Watching the 2 hours before on the flight monitor (linked elsewhere in
thread) you can watch another 172 miss once and abandon another before
getting in. You also see two jet types apparently divert somewhere
else. You can also watch 2 jets hold waiting for the 172. That's all
before the accident.

The weather seems to be 1sm and 200' most of the afternoon but the wind
goes from 7 to 13G19 for awhile. Passing cell I guess.

Down to mins with a convective disturbance passing thru.

I was flying the DC area on the 22nd and 24th. Reflecting on my own
thinking and hoping that I would divert to a better alternate or return
to my start point. Easier said than done.

Judah wrote:



The crash evidently happened shortly after 3pm EST (1900Z).

METAR KHPN 231756Z 18013G19KT 1/8SM FG OVC002 12/12 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP996
60014 T01220122 10128 20100 56012
METAR KHPN 231856Z 19012G16KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 12/12 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP993
T01220122