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Posted: Feb. 21 2008,12:03 pm |
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the pilot and copilot of a Feb. 13 Go! Airlines flight fell asleep while in the air between Honolulu and Hilo, an FAA spokesman said today.
How Safe Is That Airline?Flight 1002 left Honolulu around 9 p.m. local time on what was scheduled as a 30-minute flight, said Ian Gregor, spokesman for the FAA's Western-Pacific Region. The aircraft overshot Hilo by 15 miles while at cruising altitude, and air traffic controllers were unable to reach the flight crew for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, he said.
The plane eventually turned around and landed at Hilo without incident.
The FAA investigation is underway and will involve interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and witnesses, Gregor said. Investigators will also review radar tracks and audio tapes to determine if, in fact, the pilots fell asleep, he said.
Paul Skellon, a spokesman for Mesa Air Group, the owner of Go! Airlines, said that the company was cooperating fully with the FAA.
"Until such time as the investigation is completed, we really have no further comment," he said.
The FAA is not aware of anything weather-related that would have caused the plane to overshoot its destination, Gregor said.
Aviation sources say this is extremely rare — especially on what was supposed to be a short flight.
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Posted: Feb. 21 2008,12:59 pm |
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They just turned down the radio and were playin' IZ over the intercom system... 
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Posted: Feb. 21 2008,5:32 pm |
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A Little More Info......
HONOLULU: A go! airliner overshot Hilo International Airport by 15 miles last week, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the pilots were sleeping.
"We're investigating whether the pilot and co-pilot of a Feb. 13 go! airlines flight fell asleep while the plane was in the air between Honolulu and Hilo," FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.
Midmorning Flight 1002 drifted off course during the 214-mile trip and had to turn back to get to the airport on the Big Island. The flight landed safely.
Air traffic controllers tracking the plane by radar were unable to contract the cockpit for 25 minutes, according to a report by KGMB-TV.
Mesa Air Group, the parent company of go!, is cooperating fully with the FAA, said Paul Skellon, vice president of communications. He said the company would not comment further until the investigation was complete.
If the pilots did fall asleep while the plane was on autopilot, FAA rules carry penalties ranging from a warning letter to license suspension or revocation.
Mesa launched go! in June 2006. It is the state's fourth largest carrier, flying 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.
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Posted: Feb. 21 2008,8:49 pm |
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| Quote (Dyce51 @ Feb. 21 2008,8:34 pm) | | speaking of piolets and aviation .... Â has anyone heard from or seen Toby at all? if so hows he doing? I havent talked to him in a long time |
I have been warned that I might get a drunken dial from him and side kick N2Lake, AKA LoneSterRage this weekend. Tim, N2Lake is coming to Phoenix tomorrow for the drags. I will let them know you were asking about them. 
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