FAA Delays On Pilot Records Database Faulted In Atlas Air Accident

July 14, 2020
Simulator trials conducted during the Atlas Flight 3591 probe demonstrated how the go-around switch could be mistakenly selected.
Credit: NTSB
WASHINGTON—The NTSB cited poor airmanship as the probable cause of February 2019’s crash of an Atlas Air Boeing 767, but took the unusual step of referencing FAA inaction on a long-sought change as a contributing factor. While both pilots made errors that contributed to the accident’s chain of...

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