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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from the disgusting DEI comments, early indications are that ATC didn’t do anything wrong.  It was the Blackhawk that reported visual contact and then failed to maintain separation.[/quote]

I don't think ATC is faultless. It looks like the helicopters were focused on runway 1, which is where the vast majority of take-offs and landings occur at Reagan. They probably believed they had the American Eagle plane in sight. However, it can be very difficult to identify different types of aircraft, particularly at night while wearing night vision goggles that severely limit peripheral vision. But most importantly, they did not seem aware that the American Eagle had been instructed at the last minute to use the little used runway 33, which crosses runway 1 and necessitates a different approach. The lack of clear instructions from ATC in a very busy airspace at night should be investigated. And I think it's nuts that helicopters are routinely told to rely on visual contact while crossing busy runways at night.   [/quote]
Not true.  There's a VAS Aviation youtube where you can hear the exchange between DCA Tower and the Blackhawk.  The Blackhawk was explicitly instructed to look for a CRJ over Wilson Bridge at 1200', on the approach for [b]runway 33[/b].  Now... it might have been better if the controller had said "XX miles, 10 o'clock" so that the helicopter pilot would have automatically looked to their left, rather than (maybe) fixating on the their right.  But the controller's instructions were at least sufficient, especially considering the helicopter pilot then reported visual contact.    [/quote]

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