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Former Senator, EADS boss in Alaska Floatplane Crash
August 10, 2010
The NTSB this morning dispatched a go team that includes chairman Deborah Hersman to Alaska to investigate last night's crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Otter turboprop single, which was carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and former NASA administrator and current EADS North America chairman Sean O'Keefe, among others. The single-engine...
moreJ.P.Morgan: New Bizjet Demand Remains 'Elusive'
August 10, 2010
The pre-owned business jet market is improving, but demand for new jets is "elusive," according to a monthly business jet report released on Friday by J.P.Morgan. Used inventories are down nearly 3 percent this year, but might "only be approaching the end of the beginning...as inventories remain above last cycle's peak." Pre-owned inventory of in-production...
moreComair Mechanics Pull Out of FAA Safety Program
August 02, 2010
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today said it has withdrawn from the maintenance Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) at Delta Air Lines regional subsidiary Comair.
“We have discussed the problems with this dysfunctional program with both Comair and the FAA for months,” said IAM District 142...
moreFSF Updates Alar Tool Kit
August 01, 2010
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) released an updated version of its Approach-and-Landing Accident Reduction (Alar) tool kit, complete with a new section on runway excursions. The original Alar tool kit was introduced 10 years ago, and this newest version has been enhanced with the inclusion of the results of the Foundation’s Runway Safety Initiative...
moreJudge: Wake Turbulence Did Not Fell Sport-Jet
August 01, 2010
A U.S. district court judge rejected the claim by plaintiff Excel-Jet that the June 22, 2006, takeoff crash of the experimental single-engine Sport-Jet was caused by wake turbulence. Excel-Jet claimed that an air traffic controller at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport failed to ensure adequate separation between the takeoff of a Dash 8-200 and the...
moreTuboprop safety declines as bizav activity picks up
August 01, 2010
As U.S.-registered business aircraft have begun to fly more hours compared with last year, accidents (at least those involving turboprops) have been on the rise. In the first half of this year compared with the first six months of last year, the number of turboprop accidents has increased, according to statistics released by Boca Raton, Fla.-based...
moreTrans States, GoJet, Executive Draw FAA Scrutiny
August 01, 2010
Alleged maintenance-related gaffes at Trans States Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Executive Airlines prompted the FAA to propose more than $3.1 million in civil penalties against the carriers in late June. The proposed fines against St. Louis-based Trans States Holdings subsidiaries TSA and GoJet totaled $2,476,075, while American Eagle unit...
morePreliminary Report: Runway excursion follows engine fire on takeoff
August 01, 2010
Cessna 525 Citation, Leeds, UK, June 7, 2010–A fire in the starboard engine caused the twinjet to abort its takeoff from Leeds-Bradford International Airport. The CJ1+ then overshot the runway and came to rest near the airport’s perimeter fence. The pilot and copilot were rescued by a local fire department. The crew suffered minor injuries, and the airplane...
morePreliminary Report: Falcon drops nosewheel after takeoff
August 01, 2010
Dassault Falcon 10, Minneapolis, May 28, 2010–The twinjet made a safe emergency landing after losing its nosewheel on takeoff from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minn. The pilots immediately felt something was amiss and flew by the tower, which confirmed the damage to the landing gear. After burning off excess fuel, the twinjet was instructed to head...
morePreliminary Report: Helicopter loses main rotor and tail boom in flight
August 01, 2010
Bell 222U, Midlothian, Texas, June 2, 2010–The twin-turbine helicopter was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and mechanic were killed after it crashed on a return-to-service flight following recently completed maintenance. The helicopter was in cruise flight at approximately 600 feet agl when witnesses say they saw the tail boom and main rotor separate from...
morePreliminary Report: Heli-logging mission ends in crash
August 01, 2010
Kaman K-1200, Donnelly, Idaho, June 16, 2010– The K-Max was engaged in a long-line external lift operation when part of the intermeshing twin rotor system separated from the airframe. Witnesses on the ground reported hearing a loud noise from the helicopter just before the separation. The commercial pilot was killed.
morePreliminary Report: Citation Excel suffers door failure
August 01, 2010
Cessna 560XL Excel, White Plains, N.Y., May 28, 2010–The twinjet, operated by NetJets, sustained minor damage when the main cabin door opened shortly after takeoff from Westchester County Airport. After the door seal/cabin door annunciator light illuminated, the crew returned to the airport and the door opened on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern,...
morePreliminary Report: King Air nosegear fails
August 01, 2010
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Fort Worth, Texas, June 3, 2010–The King Air, owned and operated by the FAA, was substantially damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed on landing at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. While cycling the gear during an inspector currency flight, the crew reported hearing a loud bang and observed a “gear unsafe” indication. During...
morePreliminary Report: Casa crash claims billionaire
August 01, 2010
Casa C-212 Aviocar, Republic of Congo, June 19, 2010–The unpressurized turboprop twin was carrying Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot when it crashed into the jungle approximately 25 minutes after takeoff on a flight from Yaounde, Cameroon, to a remote Congolese mining site. The two crew and nine passengers on board were killed. Talbot and his party had...
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