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.
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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.
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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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Ashville
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By Matt Matteson