WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday cited United Airlines (UAL.O) crew failure in a December 2022 flight that sharply lost altitude before recovering shortly after departing Kahului, Hawaii.
The Boeing 777 (BA.N) jet lost altitude about one minute after departure in heavy rain, descending from 2,100 feet to about 748 feet above the water before the crew recovered from the descent.
United Flight 1722, which was bound for San Francisco with 271 passengers and 10 crew, safely landed after the captain recovered from the descent.
Both pilots recalled hearing initial warnings from the ground proximity warning system (GPWS), the NTSB said.
The NTSB said United issued an "awareness campaign about flight path management at their training center."
Persons:
United, David Shepardson, Leslie Adler, Aurora Ellis
Organizations:
National Transportation Safety, Airlines, Boeing, NTSB, United, Thomson
Locations:
Kahului, Hawaii, San Francisco