A controller's admission of 'I messed up' has placed human error at the centre of the LaGuardia plane crash investigation, after ATC audio from the moments before the fatal collision was made public.
The crash involved an Air Canada Jazz-operated CRJ-900 aircraft and an airport firefighting vehicle, killing the jet's pilot and co-pilot. The recording, which captures increasingly urgent commands before impact and a stark acknowledgement of failure in the aftermath, has raised fresh questions about runway safety protocols and communication procedures.
