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Monday, January 12, 2009
Bird Watchers: Flying Too Slow, Too Heavy
Federal aviation safety investigators blame pilot error, a broken stall warning horn and too much weight for the March 13, 2008 crash of a Cessna 172 that killed the pilot and his three passengers in Indiantown, FL. Pilot Jeff Rozelle, co-owner of the Kemper Aviation flight school, was flying the Cessna 172... [read more]
January 12, 2009
Venice, FL Crash Remains a Mystery
The National Transportation Safety Board was unable to find a reason for the March 24, 2008 fatal crash of a PIPER PA 28-161 (N465TC) soon after it departed the Venice (FL) Municipal Airport (VNC). The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed when...
January 12, 2009
Bird Strike Downs Univ. of ND Seminole
The NTSB investigation into the Oct. 23, 2007 night training accident that killed two pilots shows that a Canada goose collided with the PIPER PA-44-180 (N327ND). The airplane was in cruise flight at 4,500 feet mean sea level (msl) when the airplane abruptly...
January 12, 2009
Nebraska Fatal Crash Included Pilot Impairment
The National Transportation Safety Board's final report on the June 5, 2008 crash of an Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (N12XT) near Gothenburg, Nebraska says the pilot's use of marijuana contributed to the fatal accident. The 39-year-old pilot was traveling...
January 12, 2009
Self Healing Aircaft on the Horizon?
Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self- healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois. The new coatings are...
January 12, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Lynne Osmus to Replace Bobby Sturgell On Jan. 6, the White House announced that "The President (Bush) intends to designate Lynne A. Osmus, of Virginia, to be Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to become effective January 16...
January 12, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Dec 03, 2008 Cordoba, Colombia AERO COMMANDER 500 HK1697 A/c operated by Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA, crashed in open field. Pilot and copilot killed, and a/c destroyed. Flight originated from Olaya Herrera...
January 5, 2009
Restore ASAPS, ASAP
The National Transportation Safety Board is unhappy that Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) have recently been discontinued by some major air carriers, including American Airlines and US Airways. ASAP, which has been in existence among many air carriers...
January 5, 2009
Safety Board: Deice or Die
The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued a Safety Alert entitled "Activate Leading-Edge Deice Boots As Soon As Airplanes Enter Icing Conditions." "This Safety Alert is intended to increase the visibility of airplane icing issues...
January 5, 2009
No Mechanical Problems for Aircraft in Florida Mid-Air
No evidence of an equipment malfunction or a mechanical failure was found in either of the two small airplanes that collided in midair Dec. 6. 2008 over the Everglades, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board...
January 5, 2009
Pilot May Have Suffered a Heart Attack
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its probable cause determination on the June 29, 2008 crash of a Cessna U206F (N2905Q) in Santa Rosa, NM. And while investigators say it's impossible to know for certain, there is evidence the pilot may...
January 5, 2009
"I Got it into a Spin and I Can't Stop it."
A pilot and two passengers perished when their Beech 95-B55 (N42ES) crashed into a wooded area behind a house located in Whites Creek, TN on Nov. 24, 2008. The flight originated at Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, AR and was bound for Nashville...
January 5, 2009
'Poor Man's' ADS-B
FreeFlight Systems is offering a new solution for pilots seeking an affordable means to incorporate ADS-B into their aircraft. Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast, or ADS-B, is the cornerstone of the FAA's NextGen air traffic management, which takes...
January 5, 2009
Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directive; Boeing Model 747 and Boeing 757-200, -200PF, and -300. SUMMARY: This proposed AD would require replacing the control switches of the forward, aft, and nose cargo doors of Model 747 airplanes; and would require replacing the control...
January 5, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Nov 14, 2008 Nashville, TN Snow 600 N1691S Owner of Snow 600 aerial application airplane stated that the a/c had not been flown "in some time." Several minutes after takeoff on positioning flight...
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