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Factual Report: Offshore helicopter crashed in Gulf
June 01, 2008
Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 12, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed when the ERA Helicopters EC 120 crashed into the Gulf on approach to an offshore oil platform. Reported weather was 10 miles visibility, and the wind was at 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. Personnel on the platform reported the pilot made a radio call announcing...
moreFactual Report: Pipeline helo lost power
June 01, 2008
MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007– The commercial pilot and one crewmember were seriously injured and a second crew-member was killed when the Dylan Aviation MD 369 crashed during an attempted forced landing, after the helicopter had lost power.The pipeline patrol helicopter was in a stationary hover at about 120 feet agl when power was lost. The pilot...
moreFinal Report: Fatigue a factor in landing accident
June 01, 2008
Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2007–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the Delta Connection/Shuttle America runway overrun at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport was “the flight crew’s failure to execute a missed approach when visual cues for the runway were not distinct and identifiable.” Contributing to the accident were the...
moreFinal Report: Vibration traced to trim installation
June 01, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Emporia, Kan., Sept. 22, 2007–Following a severe high-frequency vibration in flight and an emergency landing, the King Air pilot found the right elevator trim tab push rod was broken. The NTSB blamed the incident on the improper installation of the trim tab attachment hardware by maintenance personnel, which resulted in...
moreFinal Report: Pilot hit by main rotor
June 01, 2008
Bell 407, Morristown, Tenn., Nov. 9, 2007–The NTSB blamed the death of the 407 pilot on his “failure to maintain adequate clearance from the idling main rotor blade.” Contributing to the accident was his failure to comply with the manufacturer’s procedure for securing the helicopter. The pilot had taxied the 407 to the fuel pumps, only to discover they were...
moreFinal Report: Faulty downlock plates caused gear collapse
June 01, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct. 12, 2006–The NTSB said the King Air’s gear collapse on landing was caused by the airplane manufacturer’s inadequate landing-gear downlock plate maintenance orientation information, and the resulting disengagement of the main landing gear. Immediately after the King Air touched down at St. Mary’s County...
moreFinal Report: TCAS alert resulted in excessive maneuver
June 01, 2008
Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Oct. 31, 2006–The NTSB attributed this incident to the Bombardier Flexjet pilot’s excessive maneuver to avoid another airplane in response to a traffic collision alert on approach to Teterboro Airport. Also cited was the pilot’s failure to follow company procedures, which included beginning a visual search for the...
moreFinal Report: Cargo Caravan crashed on approach
June 01, 2008
Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb. 8, 2007–The Caravan pilot’s descent below minimum descent altitude on a nonprecision approach caused this crash, according to the NTSB. A contributing factor was a low ceiling (reported weather was 1.25 miles visibility and a 200-foot overcast in mist). The cargo flight was dispatched to an airport with a precision...
moreCrossair execs found not guilty in homicide trial
June 01, 2008
The Swiss federal court last month acquitted Crossair chairman Moritz Suter, CEO André Dosé and four other former airline employees of homicide by neglect in connection with the crash of an Avro RJ100 during approach to Zurich Airport on Nov. 24, 2001. The trial began on May 5 at Bellinzona in southern Switzerland. The “not guilty” verdict was read May 16,...
moreBombardier Expresses Regret over Japan Q400 Incident
May 30, 2008
Bombardier Aerospace expressed “regrets” this week over a March 13, 2007, accident involving a Q400 turboprop at Japan’s Kochi Airport after the Japanese Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (JARAIC) found that a missing bolt caused the airplane’s nose landing gear door to jam, forcing a gear-up landing. None of the 60 passengers and crew...
moreBA 777 Investigation Focuses On Fuel System
May 22, 2008
Aviation safety officials probing the British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 accident at London Heathrow in January are continuing to focus on the fuel system. They want to know why the airplane lost power on final approach to LHR. The 777, on a long-range flight from Beijing to London, touched down 1,000 feet short of the paved surface of LHR’s Runway 27L before...
moreCAE bullish on training demand
May 21, 2008
CAE civil training and services group president Jeff Roberts arrived in Geneva Monday as his company announced a major expansion of its business aviation training center in Morristown, New Jersey. But for Roberts, EBACE is all about Europe, where he continues to sound a confident tone about business aviation despite some signs of economic hardship...
moreCAE, Bombardier Offer Global Sims
May 21, 2008
For the first time Europe has its own simulator capacity for the Global Express, now that CAE and Bombardier have begun offering pilot and technical training on the big business jets at CAE’s Burgess Hill facility in the UK. The program marks the first operational milestone of the 20-year Authorized Training Provider agreement signed by CAE and Bombardier...
moreEASA gathers data on SE-IMC safety ahead of ’09 rulemaking
May 21, 2008
According to a study by UK research contractor Qinetiq for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), commercial air transport flights by single-engine aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions or at night (SE-IMC/night) should not be prohibited automatically. That is the good news for proponents of SE-IMC/night operations who have been seeking the...
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