The NTSB is completely independent from the FAA, by design.

The history of how that came to be is worth a read and answers your question better than I could.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety...

yard2010 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can't play with the NTSB. Just wait a few months and see, they will literally say the exact reason it happened and who's the one to blame in their report. These guys are the best at what they do. This is one of the government bodies other countries would dream to have.

	▲	SAI_Peregrinus 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The NTSB never assigns blame to people in their reports. They report what happened, and who did what, but their reports are not intended for use in a court and their advisories are always ways to fix procedures rather than blaming individuals.

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renewiltord 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Huh, wow, that actually did answer the question. Short version: the FAA did have this failing; the NTSB was created independently specifically to avoid that flaw. For the rest, he’s right, better to read it.

	▲	mh- 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, wasn't meant to be a lazy comment on my part, but I started summarizing it a few times and found myself quoting more of the article than made sense. One thing that stood out to me was just how long ago that separation was achieved and subsequently ensured.