazing that they weren't.
details shared
We don't want to get into the details of what he shared with us.
learn road scientific test
It's like a scientific road test of the vessel, ... Tomorrow, we're going to learn significantly more.
determine early happened
It's much too early to determine what happened on that lake. Nothing is off the table.
acted believes board failure prevent urgent
The board believes that this urgent recommendation, if acted upon quickly, will go a long way to prevent a catastrophic failure of the rudder.
road scientific test
It's a very scientific road test of the vehicle.
consequences fires potential
The potential consequences of these fires can be catastrophic.
appears crack extend fatigue location majority seen trying
We've seen fatigue. We don't know why that fatigue appeared. That is what we're trying to determine. This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation.
areas attention believe conditions immediate months nation needs several since weather winter
We believe this recommendation needs the immediate attention of the FAA since we will be experiencing winter weather conditions in many areas of our nation for several more months to come.
learn top using vessel virtually
We're going to learn a lot by using this vessel. The top of the vessel is virtually identical, and the hull is identical. That will be enough to give us what we need to know.
air believe brakes drivers equipped operated rock therefore training vehicles
We believe that more than 500,000 vehicles equipped with air brakes may be operated by drivers who, like the Glen Rock driver, have no air brake training and therefore may not be able to operate their vehicles safely.