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U . S . Departmentof TransportationFederal AviationAdministration

Memorandum

Subject: INFORMATION: Partial Transcript;Aircraft Accident; AAL77; Washington,DC; September 11, 2001

F r o m : Support Specialist, Washington ATCT

D a t e : Septerrier 20, 2001

R e p l y t oA n n . of:

T o : Aircraft Accident File ZDC-ARTCC-212This transcription covers the Washington National Tower TYSONDeparture Control Position for the time period from September 11,2001, 1325 UTC to September 11, 2001, 1348 UTC.Agencies Making TransmissionsWashington Tower TYSON/FLUKY PositionBaltimore Approach ControlAndrews TowerZDC Linden SectorUSAF/SWORD31CACTUS85USAF/BOBCAT14USAF/BOBCAT17COLGAN5981

AbbreviationsTYSONBWIADWLNDSWORD31AWE8 5BCAT14BCAT17CJC5981

I hereby certify that the following is a true transcription ofthe recorded conversations pertaining to the subject aircraftaccident involving AAL77:

Robert F. Smoak


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TYSON sword three one heavy c l imb and maintain one five thousandSWO RD31 up to one five thousand sword three on eTYSON cactus eighty five turn left heading tw o seven zeroAWE85 left heading tw o seven zero cactus eighty five

TYS ON sword three one heavy turn left heading one nine zeroSWORD31 left to one nine zero sword thirty on eBWI fluky three six give me a good u h f frequency outthe gateTYSO N uh lets see im us ing uh two five seven p oint tw oBWI all right and these bobcats are tacan only so they need vectors tomontebelloTYSON all right

TYSON cactus eighty five turn left heading tw o four zeroAWE85 left tw o four zero cactus eighty five

BC AT14 center bobcat one four level one seven thousandTYSON bobcat on e four fly heading two one zero maintain flight leveltw o three zeroBCAT14 bobcat one four heading two one zero climbing to two three zeroTYSON cactus eighty five climb and maintain one seven thousand


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AWE85TYSON331:5913321332:02 SWORD31B CAT 1 7

one seven thousand cactus eighty fivesword three one heavy turn right he adin g three six zeroright to three six zero sword three one heavyhello W ashington bobcat one seven one seven thousand request

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AWE85

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1332:50 TYSON13331333:09 TYSONLDNTYSON

Bobcat o ne seven W ashington departure thank you fly heading oftw o one zerotw o one zero with request (unintelligible)

cactus eighty five turn right direct to linden and contactWashington center im sorry its dulles one one eight point sixseveneighteen sixty seven direct linden cactus eighty five

boundary gopher zero six m xbobcat one seven go aheadrequest direct linden direct pulaski direct (unintelligible)

yo u looking for direct linden all right hang onLinden fluky fifty nine linelindenyeah bobcat one seven flashing at you at gaithersburg heslooking to go direct to linden he cant uh whatever it is he cant domuch of anything

1333:36 LD N bobcat one seven w hat are you trying to say about him


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TYSONBA C K GD (462 LBA C K GD (462 LLDNTYSONLDNTYSONLDNTYSONLDNTYSONTYSON

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he wants to go direct to linden an d then somewhere after thatB A C K G R O U N national you got a primary target head ing for p fifty six to itsD (462 LIN E) west ten west fast mov ingB A CKGROUN he s radar contract

hey ah hey ah flukyyeahyeah his flight plan takes him over montebelloyeah i know he s requesting lindenlinden montebelloi guess i dont know can you take him out your wayno they dont want him over lindenall right ill tell him thank youbobcat one seven unable direct to linden maintain flight leveltwo one zerotwo one zero bobcat one sevenCAT17

1334:21 GOPHR061334:29 TYSON1334:32 BCAT17

1334:33 GOPHR06

Washington departure read gopher zero sixsay againtwo one zero for an altitude for bobcat one seven or two one zeroheadingWashington departure control gopher zero six with you climbingto three thousand

1334:38 T YSO N g op her eig hty six W a shin gton d ep artu re thank y ou rad ar c on ta ct


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13351335:01 BCAT17

1334:42 GOPHR06 its gopher zero six1334:50 UNK swann swarm ninety on e point out1334:52 BCAT17 center bobcat on e seven do you want us at two one zero altitudeor two one zero heading1334:56 TYSON bobcat on e seven fly heading two one zero and maintain flightlevel two one zero

tw o on e zero and two one zero bobcat on e seven1335:04 TYSON bobcat on e four turn right heading tw o four five vectors formontebello1335:08 BCAT14 bobcat one four right two four five1335:11 TYSON bobcat on e four contact Washington center tw o eight four pointseven1335:19 BCAT14 bobcat one four switching two eight four point seven1335:20 UNK ensue graco three six1335:24 TYSON gopher zero six climband maintain four thousand1335:26 GOPHR06 climb an d maintain four thousand gopher zero six1335:30 TYSON sword three on e heavy fly heading three on e zero join j one fortynine resume ow n navigation1335:36 SWORD31 okay three on e zero join j one forty nine resume ow n navigationsword three one1335:40 TYSON sword three one heavy maintain one seven thousand and contact

dulles on one one eight point six seven1335:46 SWORD31 one seven thousand1335:52 TYSON colgan five nine eighty on e thank you expect lower in two zero

miles


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GOPHR06

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GOPHR06tyson/slukyGOPHR06TYSONUNKGOPHR06

TYSONUNKTYSONUNK (OSIC)TYSONUNK (OSIC)TYSONTYSON

fluky dulles got a point out south of casanovagopher zero six traffic is eleven o clock and five miles northbound fast mov ing type and altitude unknowngopher zero six we hav e the traffic in sight at twelve o clock

al l right you have the traffic do you know what kind it is can youseelooks like a seven fifty seven sira seven fifty seven can you estimate his altitudelooks like hes at low altitude right now sirgopher eight six thank youswarm swann ninety onethat traffic for gopher zero six is still in a descent now and lookslike he s rolled out northeast boundal l right thank youswann swann ninety onegopher eight six climb and maintainyou got a m ilitaryyeah standbytell him to turn rightgopher eight six turn right and follow the traffic pleasegopher eight six turn right heading zero eight zero were going tovector you for the traffic


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G O P H R 0 6TYSONU N KCJC59 8 1TYSON

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okay zero eight zero gopher zero si x thats gopher zero si xdulles im keeping gopher e ight six eh zero six with me for awhilethank you r ncolgan fifty nine eighty one one eig ht ohcolgan fifty nine eighty one thank you wash ah ill give you thealtimeter here in a few minutesand W ashington this is gopher zero sixgopher zero six go aheadyes sir that aircraft is down hes at our twelv e o clock position ahlooks like its just northwest of the airfield at this time sirgopher e igh t six thank you descend and maintain two thousandokay were down to two thousandand ah this is gopher zero six looks lik e that aircraft crashed intoth e pentagon sirgopher eight six gopher zero six thank youunderstand you still want gopher zero six to descend to twothousand sirgopher zero six you can ma intain three thousand and turn leftheading tw o seven zerookay left turn to heading tw o seven zero GOPHR06 any chancewe can circle around th e pentagon on our two seven zero turngopher zero six approved as requestedgopher zero six


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GOPHR06

TYSONTYSON

CJC5981TYSONBCAT17339:5613401340:20 TYSON

GOPHR061340:33 UNK13411341:10 CJC5981

TYSONCJC5981TYSONCJC5981TYSONCJC5981TYSON

gopher zero six okay theyre asking if you would go ahead an dmove away now towards the w est two seventy headin g and tw othousand for nowroger were climbin g to three thousand sir and looks like thataircraft has impacted th e west side of the pentagonal l right thank youcolgan fifty nine eighty one Washington altimeter is three zerotwo two descend and m aintain one two thousandzero tw o tw o one two thousand colgan fifty nine eighty onebobcat one seven turn right heading two six zeroright tw o six zero bobcat on e sevengopher eight six climb and m aintain one one eleven thousandturn right heading three three zeroright to three three zero up to one one thousand gopher zero sixcenter hold united six oh two ind efinitely disregardd c colgan fifty nine eighty onecolgan fifty nine eighty one go aheadis that smoke coming out of the pentagon down thereah yeah and we believe it was planned i guesssay againaffirmativeokay thank youbobcat on e seven fly heading tw o four five vector for montebello


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BCAT 17 tw o four f ive bobcat one sevenTYSON bobcat one seven mainta in f l ight l eve l tw o three zeroBCAT17 bobcat one seven l eav ing f l ight l eve l two one zero for tw o threezeroU NK swarm swarm ninety one testTYSON bobcat one seven contact Washing ton cente r tw o e ight one imsorry i ts two e igh t four point sevenBCAT17 bobcat one seven switching two eight one point sevenTYSON aff irmative tw o eight four seven have a nice da yBCAT 17 bobcat one seven thank youTYSON gopher zero six mainta in one seven thousand and contact dulleson one two three point e ight twoGOPHR06 one two three point e ight tw o were c l imbing to one seventhousand now so longCJC5981 any chance of a heading fo r charlottesville for fifty nine e ighty

oneTYSON colgan fifty nine e ighty one not right now

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