Originally Posted by
Magplug
Speculation about which type of approach they were flying...... and how this precipitated the crash is pretty immaterial and will not lead to the 'why'.
The speculation is not about which approach they were flying, it was the VOR-A from the ATC tapes and the NTSB press conference cited previously on this thread.
The question is why would they fly that approach to circling mins if the LOC Rwy 5 with runway alignment and lower mins was available? They were told to expect the LOC Rwy 5 on initial contact with CRW approach control.
Originally Posted by
gearlever
Circling Approach MDA 800 AGL
Nope, the VOR-A at CRW mins are 739 feet above field elevation without DME and 619 above with DME to identify FOGAG intersection. That stuff in parentheses is for military pilots like the C-130 drivers with the WV ANG.
Again, here is the VOR-A chart:
http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1705/00852VA.PDF