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Hendersonville Lightning

Location

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 2017

Page

14

Crash of Flight 22 remembered in community and NTSB findings

Washington dispatched a federal inquiry to Hendersonville after Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 and a Cessna 310 collided on approach. The NTSB blamed miscourse by the Cessna, with pilots and controller factors examined. a 38 year reopen, and Paul Houle’s 2016 book scrutinized the case and suggested alternative explanations while noting potential conflicts of interest.

FAA Matt Matteson Washington Hendersonville National Transportation Safety Board NTSB James Watkins Atlanta Houle Piedmont Airlines David Addison Asheville Piedmont Raymond Schulte Tom Saunders Zeke Saunders

Air safety advances and past near misses in US aviation

The article recounts Harrison Ford's taxiway mix up at John Wayne Airport, notes Asheville lacked radar in 1960s, outlines air traffic control history, NextGen, and TCAS. It cites 87,000 daily flights, FAA staffing, era pay and aging rules, 600 controller shortage in 1967, Reagan firing in 1981, and two major mid‑air disasters, with emphasis on evolving safety and ongoing human error risk.

Harrison Ford American Airlines John Wayne Orange County California Asheville FAA Ronald Reagan Congress Piedmont San Diego Los Angeles NextGen Charlotte Douglas U.S Trump White House

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