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U . S . Departmentof TransportationFederal AviationAdministration

Memorandum

s u b j e c t : ACTION: Certified Index of September 11, 2001, Date: October 15, 2003Documents and Materials on file in LaGuardiaTowerF r o m : Ajr Trafflc Manager, L aGua rdia Tower R e P 'y toAttn . o f :

To: Senior Advisor to Deputy A dministrator, AD A-2This memorandum accom panies shipment of copies of the subject documents and files asper your request of October 8, 2003.The following is an index of documents and materials being re tained by LaGuardiaTower:

Certified Index1. Certified Rerecording; Cab Coordinator Position; 1247 - 1353 UTC. (2cassettes)2. Certified Rerecording; CBASouth Position; 1241 - 1351 UTC. (2 cassettes)3. Certified Rerecording; A rea Supervisor Position; 1259 - 1357 UTC . (1 cassette)4. Ce rtified Re record ing; Loca l Control Positio n; 1303 - 1328 UTC and ATIS

Broadcast; 1337 UTC indica ting evacua tion of control tower. (1 cassette)Please no te that the cassette rerecording(s) listed above c ontain only those transmissionsdeemed pertinent in response to the 9-11 Com mission's request. In addition, the originalfull recordings remain on file at this office.I hereby certify that the docum ents and materials specified herein remain on file at theLaGuardia Tower.O r i g i n a l S i g n e d B yJ a m e s H a y d e n

Leo Prusakcc :AAT-20File: 1000-10/8020AATm:JHayden:JH:779-1220:10/15/2003AATm:JHayden:JH:779-1220:10/15/2003


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Holly Legate To: Shirley Mil ler/AWA/FAA@FAAcc : Jean Nealey/AGL/FAA@FAA10/15/2003 11:30 AM Subject"Hello Shirley,Last week CLEATCT sent you a package of 9/11/01 information. There were a couple items omitted thatare being sent today;1) Information on DAL1989, the 9/11 aircraft that landed at CLE with the suspected bomb threat2) Cassette rerecording from Pilot Deviation #PGLTCLE01012 that occurred on 9/12/01You should be receiving these items tomorrow via FedEx. Please call if you need an y additionalinformation.Holly Legate(216)898-2033


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DAL 1989 Order of Eventst imes are UCT . Subtract 4 hours for local tim e, e.g. 1350:41 UC T = 9:50:41 a.m .B is Cleveland Centerwakem is the Cleveland Center Wakem SectorHO is the handoff position at Clevland Ap proachOS is the Supervisor in the T owerARW is the Arrival We st position at Cleve land Approach

CLE is Cleveland Hopkins AirportETA is estimated tim e of arrivalLC is the Local C ontrol Position in the towerItalics a re comme nts for clarificationAll clearances issue d to DAL19 89 received appropriate responses from the pilot except as noted.1350:41

1351:27

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ZOB Wakem sector (Wakem) calls Handoff (HO) and advises DAL 1989 "is confirmed hijack andWestbound and away from your airport so for now you can disregard him."City Ops calls th e Tower Supervisor (OS) an d asks, "do we have a hijack aircraft inbound?" OSsays he can 't confirm that and w ill call City Ops back.Wakem calls HO and advises "DAL's hanging a U-tum now heading back toward you. H esupposedly has a bomb on board and not a hijack." Wakem then ad vise s DAL 1989 will becoming in from North of Sandusky and is about 10-12 minutes ou t from th e boundary.OS advises City Ops that DAL 1989 is inbound to Cleveland believed to have a bomb on board, isa B767, planning runway 6R. City asks if DAL is a hijack or a bomb threat. OS says he doesn'tknow an d advises DAL is about 12 m inute s out. (City Ops advises th e inform ation they had wason a UAL93.)City Ops advis es the fire stations will be at "quarters" u ntil FB I arrives.Wakem call HO and advises that DAL 1989 will be descending to 9,000' to get under th e holdingpattern going direct Wakem then direct CLE.OS tells City Ops that the bom b are a is on the West side at Rome o, but that they're worried aboutthe construction guys. City tells the OS to go for Romeo, that they're pullin g the constructionguys out of there now. Romeo is the taxiway designator. T J t e construction is the new runway.Wakem call HO and advises "now we're being told DAL is a hijack and may have a bomb."Wakem then says the information "coming from thepilot has been really unreliable and shaky."ZOB Carlton sector (CRL) then calls and tells H O that they are working DAL 1989 an d that he isgoing direct to the airport now and that the pilot requested it.Arrival W est (ARW ) controller calls DAL 1989. No response from DAL.DAL1989 contacts ARW at 9,000'. 9000 ' is the aircraft's altitude. ARW issues DAL1989 directto the field.ARW asks DAL1989 his intentions. DA L answers "we're landing Cleveland."ARW asks DAL1989 "can you m ake in the clear com m unications with me ?" DAL1989 responds,


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"affirmative, we are not a trip sir."ARW issues DAL1989 heading 070.City Ops calls for ETA on DAL1989. OS advises 7 to 8 minutes, about 20 miles West.ARW instructs DAL1989 "descend at your discretion to 7,000."DAL1989 asks if he will use runway 24L. ARW responds yes.ARW instructs DAL1989 at 7,000 reduce speed to 170. 7000 is the altitudeWakem calls to ask if we're working DAL 1989. We tell them yes we are. ZOB then asks HO ifwe can give him any information on DAL 1989. HO advises ZOB the DAL is landing here atCLE and that we're treating him as an emergency.HO calls Wakem and advises "once DAL lands the City says no one else is landing" untileverything gets worked out.City Ops says the FBI wants to know if DAL1989 squawked this (Hijack). OS says no .ARW instructs DAL1989 to descend and maintain 5,000, fly heading 060.OS advises City Ops that once DAL gets down we're shut down.ARW advises DAL1989 that he will be keeping him on ARW frequency on final.ARW instructs DAL1989 to descend and maintain 4,000, turn right 140.ARW instructs DAL1989 to turn right to 210, intercept the localizer, and descend andmaintain3,000.ARW clears DAL1 989 for the ILS Runway 24L approach.ARW advises DAL1989 to contact the tower.DAL1989 checks in with Local Control (LC). LC issues wind and clears DAL1989 to land.LC advises DAL1989 that he will be parked on the West side of the airport.HO advises Wakem that DAL 1989 is "on the ground at 1418." Wakem asks "very safely too Ihope?" HO responds that DAL is being taken to the bomb area for now to check.LC issues DAL1989 taxi instructions.Cab Coordinator (CC) tells HO that DA L is on the ground, that we're officially closed, an d thatDAL is being taxied to the West side.DAL1989 transmits to LC, "just to make sure we don't have any misunderstandings here, our flapsar e up, we are landing only as a precaution at the company's request, you understand that." LCresponds affirmative, but advises DAL1989 that parking on the West side was at the City's


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request.DAL1989 asks if they're going to get to their gate any time soon. LC responds that is the City'scall, and that he believes there will be people out to do a search of the aircraft.DAL1989 asks if he should get the people off the aircraft. LC tells DAL that the City says toleave them there.DAL1989 asks if it would help if they shut their engines down, or if they should keep themrunning. LC tells DAL its his choice.

DAL1989 asks LC for an update and if the City is going to come out. LC advises he has noinformation. DAL responds that they're eager to g et off the aircraft.LC advises DAL1989 to contact City Ops on 129.55.OS tell City Ops that AL1989 is anxious to get people off the aircraft.

Air Traffic Manager (ATM) calls City Ops and advises we have no apparent reason to believeDAL is a hijack, that it fit the profile for a hijack. And that we don't have any specific bombthreats. ATM tells City Ops that he just got clearance form FAA Headquarters that we have noreason to hold that aircraft unless the City has other information from the FBI.LC advises DAL1989 that they are going to be allowed to return to the gate.DAL1989 is concerned about turning around on the West side. LC advises a tug will probably besent out.LC asks DAL1989 for souls on board.DAL1989 responds 78 soul on board.LC advises DAL1989 that there is a chance the FBI will want to deplane the passengers on theWest side.LC asks Car 6 if they're planning on deplaning passengers on the West side or at the gate. Car 6says at the gate, but he will verify that. Car 6 is the designator fur one of the City 's operationsvehiclesCar 6 advises LC that passengers will deplane at the gate.City Ops advises that DAL will deplane on Romeo taxiway.LC tells DAL1989 to plan on deplaning on the West side were he currently sits.Car 6 confirms offloading on the West side..LC advises DAL1989 that th e City will start to bring equipment across the field to his aircraft.Passengers were taken to the Federal Facilities Building on the opposite side of the airfield fromthe terminal for debriefing by the FBI


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1528:32 entry: The Air Traffic Manager (ATM) received a cal l from the Operat ions Manager (OM)a t ZOB onthe adm inistrat ive phon e l ine (898-2020, unrecorded) at approximately 1400UCT (9:00 a.m.local). In that^nversation the OM advised the ATM of wha t he knew of the situation. The OM told the ATM that they ha d| >rmation that the DAL flight could be ahi jack and might have ab omb on board. The OM stated that thep^Ibt and compa ny both said i t was a precaut ionary landing and there was no hijack. The OM then said that the"Hunters" said i t was a hi jac k. The AT M asked who the hunters were. There was a lot of confusion at thecenter and the impression the ATM got was that "Hunters" were in receipt of some intelligence that indicatedth e aircraft was a hijack.The A TM gav e the order to evacuate the bu ilding of all but essential personnel a nd to take the o perational staffto only the positions absolutely necessary to wo rk the aircra ft c urrently airborn.A t approxim ately 1515 UCT the ATM contacted th e Center Manager to see if we could find out any newinformation on DAL1989. In the conversat ion between the tower A TM and the Assistant Air Traf f ic Ma nagera t the center it wa s determined tha t D AL1989 f it the prof i le of a possible hi jacked aircraf t . I t was alsodetermined after consultat ion with the original OM w ho com munica ted with the tower ATM that w e, the FAA,ha d no informa tion indicating there wa s either a bomb or a hi jac k involved with the a i rcraf t . The ATM was inth e tower a nd used th e open line to City Operations to comm u n ica t e wha t w e knew. That is the backgroundbehind th e 1528:32 entry co nc erning th e conversation between the ATM and City Ops.1530:27 entry: The request for souls on board c am e from City Ops to the tower and was relayed by the localcontroller.ARW Co mmunica t io ns NOTE: One an om aly that perpetuated concern by approach control lers in the face of(inn st ant inform ation that there wa s nothing going on with D A L 1989 was that the pilot neve r used the HEAV Y5ignator in his com mu nica tions. Controllers used the designa tor but the pilot did not respond w ith it .This m ay seem minor but should not be overlooked. The use of HEA VY in the terminal environment is of thehighest importance. Increased separation standards a re required and misapplication of separation standards ca nbe disastrous. For pilots, not referring to a hea vy a ircra ft as HEA VY is tanta m ount to ca lling a doctor 'Mister".This om ission along with all of the other informa tion flying around kept everyone alert and skeptical of thesecurity of the fl ight.


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U.S. Department of Transportation Daily ReCOPCl Of FacilityOperation DateFederal Aviation Administration f:l'1 " 01^ Identification Type Facility Operating Position Chec ked ByCleveland, OH CLE Combined Cleveland Hopkins ATCT Air Traffic Manager

TRACON/Tower J.MarkRseves c-,Time (UTC)

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/ REM ARKS !L RIN GWAL T ON. ILS R W Y - 2 4 L IN U S E . CFPL: , RWY 6L REILS AND VASI OTS,RWY6LTHRESHOLD RELOCATED, 123.85 STBY TX BLEEDS ONTO 128.25 M AIN R X , LC IC.3SLIGHT PANEL ERRATIC, 124.0 STBY TX BLEEDS ON T O 121.5, 128.25 STATIC C3 BOTHM A I N & STBY RX, CAK LINE OT SM O D E - S TO T W R , ASR-9 TO M CC.ILS RWY 6R INUSE.MODE-S & ASR-9 TO TRACON.D . LEPHEW O N , ABOVE N OT ED.128.25 NORMAL, RTS.TM U G I V E N 40 R A T E .W C LC . OP ERAT ION AL PROGRAM A3.06.2/Y/3.128.25 STATIC ON BOT H M AIN AND STANDBY RECEIVERS. DRN U S I N G 126.55. . M C C / PER EZILS RWY 24L INUSE.ENROUTE D I A L LINE O T S , M C C ( G A R Y ) A D V I S E D .C LE IN SECON "DELTA".GROUND S T OP AL L TRAFFIC.COA1566 MADE GO AROUND DUE T O BEIN G T OO HIGH.ADVIS ED OF DAL1989 IN BOUN D FROM BOS T O CL E WIT H S US P ECT ED BOMB ON B C Z Y R D .NO CIVILIAN LIFE F L I G H T S ALLOWED I N T H E AIR, ONLY M I L I T A R Y M E D E V A C .CLE RECIEVED CAL L FROM CGF D E S C R I B I N G THEIR F BO ( E A G L E W I N G S - ED BARK( ) GOT ACALL FROM WOMAN ID E N T IF Y IN G FROM T V CHAN N EL 5 . S HE S T ATED THAT AN A: RCRAFTL EAVIN G TOL HAD A BOMB ON BOARD. WHEN ED INQUIRED FURT HER WOMAN H U L G UP.FBI NOTIFIED AT FIRE HOUSE ABOUT TOL BOMB T HREAT .ZO B WATCH DES K NOTIFIED ABOUT TOL BOMB T H R E A T .AT M & AATM A D V I S E D A B O U T TOL.ROC ( F R E D S O U C H E T ) A D V I S E D O F TO L BOMB T H R E A T .PASSENGERS N O W BEIN G DIS EM BARKED O F F DAL1989. ALERT 4 CAN CEL L ED. R- - CA D V I S E D .J. ADELMAN ON, A B O V E N O T E D , SECON DEL T A IN EFFECT.W C L C . O P E R A T I O N A L PROGRAM A3.06.2/Y/3.CLE CIT Y ARP RT REQUES T S T HAT TW R ONLY I L L U M I N A T E TXWYS T O N I G H T AFTER S U N S E T ,LEAVE R W Y L T S A N D BEACON O F F U F A , I F A N Y A / C REQUES T L N DN G , COORDIN AT E WIT HCIT Y BEFORE IL L UM IN AT IN G R W Y A N D BEACON .L RINGWALT O N . A B O V E N O T E D .W C L C . OPS PROGRAM A3. 06. 2C O B .

/ CERTIFY that entries above arecorrect; that allscheduled operations have been accomplished, except as noted, and thatall abnormal occurrences and conditions have been recorded.Watch Supervisor(s) Signature Watch Supervisor(s) Signature Watch Supervisor(s) Signature^7S LAA

, ^ vFAA Form 7230-4 (1-94) Supersedes Previous Edition Produced byATX-400, MSDT, Washington D.C. - Dash 4.EXE


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U.S. Departmentof TransportationFederal AviationAdministration

MemorandumS u b j e c t : ACTION: Requested Pittsburgh Tower Date: October 8, 2003

Da t a Relating September 11, 2001

F r o m : ir Traff ic Manager , Pittsburgh R e p i y t o^ A t t n . of :Tower

To: Shirley Miller, ADA-2, FAAHeadquarters, 800 IndependenceAvenue S.W., Room 1010,Washington, D.C. 20591

The enclosed requested data relating to the events ofSeptember 11, 2001 and Pittsburgh Tower (PIT), Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania are:

PIT Form 3600-1; Administrative PersonnelItinerary/Leave Log for September 11, 2001.

Two (2) Radar Plot printouts. Copy of Memorandum to FBI Special Agent Karen Davidson

on September 11, 2001. Copy of Plot vl.0.4, depicting the primary track ofUnited Airlines Flight 93 both printed and graphical.

PIT Form 7210-2; Personnel Sign-on/off Logs. FAA Form 7230-4; Traffic Management Log for September

11, 2001. Accountability Form for ZIP-Disk received from

Clarksburg Tower, Clarksburg West Virginia. Copy of Air Traffic Manager's Note depicting Contacts

List with various security personnel. Copy of a Certified Rerecording of an Operations

Supervisor at 1348:8 - 1349:10 UTC. Copy of E-Mail dated 09/14/2001 relating to Record

Retention. Copy of FAX received entitled ATS Maintenance Alert

dated 09/14/2001. Copies of the Continuous Data Recording (CDR) for PIT

Tower on 09/11/2001 on 4 ZIP Disks reflecting09/10/2001 10:52 UTC thru 09/13/2001.


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One (1) ZIP Disk, which depicts only PIT Tower CDRData for 09/11/2001 in a ".zip" file format.One (1) Zip Disk, which depicts only Clarksburg Tower,West Virginia CDR Data for 09/11/2001.One (1) copy of the Pittsburgh ATCT CDR Data OpticalDisc for 9/10/2001 19:24 UTC thru 09/14/2001 19:02UTC.

Richard T. PelkowskiAttachments


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U.S. Departmentof TransportationFederal AviationAdministration

MemorandumS u b j e c t : ACTION: Additional Requested Date: October 9, 2003Pittsburgh Tower Data Relating to

September 11,2001.F r o m : ir Traffic Manager, Pittsburgh R e p l y to

Attn. o f :Tower

To: Shirley Miller, ADA-2, FAAHeadquarters, 800 IndependenceAvenue S.W., Room1010,Washington, B.C. 20591

The enclosed requested additional data relating to theevents of September 11, 2001and Pittsburgh Tower (PIT),Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniaare:

A copy of certified Rerecording between ClevelandCenter (ZOB) andPIT.

Copy of the partial transcript relating to an AircraftAccident; United Airlines (UAL) flight 93; Somerset,Pa.

A copy of a Memorandum sent to Jeffery Myers, AirTraffic Investigation Division, AAT-200, regarding thetranscript.

A copy of the Federal Express Airbill forwarding theabove information to AAT-200.

Pittsburgh Tower is continuing to make certifiedrerecordings of the facility Digital Activated Tape (DAT)for September 11, 2001. As this requires a tremendousamount of man-hours to accomplish, it will be late nextweek before all work is completed on this task. Upon itscompletion all rerecordings will be overnighted to youroffice.

Pelkowski