Those correct links are...





http://www.usaviation.com/forums/index.php?
showtopic=33299&hl=chickenlittle92071


and an open letter to Congressman Ben Chandler's office...


http://www.usaviation.com/forums/index.php?
showtopic=33302&hl=chickenlittle92071







--- In sr111@yahoogroups.com, "chickenlittle92071"
<chickenlittle92071@...> wrote:
>
> July 17, 2007
>
>
> Mark V. Rosenker
> Chairman, NTSB
> 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
> Washington, D.C. 20594
> Telephone (202) 314-6000
>
> Chairman Rosenker,
>
> My name is James Bergquist, former USAF and FAA air traffic
> controller, and former head of our union, NATCA, in San Diego.
>
> I have posted several articles on many aviation bulletin boards
about
> the crash of Comair flight 5191 on August 27, 2006. I have also
> contacted many family members and their attorneys, the Delta safety
> department, Congressman Ben Chandler's office, and the Lexington
> press about my allegations about the accident.
>
> I read a press release on the NTSB website at...
>
> http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2006/060925.htm
>
> Under the paragraph titled air traffic control, a lot of false
> information is listed...
>
> Air Traffic Control
>
> At the time of the accident, there was one air traffic controller
in
> the tower. After handling several aircraft at the beginning of his
> shift, there were several hours without aircraft movements. In the
20
> minutes leading up to the accident, there were three departures,
> including Comair 5191, from LEX under his control. The ATC group
has
> interviewed several Lexington control tower personnel and FAA air
> traffic personnel. The controller on duty at the time of the
accident
> relayed the following information to investigators: he cleared the
> accident flight crew to take off (from runway 22) and to fly runway
> heading (220 degrees); after providing takeoff clearance for flight
> 5191, he turned away from the window to perform an administrative
> task (traffic count); he did not witness the accident, but heard
the
> crash, turned around and saw fire, and immediately activated the
> emergency response. As in all investigations, the group will review
> the controller's workload and duty schedule and the tower staffing
> level.
>
>
> When I downloaded the FAA ATC tapes, I discovered that the
controller
> wasn't doing traffic count after he cleared the stricken aircraft
for
> takeoff but immediately diverted his attention to a previous
> departure and was performing approach control duties while Comair
was
> rolling down the wrong runway. Traffic count could not have been a
> factor in this accident.
>
>
> Additionally, there is another item that the NTSB overlooked. You
are
> telling us that the controller "immediately activated the emergency
> response". But the FAA tapes show something completely different.
The
> FAA tapes show that there was well over a two minute delay after
the
> crash before the controller pulled the crash phone. That is a huge
> error for the NTSB to make even in the preliminary stages of an
> accident investigation.
>
>
> I cannot understand how the NTSB would think that they can hoodwink
> the public with this lie on one hand and let the FAA provide the
> public with the tapes that clearly show that it is all a lie on the
> other.
>
>
> Although I am an aviation professional and not a layman, even the
> layman can download those tapes and figure out the truth about what
> happened that morning.
>
>
> Here is a link to the articles I posted on the Delta Airlines
section
> of the U S Aviation Bulletin Board...
>
>
> http://www.usaviation.com/forums/index.php?
> showtopic=33299&hl=chickenlittle92071
>
>
> and an open letter to Congressman Ben Chandler's office...
>
>
> http://www.usaviation.com/forums/index.php?
> showtopic=33302&hl=chickenlittle92071
>
>
> I would like to talk with you further about the NTSB's
investigation
> of this accident. Please respond via email and give me a phone
number
> to contact you.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> James Bergquist
>
> Air Safety Activist
>
> chickenlittle92071@...
>