A Roraima Airways security officer Monday morning allegedly assaulted a special constabulary airport security guard at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after he failed to get a quantity of cocaine on a Delta Airlines flight, sources said.
He was arrested after airport security saw him allegedly placing a bag at the back of the forklift.
The bag contained a blanket in which the cocaine was stitched into six compartments, sources said.
Roraima Airways is the ground handling agent for Delta Airlines.
Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that the airline security officer had assaulted the female airport security after she refused an inducement of GUY$10,000 and US$200 to allow him to pass hassle-free.
The Roraima Airways official Monday night remained in police custody. Investigators have already released one of the staff members of Water Chris catering service but continued to detain another for further questioning.,
“This had nothing to do with Water Chris. Nothing was in the food,” the official told DemWaves
The source explained that after the Roraima Airways official was challenged about why he had placed the bag aback the forklift that usually takes the food bins into the aircraft, he was taken to a room.
It was from there that he tried to escape.
On arriving at the airport, the Roraima Airways security officer had objected to colleague taking over from him to escort the food to the aircraft.
Source: http://www.demerarawaves.com
Monday, September 3, 2012
Looking into China's Booming Private Jet Market
by NTDTV
In late July, the world's number 3
aircraft maker, Bombardier, toured its new Global 6000 jet in four
Chinese cities. The Canadian company expects China to gobble up 1,000
business jets from 2012-2021 and a further 1,400 in the following
decade, an estimate some industry watchers deem ambitious.
The country of 1.3 billion people now has fewer than 200 private jets. But Bombardier's Regional Vice President of China Sales, Michael Han, says China could become the jet maker's number three market in a decade.
[Michael Han, Bombardier's Regional Vice President of China Sales]:
"The market is really booming now, especially since starting in early 2011. As of last year, we have seen very, very strong increase in demand in the business jet market. And China is now the second largest economy in the world. And we see from Bombardier's perspective big potential for China to be the third largest market after the U.S. and Europe in the next 10 years."
Beijing-based businessman Zhai Jiahua's China Stem Cell Health Group owns not one, but three private jets of different sizes. Zhai plans to buy two more planes for his business within the next couple years.
Although business jet makers are bullish on their China forecasts, some first-time buyers may neglect the string of needs that comes with a private jet.
Hong Kong based Metrojet offers business aviation services such as chartering and managing planes.
[Bjorn Naf, President & CEO of Metrojet Hong Kong]:
"Once you buy an aircraft -- and I think it's relatively easy to buy an aircraft if you have the money -- but I think it's more difficult to operate an aircraft. And for this you have to have an infrastructure, you need to have airports, you need to have terminals, VIP terminals, you need to have the airspace control as well. And I think that certainly is a challenge in mainland China today, because of it's military airspace controll, as well as the regulations, and also you don't have secondary airports."
China's military controls 70 percent of its airspace.
The country has roughly 180 airports open for civilian use, compared with about 14,000 in the United States that cater to the country's 312 million people.
Registration could also pose a problem for buyers -- securing an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) can take at least 12 months.
The aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Administration of China, expects there will be 30 AOCs by the end of 2015, meaning 20 new certificates in the next three years at most, despite a queue of at least 80 now.
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The country of 1.3 billion people now has fewer than 200 private jets. But Bombardier's Regional Vice President of China Sales, Michael Han, says China could become the jet maker's number three market in a decade.
[Michael Han, Bombardier's Regional Vice President of China Sales]:
"The market is really booming now, especially since starting in early 2011. As of last year, we have seen very, very strong increase in demand in the business jet market. And China is now the second largest economy in the world. And we see from Bombardier's perspective big potential for China to be the third largest market after the U.S. and Europe in the next 10 years."
Beijing-based businessman Zhai Jiahua's China Stem Cell Health Group owns not one, but three private jets of different sizes. Zhai plans to buy two more planes for his business within the next couple years.
Although business jet makers are bullish on their China forecasts, some first-time buyers may neglect the string of needs that comes with a private jet.
Hong Kong based Metrojet offers business aviation services such as chartering and managing planes.
[Bjorn Naf, President & CEO of Metrojet Hong Kong]:
"Once you buy an aircraft -- and I think it's relatively easy to buy an aircraft if you have the money -- but I think it's more difficult to operate an aircraft. And for this you have to have an infrastructure, you need to have airports, you need to have terminals, VIP terminals, you need to have the airspace control as well. And I think that certainly is a challenge in mainland China today, because of it's military airspace controll, as well as the regulations, and also you don't have secondary airports."
China's military controls 70 percent of its airspace.
The country has roughly 180 airports open for civilian use, compared with about 14,000 in the United States that cater to the country's 312 million people.
Registration could also pose a problem for buyers -- securing an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) can take at least 12 months.
The aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Administration of China, expects there will be 30 AOCs by the end of 2015, meaning 20 new certificates in the next three years at most, despite a queue of at least 80 now.
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Martin Mars water bomber 1 sold, 1 remains
PORT ALBERNI - The Philippine Mars, the oldest Mars Water Bomber in the world, is being repaired and repainted with plans to fly it to the world's largest naval museum in Florida.
The Philippine Mars has been out of commission for five years and is beginning to deteriorate on the dock. Up until 2007, the Philippine Mars was used in conjunction with the Hawaii Mars to fight forest fires around B.C.. But advances in firefighting and new techniques mean there is only a demand for one water bomber, leaving the Philippine Mars with little value.
The company that owns the Philippine Mars, the Coulson Group, was contacted by the naval museum in Florida about bringing the bomber to the museum as part of its world war two exhibit. The plane was originally built by the US Navy in 1946 and was used during the Korean War.
The group will fix up the Philippine and repaint it back to its original naval blue colour. The plan is to have the plane ready to fly down to Florida by late 2012. The Coulson Group is expecting to receive something back in exchange for the Philippine.
The Martin Mars aircraft named Philippine Mars is under restoration and will soon be going to the US Navy Museum in Pensacola Florida ,It will be painted the same blue Navy colors from her early work days.
Filmed Aug 9 2012 at the home base of the Martin Mars Water Bombers on Sproat Lake in Port Alberni Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Click Below to see Martin Mars Water Bomber all 4 engines starting up.
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Taylorcraft F21, N2005E: Accident occurred September 02, 2012 in Willow, Alaska
NTSB Identification: ANC12LA096
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 02, 2012 in Willow, AK
Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21, registration: N2005E
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On September 2, 2012, about 1415 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Taylorcraft, F21 airplane, N2005E, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the water during takeoff at Willow Lake, Willow, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the solo pilot received serious injuries.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on September 3, the pilot said he had landed at the lake due to turbulence along his route of flight. After waiting about 30 minutes, he decided to depart. During takeoff, the airplane became airborne, but he did not think he would clear the trees at the end of the lake. He started a right turn to stay over the water, but as the turn steepened the airplane stalled, and impacted the lake. He said he did not know if the airplane's engine was producing full power. The right wing of the airplane was severed.
The closest weather reporting facility was the Palmer Airport, about 10 miles east of the accident site. The 1353 weather observation from the Palmer Airport was reporting, in part: Wind, 140 degrees (true) at 16 knots, gusting to 21 knots; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, 4,000 scattered, 7,000 feet broken, 9,000 overcast; temperature, 55 degrees F; dew point, 33 degrees F; altimeter, 29.77 inches Hg.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/N2005E
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N2005E.html
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
An Anchorage man was injured Sunday afternoon in Willow after his floatplane suffered engine problems and crashed on landing, according to Alaska State Troopers.
A Sunday AST dispatch says troopers were informed of the incident on Willow Lake at about 4:15 p.m. Stephen Long, 63, had taken off from the lake in his Taylorcraft F-21, but was forced to attempt an immediate landing due to the engine trouble and crashed.
Long was taken to Mat-Su Regional Hospital with what troopers described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified of the crash.
Source: http://www.ktuu.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 02, 2012 in Willow, AK
Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21, registration: N2005E
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On September 2, 2012, about 1415 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Taylorcraft, F21 airplane, N2005E, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the water during takeoff at Willow Lake, Willow, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the solo pilot received serious injuries.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on September 3, the pilot said he had landed at the lake due to turbulence along his route of flight. After waiting about 30 minutes, he decided to depart. During takeoff, the airplane became airborne, but he did not think he would clear the trees at the end of the lake. He started a right turn to stay over the water, but as the turn steepened the airplane stalled, and impacted the lake. He said he did not know if the airplane's engine was producing full power. The right wing of the airplane was severed.
The closest weather reporting facility was the Palmer Airport, about 10 miles east of the accident site. The 1353 weather observation from the Palmer Airport was reporting, in part: Wind, 140 degrees (true) at 16 knots, gusting to 21 knots; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, 4,000 scattered, 7,000 feet broken, 9,000 overcast; temperature, 55 degrees F; dew point, 33 degrees F; altimeter, 29.77 inches Hg.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2005E Make/Model: F21 Description: TAYLORCRAFT F21
Date: 09/03/2012 Time: 0017
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: WILLOW LAKE State: AK Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, CRASHED, WILLOW LAKE, AK
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/N2005E
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N2005E.html
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
An Anchorage man was injured Sunday afternoon in Willow after his floatplane suffered engine problems and crashed on landing, according to Alaska State Troopers.
A Sunday AST dispatch says troopers were informed of the incident on Willow Lake at about 4:15 p.m. Stephen Long, 63, had taken off from the lake in his Taylorcraft F-21, but was forced to attempt an immediate landing due to the engine trouble and crashed.
Long was taken to Mat-Su Regional Hospital with what troopers described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified of the crash.
Source: http://www.ktuu.com
Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N5247D: Aircraft landed short of the runway and flipped over - Broomfield, Colorado
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 5247D Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
Date: 09/02/2012 Time: 2236
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: BROOMFIELD State: CO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER, BROOMFIELD, CO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Training Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 09/04/2012
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – A federal investigation is under way to determine exactly what caused a crash landing in Jefferson County over the weekend.
The crash happened Sunday at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport when a student pilot and his instructor got caught in some high winds. The plane came to a rest upside-down and was heavily damaged, but both men walked away from the crash.
Sean Garneau, 18, of Superior was worried about a fiery plane crash and whether the spinning propeller would invade the cockpit. But that didn’t happen because his instructor, who didn’t want to be identified, cut the power to the plane and the fuel supply before impact.
Garneau praised his instructor for saving his life.
“Oh my gosh I am lucky and blessed to be here,” he said.
Garneau was finishing his lesson when suddenly strong winds rocked the Cessna 172 Skyhawk.
“It kind of looked like we were a toy airplane. It was throwing us around pretty hard.”
The decision was made to cut the lesson short and land.
“There was some microbursting and down-drafts and we couldn’t gain any altitude, so it was either keep going and possibly crash into houses or crash in the road.”
While fighting the wind the instructor attempted to land at the longest runway at Rocky Mountain Airport. Coming in at 30 miles per hour another burst of wind forced a hard landing short of the runway.
“We landed in the dirt and did a little flip,” Garneau said. “When we were flipping it was a lot of force and it was scary. Because at that point, you’re thinking the propeller may back-strike and literally chop you to pieces.”
With the plane upside-down, they were left dangling.
“We were pretty dazed, pretty confused at that moment. We unclipped and dropped to the roof of the plane and his door was open so we crawled out and gave each other a hug,” Garneau said. “At that moment it was pretty emotional knowing that we shouldn’t have made it out of that crash.”
Garneau wants to fly again. He actually wants to someday become a fighter pilot.
The flight school didn’t want to comment.
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GROUNDED: Plane towing anti-Harper banner grounded by Royal Canadian Mounted Police: 'Stephen Harper hates us,' PSAC's French sign read
OTTAWA — A pilot hired by the Public Service Alliance of Canada to
fly over Ottawa and Gatineau with a political banner was ordered to land
his plane, the RCMP admitted Monday, even though the aircraft had not
entered restricted airspace.
The union says it paid for a plane to fly over the capital region for three hours on Saturday with a trailing banner that read, in French, “StephenHarperNousDéteste.ca” (Stephen Harper hates us), to coincide with the popular Hot Air Balloon Festival in Gatineau.
But things didn’t go according to plan.
“When the plane took off from Rockcliffe (airport), it was flying for about an hour-and-a-half and the pilot received a message that he must land his plane immediately and that the RCMP wanted to question him,” said PSAC’s Larry Rousseau.
It remains unclear why the plane was ordered out of the sky as the RCMP and the Quebec-based pilot offered conflicting stories.
RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Lucy Shorey said officers on the ground spotted the plane and felt it was flying within restricted airspace over Parliament Hill, so they ordered the pilot to return to the Rockcliffe airport for questioning.
An airplane commissioned by one of Canada's largest national labour unions to fly over Parliament Hill while tugging an anti-Stephen Harper banner was ordered grounded by the RCMP over the weekend.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada, which booked the plane to soar over Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., on Saturday, has complained the Mounties called for the plane to land because the message it carried was critical of the prime minister.
The banner, which was in French, read "Stephen Harper nous déteste.ca" (translated as "Stephen Harper hates us.ca" in English).
Cpl. Lucy Shorey with the RCMP told CBC News it appeared the PSAC plane was flying in restricted airspace, and confirmed that the police force commanded the pilot to terminate the flight plan so that he could be questioned by officers.
But in a release, the union denied the plane ever entered restricted airspace, saying "the pilot was fully aware of airspace restrictions in place in Ottawa and Nav Canada, Canada's air traffic control service, confirms that for the entire flight the PSAC-hired airplane remained outside the restricted zone."
PSAC added that the plane had been making the rounds over Montreal and other Quebec communities for the past two weeks as part of its "We are all affected" campaign, which opposes public service job cuts.
The union said it believes the RCMP decision to order the plane was made due to political reasons associated with the banner's message.
"Had the RCMP been concerned about the plane's potential route, it could have easily communicated with the pilot via radio and sought clarification rather than ordering it back down to the airport," the PSAC said in the release.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
The union says it paid for a plane to fly over the capital region for three hours on Saturday with a trailing banner that read, in French, “StephenHarperNousDéteste.ca” (Stephen Harper hates us), to coincide with the popular Hot Air Balloon Festival in Gatineau.
But things didn’t go according to plan.
“When the plane took off from Rockcliffe (airport), it was flying for about an hour-and-a-half and the pilot received a message that he must land his plane immediately and that the RCMP wanted to question him,” said PSAC’s Larry Rousseau.
It remains unclear why the plane was ordered out of the sky as the RCMP and the Quebec-based pilot offered conflicting stories.
RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Lucy Shorey said officers on the ground spotted the plane and felt it was flying within restricted airspace over Parliament Hill, so they ordered the pilot to return to the Rockcliffe airport for questioning.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada, which booked the plane to soar over Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., on Saturday, has complained the Mounties called for the plane to land because the message it carried was critical of the prime minister.
The banner, which was in French, read "Stephen Harper nous déteste.ca" (translated as "Stephen Harper hates us.ca" in English).
Cpl. Lucy Shorey with the RCMP told CBC News it appeared the PSAC plane was flying in restricted airspace, and confirmed that the police force commanded the pilot to terminate the flight plan so that he could be questioned by officers.
But in a release, the union denied the plane ever entered restricted airspace, saying "the pilot was fully aware of airspace restrictions in place in Ottawa and Nav Canada, Canada's air traffic control service, confirms that for the entire flight the PSAC-hired airplane remained outside the restricted zone."
PSAC added that the plane had been making the rounds over Montreal and other Quebec communities for the past two weeks as part of its "We are all affected" campaign, which opposes public service job cuts.
The union said it believes the RCMP decision to order the plane was made due to political reasons associated with the banner's message.
"Had the RCMP been concerned about the plane's potential route, it could have easily communicated with the pilot via radio and sought clarification rather than ordering it back down to the airport," the PSAC said in the release.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, N3031M: Accident occurred August 31, 2012 in Rye, Colorado
NTSB Identification: CEN12FA594
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 31, 2012 in Rye, CO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12, registration: N3031M
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On August 31, 2012, about 0920 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N3031M, co-owned by the pilot, was substantially damaged after impacting mountainous terrain near Rye, Colorado. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado at about 0806.
According to law enforcement witnesses, the pilot and passenger arrived to their planned surveillance location and established radio contact with law enforcement personnel stationed on the ground. These law enforcement personnel, as well as other witnesses, observed multiple passes of the airplane at about 500 to 1000 feet above ground level, followed by a maneuvering of the airplane towards the west and out of their sight. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain about two miles west of the surveillance area in a heavily wooded area at about 10,171 feet. A postimpact fire ensued.
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KKCO)-- Two Pueblo County lawmen are being honored after they were killed in a plane crash.
Leide Defusco, 43, and John Barger, 63, died when their plane crashed in the San Isabel National Forest on Friday.
They were searching the Southern Colorado mountains for evidence of an illegal marijuana grow.
Defusco was a captain with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and Police Department.
Barger retired from the police department in 2009 after 32 years of service. Both also served on the local SWAT team.
Source: http://www.nbc11news.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 31, 2012 in Rye, CO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12, registration: N3031M
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On August 31, 2012, about 0920 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N3031M, co-owned by the pilot, was substantially damaged after impacting mountainous terrain near Rye, Colorado. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado at about 0806.
According to law enforcement witnesses, the pilot and passenger arrived to their planned surveillance location and established radio contact with law enforcement personnel stationed on the ground. These law enforcement personnel, as well as other witnesses, observed multiple passes of the airplane at about 500 to 1000 feet above ground level, followed by a maneuvering of the airplane towards the west and out of their sight. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain about two miles west of the surveillance area in a heavily wooded area at about 10,171 feet. A postimpact fire ensued.
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KKCO)-- Two Pueblo County lawmen are being honored after they were killed in a plane crash.
Leide Defusco, 43, and John Barger, 63, died when their plane crashed in the San Isabel National Forest on Friday.
They were searching the Southern Colorado mountains for evidence of an illegal marijuana grow.
Defusco was a captain with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and Police Department.
Barger retired from the police department in 2009 after 32 years of service. Both also served on the local SWAT team.
Source: http://www.nbc11news.com
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3031M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 08/31/2012 Time: 1600
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: PUEBLO State: CO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR GREENHORN MOUNTAIN, CO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3031M
Fresh suit halts coroner’s hearing on Dana Air crash: McDonnell Douglas MD-83, 5N-RAM
Hearing at a Lagos coroner court in an inquest into the June 3 crash of a Dana Air plane has been halted by a suit challenging the powers of the coroner to investigate deaths arising from aviation accidents.
The suit was filed before Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Lagos.
Following the service of the processes of the suit on the coroner, Mr. Oyetade Komolafe, the proceedings, which were supposed to continue on Monday had therefore been adjourned indefinitely.
Hearing of the fresh suit has been fixed for Thursday.
The plaintiffs, a Non-Governmental Organisation – Civil Aviation Roundtable Initiative – and its President, Captain Dele Ore, said the setting up of the inquest and its proceedings so far constituted a violation of various provisions of Convention on International Civil Aviation Chicago, 1994 as ratified and domesticated under the Civil Aviation Act, 2006, in particular, Annex 13.
Their counsel, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, stated that the deaths which occurred from the Dana Air crash of the June 3, 2012 was not such “that falls within the contemplation of Coroners’ System Law of Lagos State, 2007 in particular Sections 14 and 15 thereof.”
The coroner is joined as the first defendant in the suit.
Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips; the Chief Coroner of the state, Justice Lateefat Okunnu; and the state Attorney-General, Mr. Ade Ipaye.
Other defendants are the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria Airspace Management Authority and Dana Air.
Among the eight prayers sought by the plaintiffs, is an order of the court “setting aside the proceedings already conducted till date of the coroner’s inquest in complain No. CR/AL/01/2012, presided over by Alexander O. Komolafe, the 1st respondent herein on the grounds that the coroner lacks the requisite authority and/or competence to investigate the cause of deaths occurring from the Dana Air crash on June 3, 2012.”
However, a counsel in the state Ministry of Justice, Mr. Akinjide Bakare, had on behalf of the coroner, the Chief Judge, the Chief Coroner of the state, and the state Attorney-General, filed a counter-affidavit to the suit, asking the court to dismiss it.
Another counsel in the state ministry, Mrs. Osibajo Olawunmi, who deposed to the counter-affidavit, said, “The applicant in the suit are not in any way affected by the activities of the 1st defendant.
“That the 1st applicant is not one of the bodies created by bodies created by NCAA Act Cap. 94 Law of Federation.”
She also opposed the claim of the plaintiffs that the functions of the coroner was limited to the determination of the cause of death of the victims of the crash.
According to her, in addition to finding the cause of death, the coroner has the function of finding out “the identity, place of death and the manner of death” of the victims of the crash.
“That the findings of the AIB is limited to the remote and immediate causes of air crashes and not relating to emergency procedures and other ancillary matters,” she added.
Source: http://www.punchng.com
The suit was filed before Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Lagos.
Following the service of the processes of the suit on the coroner, Mr. Oyetade Komolafe, the proceedings, which were supposed to continue on Monday had therefore been adjourned indefinitely.
Hearing of the fresh suit has been fixed for Thursday.
The plaintiffs, a Non-Governmental Organisation – Civil Aviation Roundtable Initiative – and its President, Captain Dele Ore, said the setting up of the inquest and its proceedings so far constituted a violation of various provisions of Convention on International Civil Aviation Chicago, 1994 as ratified and domesticated under the Civil Aviation Act, 2006, in particular, Annex 13.
Their counsel, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, stated that the deaths which occurred from the Dana Air crash of the June 3, 2012 was not such “that falls within the contemplation of Coroners’ System Law of Lagos State, 2007 in particular Sections 14 and 15 thereof.”
The coroner is joined as the first defendant in the suit.
Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips; the Chief Coroner of the state, Justice Lateefat Okunnu; and the state Attorney-General, Mr. Ade Ipaye.
Other defendants are the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria Airspace Management Authority and Dana Air.
Among the eight prayers sought by the plaintiffs, is an order of the court “setting aside the proceedings already conducted till date of the coroner’s inquest in complain No. CR/AL/01/2012, presided over by Alexander O. Komolafe, the 1st respondent herein on the grounds that the coroner lacks the requisite authority and/or competence to investigate the cause of deaths occurring from the Dana Air crash on June 3, 2012.”
However, a counsel in the state Ministry of Justice, Mr. Akinjide Bakare, had on behalf of the coroner, the Chief Judge, the Chief Coroner of the state, and the state Attorney-General, filed a counter-affidavit to the suit, asking the court to dismiss it.
Another counsel in the state ministry, Mrs. Osibajo Olawunmi, who deposed to the counter-affidavit, said, “The applicant in the suit are not in any way affected by the activities of the 1st defendant.
“That the 1st applicant is not one of the bodies created by bodies created by NCAA Act Cap. 94 Law of Federation.”
She also opposed the claim of the plaintiffs that the functions of the coroner was limited to the determination of the cause of death of the victims of the crash.
According to her, in addition to finding the cause of death, the coroner has the function of finding out “the identity, place of death and the manner of death” of the victims of the crash.
“That the findings of the AIB is limited to the remote and immediate causes of air crashes and not relating to emergency procedures and other ancillary matters,” she added.
Source: http://www.punchng.com
"Radio calls are not a substitute for a visual scan"
Comments left on this video: "You need to be doing a visual scan ALL OF THE TIME. Radio calls are not a substitute for a visual scan. Both of you should be scanning for traffic, but the guy who isn't flying should be scanning the most. You'd better understand this now because, the next time you read comments that are similar to what I just wrote, it'll be in the form of hindsight AFTER you've crashed into someone."
"It's funny how you guys get a traffic advisory and THEN you start looking for traffic. Ah, man... you guys are gonna get yourselves killed...."
Cessna 182L, N42014: Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances - Metaline Falls, Washington
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 42014 Make/Model: C182 Description: 182, Skylane
Date: 09/02/2012 Time: 1925
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: METALLINE FALLS State: WA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, METALLINE FALLS, WA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 2 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SPOKANE, WA (NM13) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=42014
METALINE FALLS, Wash. -
Two people walked away from the crash of a Cessna 182 Sunday afternoon near Metaline Falls.
The aircraft went down at 12:19 p.m. Sunday, coming to a rest upside down on the south side of Sullivan Creek Road, just north of Sullivan Lake State Airport.
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Cessna 150M, N3700V: Accident occurred September 03, 2012 in Toledo, Oregon
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA391
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 03, 2012 in Toledo, OR
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N3700V
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 3, 2012, about 0945 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3700V, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Toledo State Airport (5S4), Toledo, Oregon. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Newport, Oregon, at 0930 with an intended destination of 5S4.
The pilot reported that following normal approach and landing on runway 31, a 1,750-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said that he attempted to apply left rudder, however, the rudder pedal would not move. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a hangar.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that both wings and the fuselage were structurally damaged. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
http://registry.faa.gov/N3700V
http://www.airnav.com/airport/5S4
Photo Courtesy of Will Ewing
KATU.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N3700V
http://www.airnav.com/airport/5S4
TOLEDO, Ore. -- A well-known man in aviation circles on the Oregon coast crashed his plane Monday morning at the Toledo Airport.
Toledo's Jack Hagerty, 95, crashed his Cessna 172 just before 10 a.m. Monday. Hagerty was on a flight from Newport to Toledo when the plane suffered a mechanical failure between his left aileron and his left pedal.
Witnesses on the ground said Hagerty came in too high and too fast, but still managed to set the plane down on the runway at the airport. But because of the mechanical failure, the plane's steering capabilities were limited and the plane landed and then took a hard right turn off the runway, across a small tarmac and into Hagerty's own hangar.
The plane clipped a door support on the hangar and then ploughed into a ditch and an embankment which broken the plane in two. Hagerty suffered injuries but none thought to be life-threatening. He was removed from the plane and taken by ambulance to Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.
Staff from the National Transportation Safety Board was on scene assessing the situation and trying to confirm the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is a celebrated figure in the Newport area, having been a life-long pilot. On his 90th birthday in 2006, Hagerty flew an airplane under the Yaquina Bay Bridge simply because he'd always wanted to, even though it was illegal because it's 135 feet from the traffic lanes down to the water. Hagerty's cohorts said that when he landed after flying under the bridge in 2006, FAA officials revoked his pilot license. He got back his license within a year.
Source: http://www.kval.com
At about 9:35 this morning (9/3) Toledo Fire and ambulance personnel responded to the Toledo airport on a report of an airplane crash. Upon arrival Toledo Fire found that a single engine plane had gone off the runway and made a hard right and crashed into a building and into a ditch.
The 95-year old pilot was transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital with some minor injuries. According to witnesses, he apparently came in with a malfunction, which caused a very fast and hard landing. He was unable to successfully apply the brakes causing the plane to pull to the right and strike a building and then go into the ditch.
Chief Ewing said he called Reach Air Ambulance, however the call was cancelled when the pilot reported only some minor injuries. He said it was also fortunate that the airplane did not have a fuel leak, they were concerned due to the heavy damage to the left wing and put out fire protection lines just in case while removing the pilot. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.
Source: http://oregoncoastdailynews.wordpress.com
Ninety-five year old Jack Hagerty of Toledo was delivering his just repaired Cessna 150 from Newport to Toledo Monday morning when something went wrong. His brake pedal malfunctioned and he came in too high and too fast. He managed to get the plane on the ground but it lurched to the right, went across the tarmac and smashed into a hangar door support post. It kept going, went nose first into a ditch and hit the side of an embankment.
Hagerty was still in the cockpit when Toledo Fire Rescue arrived. They got him out and into an awaiting ambulance which took him to PCH in Newport to be checked out. He was expected to be discharged later in the day or sometime tomorrow. National Transportation Safety Board inspectors were on scene to assess the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is somewhat of a flying folk hero on the Central Coast. Back in 2006, on his 90th birthday, Hagerty, on a whim, decided he wanted to do something bold on such an important birthday. So he flew his Cessna 150 under the Yaquina Bay Bridge. The feat was reported to the FAA which, in turn, suspended his pilot’s license for a year. It’s believed his license was reinstated after the year’s period and so would have been fully licensed today.
Source: http://www.newslincolncounty.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 03, 2012 in Toledo, OR
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N3700V
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 3, 2012, about 0945 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3700V, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Toledo State Airport (5S4), Toledo, Oregon. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Newport, Oregon, at 0930 with an intended destination of 5S4.
The pilot reported that following normal approach and landing on runway 31, a 1,750-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said that he attempted to apply left rudder, however, the rudder pedal would not move. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a hangar.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that both wings and the fuselage were structurally damaged. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3700V Make/Model: C150 Description: 150, A150, Commuter, Aerobat
Date: 09/03/2012 Time: 1638
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: TOLEDO State: OR Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT INTO A DITCH, TOLEDO, OR
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N3700V
http://www.airnav.com/airport/5S4
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TOLEDO, Ore. -- A well-known man in aviation circles on the Oregon coast crashed his plane Monday morning at the Toledo Airport.
Toledo's Jack Hagerty, 95, crashed his Cessna 172 just before 10 a.m. Monday. Hagerty was on a flight from Newport to Toledo when the plane suffered a mechanical failure between his left aileron and his left pedal.
Witnesses on the ground said Hagerty came in too high and too fast, but still managed to set the plane down on the runway at the airport. But because of the mechanical failure, the plane's steering capabilities were limited and the plane landed and then took a hard right turn off the runway, across a small tarmac and into Hagerty's own hangar.
The plane clipped a door support on the hangar and then ploughed into a ditch and an embankment which broken the plane in two. Hagerty suffered injuries but none thought to be life-threatening. He was removed from the plane and taken by ambulance to Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.
Staff from the National Transportation Safety Board was on scene assessing the situation and trying to confirm the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is a celebrated figure in the Newport area, having been a life-long pilot. On his 90th birthday in 2006, Hagerty flew an airplane under the Yaquina Bay Bridge simply because he'd always wanted to, even though it was illegal because it's 135 feet from the traffic lanes down to the water. Hagerty's cohorts said that when he landed after flying under the bridge in 2006, FAA officials revoked his pilot license. He got back his license within a year.
Source: http://www.kval.com
At about 9:35 this morning (9/3) Toledo Fire and ambulance personnel responded to the Toledo airport on a report of an airplane crash. Upon arrival Toledo Fire found that a single engine plane had gone off the runway and made a hard right and crashed into a building and into a ditch.
The 95-year old pilot was transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital with some minor injuries. According to witnesses, he apparently came in with a malfunction, which caused a very fast and hard landing. He was unable to successfully apply the brakes causing the plane to pull to the right and strike a building and then go into the ditch.
Chief Ewing said he called Reach Air Ambulance, however the call was cancelled when the pilot reported only some minor injuries. He said it was also fortunate that the airplane did not have a fuel leak, they were concerned due to the heavy damage to the left wing and put out fire protection lines just in case while removing the pilot. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.
Source: http://oregoncoastdailynews.wordpress.com
Ninety-five year old Jack Hagerty of Toledo was delivering his just repaired Cessna 150 from Newport to Toledo Monday morning when something went wrong. His brake pedal malfunctioned and he came in too high and too fast. He managed to get the plane on the ground but it lurched to the right, went across the tarmac and smashed into a hangar door support post. It kept going, went nose first into a ditch and hit the side of an embankment.
Hagerty was still in the cockpit when Toledo Fire Rescue arrived. They got him out and into an awaiting ambulance which took him to PCH in Newport to be checked out. He was expected to be discharged later in the day or sometime tomorrow. National Transportation Safety Board inspectors were on scene to assess the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is somewhat of a flying folk hero on the Central Coast. Back in 2006, on his 90th birthday, Hagerty, on a whim, decided he wanted to do something bold on such an important birthday. So he flew his Cessna 150 under the Yaquina Bay Bridge. The feat was reported to the FAA which, in turn, suspended his pilot’s license for a year. It’s believed his license was reinstated after the year’s period and so would have been fully licensed today.
Source: http://www.newslincolncounty.com
Judge to now decide pilot's fate
A Pacific Blue pilot charged with carelessly operating an aircraft will have to wait until October to learn his fate.
The future of a pilot with more than 33 years' flying experience will be known next month after the Civil Aviation Authority and defence made their final closing submissions at the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
A 54-year-old Auckland pilot faces charges of operating an aircraft carelessly after he allegedly departed Queenstown on June 22, 2010, in conditions of near darkness, high winds, with a low cloud ceiling and outside a departure time limit, and he will know his fate on October 23.
Earlier this year, Judge Kevin Phillips heard more than four weeks of evidence from expert, pilot, and ground witnesses.
The CAA alleges the pilot exceeded the level of care required on his Pacific Blue 89 flight, carrying 65 passengers and five crew bound for Sydney.
"There were standards, there was a prescription and there were procedures. He operated outside of the procedures of what the CAA had approved to be safe and what passengers assumed to be safe," prosecution lawyer Fletcher Pilditch said.
He reflected on the six expert opinions that have been in front of the court during the four-week hearing and said each had "distinct experiences, distinct personalities and distinct idiosyncrasies".
"There has to be rules ... sometimes there is a line, those lines are there for a reason.
"Rules are there to be met and to be followed in every instance.
"They were not followed and that amounts to careless operation of an aircraft."
Defence lawyer Matthew Muir submitted the context of the pilot's departure must be considered in his final decision and that the breaches did not amount to a level of non-conformance or carelessness.
The pilot's decision-making behind the departure was based upon "in-built conservatism".
"He was not going to leave until he was satisfied the conditions for departure were met."
Mr Muir told the court the pilot faced falling on the wrong side of criminal law in regard to the crosswind breach because, had he flown for Air New Zealand on that day, the 19 knot crosswind component he allegedly breached would not have surpassed the Air New Zealand 20 knot limit.
"You have other airlines operating under higher limitations."
Mr Pilditch said a breach alone in departure time, crosswind limits, the planned contingency and a required visual segment would mean a level of carelessness. The fact more than one of those were allegedly breached meant the standard of a reasonable prudent pilot had not been met on June 22, 2010, he said.
It was important to consider the technical and challenging environment of Queenstown's surrounds also.
Mr Pilditch's closing submission placed emphasis on the pilot's operation of the aircraft in the air, such as the lowering of the plane's altitude level causing a "don't sink" warning, the first officer's verbal "speed" call warning and the "bank angle" cockpit alert caused by the plane's level-off over the Kelvin Height's golf course area.
The three warnings had all occurred within one minute and 11 seconds of the flight's departure, something the prosecution claims is highly unusual.
"This wasn't another day in the office. Look at the way the aircraft had to be flown in these conditions."
The defence's case relied on the judge being convinced that the actions and the decision-making were those of a reasonable and prudent pilot.
If the CAA case is successful, the pilot faces disqualification as a commercial pilot and a fine of up to $7000.
A 54-year-old Auckland pilot faces charges of operating an aircraft carelessly after he allegedly departed Queenstown on June 22, 2010, in conditions of near darkness, high winds, with a low cloud ceiling and outside a departure time limit, and he will know his fate on October 23.
Earlier this year, Judge Kevin Phillips heard more than four weeks of evidence from expert, pilot, and ground witnesses.
The CAA alleges the pilot exceeded the level of care required on his Pacific Blue 89 flight, carrying 65 passengers and five crew bound for Sydney.
"There were standards, there was a prescription and there were procedures. He operated outside of the procedures of what the CAA had approved to be safe and what passengers assumed to be safe," prosecution lawyer Fletcher Pilditch said.
He reflected on the six expert opinions that have been in front of the court during the four-week hearing and said each had "distinct experiences, distinct personalities and distinct idiosyncrasies".
"There has to be rules ... sometimes there is a line, those lines are there for a reason.
"Rules are there to be met and to be followed in every instance.
"They were not followed and that amounts to careless operation of an aircraft."
Defence lawyer Matthew Muir submitted the context of the pilot's departure must be considered in his final decision and that the breaches did not amount to a level of non-conformance or carelessness.
The pilot's decision-making behind the departure was based upon "in-built conservatism".
"He was not going to leave until he was satisfied the conditions for departure were met."
Mr Muir told the court the pilot faced falling on the wrong side of criminal law in regard to the crosswind breach because, had he flown for Air New Zealand on that day, the 19 knot crosswind component he allegedly breached would not have surpassed the Air New Zealand 20 knot limit.
"You have other airlines operating under higher limitations."
Mr Pilditch said a breach alone in departure time, crosswind limits, the planned contingency and a required visual segment would mean a level of carelessness. The fact more than one of those were allegedly breached meant the standard of a reasonable prudent pilot had not been met on June 22, 2010, he said.
It was important to consider the technical and challenging environment of Queenstown's surrounds also.
Mr Pilditch's closing submission placed emphasis on the pilot's operation of the aircraft in the air, such as the lowering of the plane's altitude level causing a "don't sink" warning, the first officer's verbal "speed" call warning and the "bank angle" cockpit alert caused by the plane's level-off over the Kelvin Height's golf course area.
The three warnings had all occurred within one minute and 11 seconds of the flight's departure, something the prosecution claims is highly unusual.
"This wasn't another day in the office. Look at the way the aircraft had to be flown in these conditions."
The defence's case relied on the judge being convinced that the actions and the decision-making were those of a reasonable and prudent pilot.
If the CAA case is successful, the pilot faces disqualification as a commercial pilot and a fine of up to $7000.
Source: http://www.odt.co.nz
Allegiant Air Calls It Quits In Northern Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Allegiant Air brought discount flights from Las Vegas to Northern Colorado. Now the airline is pulling out of the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.
The company says it will discontinue service next month but the carrier isn’t saying why. The decision came as a shock to airport officials and passengers.
It’s soon going to be a bit more difficult for Lois Bailey to come visit her grandchildren in Northern Colorado.
“She picks me up and we just make the rounds with my kids,” Bailey said.
“It made us just sad. My grandmother uses it once a year to come see us and it’s really convenient to get her over here,” Bailey’s granddaughter said. “She doesn’t have to wait in the lines. It’s something we always look forward to, so it’s a bummer.”
Allegiant Air announced earlier this week that on Oct. 29 they will discontinue service.
“Well, we were obviously taken by surprise,” airport manager Jascon Licon said.
Read more here: http://denver.cbslocal.com
The company says it will discontinue service next month but the carrier isn’t saying why. The decision came as a shock to airport officials and passengers.
It’s soon going to be a bit more difficult for Lois Bailey to come visit her grandchildren in Northern Colorado.
“She picks me up and we just make the rounds with my kids,” Bailey said.
“It made us just sad. My grandmother uses it once a year to come see us and it’s really convenient to get her over here,” Bailey’s granddaughter said. “She doesn’t have to wait in the lines. It’s something we always look forward to, so it’s a bummer.”
Allegiant Air announced earlier this week that on Oct. 29 they will discontinue service.
“Well, we were obviously taken by surprise,” airport manager Jascon Licon said.
Read more here: http://denver.cbslocal.com
France hands over bag found near 1966 Air India crash site to India
French High Mountain Gendarmerie Squad captain Emmanuel Vegas (R) gives to a representative of the Embassy of India in Paris, Satwant Khanala, a diplomatic bag belonging to the Indian Government after it was found at the Bossons Glacier, near the Mont Blanc in the French Alps — Photo by AFPParis: A 46-year-old diplomatic bag, found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps last month, was handed over to India by France but the contents were not immediately known.
The jute bag, stamped "Diplomatic mail" and "Ministry of External Affairs", was recovered by a mountain rescue worker on August 21 on Mont Blanc close to where an Air India plane flying from Mumbai to New York crashed in January 1966 killing all 117 on board, including top nuclear scientist Homi J Bhabha.
Satwant Khanalia, an official with India's Embassy in Paris, took possession of the bag from the authorities at Chamonix town in the mountain base, embassy sources said.
Bhabha is known as the "father" of Indian nuclear program.
Source: http://ibnlive.in.com
Serious Snow Removal at Poplar Grove Airport (C77) - Illinois
Scenes of plowing snow at the Poplar Grove Airport, winter 2010/2011 set to the theme song of Shaft by Isaac Hayes.
Navy officer punches airline ticket seller for flight delay
An airline employee at a ticket counter at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reported a military officer to the police after being punched in the face on Monday because of a flight delay.
Airport police spokesman Insp. Agus Tri said that Riki Pandani, 20, an employee of Lion Air, who was on duty at the domestic flight terminal, claimed that he was punched in his right eye by a passenger identified as Sri Sugianto.
“We quickly followed up the report and summoned the passenger, who was later identified as Lt. Col. Sri Sugianto, a Surabaya-based Navy officer,” he said.
The police spokesman said that the military officer had bought a Lion Air ticket on flight number 748, which was scheduled to depart for Surabaya at 8:20 but was delayed for two hours.
“The two-hour delay made the official angry and as he lost his patience. He approached the ticket counter and hit the ticket seller in the face,” he said.
Agus Tri said that since the suspect was a military officer, the police had handed over the case to the Tangerang District Military Command (Kodim 0506) Garnizun for further handling.
Tangerang District Military Commander Lt. Col. Dani Wardana confirmed that the case had been taken over from the airport police.
“It is true that the suspect is a Surabaya-based Navy officer and we have directly handed him over to the Navy Military Police headquarters (Danpom) in North Jakarta,” he said.(iwa)
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com
Airport police spokesman Insp. Agus Tri said that Riki Pandani, 20, an employee of Lion Air, who was on duty at the domestic flight terminal, claimed that he was punched in his right eye by a passenger identified as Sri Sugianto.
“We quickly followed up the report and summoned the passenger, who was later identified as Lt. Col. Sri Sugianto, a Surabaya-based Navy officer,” he said.
The police spokesman said that the military officer had bought a Lion Air ticket on flight number 748, which was scheduled to depart for Surabaya at 8:20 but was delayed for two hours.
“The two-hour delay made the official angry and as he lost his patience. He approached the ticket counter and hit the ticket seller in the face,” he said.
Agus Tri said that since the suspect was a military officer, the police had handed over the case to the Tangerang District Military Command (Kodim 0506) Garnizun for further handling.
Tangerang District Military Commander Lt. Col. Dani Wardana confirmed that the case had been taken over from the airport police.
“It is true that the suspect is a Surabaya-based Navy officer and we have directly handed him over to the Navy Military Police headquarters (Danpom) in North Jakarta,” he said.(iwa)
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com
Singapore: S$200m fund set up for air traffic management R&D
SINGAPORE: Singapore will be developed into a centre of excellence for air traffic management.
To spur research and development, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has set up a S$200 million fund to provide grants and incentives over the next 10 years.
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said a dedicated programme office will be established in CAAS to drive and support efforts.
Mr Lui said the capabilities and solutions developed in Singapore will also benefit the Asia-Pacific region, given that air traffic is poised to see more growth.
Thus, a boost to air traffic management (ATM) is timely.
"Particularly here in Singapore, will need to invest heavily in ATM research and development, to address our ATM needs, particularly as we expect Changi's air traffic to grow strongly," said Mr Lui.
"Over the last 10 years, we have been averaging close to 4 per cent compounded annual air traffic growth. For the rest of the decade, we estimate the growth to be somewhere around four to five per cent in line with what we see as strong demand for air traffic in our region," he added.
Mr Lui made the announcement as he commissioned the next generation Long Range Radar and Display System (LORADS) III air traffic control simulator.
The simulator will prepare Changi Airport's air traffic controllers before the new system kicks in, in the second half next year.
At a ceremony on Monday, Mr Lui witnessed the handing over of the LORADS III Air Traffic Control Simulator from Mr Adam Burford, Vice President Air Operations of Thales, to Mr Yap Ong Heng, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
Source: http://news.insing.com
Cirrus SR22 GTS X G3, N221DV: Accident occurred Saturday, September 01, 2012 in Falmouth, Massachusetts
NTSB Identification: ERA12FA540
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, September 01, 2012 in Falmouth, MA
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N221DV
Injuries: 1 Fatal,2 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 1, 2012, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N221DV, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees during a landing attempt at Falmouth Airpark (5B6), Falmouth, Massachusetts. The flight instructor was fatally injured, and the student pilot and passenger were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight from Tweed-New Haven Airport (NVN), New Haven, Connecticut. The instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
While the student pilot and a passenger survived the accident, due to the extent of their injuries, they could not be interviewed. According to several witnesses, the airplane completed a right downwind for runway 7. The final approach over trees was described as "unstable, with rocking wings," and one witness asked another if he thought the airplane was going to go around.
Exact recollections differed, but in general, witnesses recalled that as the airplane neared the runway, there were some additions and reductions in power. The airplane started veering to the left, there was an addition of power, and the left wing almost hit the ground. The airplane then touched down in the grass to the left of the runway, went through the last section of a wooden fence, entered some woods and burst into flames.
An examination of the accident site revealed skid marks in the grass to the left of the runway, with the mark attributed to the position of the left main landing gear appearing first. The marks commenced about 80 feet left of the runway, 300 feet from the approach end, and headed about 030 degrees magnetic, toward the woods. The airplane's left wing was found separated from the rest of the airplane at the first large tree in the woods, and the airplane came to rest about 80 feet beyond that tree, upside down.
The airplane was mostly consumed by fire. Evidence of all flight control surfaces was found at the scene, and continuity was confirmed from the cockpit along the lengths of all flight control cables. The flap actuator indicated that the flaps were at 50 percent.
The engine exhibited severe fire damage, and the crankshaft could not be rotated. Two of the three metal propeller blades exhibited torsional bending, and one blade could be rotated in the hub. The third propeller blade was straight, but had cut into the propeller spinner toward the direction of rotation. The spinner also had a large concave indentation in it, similar in shape to a tree trunk.
Data chips were not recovered from the primary flight display and multifunction display, which were charred and jelled together. The tail-mounted remote data module was recovered and forwarded to the NTSB Recorders Laboratory; however, the unit was thermally damaged internally and no data extraction was possible. The unit's memory chip was then extracted and attempts to restore it are ongoing.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 221DV Make/Model: SR22 Description: SR-22
Date: 09/01/2012 Time: 1502
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: FALMOUTH State: MA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE WERE 3 PERSONS ON
BOARD, 1 WAS FATALLY INJURED, 2 SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, NEAR FALMOUTH,
MA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 3 Fat: 1 Ser: 2 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (EA61) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N221DV
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N221DV
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Aaron Mentkowski had planned to marry his fiance, Zoe Behrens, later this month.
FALMOUTH, MASS. — Police confirmed Monday that a 23-year-old Wallingford resident died in Saturday's plane crash at Falmouth Airpark.
Aaron Mentkowski was pronounced dead at the crash scene, they said.
Two others were seriously injured in the crash and brought to Boston area hospitals: Dianne Palmeri, 54, of Guilford, and Albert Rossini, 55, also of Guilford.
The crash occurred Saturday morning when the Guilford couple was learning to fly. A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said the plane was flying from Tweed New Haven Airport and crashed while landing at a small airport in Falmouth.
Fire officials said the plane veered into a wooded area in between the backyard of two homes before catching fire. They said the plane was carrying a flight instructor, a student pilot and the student pilot's wife. It is unclear who was piloting the plane when it crashed.
Mentkowski was a flight instructor at Robinson Aviation, an East Haven company that provides services at Tweed New Haven Airport. A May 2012 newsletter for Robinson Aviation lists Rossini as a new aircraft owner.
Palmeri is the chief financial officer and associate dean for finance and administration for Yale University's School of Management. She's worked at Yale since 1981.
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Cirrus SR22, N221DV: Fatal Plane Crash
Police & Fire AUDIO ONLY
Falmouth Airpark (5B6), Massachusetts
Cirrus SR22, N221DV
Accident occurred September 01, 2012 at Falmouth Airpark (5B6), Massachusetts
Landing at Falmouth Airpark (5B6), Massachusetts
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh – July 26, 2005 – In an airplane with a paint scheme that he designed, Aaron Mentkowski, 17, of Bay Village, Ohio, took to the skies on Tuesday during the EAA AirVenture Fly-In held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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(WTNH) -- Police have identified the occupants of a plane that crash Saturday in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Aaron Mentkowski, 23, of Wallingford, was killed when the Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed as it was trying to land at Falmouth Air Park. The crash sparked a fire and authorities say Mentkowski was trapped inside.
The plane's other occupants, Dianne Palmeri, 54, and Albert Rossini, 55, of Guilford were both seriously injured and were flown to Boston Hospitals to be treated.
Palmeri is the Chief Financial Officer and Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at Yale's School of Management.
The small plane had departed from Tweed-New Haven Airport earlier in the day.
The FAA is investigating the crash.
Source: http://www.wtnh.com
Massachusetts authorities have identified the Connecticut man who died in a plane crash in Falmouth over the weekend as Aaron Mentkowski.
Twenty-three year old Mentkowski, of Wallingford, worked as a flight instructor at Robinson Aviation in East Haven.
Authorities said Mentkowski was teaching a Guilford couple, Dianne Palmeri and Albert Rossini, how to fly when their small plane went down at Falmouth Air Park Saturday morning.
Fifty-four year old Palmeri and 55-year-old Rossini were rushed to Boston area hospitals. Their conditions were not available at press time.
Authorities said the plane veered into a wooded area in between the backyard of two homes catching fire while attempting to land at the small airport.
It’s unclear who was piloting at the time of the accident.
Palmeri is the Chief Financial Officer and Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at Yale’s School of Management.
Records show that her husband Albert Rossini was the owner of the Cirrus SR22.
XL Airways Boeing 737-800, D-AXLF, Flight G1-110: Elf Verletzte durch Rauch im Flieger, 11 injured as smoke fills plane - Cologne/Bonn, Germany
In dieser Maschine hatte sich Rauch entwickelt, elf Personen wurden verletzt. Foto: dpa
Eleven people were injured, four seriously, when a passenger plane at Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport filled with smoke shortly after landing on Monday morning, emergency services announced.
The 186-person Öger Türk Airways plane had set off from Hannover and was making a brief stopover at Cologne-Bonn airport before heading to Turkey when smoke filled the aircraft.
The plane was quickly evacuated, and while most escaped unharmed, four sustained serious injuries from the smoke and seven others were “moderately injured,” a spokesman for the Cologne fire service told the Kölner Stadt Anzeiger paper.
He added that 40 fire engines were present at the scene, along with three emergency medics.
It is not known what caused the smoke and an investigation has been started.
The airline is now organising a replacement vehicle, which should be available for the passengers later in the evening, the paper said.
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Eine Maschine der deutschen Chartergesellschaft XL Airways ist am Montag mit 186 Passagieren an Bord am Flughafen Köln/Bonn evakuiert worden. Im Landeanflug habe sich plötzlich Rauch in der Kabine entwickelt, erklärte ein Sprecher der Fluglinie. Wie es dazu kam, war am Montag noch unklar.
Murat Kulaç war im Gepäckdienst auf dem Rollfeld, als um kurz vor zwölf das Flugzeug landete. „Es war hektisch, da kamen plötzlich Feuerwehr, Krankenwagen, die Flughafensicherheit, und die Polizei“, berichtete er.
Die Boeing 737-800 mit der Aufschrift „Öger Türk Tur“ sei planmäßig um 11.40 Uhr in Köln/Bonn zwischengelandet, alle Fluggäste konnten das Flugzeug auf normalem Wege verlassen und wurden zum Terminal gebracht. Nach Angaben der Feuerwehr mussten elf Menschen mit Atemwegsverletzungen ins Krankenhaus gebracht werden. Fünf Passagiere wurden mittelschwer, sechs leicht verletzt. Feuerwehr und Rettungsdienst waren mit 20 Fahrzeugen und 46 Kräften im Einsatz.
Die Maschine war auf dem Weg von Hannover in die türkische Stadt Gaziantep. XL Airways betreibt fünf Flugzeuge des Typs 737-800, die von Deutschland in Mittelmeerländer fliegen. Die Maschine wurde nach Angaben der Bundespolizei beschlagnahmt. Die unverletzten Passagiere wurden zunächst in ein Hotel gebracht. Am Abend sollte ihre Reise in die Türkei weitergehen.
Das Flugzeug bereitete seinen Eignern am Montag nicht zum ersten Mal Schwierigkeiten. Im Oktober 2008 musste die Maschine mit der Kennung D-AXLF auf dem Weg von Frankfurt nach Antalya auf dem Flughafen der serbischen Hauptstadt Belgrad notlanden, weil das linke Triebwerk in Flammen stand. 189 Menschen waren damals an Bord.
Kurz darauf, im November 2008, stürzte ein Airbus A320 der XL-Airways bei einem Testflug vor der französischen Mittelmeerküste ins Meer. Sieben Menschen starben. Damals war von einem Pilotenfehler die Rede.
Von Hannover aus war die Boeing 737 in Richtung Köln gestartet. Sie sollte dort laut einem Sprecher der Fluggesellschaft einen planmäßigen Crew-Wechsel durchführen und anschließend weiter in die Türkei fliegen. 186 Passagiere befanden sich an Bord der Boeing 737-800, dazu sechs Besatzungsmitglieder. (mit dpa)
http://www.ksta.de/koeln/grosseinsatz-elf-verletzte-durch-rauch-im-flieger,15187530,17041136.html
Cessna T210M, N761YN: Accident occurred September 02, 2012 in Tillatoba, Mississippi
NTSB Identification: ERA12LA543
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 02, 2012 in Tillatoba, MS
Aircraft: CESSNA T210M, registration: N761YN
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 2, 2012, about 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N761YN, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in to trees, following a total loss of engine power during cruise flight near Tillatoba, Mississippi. The private pilot was seriously injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ), Suffolk, Virginia, about 1500; destined for Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi.
According to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane was in radio and radar contact with Memphis Center, when the pilot request to divert due to thunderstorm activity near OLV. While diverting to Water Valley Municipal Airport (33M), Water Valley, Mississippi, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a wooded area, about 13 miles from 33M.
A handheld global positioning system receiver and a digital engine monitor were recovered from the wreckage and forwarded to the NTSB Vehicle Reorders Laboratory, Washington, DC, for data download.
Sheriff Lance Humphreys office received reports of a plane going down about 9 p.m. Sunday. He says the plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off the roadway. He said a search was conduct but was hampered by weather conditions. Humphreys says Monday morning another pilot was able to guide rescuers to site about two miles off Interstate 55.
Story and photo gallery: http://www.wtva.com
TILLATOBA, Miss. (WTVA) -- Yalobuaha County authortiies say a man survived a plane crash Sunday night near Tillatoba.
Sheriff Lance Humphreys tells WTVA.com they received reports of a plane sputtering and going down around 9 p.m. Sunday night.
He says the plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off the roadway.The conducted a search, but weather was a factor in their efforts to search for the plane.
Humphreys says Monday morning a pilot was able to assist them in their search and located the plane about two miles off Interstate 55.
The pilot, Kenneth Byrd of Germantown, TN, was taken to the Yalobuaha County hospital, then airlifted to the MED in Memphis.
The Cessna 210/T aircraft was on a flight from Louisburg, North Carolina to the Water Valley Municipal Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board will handle the investigation.
Story and photo gallery: http://www.wtva.com
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N761YN
http://registry.faa.gov/N761YN
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 02, 2012 in Tillatoba, MS
Aircraft: CESSNA T210M, registration: N761YN
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 2, 2012, about 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N761YN, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in to trees, following a total loss of engine power during cruise flight near Tillatoba, Mississippi. The private pilot was seriously injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ), Suffolk, Virginia, about 1500; destined for Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi.
According to preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane was in radio and radar contact with Memphis Center, when the pilot request to divert due to thunderstorm activity near OLV. While diverting to Water Valley Municipal Airport (33M), Water Valley, Mississippi, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a wooded area, about 13 miles from 33M.
A handheld global positioning system receiver and a digital engine monitor were recovered from the wreckage and forwarded to the NTSB Vehicle Reorders Laboratory, Washington, DC, for data download.
Sheriff Lance Humphreys office received reports of a plane going down about 9 p.m. Sunday. He says the plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off the roadway. He said a search was conduct but was hampered by weather conditions. Humphreys says Monday morning another pilot was able to guide rescuers to site about two miles off Interstate 55.
Story and photo gallery: http://www.wtva.com
Photo Courtesy: WTVA-TV
Cessna T210M, N761YN
Cessna T210M, N761YN
Plane crashed Sunday, September 2, 2012 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Cessna T210M, N761YN
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Cessna T210M, N761YN
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Photo Courtesy: WTVA
Cessna T210M, N761YN
TILLATOBA, Miss. (WTVA) -- Yalobuaha County authortiies say a man survived a plane crash Sunday night near Tillatoba.
Sheriff Lance Humphreys tells WTVA.com they received reports of a plane sputtering and going down around 9 p.m. Sunday night.
He says the plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off the roadway.The conducted a search, but weather was a factor in their efforts to search for the plane.
Humphreys says Monday morning a pilot was able to assist them in their search and located the plane about two miles off Interstate 55.
The pilot, Kenneth Byrd of Germantown, TN, was taken to the Yalobuaha County hospital, then airlifted to the MED in Memphis.
The Cessna 210/T aircraft was on a flight from Louisburg, North Carolina to the Water Valley Municipal Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board will handle the investigation.
Story and photo gallery: http://www.wtva.com
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N761YN
http://registry.faa.gov/N761YN
South Australian wing of Light Jets Australia set up in Adelaide for corporate jet hire business
Light Jets owner, managing director and chief pilot Mark Peart
Photo Courtesy: Chris Mangan
CORPORATE jet travel has appeal - walk from the car to the aircraft and move off seconds later - but there's a belief it's too costly to justify.
Not necessarily so, says Mark Peart, who has started a South Australian wing of Light Jets Australia, of which he is founder, owner, managing director and chief pilot.
The Queensland-based firm already has a wing in Victoria and Mr Peart believes Adelaide now is ready for charter work for small business jets.
Light Jets will have two aircraft based at Adelaide Airport - a Cessna Citation CJ1 for up to six passengers and a CJ2, with slightly greater range and speed, for up to eight passengers.
He says this size jet, with single-pilot capability, is very efficient compared with larger corporate jets that are more expensive to run.
"There's good opportunity here," he says of Adelaide potential. "Adelaide is the central hub to the resource industry in Australia. It's got mining, it's got agriculture. We're used by resource companies; manufacturers. Companies who want to move people quickly."
Read more here: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au
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