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March 23, 2009
Successful Demo of Sandblaster Technology
Sikorsky Aircraft has successful demonstrated technology that enables safer helicopter landings in blinding conditions including brownouts. Sikorsky and Sandblaster Project teammates, Honeywell International and Sierra Nevada, performed the demonstrations at...
March 23, 2009
USAF Releases F-15 Crash Report
A sequence of flight analysis and assessment errors by the pilot prompted a Boeing F-15 Eagle fighter to overrun the runway and all paved surfaces Nov. 13, 2008 at Tyndall AFB, FL. The accident resulted in $1.25 million in damages to the aircraft and $37,000...
March 23, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 01, 2009 Elbert, CO MOONEY M20C N7774M A/c substantially damaged upon impact with terrain following loss of control while maneuvering near Elbert. Local flight originated from Centennial Airport (APA)...
March 16, 2009
Bird Strike Cost Not Chicken Feed
As the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into the icy Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009 illustrates, the cost of mid-air collisions between birds and aircraft can and does affect the bottom line of aircraft operators. While the National Transportation Safety...
March 16, 2009
Drone Flight Authorizations Take Off
The number and types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flying in U.S. airspace continues to grow as manufacturers and operators continue to prove to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the pilotless creatures can safely share national air space...
March 9, 2009
Military Personnel Disciplined over Crash
Thirteen Marines and sailors have been disciplined for their roles in the USMC Boeing F/A-18C/D crash near San Diego on Dec. 8, 2008, which killed four people on the ground. Marine Corps officials said it was an avoidable accident caused by mechanical...
March 9, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Air craft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 02, 2009 Dominican Republic BELL OH-58 HI-855 AS/c impacted terrain after loss of engine power during aerial application flight in SW section of Dominican Republic No injuries Pilot and one additional...
March 2, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 01, 2009 Bountiful, UT ROBINSON R44 N944U While en route to destination, pilot elected to fly a/c up a canyon toward rising terrain. Soon after making "low pass" over ridge above 8,000 feet MSL...
February 23, 2009
USAF Weather Squadron Picks Up New Responsibilities
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron at Scott AFB will assume short-term backup responsibilities for the National Weather Service's Aviation Weather Center and Storm Prediction Center on April 1. AWC provides aviation warnings and forecasts of hazardous...
February 23, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 02, 2009 Philadelphia, MS AIR TRACTOR AT-602 N5013C A/c operated by Quinn Aviation collided with trees then the ground. Pilot who departed 20 minutes earlier reported to NTSB that he performed...
February 16, 2009
USAF Supports Nigerian Air Safety
Statistically, traveling by air is often cited at the safest way to travel. While taking to the sky has some inherent risk, advances in technology, coupled with stringent maintenance requirements and rigorous training procedures for aircrews have contributed...
February 16, 2009
Equipment Failure Causes Predator UAV Loss
An ignition module failure caused the crash of an MQ-1B Predator east of Ali Base, Iraq, May 2, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Feb. 3. The $3.8...
February 16, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
American Air Urges Pilots to Restart ASAP American Airlines is urging its pilots' union to restart the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) that expired last October when the carrier and union couldn't agree on changes. However, an Allied Pilots Association...
February 16, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 1, 2009 Joliet, IL LANCAIR 360 N3603R A/c impacted terrain following loss of control while taking off from Runway 12 (2,937 feet by 100 feet, dry asphalt) at Joliet Regional Airport (JOT). Two fatalities...
February 9, 2009
Airmen Recover Crippled Transport
More than 120 airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors were needed to remove a crippled USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter from a runway at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan after the aircraft landed Jan. 30 with none of its landing gears...
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