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Alarmed But Never Alerted

Steve Scott

Monday, January 8th, 2007

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The FAA's MSAW Again Fails Its Primary Raison d'etre On August 4, 2005, at approximately 0206L, Flight N454MA an MU-2B-60 turbo-prop twin, was destroyed on impact with terrain near Parker, Colorado, while on an ILS approach to Centennial Airport (APA), near Denver, Colorado. The pilot was killed. The flight originated at Salt Lake City International Utah at approximately 0040L. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the on-demand air cargo flight. Recently revealed circumstances of the N45MA accident, and those of…

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