A federal investigation is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island.
/Gray News) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight suddenly dropped thousands of feet while traveling to a Hawaiian island.The April 11 flight was reportedly an inter-island hop from the main Honolulu airport to Lihue airport on the neighboring island of Kauai.
A Southwest Airlines memo to pilots said a less-experienced first officer inadvertently pushed the control column forward, then cut the speed, causing cockpit alarms to go off before the captain ordered an aggressive climb. The internal memo said the pilots decided to abort a landing due to bad weather and ended up flying back to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.According to multiple reports, flight tracking data showed the plane dropping at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute.“Nothing is more important to Southwest than Safety. Through our robust Safety Management System, the event was addressed appropriately, as we always strive for continuous improvement.
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