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US Air pilot Flt 427, married∼Captain for USAir and Captain of USAir flight 427 from Chicago to Pittsburgh which suffered a rudder hard over and spun into the ground at 300 mph. Peter loved to cook and play piano.
The flight crew consisted of Captain Peter Germano, 45, who was hired by USAir in February 1981, and First Officer Charles B. "Chuck" Emmett III, 38, who was hired in February 1987 by Piedmont Airlines (which merged into USAir in 1989). Both were regarded as excellent pilots and were very experienced: Germano logged approximately 12,000 flight ...
- Everything Was Fine Until The Plane Encountered Wake Turbulence
- The Plane Stalled and Went Into A Dive
- The Investigation
USAir Flight 427 departed Chicago-O'Hare International Airport at 16:10 for the 413-mile flight east to USAir's largest hub at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). The pilot flying was the first officer Charles B. "Chuck" Emmett III, with the captain acting as the co-pilot. At around 19:02, Pittsburgh Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructed the air...
Seconds later, the plane's heading dramatically changed to the left, pitching down and banking while descending at a rate of 3,600 feet per minute. As Pittsburgh ATC noticed Flight 427 descending without permission, Germano keyed the mic and stated, "Four-twenty-seven, emergency!" Because the microphone was left on, Pittsburgh tower heard everythin...
Because of the severity of the crash and the fact that the bodies were fragmented, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)declared the site a biohazard. Both the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) were recovered and used to help piece together what had gone so terribly wrong. As the plane approached Pittsburgh, it e...
- Journalist
Oct 19, 1997 · FLIGHT CREW QUALIFICATIONSThe flight crew of USAir Plight 427, Captain Peter Germano and First Officer Charles Emmett, were experienced, highly qualified and fully trained pilots. They had a combined total of over 14,000 hours of flight time as USAir pilots, including nearly 8,000 hours in the Boeing 737.
Shortly before 7 p.m., pilot Peter Germano, 45, brought the plane down to 5,800 feet to begin his final approach to Pittsburgh International, about six miles away.
Jul 28, 1996 · At 12:15 P. M ., Captain Peter Germano and his first officer, Charles Emmett III, arrived at the airport with three flight attendants and boarded the plane. Shortly before one o’clock, another...
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Apr 11, 1999 · Someone proposed a toast to Eastwind pilot Brian Bishop, who survived a rudder reversal, saved 55 lives and gave the NTSB key evidence about what was wrong in the 737.
