LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Osebenza endizeni nomgibeli balimele ngesikhathi begibela indiza yaseNorthwest Airlines ngesikhathi ishayisa indiza isuka eKnoxville, eTenn., ilibangise eDetroit ngoLwesibili, kusho okhulumela inkampani yezindiza.
UJoe Williams, okhulumela i-Memphis, e-Tenn.-based Pinnacle Airlines, esebenza i-Flight 2871, uthe indiza yesifunda isuke ngo-4:25 ntambama yahlangabezana nesiphithiphithi endaweni engamamayela angu-35 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeLouisville, Ky., ngamamitha angu-30,000. Kuphoqeleke ukuthi yehlele eLouisville International Airport cishe ngemuva kwehora. Babalelwa ku-24 abagibeli abebegibele i-CRJ200, kusho uWilliams.
UWilliams uthe lo osebenza endizeni uphuthunyiswe esibhedlela. Ubengazi ukuthi balimele kangakanani, kodwa ubachaze njengabancane.
Ukuduma kwezulu okunamandla kuhlasele eKentucky ngoLwesibili, okudale izikhukhula nokunqamuka kukagesi.
UMnuz Nathan Foster, oyisazi sezulu kwaNational Weather Service eLouisville, uthe isimo sezulu singaba yimbangela yalesi sidumo.
“Sibe nesimo sezulu esibi kuyo yonke le ndawo kuze kube sezansi emngceleni waseTennessee nangosuku lonke,” kusho uFoster.
NgoMsombuluko, kulimale abagibeli abangu-26 ngesikhathi kukhala isiphithiphithi i-Continental Flight 128 phezu kwe-Atlantic. I-Boeing 767 ibisendleleni isuka e-Rio de Janeiro ilibangise e-Houston futhi yehla ngokuphuthumayo e-Miami. Abagibeli abane balimale kanzima ngesikhathi indiza iqala ukucwila futhi inyakaza ngamandla, ijikijela abagibeli phezu kwezihlalo ezingemuva futhi ibashaya emigqonyeni yemithwalo.
UBrian Wimer, isazi sesimo sezulu sase-Accuweather, uthe akukho ukuduma kwezulu endaweni lapho kundiza khona i-Continental futhi bacabange ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi indiza ihlangabezane nesiphithiphithi somoya esicacile, esingase senzeke ezindaweni eziphakeme endaweni enokuthula futhi engenamafu. I-Federal Aviation Administration ayizange ibe nesizathu esisemthethweni sale nkinga.
