Pilot Overcompensating for River Crosscurrents Leads to Contact with Fort...
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release:
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Pilot Overcompensating for River Crosscurrents Leads to Contact with Fort...
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WASHINGTON (July 29, 2025) -- Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on the Mississippi River and struck components of the Fort Madison Bridge near Fort Madison, Iowa, the National Tran . . .
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Pilot Overcompensating for River Crosscurrents Leads to Contact with Fort...
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WASHINGTON (July 29, 2025) -- Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on the Mississippi River and struck components of the Fort Madison Bridge near Fort Madison, Iowa, the National Tran . . .