Helicopter co in Kobe Bryant crash sues ATC.

[rookiepilot]

https://nypost.com/2020/08/25/helicopte ... ntrollers/

Good luck.....

"Island express alleges that one of the controllers “failed to brief” the second, who replaced him on his shift, of the existence of the aircraft. That oversight led to lost time and unnecessary distractions in the final minutes of flight, the company argued."

“These errors were compounded by [the controller] monopolizing the Pilot’s attention during the critical phase of the flight by making multiple radio calls, requiring transponder ident, and requesting the Pilot to state where he was and what his intentions were,” the complaint said.

“The combination of increased stress, workload, and distraction significantly impacted the Pilot’s ability to fly the aircraft.”

Island Express is defending itself in several wrongful death lawsuits that have been filed in the wake of the crash, including a suit from Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow.

The company said that — in addition to faulty communication among the controllers — one of the controllers failed “to properly terminate radar services,” misleading Zobayan as he veered toward the hillside.

Zobayan thought he was still receiving radar services at the time of the accident,” according to the cross-complaint, meaning he was operating under the “assumption that [Air Traffic Control] was monitoring his flight and would have warned him of unsafe proximity to terrain.”

Gosh, maybe ATC will pluck a sling from heaven down too if we ask....

[photofly]

Playing to the gallery?

[Schooner69A]

I hope they get laughed out of court.

[linecrew]

Wasn't he flying VFR...?

[digits_]

I hope they get laughed out of court.

Probably, but by that time the media will have reported they are suing ATC, and then a small article, if anything, will say they lost. In the public mind the company will not be the only guilty party, as "ATC was involved in that as well, because they got sued"

I doubt the company will survive under its current name.

[lownslow]

The parties involved will file every lawsuit they can imagine so that they’re not the ones left having to take responsibility. This is normal procedure.