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Factual Report: Lack Of Control Movement Implicated In Challenger Accident
October 24, 2006, 10:56 AM
October 2005

Bombardier Challenger 600, Tupelo, Miss., March 9, 2005–The pilots of Romeo Mike Aviation’s Challenger 600 aborted the takeoff from Runway 36 of Tupelo Regional Airport and the nosegear collapsed. The airplane went off the departure end of the runway and was substantially damaged.

Factual Report: Birdstrike Might Be Cause Of Sabreliner Accident
October 24, 2006, 10:52 AM
October 2005

Rockwell International NA-265-80 Sabreliner, Brownwood, Texas, May 9, 2005–Debris, possibly from a bird, was found on the combustion chamber mating flange and throughout the second-stage turbine nozzle of the left GE CF700 of the Sabreliner that crashed on takeoff from Brownwood Regional

Final Report: Misjudgement, Mechanical Woes Caused Overrun
October 24, 2006, 10:50 AM
October 2005

Learjet 25B, Feb. 20, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s misjudged distance/speed while landing and the flight crew’s failure to follow prescribed emergency procedures.

Preliminary Report: Yoke Movement Restricted On Beech 1900D
October 24, 2006, 10:47 AM
October 2005

Raytheon Beech 1900D, Rockland, Maine, Aug.

Preliminary Report: LongRanger Hits Oil Platform On Landing
October 24, 2006, 10:46 AM
October 2005

Bell 206B LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 18, 2005–While attempting to land on the West Cameron 560 offshore oil platform, the Bell 206 hit the platform and crashed into the water. The commercial pilot and a mechanic were killed.

Preliminary Report: Two Airplanes Crash On Same APA Approach Within 10 Days
October 24, 2006, 10:45 AM
October 2005

Mitsubishi MU-2, Parker, Colo., Aug. 4, 2005– The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of he airplane, was killed when MU-2 N454MA crashed on approach to Centennial Airport (APA), near Denver, at 2:06 a.m.

Congressional Observer: October 2005
October 24, 2006, 10:37 AM
October 2005

— Following tradition, Congress escaped Washington’s heat and humidity by taking its customary recess in August. Left pending was President Bush’s nomination of John Roberts Jr., to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who retired.

NTSB Studies GA Weather Accidents
October 24, 2006, 10:31 AM
October 2005

Noting that about two-thirds of all general aviation accidents that occur in IMC are fatal, the NTSB recently completed a study to better understand the risk factors associated with such accidents.

HAI ‘White Paper’ Boosts EMS Safety
October 24, 2006, 10:28 AM
October 2005

Since 1991 there have been 127 accidents involving helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations, according to Helicopter Association International (HAI).

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: October 2005
October 24, 2006, 10:26 AM
October 2005

Arinc plans to eliminate guesswork from the aircraft weight-and-balance equation. The Annapolis, Md.-based transportation communications and systems engineering specialist has received a patent for new weight-and-balance technology that it says will precisely, unobtrusively and automatica

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