Mark Rosenker Quotes (26 Quotes)

The consensus within the interviews is that they all saw black smoke coming from the right side of the aircraft.

Investigators will closely examine the maintenance records to determine any information that helps us understand the flight load history of the aircraft, any repairs made to this area of the wing or any other historical information that helps us determine the sequence of events that lead to this tragic accident.

We're not shooting from the hip here to hurt somebody because it seems expedient and that maybe it appears to be that way,

During takeoff, landing and turbulence, adults are required to be buckled up, baggage and coffee pots are stowed, computers are turned off and put away, yet infants and toddlers need not be restrained.

We were very, very lucky last night. People could have died. When you look at the pictures of the automobiles that were crushed, it's amazing that they weren't.

The increase in accidents is disappointing. But the decrease in total fatalities is a hopeful sign.

All three data recorders we're going to look at, we're going to compare them. They should give us pretty much the same information.

There is not one answer that says everyone drops down to 26 mph,

We're going to learn a lot by using this vessel. The top of the vessel is virtually identical, and the hull is identical. That will be enough to give us what we need to know.

Clearly people are a bit heavier today.

This was extremely disappointing. When you get in the cockpit, this is serious business.

Last night was different. Different because of the extremely crowded roads, perhaps because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps people weren't focusing, perhaps they were thinking about a Thanksgiving dinner with their family.

We believe this recommendation needs the immediate attention of the FAA since we will be experiencing winter weather conditions in many areas of our nation for several more months to come.

We want to give the port back to the captain.

There is this myth out there that says if you're involved in a catastrophic aircraft accident the odds are extremely low. That's inaccurate. The odds are extremely high.

It's like a scientific road test of the vessel, ... Tomorrow, we're going to learn significantly more.

We have to look at event data recorder in more detail. We must also coordinate that with the signal logs, which will give us an idea of what was supposed to have happened.

We've seen fatigue. We don't know why that fatigue appeared. That is what we're trying to determine. This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation.

These findings clearly show that too many children age 12 and under are riding at risk in cars because they are not properly restrained in rear seats.

Remember who drove the car into the crossing area. Who drove the car The train didn't drive there. It goes there. It can't go anywhere else, ... The decision-making process was made by a driver. People have to be sensitive to the dangers of these rail crossings.

The Safety Board believes that had an automatic train control system ... been in place at the time of the accidents, the accidents could have been avoided.

We will be looking at all factors. The training, human factors, the history of this particular captain and the rules and regulations he operates under,

It was unfortunate, careless behavior that left that switch misaligned,

Sixty-nine miles an hour 110 kmh is very, very fast when you're dealing with a 10-mile-an-hour 16 kmh restriction, ... black boxes.

We have too long been advocating changes. It's on our most-wanted list. This is a tragedy that should not have happened.

The potential consequences of these fires can be catastrophic.