Sleeping Controller Possibility Probed After U.S. Landings - Bloomberg

Sleeping Controller Possibility Probed After U.S. Landings - Bloomberg: U.S. investigators are examining whether two airline flights landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport today without tower guidance because the lone controller on duty was asleep.Pilots of the American plane aborted a first landing attempt when no one in the tower responded to calls and then landed without assistance, Knudson said. The United pilots landed the first time, and crews from both planes treated the airport the same as one that doesn’t ordinarily have controllers in early morning hours, he said.