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...
appears expedient hip hurt maybe seems shooting somebody
We're not shooting from the hip here to hurt somebody because it seems expedient and that maybe it appears to be that way,
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.
appears crack extend fatigue found location majority root wing
The examination of the wing root has found indications of a fatigue crack in the wing spar. This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation.
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.
board continues develop effective encourage implement means national preventing priority runway safety since top
The National Transportation Safety Board has made runway safety a top priority since 1990 and continues to encourage the FAA to develop and implement effective means for preventing runway incursions,
black coming consensus interviews saw side smoke within
The consensus within the interviews is that they all saw black smoke coming from the right side of the aircraft.
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.
port
We want to give the port back to the captain.
test unsafe
We terminated the test because it was unsafe at that point.
slower supposed train
The train should have been slower we believe, when it made that crossover, that would be the way it was supposed to operate.
environment essence flight mission operating saving unsafe
The very essence of the EMS mission is saving lives. Operating an EMS flight in an unsafe environment just makes no sense.
accidents automatic believes board control safety system time train
The Safety Board believes that had an automatic train control system ... been in place at the time of the accidents, the accidents could have been avoided.
behavior careless left switch
It was unfortunate, careless behavior that left that switch misaligned,