The pilot can pilot the plane. The pilot can even land the plane. The pilot can even land in Jackson Hole and have no problems... ...but he didn't have his paperwork in order. The Passengers were never in danger, just inconvenienced.
He's a certified pilot. It's just that he never landed their before. Therefore not qualified. He was honest. And I'd rather spend 90 minutes longer on a plane than die. Corporate screwed up, as usual. Hat's off to the pilot.
some airports you have to have special training in order to land there because of the geography and other obstacles, he was not qualified to land that plane at the airport period, I mean people who play videogames know this from microsoft flight simulator, and there's plenty of youtube channels where you can see pilots dying trying to land places that aren't qualified to land.
The pilot was certified just not to Jackson Hole. That is not tragic. Corporate should not have made the pilot fly. We all know Corporate didn't give him a choice.
Now as a pilot I could tell you that there are some airports the FAA classifies as special certification airports based on surrounding terrain, complex airspace like Regan which flies past the DC no fly zone or capital hill, etc. Jackson Hole is one of those airports based on how complex the approach is and the fact the airport is in the middle of a valley surrounded by mountains. In order for the flight to be conducted the captain must be certified to conduct operations at that specific airport and their certification expires usually every 12 months. Now, even though it was an Alaska branded flight, it is operated by their regional parter Skywest and they are the one’s responsible for scheduling the crew for flights operated by Skywest. The fact that Skywest crew scheduling staff didn’t know that either this pilot’s certification expired or they just never received it is beyond me and is inexcusable. For this instance, even though it is an Alaska branded flight, blame Skywest, not Alaska. Alaska is not responsible for scheduling crews for flights operated by Skywest or their other regional partner Horizon.
Indeed very odd that corporate didn’t catch the snafu with the pilot or the pilot didn’t decline the flight. I wonder if it started out ok but weather changed en route. As a pilot sense the mid 70s I can say that there’s a lot of aluminum imbedded in the mountains surrounding Jackson Hole airport. At the end of the day the pilot has the final say concerning any flight.
The comments reinforce my belief that the current mainstream media makes people dumber on purpose. The pilot wasn't certified to land at that specific airport which requires special training due to its difficult approach. The question you should be asking is why did Skywest assign this pilot for this flight when they should have known he didn't have the right paperwork or training.
YOU flip the script right there at the end of the news reporting when you went from qualified ....to training like inability. Very different statements that can be very different things.
It’s a paperwork issue. Please report correctly. You can’t get certified to fly until you have a certain amount of hours of flight time, it’s the same with landing on short runways.
I flew for SkyWest in the E175 and operated to JAC many times. At skywest JAC is a captains only landing and it requires a checkout with a line check airman prior to dispatching there as PIC. I guess this captain was missing the checkout but why he accepted the flight is a mystery. I’m guess he didn’t read the company pages in his Jepp charts until they were airborne and that’s where they would have seen the qualifications notes.
My airline requires a flight with a check airman into JAC. That is only required for the captain. However dispatch should not be able to assign a captain who does not have that qualification for JAC and most importantly the captain should know prior to accepting the flight.
Special qualification airfields are not unusual. Qualification programs to train pilots for those locations are in place. Unfortunately a pilot was scheduled to an airfield he did not have the correct certification. More a scheduling screw up, normally the software we use to match crews to routes would catch that error
The first officer, for most airlines, doesn’t receive certifications for special certification airports until they become captain. Only the captain most of the time is certified.
My question why did he wait till they almost landed at the original airport to make that announcement he knew the flight plan and the airport the plane was going to land at way before the plane even took off, he should have told operations that he wasn't certified to land there to begin with.
Yeah in the dispatch office in SFO he's have known he was assigned JAC. Maybe he had a prior certification and it expired ? Or maybe there was a delay, and it expired mid flight ? That's a question they'll have to answer.
I have flown into Jackson Hole airport. I wasn't prepared for the quick "dip" into it and the very short runway. It was spectacular but scary. I can understand that special training is needed. I hope everyone enjoyed their stay at this magnificent spot.
Ladies and gentlemen this is your Capt. I must warn you although I learned how to take off but the important part is I didn't ace the landing part yet.
The pilot is a hero. Newer pilots have restrictions if certain weather pops up at certain airports. The humility of that pilot is commendable and rare. He followed the rules, despite the pressure to fly, the pressure to not be embarrassed and the passengers were safe. HERO!
This is on whomever it was that scheduled the pilot to fly this route. Knowing how the industry works even if the pilot told his boss he wasnt qualified, they likely told him he had to fly or be punished.
Could have been worse. The employment agency could have sent over a maritime pilot, qualified to guide large ships into seaports. Pilot: "Jackson Hole? Isn't that near Jacksonville, Florida? Sure, I can do it!"
The pilot probably WAS certified, but they have to keep up with their training and it might have expired and didn’t even know it til he was flying. ALSO this isn’t an Alaska flight it’s a SkyWest flight. So it has nothing to do with Alaska at all
So this isn't as ludicrous as it sounds. Sounds like that particular airport requires a special qualification to land there. He just didn't have it. Probably could have landed it, but would have gotten in big trouble and also shouldn't put the passengers at any level of risk anyway.
Sure training, scheduling, and the pilot should have known he’s high Mins or landing at a special airport. The news makes like it’s gross negligence or shocking but no, all part 121 airlines have the same requirements. Did anyone get hurt? Plane damaged? No
The pilot should have mentioned that before he started the flight. The airline is complicit in this debacle. They should have known. Then the pilot tells everybody that he doesn't know what he's doing!! (We hope you enjoyed your flight!)
@marcd1981 That is INSANE for a modern commercial airline. The airline should know what their pilot’s qualifications and certifications are long before anyone steps foot into the cockpit. Think about what YOU just typed.
The pilot was fully capable of landing and knew how but there was some sort of paperwork issue. He made the right call to adhere to the rules and divert……this is the type of pilot you want flying for you.
@@PTANV-x2g I just retired from 30 years with one of our major carriers, all in several departments of aircraft maintenance (now called Tech Ops). I worked directly with pilots at the gates when they brought aircraft in, and when they were getting ready to fly out. I think I know a little more than the average person about pilot requirements, their qualifications they keep up year round, and how often pilot errors happen on the ground and in the air.
considering that JAC is a SARA ,Special Area and Airport and he is a Skywest pilot not an Alaska airlines pilot I can see the mixup. A pilot needs specific training and qualifications to do so as well as having enough time in that aircraft in the Captains seat. He made a good choice.
Excellent decision making and adherence to procedure demonstrated by the crew. How easy would it have been to just land anyway since the pilot is fully capable of doing so? They stuck to the policy, and everyone went home. They’ve also highlighted the shortfalls in staffing/training at Alaska Airlines. Excellent outcome for everyone.
This pilot is a hero for being honest. This was a paperwork issue. These qualifications have to be renewed. Now, why the Airline didn't know this before the plane lest the gate is another matter.
The pilot could have refused to fly the aircraft from origin only. After all, he was aware of the destination. The airline did it knowingly with pilot's cooperation till he lost the courage just before landing.
Certain airports require higher levels of qualifications for pilots due to weather patterns or treacherous terrain issues, e.g. only Bhutanese Druk Air pilots are certified to fly in and out of Paro International Airport in Bhutan because the Himalaya mountains don't leave a margin for error. That said, why didn't Alaska Airlines assign pilots who are certified for that specific airport?
Newsnation you're starting to piss me off. Get your facts straight and quit the clickbait titles like 95% of other 'news' outlets. SkyWest spoke with Cowboy State Daily, writing that a paperwork mix-up was behind the issue. “(Flight 3491) landed for a short time in Salt Lake City to correct a paperwork error related to the flight crew,” the airline told the outlet.“The flight continued to Jackson Hole after a delay while a new pilot was secured to operate the flight. All pilots involved were qualified to fly and land the aircraft; the flight diverted from Jackson Hole due to an internal administrative error and out of abundance of caution.”
It appears the pilot might have realized it was a special qualifications airport during the approach briefing. A little late in the process. At least the pilot was honest and now a little more aware when agreeing to what and where they are to be dispatched. Crew scheduling might also be at fault for dispatching a pilot that didn’t meet the qualifications of that airport. SkyWest operations were safe that day, checks and balances ultimately worked. The mistake was corrected before a legality was infringed upon.
The pilot knew his destination, and he knew he wasn't qualified. Why did he even take off? Why did he accept the flight assignment? Obviously, he had never landed there before. This is afu.
That’s reporting nowadays : the anchor and the reporter say about the same thing for the first 30 seconds. You weren’t listening at first or if you have memory loss problems ? No panic just listen and it even may be repeated a third time…
It’s not the pilots fault. The pilot did the right thing. This kind of thing happens all the time. It’s not unusual to get on an aircraft out of Dallas headed to a smaller airport like Durango and find out when the plane gets there that the plane can’t land at the airport because the runway is too short for the aircraft, or the pilot isn’t qualified. These things aren’t caught until the pilot is preparing to land. It’s the airlines fault. They are the ones that scheduled the pilots and the aircraft and they are making mistakes that are causing aircraft to divert and delay passenger arrivals.
Knowing this ……the aircraft should not have taken off in the first place 😢 as a Pilot you ALWAYS know if you are qualified or not to do the landing into a certain airport ! 😢
the pilot made the right decision. this is being poorly reported...shame on News Nation. He is qualified. He's not certified for that airport. You don't have the qualifications to be a news reporter, frankly.
Wasn’t qualified or wasn’t certified ? ….Thats two completely different situations. The pilot may have discovered his certification just expired because he didn’t pay the fee….kind of like f an electrician or nurse doesn’t renew their license. They’re still qualified, just not certified.
Sound like he was assigned to fly a route, I can imagine refusal to do so wouldn't have ended well, he was qualified to take off from departure location, but not type rated to land at the destination, I can only imagine had he landed anyway it would have been a fireable offense, easy call he made the right decision.
SkyWest spoke with Cowboy State Daily, writing that a paperwork mix-up was behind the issue. “(Flight 3491) landed for a short time in Salt Lake City to correct a paperwork error related to the flight crew,” the airline told the outlet.“The flight continued to Jackson Hole after a delay while a new pilot was secured to operate the flight. All pilots involved were qualified to fly and land the aircraft; the flight diverted from Jackson Hole due to an internal administrative error and out of abundance of caution.” But ignore all this and insert "DEI" anywhere you want to like a moran.
To be honest, I know it’s an inconvenience, but I’d rather that than die while him trying to land. Alaska Airlines should be held responsible.
SkyWest is the airline I believe to be responsible for the outcome.
Yes the operator SkyWest should be responsible
@metzmatu8409 No, the so called piolet is responsible. He knew when boarded the plane. It's in him.
You wouldn’t die. If it was an emergency he’d land there in a heartbeat
Facts
Not being certified is not the same thing as not being qualified.
Yes, that's what I understood too. Perhaps his certification was limited and could not qualified to land to some airport.
If you aren’t certified you are not qualified‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😡
It literally actually is the same thing lmao
@@eclisis5080 qualified speaks to capability, certified speaks to legality
Ya think?
I am actually a pilot for regional airline and it’s so sad how misreported this story is.
Yes I worked for Horizon Air/Alaska for five years. The media doesn't understand the situation at all!
Can you explain a little. I would like to understand.
I can only imagine that weather had changed making him unqualified the land in those weather conditions which he had not been type rated for?
The pilot can pilot the plane. The pilot can even land the plane. The pilot can even land in Jackson Hole and have no problems...
...but he didn't have his paperwork in order. The Passengers were never in danger, just inconvenienced.
JAC is much different than most other airports. It actually takes different training.
correct. what a clickbait-y headline.
@@OneWildTurkeyI am picturing a Dr Seuss-esque runway with twisting tubes and slides 😊
IF the pilot had never landed at JAC the passengers would have been in danger had he tried. Have you ever been there? I have. Several times.
That's OK. We even have a president (Biden) can not be a commander in chief for 3 years and....No Problem. Hahaha.
Clickbaity. He could land the jet just not the proper certificates for that landing strip.
Yes every airport is extremely complex and the ATC doesn’t have time to walk you through it while managing all the other aircraft in the area
Still not legal.
Not click baity. Thats a really short runway and you have to be trained and qualified to do that particular landing on the equipment you run.
Not click bait at all. He wasn’t qualified to land there. Period
He would have had to been mountain qualified to land there
He's a certified pilot. It's just that he never landed their before. Therefore not qualified. He was honest. And I'd rather spend 90 minutes longer on a plane than die. Corporate screwed up, as usual. Hat's off to the pilot.
some airports you have to have special training in order to land there because of the geography and other obstacles, he was not qualified to land that plane at the airport period, I mean people who play videogames know this from microsoft flight simulator, and there's plenty of youtube channels where you can see pilots dying trying to land places that aren't qualified to land.
There
He knew the destination…..
Insane.
Hats off to the pilot from me, too.
The pilot was certified just not to Jackson Hole. That is not tragic. Corporate should not have made the pilot fly. We all know Corporate didn't give him a choice.
The pilots just weren’t certified for that specific airport. Jackson Hole has a special certification.
Now as a pilot I could tell you that there are some airports the FAA classifies as special certification airports based on surrounding terrain, complex airspace like Regan which flies past the DC no fly zone or capital hill, etc. Jackson Hole is one of those airports based on how complex the approach is and the fact the airport is in the middle of a valley surrounded by mountains. In order for the flight to be conducted the captain must be certified to conduct operations at that specific airport and their certification expires usually every 12 months. Now, even though it was an Alaska branded flight, it is operated by their regional parter Skywest and they are the one’s responsible for scheduling the crew for flights operated by Skywest. The fact that Skywest crew scheduling staff didn’t know that either this pilot’s certification expired or they just never received it is beyond me and is inexcusable. For this instance, even though it is an Alaska branded flight, blame Skywest, not Alaska. Alaska is not responsible for scheduling crews for flights operated by Skywest or their other regional partner Horizon.
A logical and easy to digest explanation. Thank you for deflating the misleading story posted on the news
Indeed very odd that corporate didn’t catch the snafu with the pilot or the pilot didn’t decline the flight. I wonder if it started out ok but weather changed en route. As a pilot sense the mid 70s I can say that there’s a lot of aluminum imbedded in the mountains surrounding Jackson Hole airport. At the end of the day the pilot has the final say concerning any flight.
God Bless the pilot for being truthful. It is not an easy airport to land at, just like Orange County, Ca.
You have issues landing at Orange Couty also? Not an issue for me...
@@Plutogalaxy Short runway.
@@Iliketoboard I am not a pilot Cousin is, he says short runway. like Catalina.
“Not qualified” is completely different from “not certified”.
Right! Definitely click bait smh
And the pilot didn’t know when he got into the jet that his qualifications were not sufficient?
I give credit to this guy for putting passengers safety first. They were probably short of pilots at SFO but just told this pilot to “wing” it
At least, he was honest and didn’t try and land it and have something happen.
But obviously he did land the plane!
i feel like thats bad planning for the airline company. its smaller run way and those are hard, rather the pilot know his limits than to risk lives
But why was he the pilot in command in the first place? That’s the real problem here.
The comments reinforce my belief that the current mainstream media makes people dumber on purpose. The pilot wasn't certified to land at that specific airport which requires special training due to its difficult approach. The question you should be asking is why did Skywest assign this pilot for this flight when they should have known he didn't have the right paperwork or training.
YOU flip the script right there at the end of the news reporting when you went from qualified ....to training like inability. Very different statements that can be very different things.
Crappy reporting - you didn't even talk about the special certification needed.
It’s not the training it the red tape and bureaucracy.
It’s a paperwork issue. Please report correctly. You can’t get certified to fly until you have a certain amount of hours of flight time, it’s the same with landing on short runways.
I flew for SkyWest in the E175 and operated to JAC many times. At skywest JAC is a captains only landing and it requires a checkout with a line check airman prior to dispatching there as PIC. I guess this captain was missing the checkout but why he accepted the flight is a mystery. I’m guess he didn’t read the company pages in his Jepp charts until they were airborne and that’s where they would have seen the qualifications notes.
@Phoenixhunter157
So many mistakes in this report, it was not an Alaska Airlines craft, it was SkyWest.
knowing the flight was supposed to land in Jackson Hole, why did he take the assignment???
This is the question that NEEDS to be answered. And why was he given the assignment in the first place?
Guy heard Hole and that was enough..... As Usher would say... true playa for real.
@@DQuanAlSamirOHoulihanyour damn user name and that damn joke here take my damn thumbs up
@@PTANV-x2gcorporate NO DOUBT forced him to lol
Never doubt full send
Headline makes it sound like the guy didn't technically know how to bring it down. 🙄
Clickbait, pilot 100% could land the plane, passengers were never in danger, he just could land there cause of a technicality
My airline requires a flight with a check airman into JAC. That is only required for the captain. However dispatch should not be able to assign a captain who does not have that qualification for JAC and most importantly the captain should know prior to accepting the flight.
Special qualification airfields are not unusual. Qualification programs to train pilots for those locations are in place. Unfortunately a pilot was scheduled to an airfield he did not have the correct certification. More a scheduling screw up, normally the software we use to match crews to routes would catch that error
Does that mean the copilot isn't certified either?
The first officer, for most airlines, doesn’t receive certifications for special certification airports until they become captain. Only the captain most of the time is certified.
Can’t wait to see the next SNL Alaska Airlines commercial after this
Grateful he put the customer first...bravo smart and risky
My question why did he wait till they almost landed at the original airport to make that announcement he knew the flight plan and the airport the plane was going to land at way before the plane even took off, he should have told operations that he wasn't certified to land there to begin with.
Yeah in the dispatch office in SFO he's have known he was assigned JAC. Maybe he had a prior certification and it expired ? Or maybe there was a delay, and it expired mid flight ? That's a question they'll have to answer.
An oversight by the record-keepers at SkyWest letting this flight be dispatched without this paperwork
I have flown into Jackson Hole airport. I wasn't prepared for the quick "dip" into it and the very short runway. It was spectacular but scary. I can understand that special training is needed. I hope everyone enjoyed their stay at this magnificent spot.
That’s called being honest and it is respectable.
Ladies and gentlemen this is your Capt. I must warn you although I learned how to take off but the important part is I didn't ace the landing part yet.
"certified"? You mean he didn't have a license to land in Wyoming? Who checked his license?
Landing lessons cost nearly twice as much as take-off lessons! 😅😅😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
LOL!
Landing at our intended airport will be another $45.
The pilot is a hero. Newer pilots have restrictions if certain weather pops up at certain airports. The humility of that pilot is commendable and rare. He followed the rules, despite the pressure to fly, the pressure to not be embarrassed and the passengers were safe. HERO!
We flew to Jackson Hole. Scary landing. Plane was bouncing around in the wind created by the mountains. I am lucky to be alive.
He didn’t think about this before he decided to take off?!
This is on whomever it was that scheduled the pilot to fly this route. Knowing how the industry works even if the pilot told his boss he wasnt qualified, they likely told him he had to fly or be punished.
So how he ended up landing? He is just not certified for that landing strip.
Respect for not letting ego in decision making process.
If they couldn’t get that right, imagine what else could be wrong
Could have been worse. The employment agency could have sent over a maritime pilot, qualified to guide large ships into seaports.
Pilot: "Jackson Hole? Isn't that near Jacksonville, Florida? Sure, I can do it!"
I'm a Pilot TOO! Just not certified for TO and landing at any airports!
He did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night..
JUST thinking that 🤣🤣🤣
The pilot probably WAS certified, but they have to keep up with their training and it might have expired and didn’t even know it til he was flying. ALSO this isn’t an Alaska flight it’s a SkyWest flight. So it has nothing to do with Alaska at all
The terminology, I believe in this case is, "High Minimums Captain".
Imagine if this news came from an African Airline.
What about the screening process before hiring pilots? I bet the passengers were terrified hearing that announcement.
So this isn't as ludicrous as it sounds. Sounds like that particular airport requires a special qualification to land there. He just didn't have it. Probably could have landed it, but would have gotten in big trouble and also shouldn't put the passengers at any level of risk anyway.
I believe there is a special pilot rating for San Diago airport as well due to difficult mountainous approach and departure.
Regards from South
I flew for SkyWest for 32 years and flew the EMB-175 into JAC many times. This type of situation will only get worse.
Why did the pilot take the flight? Didn't know the final destination?
Isn’t there a second pilot?
Yes, obviously there was
He got hungry and ate the co-pilot midflight.
🧟♂️
I think the obvious question is why the other pilot didn't land
It's just one pilot. The other guy is a backup incase something goes wrong. Can't land without a backup.
The co-pilot was blind, hired through a government employment program for the disabled.
🦯😎
At least he admitted it before attempting to land where he was not certified. He might have been notified midair.
Sure training, scheduling, and the pilot should have known he’s high Mins or landing at a special airport. The news makes like it’s gross negligence or shocking but no, all part 121 airlines have the same requirements. Did anyone get hurt? Plane damaged? No
The pilot should have mentioned that before he started the flight.
The airline is complicit in this debacle. They should have known.
Then the pilot tells everybody that he doesn't know what he's doing!!
(We hope you enjoyed your flight!)
Think about what you just typed. If he knew before the flight, they would not have taken off. They realized the problem enroute to Jackson Hole.
@marcd1981 That is INSANE for a modern commercial airline. The airline should know what their pilot’s qualifications and certifications are long before anyone steps foot into the cockpit. Think about what YOU just typed.
The pilot was fully capable of landing and knew how but there was some sort of paperwork issue. He made the right call to adhere to the rules and divert……this is the type of pilot you want flying for you.
@@PTANV-x2g I just retired from 30 years with one of our major carriers, all in several departments of aircraft maintenance (now called Tech Ops). I worked directly with pilots at the gates when they brought aircraft in, and when they were getting ready to fly out. I think I know a little more than the average person about pilot requirements, their qualifications they keep up year round, and how often pilot errors happen on the ground and in the air.
@@cruisinguy6024 There are a couple of things it could be, and that is one of them.
considering that JAC is a SARA ,Special Area and Airport and he is a Skywest pilot not an Alaska airlines pilot I can see the mixup. A pilot needs specific training and qualifications to do so as well as having enough time in that aircraft in the Captains seat. He made a good choice.
Qualified or Certified????
Excellent decision making and adherence to procedure demonstrated by the crew. How easy would it have been to just land anyway since the pilot is fully capable of doing so? They stuck to the policy, and everyone went home. They’ve also highlighted the shortfalls in staffing/training at Alaska Airlines. Excellent outcome for everyone.
Take offs are optional but landings are mandatory.
Did he not know where he was going beforehand? Did his airline not know he wasn’t certified to land there? I have so many questions!
I gotta wonder at what point did the pilot realize that he wasn't allowed to land at that airport?
This pilot is a hero for being honest. This was a paperwork issue. These qualifications have to be renewed. Now, why the Airline didn't know this before the plane lest the gate is another matter.
The pilot could have refused to fly the aircraft from origin only. After all, he was aware of the destination. The airline did it knowingly with pilot's cooperation till he lost the courage just before landing.
Certain airports require higher levels of qualifications for pilots due to weather patterns or treacherous terrain issues, e.g. only Bhutanese Druk Air pilots are certified to fly in and out of Paro International Airport in Bhutan because the Himalaya mountains don't leave a margin for error. That said, why didn't Alaska Airlines assign pilots who are certified for that specific airport?
Newsnation you're starting to piss me off. Get your facts straight and quit the clickbait titles like 95% of other 'news' outlets.
SkyWest spoke with Cowboy State Daily, writing that a paperwork mix-up was behind the issue.
“(Flight 3491) landed for a short time in Salt Lake City to correct a paperwork error related to the flight crew,” the airline told the outlet.“The flight continued to Jackson Hole after a delay while a new pilot was secured to operate the flight. All pilots involved were qualified to fly and land the aircraft; the flight diverted from Jackson Hole due to an internal administrative error and out of abundance of caution.”
It appears the pilot might have realized it was a special qualifications airport during the approach briefing. A little late in the process. At least the pilot was honest and now a little more aware when agreeing to what and where they are to be dispatched. Crew scheduling might also be at fault for dispatching a pilot that didn’t meet the qualifications of that airport. SkyWest operations were safe that day, checks and balances ultimately worked. The mistake was corrected before a legality was infringed upon.
You want cheap tickets. You get what you pay for.
Alaska ain't cheap lol
Alaska is for middle class; not for peasants like Spirit
@@aaypd9693 The flight was contracted out to SkyWest. Serves Alaska right for trying to save a few bucks..
Why are u assuming Akaskan is cheaper than other airlines?
Mistakes like “paperwork errors” are not acceptable when we are talking about human life. Nothing shocks me anymore! 😕
Dont see anything wrong, he was honest and everyone got home safe
Certain airports require special certifications to land at, sounds like a screw up by the airlines management?
No matter your skills, you're not valid until the paperwork is done.
The pilot knew his destination, and he knew he wasn't qualified. Why did he even take off? Why did he accept the flight assignment? Obviously, he had never landed there before. This is afu.
That’s reporting nowadays : the anchor and the reporter say about the same thing for the first 30 seconds. You weren’t listening at first or if you have memory loss problems ? No panic just listen and it even may be repeated a third time…
I want to see a name and picture of the pilot.
That information won't be shown though.
And those of us not in blind denial know why.
If proper flight planning was preformed, Skywest pilot knew he wasn’t qualified.
The airport was not equipped with Instrument Landing System and without Auto Land he knew he was in trouble.
Man some passengers better be getting MAJOR comps for this clusterfgck
😳 SkyWest Dispatch and the Crew Scheduler should have known this from the pilot cert on file.
Whta's wrong in telling the truth??at least he was damn honest not only to himself but to the whole passengers!
It’s not the pilots fault. The pilot did the right thing. This kind of thing happens all the time. It’s not unusual to get on an aircraft out of Dallas headed to a smaller airport like Durango and find out when the plane gets there that the plane can’t land at the airport because the runway is too short for the aircraft, or the pilot isn’t qualified. These things aren’t caught until the pilot is preparing to land. It’s the airlines fault. They are the ones that scheduled the pilots and the aircraft and they are making mistakes that are causing aircraft to divert and delay passenger arrivals.
Knowing this ……the aircraft should not have taken off in the first place 😢 as a Pilot you ALWAYS know if you are qualified or not to do the landing into a certain airport ! 😢
What? So he took off knowing he couldn’t land? A bunch of assholes.
Another reason why i will not wont and refuse to fly !!!!
the pilot made the right decision. this is being poorly reported...shame on News Nation. He is qualified. He's not certified for that airport. You don't have the qualifications to be a news reporter, frankly.
Alaska Airlines has a wonderful safety record of not cutting Corners, just ask flight 261
I never knew pilots had to be certified for certain locations. Not just trained, but certified.
Click bait he is qualified to land he is not qualified to land at a particular airport.
Not flying any time soon
What about the first officer?
The incompetence of our world is at unprecedented levels everywhere. It’s terrifying.
Not Alaska Airlines... Skywest is a different company that code shares w Alaska, but it's not Alaska Airlines.
Wasn’t qualified or wasn’t certified ? ….Thats two completely different situations. The pilot may have discovered his certification just expired because he didn’t pay the fee….kind of like f an electrician or nurse doesn’t renew their license. They’re still qualified, just not certified.
The Chief pilot at Skywest, along with some others in records and training, etc...should be worried. No excuses here
For sure, better safe than sorry. This is a real non issue report. Must have been a really slow news day.
Kinda gives you a warm fuzzy feeling doesn’t it?
Sound like he was assigned to fly a route, I can imagine refusal to do so wouldn't have ended well, he was qualified to take off from departure location, but not type rated to land at the destination, I can only imagine had he landed anyway it would have been a fireable offense, easy call he made the right decision.
SkyWest spoke with Cowboy State Daily, writing that a paperwork mix-up was behind the issue.
“(Flight 3491) landed for a short time in Salt Lake City to correct a paperwork error related to the flight crew,” the airline told the outlet.“The flight continued to Jackson Hole after a delay while a new pilot was secured to operate the flight. All pilots involved were qualified to fly and land the aircraft; the flight diverted from Jackson Hole due to an internal administrative error and out of abundance of caution.”
But ignore all this and insert "DEI" anywhere you want to like a moran.
So he knew how to land the plane but he hadn’t passed the test, or get the OK to land in Wyoming….. C’mon, get the real story