Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Accidents

Bizjets Sustain Five Fatal Accidents over Recent 12 Months

Accident statistics show there were 188 accidents and 98 incidents involving turbine business airplanes worldwide between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022.
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Accidents

Emergency AD on Otters Follows Fatal Accident

The FAA has issued an emergency AD for visual inspections of the left-hand elevator auxiliary spars on DHC-3 Turbine Otters.
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Charter & Fractional

Deadline Looms for Australia's SMS Rules

Charter and other commercial air transport operators in Australia will need to have safety management systems in place by December 2024.
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Environment

Unleaded Avgas: FAA Approves Fleet, EPA Preps Regs

The FAA authorized all piston aircraft to use unleaded avgas, while the EPA is taking steps to phase out lead in fuels for aircraft with piston engines.
Accidents

No Fatal U.S. Bizjet Accidents in first Nine Months

U.S.-registered business jets were fatal accident free in the first nine months, but three accidents involving non-U.S-registered jets killed 14.
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Regulations and Government

EASA To Revise Helo EMS Operational Rules

EASA is raising the bar for helicopter emergency medical service operations in Europe, with new rules to take effect by mid-2023.
Aircraft

UK Investigating Challenger Uncommanded Flap Deployment

An uncommanded flap deployment above the maximum flaps-extended speed on a Challenger 604 has resulted in several recommendations by the UK AAIB.
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Accidents

All 10 Aboard Escape Burning Cessna Citation CJ3

A Cessna Citation CJ3 was destroyed in a post crash fire following a gear-up or gear-collapse landing at a Washington Airport. All 10 aboard escaped.
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ATC

UAS Manufacturers Get Reprieve for Remote ID

The FAA has delayed requirements for unmanned aircraft systems to have remote ID systems to Dec 16, 2022.
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Accidents

NTSB: Turbine Otter Nosedived into Bay

Witnesses who observed the De Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter plunge into Mutiny Bay, Washington, on September 4 said it was in a near-vertical descent.
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Accidents

NTSB Recovering Wreckage of Fatal Turbine Otter Crash

The NTSB is collecting the wreckage of the float-equipped de Havilland Canada Turbine Otter that crashed into Puget Sound, Washington, on September 4.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CBAA: Canada’s Luxury Tax Adoption ‘Reckless’

The Canadian Business Aviation Association once again blasted the Canadian government's 10 percent luxury tax on aircraft that took effect September 1.
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Aircraft

Australia Clarifies Aircraft Manufacturer NTO Limitations

A new airworthiness bulletin from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) clarifies that a “no technical objection” (NTO) is not an approval.
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Accidents

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus Jet

On Friday, a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet sustained substantial damage when it crashed near Orlando, Florida, after deploying its airframe parachute.
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FBOs

BEH Claims Dismissed against FlightLevel Aviation

FlightLevel Aviation has logged several wins in litigation with Boston Executive Helicopters.
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Accidents

TBM 700 Crashed while Overweight and with Aft C.G.

A Daher TBM 700 that crashed near Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 3, 2019, was low, slow, and overweight, in addition to having a c.g. aft of the limit.
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Regulations and Government

Helo Pilot Charged Again with Federal Violations

Matthew Jones, 35, was indicted last month in a Federal District Court in Utah for violating FARs and wire fraud, mirroring an indictment from last year.
Avionics

EASA ELT(DT) Mandate Delayed Two Years

EASA has postponed by two years a rule requiring large airplanes to be equipped with emergency locator transmitters with distress tracking capability.
Accidents

Citation Crashes after Pilot Becomes Nonresponsive

A Cessna Citation II/SP business jet plunged into the Baltic Sea after the pilot reported pressurization issues, killing the pilot and three passengers.
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Avionics

High Number of TCAS Alerts at KDEN Still a Safety Issue

The FAA has issued a safety notice to advise pilots of the continued high number of TCAS alerts on approaches to Runway 16L/16R at Denver Intl. Airport.
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Accidents

Canada Reports No Bizjet Fatal Accidents in 2021

For the fifth year in a row, there were no fatal business jet accidents in Canada in 2021.
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ATC

FAA Expresses Concern about Navigation Errors at KTEB

The FAA Safety Team issued a notice reminding operators of proper departure procedures at Teterboro, saying navigation errors have been happening.
Avionics

Australia Offers VFR Pilots ADS-B Avionics Subsidy

The Australian government is offering up to AUS$5,000 to help offset costs of installing ADS-B equipment in crewed VFR aircraft.

Nascar's Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NBAA-BACE Keynote

During BACE, Earnhardt is slated to speak to his leadership lessons as a third-generation Nascar champion, as well as lessons from the Citation 680 crash.
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GAO: FAA Can Do More To Address Laser Strikes

Reported laser strikes increased nearly 42 percent from 2020, and the GAO is concerned about incomplete FAA reporting of these incidents.
FBOs

Federal Court Issues Ruling in Massachusetts Airport Dispute

A federal court has issued the latest ruling in a long-running FBO dispute at Masschusetts' Norwood Memorial Airport.
Regulations and Government

Australia Launches General Aviation Safety Campaign

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has launched a general aviation pilot safety campaign in cooperation with other agencies and associations.
Regulations and Government

FAA Document Fraud Case Ends with Guilty Plea

A 30-year-old man with a a history of criminal behavior has pleaded guilty to making numerous false statements on documents to the FAA.
Avionics

FAA Provides MOC for UAS Remote ID Mandate

The FAA has published a means of compliance for UAS manufacturers to meet the requirements for providing remote identification capability.
Accidents

Piper Lined Up for Wrong Runway before Las Vegas Midair

The fatal July 17 midair collision between a Cessna 172 and Piper PA-46 JetProp occurred as both aircraft were on short final for Runway 30R.