The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday that the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is taking a series of steps “taking a series of steps to improve security” after a deadly January 29 January collision after an army black Hocke Helicopter after a deadly collision of 29 January.
New guidelines come after the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) recommends recommendation of one closure Helicopter route Tuesday near DCA.
NTSB Board Chairman Jennifer Homendi said that the location of the helicopter Route 4 and the final approach to DCA Runway 33 “was an unbearable risk for aviation safety by increasing the possibility of a midar competition.”
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendi said that there were several possible errors which led to an accident on 29 January. (Pool)
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Following the instructions, the FAA announced in a statement on Friday that it is “permanently restricting non-essential helicopter operations around DCA” and “abolishing the helicopter and fixed-wing mixed traffic.”
This will permanently close the route 4 between Han Point and Wilson Bridge and evaluate alternative helicopter routes recommended by NTSB.
According to an FAA statement, “If a helicopter should fly through the airspace on an essential mission, such as medical, priority law, enforcement or president transport, FAA will keep them away from airplane,” according to a statement by FAA.
An American Army UH-60m Black Hawk Helicopter. ,
According to the statement, the FAA will prohibit the simultaneous use of the runway of 15/33 and 4/22, when, according to the statement, DCA has an immediate mission -operating helicopters.
The deadly accident, which took place during an army “flight check”, killed 67 people. No one was left.
A subsequent NTSB investigation revealed that the crew members of the helicopter would not know that they were flying too much and could not hear the important messages from air traffic control before the deadly debris.
Ronald Reagan Washington Derelent in Potomac River near Washington National Airport 30 January. (Kevin Lamark/Reuters)
In addition, military use of “visual separation” was criticized, some alleged that it could contribute to the disaster.
The FAA on Friday announced that it would limit the use of visual separation for some Coast Guard, Marine and Park Police helicopter operations outside the restricted airspace.
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According to previous reporting, Hamendi said that helicopters and aircraft could be closed as 75 feet.
Officials said they identified 15,214 examples of aircraft receiving alerts about helicopters in closeness between October 2021 and December 2024.
The NTSB investigators examine the so -called black box recovered from the American Airlines aircraft, crashed on January 29. Washington, DC near US Army Black Hawk Helicopter 29 January (NTSB)
The army has said that the Black Hawk Crew was highly experienced and was accustomed to crowds around the country’s capital.
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Transport Secretary Sean Dafi said on Tuesday that temporary ban on helicopters near the airport would continue.
“How did the FAA not know?” Dafi asked about the flow of helicopters near the airport.
Lewis Cassiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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