T8 B19 Hq Faa 2 Of 3 Fdr- Table- Kara Work Paper- Faa Tape Review

FAA Tape Review Entity

Position

9/1 1 Doc #

Time

Zulu 7981 C-1 1200-1245 1245-1330

Side

Transcript

Persons

Comments

Reviewer

Date

Available Reviewed 1-2

Radar Handoff

ADW ATCT

Radar Handoff

7981 C-2 1330-1415 3-4 1415-1500

ADW ATCT

Radar Handoff

7981C-3 1500-1530 5-6 1530-1600

ADW ATCT

TRACON Supervisor

1200-1330

1-2

No

No

Nothing was recorded at this position for the time period

Kara

11/6

ADW ATCT ADW ATCT ADW ATCT ADW ATCT

TRACON Supervisor TRACON Supervisor Assistant Local South Assistant Local South

1330-1500

3-4

No

No

Kara

11/6

1500-1600 5-6

No

No

Nothing was recorded at this position for the time period Nothing was recorded at this position for the time period Nothing was recorded at this position for the time period Brief conversation on first side re CAPPING the Bullys over DC. Several transmissions on the second side having to do with Secret Service presence at National Tower. Agent at Andrews Tower participates at least once. Name Karen Pontius [FAA not Service]mentioned in connection to fighter CAP.

Kara

11/6

Kara

11/7

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Assistant Local South

1500-1600 5-6

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint background conversations

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Assistant Local North

1200-1330

Nothing was recorded at this position for the time period

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Assistant Local North

1330-1500 3-4

11/7-12

ADW ATCT

Assistant Local North

1500-1600

Kara May need to be transcribed. There are transmissions relevant to Secret Service and to Kara Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations

1200-1330

1-2

1330-1500

3-4

Side one, two brief transmissions, not Kara responsive. Side two, klaxon-like ringing towards end possibly in time frame of Langley scramble Side one, nothing responsive. Side two at Kara 1421Z female voice says if he comes up on my frequency he will be shot down. A later female voice speaks to a caller about scheduling~not apparent if this is Tower-related or Secret Service detail-related

12/5

ADW ATCT

1-2

5-6

Commission Sensitive

12/5

11/7

ADW

Local Control

1200-1330

1-2

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations

Kara

11/7

ATCT ADW ATCT

Local Control

1330-1500 3-4

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Local Control

1500-1600 5-6

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Clearance Delivery

1200-1330 1-2

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations

Kara

11/7

ADW ATCT

Clearance Delivery

1330-1500 3-4

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/7-10

ADW Clearance Delivery ATCT ATCSCC West NTMO Admin

1500-1600 5-6

Kara

11/7

1319-1432

1

No

Dave James

Need to relisten to both sides with balance control set, there are faint conversations Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/4

ATCSCC West NTMO Admin

1432-1515

2

No

Dave James

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/4

ATCSCC 33B Tactical Customer Advocate

1307-1500

1

No

Bill

Two passages related to UA93, one to AA77, see Information Tab

Kara

11/4

ATCSCC 33B Tactical Customer Advocate

1500-1515

2

No

na

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/4

ATCSCC

East NTMO

1302-1401

1

Yes

Yes

11/4

East NTMO

1401-1450

2

Yes

Yes

Kara

11/4

ATCSCC East NTMO

1500-1602

3

Yes

Yes

Must be read by all. Separate transcript made with additional background conversations and suppressed non responsive items Must be read by all. Separate transcript made with additional background conversations and suppressed non responsive items There is a separate telecon "Canole's Telecon." SCAT ANA is discussed toward the end

Kara

ATCSCC

Jeff Griffith Doug Gould Mike Artest John White Jeff Griffith Doug Gould Mike Artest John White Jeff Griffith Doug Gould Mike Artest John White

Kara

11/5

ATCSCC ATCSCC

East NTMO NMO Operational

1241-1338

4 1

No Yes

Yes

Kara Kara

11/5 11/5

ATCSCC

NMO Operational

1338-1440

2

Yes

Yes

Ellen King

11/5

ATCSCC

NMO Operational

1440-1515

3

Yes

Yes

Ellen King

Kara United asks about 175. FBI asks about American and Indianapolis. United calls, Sandy Rogers, about UA93. Kara Not Responsive. Deals with aftermath and entities trying to use NAS is some way.

No

Side is blank Ellen King No time stamp on this transcript AA talks to Merino (AA) perhaps Linda and tells her AA77 is missing, Tommy, Terry 'seventy seven is up there also"

Commission Sensitive

11/5

ATCSCC Pos 6, Ops Support

1245-1345

1

Yes

Yes

Position ATCSCC Pos 6, Ops Support Position

1345-1450

2

Yes

Yes

ATCSCC

Pos 6, Ops Support Position

1450-1515

3

ATCSCC

Pos 22B, Alb, Dvr and LA Centers

1215-1515

1-3

Yes

Yes

ATCSCC

Pos 3, ARO

1215-1515

1-3

Yes

Yes

ATCSCC

Pos 24

1247-1515

1-3

No

No

ATCSCC Pos 13

1405-1515

1

No

No

ATCSCC Pos 13B

1426-1515

1

No

No

ATCSCC

Pos 13C

1422-1515

1

No

No

ATCSCC

Pos 11

1337-1515

1-2

No

No

1230-1515

1-3

1356-1407

1

ATCSCC Severe Weather

Same conversations as on other tapes, different Kara position NEADS on the bridge at 1417Z, See Kara Information Sheet. Conversation with ZKC reference AA77. See Information Sheet Tape has lost itself for the moment. We have Kara the transcript. Still no NORAD on the bridge. Doug

Unit

BWI

DCA ATCT

Baltimore Low, Arrival Data R05 DOS

1220-1236 1 1220-1236

No

No

1

DCA ATCT

CD

7980-A

1310-1348

1

DCA ATCT

GC

7980-B

1303-1335

1

No time stamp on this transcript. It picks up conversations from NOM position. Clearest taping yet of comment, "Yeah, it can't be American, not enough damage" No time stamp on this transcript. Nothing on side 3, certificate to that effect. Nothing responsive on sides 1 and 2. Pos 24 deals with ZHU (Houston) and ZFW (Fort Worth) and has not been listened to Pos 13 deals with ZAU (Atlanta) and ZMP (Memphis) and has not been listened to Pos 13B deals with ZAU (Atlanta) and ZMP (Memphis) and has not been listened to

11/5

Kara

11/5

Kara

11/5

Kara

11/10

Kara

11/10

Kara

11/10

Pos 13C deals with ZAU (Atlanta) and ZMP (Memphis) and has not been listened to

Kara

11/10

Pos 1 1 deals with ZSE (Seattle) and ZLC (Salt Lake) and has not been listened to Duplicative of CC East conversations, but from a different perspective. Listen to CC East tapes first and fill in background gaps from these tapes Contains two brief notifications to Baltimore about the status of UA93. Not Responsive Not listened to, has to do with takeoff of AA77; NOTE: listened to by GB, concluded nothing important. Normal ATC conversations, some insight as to timing of ground stop at tower level

Kara

11/10

Kara

11/10

Kara

11/10

Kara

11/10

Kara

12/28

Kara

12/28

Ground Control activities, nothing responsive

Commission Sensitive

11/5

1324-1402

1

Assistant Local Control South. Picks up with Kara call from Wanda to ground stop everything and some further related transmissions. Call from Becky dealing with "inventory" and she is told of an untagged plane from the west hitting the Pentagon

12/30

LCN

7980G-1 1307-1505 1520-1611

1

Dup of next item. Has LCN ground stopping at Command Center request, approx 0929 EOT, prior to Pentagon impact. LCN controller also identifies the "Look" tag as a 757.

Kara

12/30

LCN

7980G-2 1307-1505 1520-1611

1

See Above

Kara

12/28

[5CA ATCT

ALCS

DCA

ATCT

DCA

ATCT DCA

7980-F

DC

7980-J

1329-1345 1418-1428

1

Starts with hold indefinitely, DCA arrivals. "That Kara guy hit the Pentagon." Conversation re tracks coming in from the West. Reports of a United 757 going to crash into airport or the White House... United 253.

12/30

Radar Supervisor

7980-K

1329-1400

1

Contains the two calls to National by Dulles re Kara the fast moving primary and calling the White House. We have these conversations elsewhere. Also conversations about Venus 77 wanting to go to Offut. Need to transcribe this.

1/2

DCA ATCT

F1

7980-L

1302-1319 1332-1344

1

1 ) Announces two impacts into WTC, one large. Kara One a/c said they heard something about a DC9. [Note: first mention of this possibility.] 2) Pertains to traffic control re unknown primary and the immediate aftermath.

12/30

DCA

F2

7980-M-1 1327-1450

1

Good example of how traffic was managed, concurrent with unknown primary being observed in the background.

12/30

ATCT

DCA

ATCT

ATCT

Commission Sensitive

Kara

IJiCA ATCT

TYSON ENSUE

DCA ATCT

F2 Arrival Krantz

DCA ATCT

RS TS DEP 1

DCA ATCT

7980-N

Tyson

1324-1350 1503-1513

1

7881Q-1 1332-1344 1 1 1329-1344 2 1325-1348

Yes

Yes

Commish TYSON: Position that released Gopher 06 off Kara should listen Andrews and routed Word 31 to the west. Primary only conversation in background. to TYSON Controller who vectored Gopher 06 to follow a 757, identified by Gopher 06 as such. Also handled both Bobcat 14 and Bobcat 17. ENSUE: Picks up two conversations: 1) Target 5 miles south of Westminster, asks for fighter to be vectored. 2) Balto asks about fighters just south. Duplicate of 7948G-1 Kara

7881Q-3 1329-1344 1334-1348 F1334-1345 1332-1344

1

Duplicate of 7948G-4

Radar Supervisor

7881Q-4 1313-1325

1

DCA ATCT

F2 Arrival Krantz

7948G-1 1332-1344 1 1 1329-1344 2 1325-1348

"Miscellaneous Incident" Not responsive. A Kara women, purported experienced pilot, called asking about flight restrictions in DC area Covers three positions that work to move traffic Kara as AA77 approaches, circles and descends. Nothing analytically significant except that Tyson tape has coversation that vectors Gopher 06 to the target.

DCA ATCT DCA ATCT

Radar Supervisor

7948G-2 1313-1325

1

Duplicate of 7881 Q-4

LC

7948G-3 1332-1348

1

Captures Pentagon impact in near reall time. Brief reference to Gohper 06. Establishes that the "look" tag is a 757. "See what happened." 'It went into the Pentagon."

Kara

TRACON Sup Tower Sup DEP F1 Arrival

7948G-4 1329-1344 1334-1348 1334-1345 1332-1344

1 1 2 2

TRACON Supervisor refers to VENUS 7 as NEACP ("knee cap"). On Tower supervisor position there is confusion as to whether it was a 737 or a 757 that came in from the west and mpacted the Pentagon. On departure position tape there is report "the guy hit the Pentagon."

Kara

DCA ATCT

Tyson

Commission Sensitive

12/30

11/10

11/10

11/10

11/10 and 12/29 11/10

DCA

TMCTW

ATCT

DCA ATCT

F2

IAD

Final West North Dep Area Supervisor AD/DD

7980C

1305-1312 1532-1542

1

Only two transmissions, just one partially responsive-conversation about what hit Pentagon. One voice mentions AA77

Kara

12/30

2222-2231

1

Not listened to, has to do with arrival of AF1

Kara

11/10

Final West and AD/DD are only portions that appear to have transmissions. On the latter some one appears to be asking about UA175. One caller is Ron Ruggeri, ANE 500 to John Hendershot re 1 75 and Ron learns of fast mover headed toward the White House, in real time. Rick DuCharme is with Ron

Kara

11/10

78811-1 1327-1346 hj 1328-1347 2 1328-1340 1329-1348

f

Yes

Yes

2

Commission Sensitive

IAD

LC East LC West GC East GC West

7945B-1 No times, auto skip

1

7945B-2

2

CD

Cab Supervisor

IAD

N Departure S Departure NHigh High Handoff SHigh

No times auto skip

Yes

Yes

Commission Sensitive

Kara Side One: LCE. Washington Center advises, on guard, that all civil commercial and private aircraft unauthorized to be in the air need to land immediately. Military operations only. Wash Center asks Quit 26 to come up on guard, 285.6. or 133.65. No response. LOW. AA77 departure, then skipped to after Pentagon hit. GCE. After nation-wide ground stop. GCW. Begins with something flew into top of WTC. "Looks like a little airplane.. quite a picture on TV." 'two little airplanes." "one of them a bigger airplane." Now they're saying one a 737. Skipped to post Pentagon, skipped to "They are shooting down aircraft in the Washington area, in reference to a helo going to Davidson (Ft Belvoir). Side Two: CD. Nothing unusual. Cab Supervisor: A post-Pentagon reference to a Mr. Brown [See Hendershot interview, Brown was OS in the tower] "Becky" gives first warning re UA93 and confirmed bomb on board, he's headed our way.

12/29

Kara Side 1 : ND. Begins after WTC then autoskipped, picks up "anyone please" xmission. SD. Nothing responsive. North High. Handled 77 Outbound, then auto-skip to post WTC. National, primary target headed for P56

12/29

AD/DD TMC

7945B-3

No times auto skip

Side 1: AD/DD. Continuation. More on Camp Kara David and UA93. Wash Center on guard message. ZDC goes to ATC zero, came over FIDO. Wash Center guard, about every 15 minutes. Side 2: AD/DD. Nothing Responsive. TMC. Starts with Command Center Wanda, call to Dulles, concerning traffic stop in New York. Mark Masaitis is on the tape. Call from ?? Edsel? trying to find AA77. (we need a time hack on this and need to talk to Masaitis.) 757 that disappeared off radar scope west of Virginia. That might be him. Discussions about ground stop

3

Commission Sensitive

12/29

-^B

IAD

TMC North Arrival West Arrival MHHT Final West

7945B-4

Final West North Dep Area Supervisor AD/DD

7947D-2 1327-1346 1 1328-1347 2 1328-1340 1329-1348

No times auto skip

4

1 2

Commission Sensitive

Side 1: TMC. Picks up with word from Region, Kara Hatfield, all satellite airports closed. Later, Command Center calls re AA77, what type, still looking for him. Hendershot on position at one point. United crash at Camp David is mentioned. Dulles, two American's hit WTC, one out of here, one out of Boston. Tim, Command Center calls re AA77, still looking for it. Corrects Dulles that AA1 1 hit the WTC. Tim was told AA77 took of at 0820:30 local. N. Arrival. Nothing Responsive. W. Arrival. Mentioned 2 737s crashed into WTC. "Thanks Dulles we're talking to P56 on it." More on Guard HC for Davison not being able to go or he'll be shot down. Side 2: W. Arrival Cont. N4 is the larger issue in the aftermath. Some pointing out of intercept near Roberts (Hagerstown) MHHT. Handheld Motorola Transceiver. Mark is on this in TRACON to tower. He reports UA93 over Pittsburg as a confirmed hijack. Says Jaime is coming down, he'll give you some direction. Final West. This is Danielle picking up the fast moving primary. Gopher-related conversation in background.

12/29

Duplicate of 78811-1

12/29

Kara

fffo

1207-1218 1 1211-1226 1 1209-1211 1 1 1215-1230 1 1218-1231

GCW LCW ATIS ND NH

NOM Line

Not listened to, have to do with takeoff of AA77 Kara

4525

NYTRA

N90

NYTRA

N90 Departure Pos. 7951 CC2

7951 CC1

9

in progress

Azzarello/ Brown

11/10

1

?

No

Point out only w/in TRACON on UA1 75 re 3321 code, descending, don't know what he's doing, he's a hijack, stop all traffic

Azzarello

11/13

1

?

No

[No transmissions relevant to takeover or crash Azzarello of UAL 93) (ATC conversations with UAL 93 pilot are normal - ATC turns UAL 93 left leading 280; ATC tells UAL 93 to climb and maintain 10,000 feet; UAL 93 do not exceed 250 knots).

11/13

Commission Sensitive

10

^TRA

N90, TMU Departure Director

7951 CC- 1235-1315

N90 Liberty South Pos.

7951 CC- 1252-1310

ZBW tells N90 AAL 1 1 is a hijacked aircraft deseeding rapidly near Sparta, primary target only; ZNY then calls N90 re: AAL 1 1 with specifics. See Line 19, Information Sheet for further details

Azzarello

11/13

Azzarello

11/13

No

Female voice points out UAL 175 with 3321 beacon code and says to stay clear b/c they don't know where he is headed; everybody is watching the "point out" and they think it's a hijack. ATC in normal communications with UAL 93

Azzarello

11/13

No

No

ATC in normal communications with UAL 93

'Azzarello

11/13

1

No

No

ATC in normal communications with UAL 93

Azzarello

11/13

7951 CC- 1402-1408 5

1

No

No

Azzarello

11/13

1335-1356 1503-1513

1

No

No

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/10

1-2

No

No

Not listened to

Kara

11/10

There is a transmission exchange with one of Kara the Andrews "Bully" fighters who is being cleared to return North. The fighter is told he cannot land at Andrews. That restriction is later Kara Will relisten to this with balance control on

11/12

1

9

No

2

9

No

1

No

N90 Departure Pos. 7951 CC- 1241-1256 __4a_j N90 Newark 7951 CC- 1238-1256 Departure and 4b (intro says Liberty West ends1251) Positions

2

NYTRA

TMU Desk (Carl)

ORF

Clearance Delivery

NYTRA

NYTRA

3

Carl from TMU; Mike Samartino; ZNY Mike McCormick; N90 OMIC Bob Birch

3

N90 Departure Pos. 7951 CC- 1238-1251 4a

NYTRA NYTRA

Carl from N90 There appears to be nothing on this tape other than an unidentified caller mistakenly calling TMU N90

ATCT

ORF ATCT ORF ATCT

RFAA 1653-1704 79230-1 West Feeder Radar RFAA 1334-1404 79230-10

ORF

East Feeder Radar

ATCT

Line 757 363-3447

RFAA 1318-1401 1 79230-1 1 1424-1500

1

1

Commission Sensitive

11/12

11

-ftfRF ATCT

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/12

1

First and second segments, nothing responsive. Kara

11/12

1

Segment also contains a transmission having to Kara do with one to four fighters to get airborne direct to Washington, "First 01 ."

11/12

No

1501-1526 segment has call to Tower from Langley, Capt Henks, re fighters "First 21"

Kara

11/10

No

No

First segment, nothing responsive Second segment, call from Capt Mines re four aircraft taking off soon and that ZDC was aware, First 01

Kara

11/10

1

No

No

Nothing Responsive

Kara

11/10

1

No

No

First and second periods, nothing responsive. Kara Third period contains a reference to the First or Force 01 scramble.

11/10

Watch Supervisor had an apparent direct line to Kara Giant Killer, based on a transmission in the

11/10

Nothing Responsive

11/10

1

South Feeder Radar

RFAA 1348-1400 79230-12

ORF ATCT

Departure Radar

RFAA 1232-1403 1 79230-13 1412-1506

ORF

Departure Radar

RFAA 1506-1526 1 79230-14 1554-1605

Line 757 363-3447

RFAA 1356-1407 1 1 79230-2 1501-1526 2

No

Line 757-460-0692

RFAA 1435-1448 79230-3 1531-1548 1606-1637

1

ORF ATCT

Local Control

ORF

Ground Control

RFAA 1323-1348 79230-4 RFAA 1304-1315 79230-5 1336-1347 1503-1514

ATCT

ORF

ATCT ORF

ATCT

ATCT

ORF ATCT

Watch Supervisor

RFAA 1335-1346 79230-7 1458-1524

1

No

No

ORF

Arrival Radar

RFAA 1324-1335 79230-8 1446-1504

1

No

No

Peninsula Radar

RFAA 1253-1401 79230-9 1424-1435

1-2

1232-1259

1

ATCT ORF

ATCT ZBW

MOS

Harter Hanks

Kara

Contains the battle station call at 1310 from Kara HUNTRESS (See Information Sheet.) Contains

2 Yes

Yes

Cooper Deskins Powell Scoggins

Commission Sensitive

11/1012

11/7

Kara Tape is one side only and contains three relevant exchanges-trie initial Cooper/Powell/Deskins notification in which first set of coordinates was passed, a subsequent Powell/Scoggins exchange (see info sheet) and one subsequent ScogginsDeskins exchange. A one-way transmission from Giant Killer establishes that Giant Killer activtated the W105 warning area.

12

2fDC

MOS Desk

7976B

1300-1400

1

No

No

ZDC

MOS Desk

7976C

1400-1500

1

No

No

ZDC

R23andR11

1325-1350

A

?

No

ZDC

R17

1347-1430

1

?

No

Pappa Sierra See information sheet. Includes heads up from Kara at ZDC and OMIC to the ZDC supervisors about AA77 as a OMIC primary target only. Includes 1032 conversation in which NEADS first learns about AA77 and NEADS gives rundown to ZDC OMIC. Also captures Quantico Tower asking that its FIDO be turned on configuration mode. One transmission establishes MOS position person as "pappa sierra" One HUNTRESS call re tankers, a call from at Kara counter 265 which informed HUNTRESS of the fate of UA93 and a call at counter 301 informing HUNTRESS of the coordinates for the White House Communications between Cape Charles, Azzarello ZDC R23 and ZDC R11 concerning the control of Quit 25 Langley scramble. ZDC R23 advises Cape Charles that Quit 25 can not go direct to Baltimore on HUntress frequency. ZDC R23 tells Cape Charles to give Quit 25 a 360 heading for Baltimore and R23 will accept control. Subsequently, Quit 25 informs ZDC of military authority to squawk QUAD 7 and go direct to Baltimore

11/5

..<• Cl ttf\s from ZDC R17 concerning

Brown

11/6

the control of the Quit 25 cap over Washington, D.C.

ZDC

Only identified as 'Washington Center"

2200-2218

A

ZDC

MOS

1200-1300

1

?

No

Commission Sensitive

Brown Handoff of AF1 to Dulles Approach. Communications regarding a flight of 3 F16s (Cowboy 45) joining to fly escort. NOTE: Tape abeled with "AAL77 9/11/01 1338 UTC", but no recording reflects this. Kara Nothing Responsive

11/5

11/7

13

ZDC

MOS

1300-1400

1

ZDC

R3/D3

1226-1246

1

11/7

Contains clear version of ZDC OMIC call to Kara Stacia Roundtree re AA11 and AA77 and other HUNTRESS calls re Oceana radar. One call from ZDC to HUNTRESS asking who the Quad 7777 is coming out of Patuxent restricted area Routine handling of AA77 after take off and thru Kara hand off to Indy Center; also listened to by GB:

11/7

at one point AA77 is told to climb to FL 290,

then take a 20 degree right turn as it climbs. AA 77 acknowledges benig at FL 330 and is handd to Indy Center with a frequency of 120.47. ZDC

MOS

1400-1500

1

ZDC tells HUNTRESS of UA93 down NE (yes) of Camp David

Kara

11/7

ZDC

MOS

1500-1600

1

11/7-10

ZID

HNNR

1234-1309

1

HUNTRESS tells ZDC to leave The Plains radar Kara as is for active air defense scramble and to tune Ocean Radar for as much search capability as possible even if cluttered. ZDC and HUNTRESS work together to check out a VFR aircraft NE of DC, and a second near Dulles. Interesting conversation re N4, possible SEADS escort, and "pilot in command" and "executive privilege." Contains transmission re HNN R attempts to Kara contact AA77 and a statement that AA77 has turned to the south.

ZID

HNNRA

1234-1257

1

Kara

11/12

Replicates HNN R and AA77

Commission Sensitive

11/12

14