Content Archive: December 2008

Accidents

Final Report: Short crashed on takeoff

Short SC-7 Skyvan, McGrath, Alaska, Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Parachutist killed in premature jump

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 21, 2008–A parachutist was killed because he failed to follow procedures/directives b
Accidents

Final Report: Gear torque knee failed

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Baton Rouge, La., April 25, 2008–Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee caused the
Accidents

Final Report: Starflex arm failed

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Hiram, Ga., May 21, 2008–The NTSB attributed the buckling of the AS 350’s tail boom to failure of the starflex arm du
Accidents

Final Report: No cause determined for hydraulic leak

Cessna 750 Citation X, New York, N.Y., April 3, 2008–The Citation X ran off the runway on landing at John F.

People in Aviation: December 2008

James Ballough, the FAA’s long-time director of the Flight Standards Service, has announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
FBOs

Ocean Sky touts FBO as transatlantic stop

Ocean Sky is seeking to capitalize on significant investments it has made to ensure that its FBO at Scotland’s Glasgow Prestwick International Airport meet
Regulations and Government

Fallout from TSA’s NPRM extends far beyond corporate aviation

Many respondents expressed concern that the proposed rule would kill the popular airshow passenger flights in World War II-era B-17s, B-24s and other large
ATC

Wallington Report: More Colleges To Train Controllers

The FAA has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program.
Training and Workforce

Washington Report: EMS Flights Added to Most Wanted List

Concerned by mounting losses in emergency medical services (EMS) flights, the NTSB has added the safety of such flights to its 2009 Most Wanted List of Saf