Content Archive: May 2008

Accidents

Watch those fingers

DORNIER 328, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 17, 2002–Failure to follow operational procedures resulted in a serious injury to a U.S.
Accidents

Nearly out of gas, then out of control; failure to verify fuel first link in crash

It is usually easier to find fault with a flight crew during an ensuing accident investigation than it was for the crew to make the right decisions instant
Safety

Tempus 2000 aboard Jet Av-managed planes

Jet Aviation has joined a growing number of Part 121 air carriers and Part 135 charter carriers offering more than just automatic external defibrillators (
Accidents

Beeping noise heard before helo went down

BELL 206BII, NEAR NHULUNBUY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 5, 2002–About 4 p.m.
Accidents

Power loss leads to rough autorotation

ENSTROM F-28C, NEAR MEDICINE BOW, WYO., JUNE 10, 2002–N5694Z, operated by Falcon Helicopter and piloted by a commercial-rated pilot, was s
Accidents

Rollover destroys Bell 47

BELL 47G4, NEAR GRAND LAKE, LA., JUNE 23, 2002–The pilot of the Bell 47G4 and one passenger received minor injuries while a second passeng
Accidents

King Air Cowling takes flight

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 300, NEAR TULSA, OKLA., JUNE 22, 2002–There were no reported injuries as a result of N224CR’s in-flight separation
Accidents

King Air hits deer on landing

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 90, ROSEAU, MINN., JUNE 27, 2002–Runway incursions took on a new meaning when the two pilots and two medical perso
Accidents

Gear collapses on landing

CESSNA 441, MEDFORD, ORE., JUNE 18, 2002–The pilot and three passengers on board a Cessna 441 N564AC were uninjured when the airplane’s ri
Accidents

Fokker tail clips A330

FOKKER F28-100, Manchester, UK, APRIL 6, 2002–A misunderstanding of the flight manual resulted in damage to the horizontal stabilizer tip