CHINO -- Planes of Fame Air Museum will present "Korean Conflict" for its Living History Flying Day event on Saturday.
Open to the public, the museum presents a speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans.
The event will feature the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. from 10 a.m. to noon at 7000 Merrill Ave., Chino.
The prototype of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 - NATO code name "Fagot" - made its maiden flight on 30 Dec. 30, 1947.
The first production aircraft flew exactly one year later. It was in the frozen skies of Korea that the MiG-15 proved one of the most formidable fighters of its generation, being far superior to straight-wing aircraft like the F-80 and the Navy's F9F Panther. F-86 Sabres clashed with MiGs in the Korean conflict for the first time in December 1950.
For 2 1/2 years MiGs and Sabers in the skies over the Yalu River in an area called MiG Alley. At the end of the Korean War, Saber pilots claimed a 14:1 (later revised to 7:1) kill ratio over their opponents. This lopsided total is usually attributed to the superior training given to USAF pilots.
More than 17,000 MiG-15 aircraft were built in the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Thousands more were built in China.
Planes of Fame owns three MiG-15s, one airworthy and two on static display.
The presentation on Saturday is followed by a question and answer period then a flight demonstration of the MiG-15 by one of the museum's pilots. On display will be the featured aircraft, the museum doors open at 9 a.m.
Source: http://www.dailybulletin.com
Aug 30, 2012
Why we deployed Dreamliner to Lagos, by airline
AFRICA’S most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airways has said that the decision that necessitated the airline to deploy its new Dreamliner aircraft on the Nigerian route was because the country ranks as one of its top destinations in the world for the past 52 years.
An ecstatic general manager of the airline who received the newly built composite airplane last weekend, Solomon Begashaw said, “ having serviced the country for that long, we believe that Nigeria should be the first to deserve this aircraft to enhance our customer service and reinforcing the fact that we are the reliable airline in the industry”.
Explaining why the aircraft is different from other types of aircraft, he said the Boeing B787 aircraft is very distinct with the state of the art equipment and facilities that have never been there in the aviation world before”.
According to the airline chief, “now, flying has become very simple and tireless because of the advanced technology system installed in the aircraft. The altitude inside the aircraft is 600 meters from the other jetliners, which will make it more comfortable for the passengers. We have high humidity in the aircraft, which will make it easier for passengers to travel, and there is no dryness that you will feel inside like in the other commercial aircraft,” he added.
The aircraft is the first of commercial aircraft that will have a large window; that one can see the inside, outside, and has features on it which are controlled electronically that you can use to dim it according to one’s requirements.
The airplane is the first aircraft out of the five the carrier has received, just as it plans to be rotate to most of its major routes in the continent in before the end of this year.
He, however, assured that Lagos will be served with B787 in the near future.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance), has expressed delight at last week’s epoch-making flight of Ethiopian Airline Dreamliner B787 to Lagos, describing it as a big boost to the nation’s aviation industry.
Managing Director of NAHCO Aviance, Mr. Kayode Oluwasegun-Ojo described the acquisition and eventual maiden flight of the Dreamliner to Nigeria as the impetus required to strengthen the company’s plans in making Nigeria the hub of cargo and passenger handling in Africa.
NAHCO Aviance Plc as the ground handling company for the Airline in Nigeria “is proud to be associated with Ethiopian Airline on this laudable achievement,” Oluwasegun-Ojo said, and pledged the company’s commitment to sustaining its world class services at all times.
The Ethiopian Airline super plane Dreamliner Boeing 787, is the first of its kind in Africa and is technically advanced with the capacity of 290 passengers.
NAHCO Aviance recently commissioned a huge ultra-modern warehouse, as well as, procured several new generation Ground Support Equipment, which analysts believed was to position the company for airlines’ deployment of bigger and modern aircraft to Nigeria.
The company’s initiative was also aimed at making Nigeria a cargo hub for sub-Sahara Africa.
Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
An ecstatic general manager of the airline who received the newly built composite airplane last weekend, Solomon Begashaw said, “ having serviced the country for that long, we believe that Nigeria should be the first to deserve this aircraft to enhance our customer service and reinforcing the fact that we are the reliable airline in the industry”.
Explaining why the aircraft is different from other types of aircraft, he said the Boeing B787 aircraft is very distinct with the state of the art equipment and facilities that have never been there in the aviation world before”.
According to the airline chief, “now, flying has become very simple and tireless because of the advanced technology system installed in the aircraft. The altitude inside the aircraft is 600 meters from the other jetliners, which will make it more comfortable for the passengers. We have high humidity in the aircraft, which will make it easier for passengers to travel, and there is no dryness that you will feel inside like in the other commercial aircraft,” he added.
The aircraft is the first of commercial aircraft that will have a large window; that one can see the inside, outside, and has features on it which are controlled electronically that you can use to dim it according to one’s requirements.
The airplane is the first aircraft out of the five the carrier has received, just as it plans to be rotate to most of its major routes in the continent in before the end of this year.
He, however, assured that Lagos will be served with B787 in the near future.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance), has expressed delight at last week’s epoch-making flight of Ethiopian Airline Dreamliner B787 to Lagos, describing it as a big boost to the nation’s aviation industry.
Managing Director of NAHCO Aviance, Mr. Kayode Oluwasegun-Ojo described the acquisition and eventual maiden flight of the Dreamliner to Nigeria as the impetus required to strengthen the company’s plans in making Nigeria the hub of cargo and passenger handling in Africa.
NAHCO Aviance Plc as the ground handling company for the Airline in Nigeria “is proud to be associated with Ethiopian Airline on this laudable achievement,” Oluwasegun-Ojo said, and pledged the company’s commitment to sustaining its world class services at all times.
The Ethiopian Airline super plane Dreamliner Boeing 787, is the first of its kind in Africa and is technically advanced with the capacity of 290 passengers.
NAHCO Aviance recently commissioned a huge ultra-modern warehouse, as well as, procured several new generation Ground Support Equipment, which analysts believed was to position the company for airlines’ deployment of bigger and modern aircraft to Nigeria.
The company’s initiative was also aimed at making Nigeria a cargo hub for sub-Sahara Africa.
Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
New Jersey man indicted for alleged sexual abuse of woman on Newark-bound flight
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| Bail was set at $100,000 for Bawer Aksal. |
Bawer Aksal, 48, was indicted the same day that a federal judge set his bail at $100,000. But he will remain in the Essex County Jail while his attorney prepares a bail package for the court explaining how Aksal plans to secure bail — by way of property, cash or a bail bond company.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Harris had asked that Aksal be held without bail because his three passports — one from his native Turkey and two issued by the United States under the names Bawer Aksal and Jonathan Aksal — indicated that he was a flight risk.
“I think what’s appropriate is some kind of bond where the family has said we’ll put up our money to convince you he’s not a flight risk,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo said during a hearing in federal court in Newark on Thursday.
Arleo also set conditions on the bail if Aksal is freed. He must be confined to his home with electronic monitoring, surrender any passports and not travel out of the state, she said.
Aksal was arrested by FBI agents last week and was charged with sexually abusing a woman who was seated next to him on a flight to Newark from Phoenix on Aug. 20.
The woman told authorities she awoke in her seat to find Aksal groping one of her breasts under her shirt with one hand, and his other hand in her shorts. She told him to get off her, slammed down the armrest between them and told a flight attendant what had happened, authorities said.
When interviewed later by authorities, Aksal admitted penetrating the woman with his fingers but said she forced his hand, investigators said. Aksal’s lawyer, Robert DeGroot said earlier this week that his client denies making that statement to police.
Arleo continued the bail hearing from Tuesday because she wanted more information about Aksal’s U.S. and Turkish passports.
Harris, the assistant U.S. attorney, objected to his release, arguing that he initially failed to disclose to authorities his extent of his travel and that he owned a Turkish passport. They also said Aksal used different names for the passports. Prosecutors have maintained Aksal is a flight risk with strong ties to Turkey.
DeGroot has said that Aksal, a Kurd, does not wish to return to Turkey, which he fled to escape an oppressive government. He also said the passports listed different first names because he hanged his name to Jonathan and then resumed using Bawer, and that his actions were not underhanded.
“I have no evidence before me that he obtained either [passport] fraudulently or was using an old passport when he shouldn’t have,” the judge said. “But I’m concerned about the risk of flight to the extent he has nothing holding him here. He has no money here, no job here and no home with equity here.”
Aksal owns properties in North Bergen and Florida, but he appears to owe more on those properties than they are worth, the prosecutor has said.
DeGroot said he would begin working on the bail package, which he hopes to present to the court by next week.
Source: http://www.northjersey.com
Airbus A380 Production Squeeze Lifts Value of Financier’s Fleet
The Airbus A380 wing-crack debacle may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the largest financier of the super jumbo.
“It will, in a strange way, be positive long term because it has slowed down production,” said Mark Lapidus, managing director of Doric Asset Finance Ltd, which has financed 13 of the world’s largest passenger aircraft so far. “Anything that slows down the production rate increases the value of the existing fleet we have.”
Airbus SAS’s flagship model has struggled with cracks that emerged in wing components, disrupting production that will drop in 2013 and is trailing behind the annual goal of 30 deliveries this year. Airbus is working with regulators on a long-term fix for the cracks, and the company has cautioned that reaching its goal of 30 new orders this year is a stretch.
Doric has financed eight A380s for Emirates Airline, the biggest operator of the double-decker jet, and five for Singapore Airlines (SIA), the A380’s first customer in 2007. There are 80 A80s in operation around the world today, and customers have ordered 257 of the double-decker, according to Airbus’s tally at the end of July.
The London-based financing company will see its fleet grow to 18 A380s by the end of April 2013, Lapidus said in a telephone interview. Doric is in financing talks with other A380 customers, including China Southern Airlines Co. (1055), Korean Air Lines Co. (003490) and Malaysian Airline System Bhd. (MAS)
‘Underappreciated’
“It is not that we are fascinated with the A380,” Lapidus said. “We see it as an underappreciated aircraft by both the lessor community, about which we are very happy, and by some of the airlines that have not tasted the aircraft in their fleet yet.”
One case where product familiarity may lead to additional A380 orders is British Airways (IAG), Lapidus said. The International Consolidated Airlines Group SA unit is scheduled to receive the first of 12 of the aircraft it has on firm order next year.
“They will have to operate more,” Lapidus said, pointing to the carrier’s network and service to major cities such as Hong Kong or New York. On flights to the New York area alone, British Airways “would need less crewing and fewer pilots and their costs would improve significantly” by using the A380, he said.
Doric’s portfolio now includes $4.6 billion in aviation assets under management. The company yesterday took delivery of its 13th A380 to bring its total fleet to 30 aircraft placed with nine airlines. The A380 was acquired under the Sky Cloud IV fund that has leased the aircraft for 12 years to Emirates.
In addition to A380s, Doric has financed six Boeing 777 wide-bodies, two Airbus A340-600s, one A330-200 and eight A320s.
The company has also bid on financing Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Lapidus said, though so far failed to win a customer. Financing more 777s is also on the agenda.
To help with aircraft financing at a time when many banks have withdrawn access to debt, Doric this year used a first of its kind U.S. corporate bond offering for four Emirates A380s, selling $587.5 million in secured debt. More such deals are being looked at, Lapidus said.
Doric wants to expand its investor base beyond its core German and U.K. market, Lapidus said.
“We are definitely looking into the U.S. and we are very interested in developing something in Japan,” he said. Those efforts are likely to materialize next year, Lapidus said.
Source: http://www.businessweek.com
“It will, in a strange way, be positive long term because it has slowed down production,” said Mark Lapidus, managing director of Doric Asset Finance Ltd, which has financed 13 of the world’s largest passenger aircraft so far. “Anything that slows down the production rate increases the value of the existing fleet we have.”
Airbus SAS’s flagship model has struggled with cracks that emerged in wing components, disrupting production that will drop in 2013 and is trailing behind the annual goal of 30 deliveries this year. Airbus is working with regulators on a long-term fix for the cracks, and the company has cautioned that reaching its goal of 30 new orders this year is a stretch.
Doric has financed eight A380s for Emirates Airline, the biggest operator of the double-decker jet, and five for Singapore Airlines (SIA), the A380’s first customer in 2007. There are 80 A80s in operation around the world today, and customers have ordered 257 of the double-decker, according to Airbus’s tally at the end of July.
The London-based financing company will see its fleet grow to 18 A380s by the end of April 2013, Lapidus said in a telephone interview. Doric is in financing talks with other A380 customers, including China Southern Airlines Co. (1055), Korean Air Lines Co. (003490) and Malaysian Airline System Bhd. (MAS)
‘Underappreciated’
“It is not that we are fascinated with the A380,” Lapidus said. “We see it as an underappreciated aircraft by both the lessor community, about which we are very happy, and by some of the airlines that have not tasted the aircraft in their fleet yet.”
One case where product familiarity may lead to additional A380 orders is British Airways (IAG), Lapidus said. The International Consolidated Airlines Group SA unit is scheduled to receive the first of 12 of the aircraft it has on firm order next year.
“They will have to operate more,” Lapidus said, pointing to the carrier’s network and service to major cities such as Hong Kong or New York. On flights to the New York area alone, British Airways “would need less crewing and fewer pilots and their costs would improve significantly” by using the A380, he said.
Doric’s portfolio now includes $4.6 billion in aviation assets under management. The company yesterday took delivery of its 13th A380 to bring its total fleet to 30 aircraft placed with nine airlines. The A380 was acquired under the Sky Cloud IV fund that has leased the aircraft for 12 years to Emirates.
In addition to A380s, Doric has financed six Boeing 777 wide-bodies, two Airbus A340-600s, one A330-200 and eight A320s.
The company has also bid on financing Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Lapidus said, though so far failed to win a customer. Financing more 777s is also on the agenda.
To help with aircraft financing at a time when many banks have withdrawn access to debt, Doric this year used a first of its kind U.S. corporate bond offering for four Emirates A380s, selling $587.5 million in secured debt. More such deals are being looked at, Lapidus said.
Doric wants to expand its investor base beyond its core German and U.K. market, Lapidus said.
“We are definitely looking into the U.S. and we are very interested in developing something in Japan,” he said. Those efforts are likely to materialize next year, Lapidus said.
Source: http://www.businessweek.com
Rain Forecasted For Quad City Air Show Weekend
Everything is set for the big weekend, but with rain in the forecast for both Saturday and Sunday, the air show's perfect record of great weather might be in jeopardy.
Pilots and airport officials say they have a plan B if it does rain.
Director of Vendor Operations Dave Schumacher has been at the air show every year for 26 years. He says they've never been rained out, but have had some close calls.
"We've had wet seasons and we've had rain right before the show and the show starts, the rain stops, and everybody has a good time," Schumacher says.
In years past, the rain has put a damper on the day, trapping cars in the grassy lot. Organizers say the lack of rain this summer is working to their advantage.
"The ground is so hard, we can drive on it," Schumacher says, "Parking on the grass is not a problem, we've had in years past our parking lot is grass, but this year there's nothing to worry about, it's like driving on cement."
If it does rain, the show can be adjusted to the weather.
"We'll try to ride it out, we're hoping the rain stays south of us," Airport Manager Tom Vesalga says, "If it does stay south and we do get some cloud coverage in here, all the performances are capable of doing a low performance."
"There's certain things I can add in my performance to actually make them better, when I use the wind to my advantage and there's certain things you can't do," Pilot Kirby Chambliss says.
But certain conditions can still make it tough to fly.
"Here at the airport, if we have low visibility, less then five miles visibility, airplanes have issues with performing," Director of Flight Services Dick McGarry says, "Obviously rain is a concern a little bit of mist and stuff is not a problem, but a pretty good rain that would make the farmers happy would probably temporarily shut the show down until that passes."
So everyone is keeping their fingers crossed, hoping for a clear day.
"It's one of those things we'll just have to play it by ear and see how everything unfolds on Saturday," Vesalga says.
For those of you headed to the show, gates open at 8 a.m. both days with the main show starting at 11:30.
If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, they're still available at the air show office, online, or other outlets. More info here: http://www.quadcityairshow.com/2012/index.html
Source: http://www.kwqc.com
Northwest Arkansas Regional (KXNA), Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas: Airport Warns Of Possible Flight Cancellations
Flights at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport may be delayed or canceled if weather from Tropical Depression Isaac is intense enough, officials said Thursday.
Kelly Johnson, airport director, said airlines themselves decide cancellations. She suggested flyers look out to for their flights when weather fallout from the storm hits Northwest Arkansas on Friday.
Customers can check their flights’ status by using links on Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport’s website or browsing airlines’ own websites, Johnson said.
“You can also go to arrivals, click on ‘Flight Tracker’, and you can see the inbound flights. You can see what’s been canceled, what’s on time,” Johnson said.
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Kelly Johnson, airport director, said airlines themselves decide cancellations. She suggested flyers look out to for their flights when weather fallout from the storm hits Northwest Arkansas on Friday.
Customers can check their flights’ status by using links on Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport’s website or browsing airlines’ own websites, Johnson said.
“You can also go to arrivals, click on ‘Flight Tracker’, and you can see the inbound flights. You can see what’s been canceled, what’s on time,” Johnson said.
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Piper PA-23-150, N1486P: Accident occurred August 29, 2012 in Canton, Missouri
NTSB Identification: CEN12FA586
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in Canton, MO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-150, registration: N1486P
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 29, 2012, about 1800 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-150, N1486P, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing when it impacted trees and terrain about 5 miles southwest of Canton, Iowa, after a partial loss of power. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight, which was not on a flight plan, departed from Pinckneyville, Illinois, about 1600, and was en route to the Antique Airfield, a private airstrip near Blakesburg, Iowa.
At 1754, the surface weather observation at the Quincy Regional Airport-Baldwin Field (UIN), Quincy, Illinois, located about 20 miles southeast of the accident, was: wind calm; visibility 10 miles; sky clear; temperature 33 degrees Celsius; dew point 15 degrees Celsius; altimeter 30.02 inches of mercury.
Plane Crash: http://addins.whig.com/betweenthelens/plane-crash
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in Canton, MO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-150, registration: N1486P
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 29, 2012, about 1800 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-150, N1486P, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing when it impacted trees and terrain about 5 miles southwest of Canton, Iowa, after a partial loss of power. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight, which was not on a flight plan, departed from Pinckneyville, Illinois, about 1600, and was en route to the Antique Airfield, a private airstrip near Blakesburg, Iowa.
At 1754, the surface weather observation at the Quincy Regional Airport-Baldwin Field (UIN), Quincy, Illinois, located about 20 miles southeast of the accident, was: wind calm; visibility 10 miles; sky clear; temperature 33 degrees Celsius; dew point 15 degrees Celsius; altimeter 30.02 inches of mercury.
Plane Crash: http://addins.whig.com/betweenthelens/plane-crash
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1486P Make/Model: PA23 Description: PA-23-150/160 Apache
Date: 08/29/2012 Time: 2245
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: CANTON State: MO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR CANTON, MO
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: ST. LOUIS, MO (CE03) Entry date: 08/30/2012
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Aircraft MFG & Development Company, CH 2000, N651AM:Accident occurred August 30, 2012 in Nephi, Utah
NTSB Identification: WPR12FA378
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Nephi, UT
Aircraft: AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000, registration: N651AM
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. 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 August 30, 2012, about 1615 mountain daylight time, an Aircraft MFG & Development Company, CH 2000, N651AM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while in the traffic pattern at the Nephi Municipal Airport (U14) near Nephi, Utah. The aircraft was registered to private individuals and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certified flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Provo Municipal Airport near Provo, Utah, about 1500.
According to witnesses located adjacent to the accident site, the airplane was observed on a southerly heading south of U14 before it turned left to a northerly heading at an altitude of about 150 feet above ground level. Multiple witnesses reported that the airplane seemed to be traveling at a slow speed when it suddenly pitched downwards and descended into the ground. One witness stated that prior to the sound of impact the engine seemed to be at a high power setting. Witnesses further stated that at the time of the accident, a thunderstorm with strong wind, heavy rain and lighting were present in the area.
Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed the airplane impacted an open field about 1.7 miles southeast of U14. Wreckage debris was found within about 50 feet of the main wreckage. All major structural components were located within the wreckage debris area. The wreckage was relocated to a secure location for further examination.
Woodland Hills man died in plane crash helping stranger, friend says
NEPHI — A Utah County man killed in a plane crash Thursday had agreed to accompany a pilot he didn't know for free so he could obtain enough training to fly the plane home, a friend said Friday.
Robert Lamb, 45, a flight instructor from Woodland Hills, and Peter Morwiec, 58, of Ontario, Canada, died in the plane crash near Nephi.
Family and friends of Lamb are devastated by this accident, but say they find some comfort in knowing he was doing what he loved and, more important, was helping someone out.
Lamb’s friend Andrea Anaya said he loved two things in life: his family and aviation.
“His love and his passion was flying,” she said. “He loved to fly, so he died doing exactly what he loved.”
Lamb didn't know Morwiec, but offered — without charge — to give him five hours of training in the plane, so he could be qualified to fly it home to Canada. Lamb told his wife he felt he had to help Morwiec.
“She asked why he was going, since he wasn’t getting paid and didn’t know him, and he said, ‘If I was stranded and couldn’t get home, I would hope someone would help me,' and that’s why he went,” Anaya said.
The Alarus CH2000 aircraft went down about 4:30 p.m. west of state Route 132 and north of the Nephi Municipal Airport, at about the same time a thunderstorm hit the area.
Reid Jarrett was working in his ranch when he watched the plane drop out of the sky.
“A really, really hard gust of wind was blowing right then, and a storm was coming in and the plane just literally went up and turned and came straight down and hit,” he said. “I’m sure nobody survived past the point of impact.”
Professionally, Lamb was a successful contractor. He obtained his pilot's license more than 20 years ago, but in just the past couple of years had become a certified flight instructor and started a flight training business at the Spanish Fork Airport.
He walked away from another plane crash in southern Utah just four months ago.
As Lamb's family and friends mourn for him, they also realize another family is hurting, too. “Our hearts go out to the family of the other man,” Anaya said.
Lamb is survived by his wife and five children, including a son on an LDS mission in South America. Those who would like to share their memories of Lamb for his children, can do so on the Facebook page "Letters for Robert Lamb."
It will likely be several months before investigators issue a final report on the cause of the crash, but bad weather is believed to be a leading factor in the crash.
Woodland Hills man died in plane crash helping stranger, friend says
Prominent Thunder Bay lawyer killed in plane crash
A prominent Thunder Bay lawyer, Peter Mrowiec, 58, was killed Thursday in a plane crash while flying in bad weather in Utah.
Mrowiec was one of two people killed when a single-engine aircraft crashed and burst into flames late Thursday afternoon near the town of Nephi.
Juab County sheriff Alden Orme told CBC News the plane crashed in bad weather.
"Some real heavy, strong winds, and accompanied by some heavy rainstorms. Information we obtained from witnesses -- they believe the plane was trying to make a turn, and the winds affected the flight and it crashed," Orme said.
Orme said Mrowiec was in the process of buying the aircraft, and had hired an instructor to gain experience with it.
The city's legal community is shocked and saddened by the news, said Roy Karlstedt, president of the Thunder Bay Law Association.
"Initially, I didn't believe it, and then I was just aghast at the whole idea. Mr. Mrowiec was a marvelous person. He was a very well respected member of our local bar. As far as I can see, there's been a hole rent in the fabric of our community," Karlstedt said.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the accident.
Canadian, Utahn dead in Nephi small plane crash; sheriff says weather may have played role
NEPHI, Utah — Authorities say a man from Canada and a flight instructor from Utah were killed when their single-engine airplane crashed and burned in an alfalfa field near Nephi.
Officials have identified the men killed in the Thursday afternoon crash as 45-year-old Robert Marion Lamb of Woodland Hills in Utah County, and 58-year-old Peter John Mrowiec of Ontario, Canada. Deputies believe Mrowiec was in Utah to purchase the plane, and had hired Lamb as an instructor.
Investigators are trying to determine why their Alarus CH2000 went down about a mile southeast of the Nephi Airport.
Juab County Sheriff Alden Orme says heavy winds and rain showers around the time of the crash likely played a role.
Nephi is in central Utah, about an hour and a half south of Salt Lake City.
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NEPHI — Two men are dead after they crashed their plane in an alfalfa field west of Nephi Thursday afternoon.
The plane went down about 4:30 p.m.,west of Highway 132 and north of Nephi Municipal Airport. The identities of the men were not released, pending notification of family.
Reid Jarrett was working on his ranch Thursday afternoon, when he watched a small plane drop out of the sky.
"(A) really, really hard gust of wind was blowing right then, and a storm was coming in, and the plane just literally went up and turned and came straight down and hit. I am sure no one survived past the point of impact," Jarrett said.
By the time he could run to the plane, it was engulfed in flames.
"We had some pretty good explosions, and it was burning pretty good," Jarrett said. "There was nobody outside of the wreckage."
After the flames were extinguished, the local sheriff found two victims inside the aircraft.
"From eyewitnesses, we believe (the plane's occupants) were trying to go back to the airport here in Nephi and try to land," said Juab County Sheriff Alden Orme.
One of the men in the plane wanted more flight time in this particular model, so he could qualify to purchase one. He was flying with an instructor from Utah.
"It's a tragic accident, very sad," Orme said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families."
The crash is an image Reid Jarrett would like to forget.
"When you see a plane fall out of the sky like that, it really leaves an impression on you," he said. "The poor guys."
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Juab County Sheriff’s Office confirms two men were killed when their plane crashed in Nephi.
The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. Authorities are at the crash scene located along Highway 132 and Airport Road.
A FOX 13 viewer at the scene says the plane was demolished and appeared to have caught fire and burned after the crash.
Authorities say the plane was from Utah County. They are not releasing the identities of the men until next of kin is notified.
Nephi fatal plane crash. Credit: Michael Paskett
Police are in the process of contacting families and have not released the names or other details.
NEPHI — Two men are dead after they crashed their plane in an alfalfa field west of Nephi Thursday afternoon.
It was not known if the plane was taking off or landing. But eyewitnesses said the plane was trying to return to the airport to land when it crashed in the field, Sheriff Alden Orme of the Juab County Sheriff's Office said.
Weather could have been a problem. There was a thunderstorm in the area around the time of the crash.
2News will keep you updated.
A plane crash landed in an alfalfa field west of Nephi on Thursday, August 30.
A thunderstorm occurred at the same time of the crash, but Juab County officials have not confirmed if the severe weather was the cause of the accident.
Two fatalities were confirmed as a result of the plane crash.
No names have yet been released.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
NEPHI, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A small plane crashed near the Nephi airport in the area of highway 132 Thursday afternoon.
According to Juab County officials, the amount of passengers, as well as the condition of the individuals is not known at this time.
A representative of the FAA says the plane was an AMD Alarus CH2000.
Stay tuned to ABC 4 News and ABC4.com for details on this developing story.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Nephi, UT
Aircraft: AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000, registration: N651AM
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. 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 August 30, 2012, about 1615 mountain daylight time, an Aircraft MFG & Development Company, CH 2000, N651AM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while in the traffic pattern at the Nephi Municipal Airport (U14) near Nephi, Utah. The aircraft was registered to private individuals and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certified flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Provo Municipal Airport near Provo, Utah, about 1500.
According to witnesses located adjacent to the accident site, the airplane was observed on a southerly heading south of U14 before it turned left to a northerly heading at an altitude of about 150 feet above ground level. Multiple witnesses reported that the airplane seemed to be traveling at a slow speed when it suddenly pitched downwards and descended into the ground. One witness stated that prior to the sound of impact the engine seemed to be at a high power setting. Witnesses further stated that at the time of the accident, a thunderstorm with strong wind, heavy rain and lighting were present in the area.
Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed the airplane impacted an open field about 1.7 miles southeast of U14. Wreckage debris was found within about 50 feet of the main wreckage. All major structural components were located within the wreckage debris area. The wreckage was relocated to a secure location for further examination.
Robert Lamb, of Woodland Hills, was killed in a Juab County plane crash Thursday Aug. 30, 2012
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NEPHI — A Utah County man killed in a plane crash Thursday had agreed to accompany a pilot he didn't know for free so he could obtain enough training to fly the plane home, a friend said Friday.
Robert Lamb, 45, a flight instructor from Woodland Hills, and Peter Morwiec, 58, of Ontario, Canada, died in the plane crash near Nephi.
Family and friends of Lamb are devastated by this accident, but say they find some comfort in knowing he was doing what he loved and, more important, was helping someone out.
Lamb’s friend Andrea Anaya said he loved two things in life: his family and aviation.
“His love and his passion was flying,” she said. “He loved to fly, so he died doing exactly what he loved.”
Lamb didn't know Morwiec, but offered — without charge — to give him five hours of training in the plane, so he could be qualified to fly it home to Canada. Lamb told his wife he felt he had to help Morwiec.
“She asked why he was going, since he wasn’t getting paid and didn’t know him, and he said, ‘If I was stranded and couldn’t get home, I would hope someone would help me,' and that’s why he went,” Anaya said.
The Alarus CH2000 aircraft went down about 4:30 p.m. west of state Route 132 and north of the Nephi Municipal Airport, at about the same time a thunderstorm hit the area.
Reid Jarrett was working in his ranch when he watched the plane drop out of the sky.
“A really, really hard gust of wind was blowing right then, and a storm was coming in and the plane just literally went up and turned and came straight down and hit,” he said. “I’m sure nobody survived past the point of impact.”
Professionally, Lamb was a successful contractor. He obtained his pilot's license more than 20 years ago, but in just the past couple of years had become a certified flight instructor and started a flight training business at the Spanish Fork Airport.
He walked away from another plane crash in southern Utah just four months ago.
As Lamb's family and friends mourn for him, they also realize another family is hurting, too. “Our hearts go out to the family of the other man,” Anaya said.
Lamb is survived by his wife and five children, including a son on an LDS mission in South America. Those who would like to share their memories of Lamb for his children, can do so on the Facebook page "Letters for Robert Lamb."
It will likely be several months before investigators issue a final report on the cause of the crash, but bad weather is believed to be a leading factor in the crash.
Woodland Hills man died in plane crash helping stranger, friend says
Prominent Thunder Bay lawyer killed in plane crash
A prominent Thunder Bay lawyer, Peter Mrowiec, 58, was killed Thursday in a plane crash while flying in bad weather in Utah.
Mrowiec was one of two people killed when a single-engine aircraft crashed and burst into flames late Thursday afternoon near the town of Nephi.
Juab County sheriff Alden Orme told CBC News the plane crashed in bad weather.
"Some real heavy, strong winds, and accompanied by some heavy rainstorms. Information we obtained from witnesses -- they believe the plane was trying to make a turn, and the winds affected the flight and it crashed," Orme said.
Orme said Mrowiec was in the process of buying the aircraft, and had hired an instructor to gain experience with it.
The city's legal community is shocked and saddened by the news, said Roy Karlstedt, president of the Thunder Bay Law Association.
"Initially, I didn't believe it, and then I was just aghast at the whole idea. Mr. Mrowiec was a marvelous person. He was a very well respected member of our local bar. As far as I can see, there's been a hole rent in the fabric of our community," Karlstedt said.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the accident.
Canadian, Utahn dead in Nephi small plane crash; sheriff says weather may have played role
NEPHI, Utah — Authorities say a man from Canada and a flight instructor from Utah were killed when their single-engine airplane crashed and burned in an alfalfa field near Nephi.
Officials have identified the men killed in the Thursday afternoon crash as 45-year-old Robert Marion Lamb of Woodland Hills in Utah County, and 58-year-old Peter John Mrowiec of Ontario, Canada. Deputies believe Mrowiec was in Utah to purchase the plane, and had hired Lamb as an instructor.
Investigators are trying to determine why their Alarus CH2000 went down about a mile southeast of the Nephi Airport.
Juab County Sheriff Alden Orme says heavy winds and rain showers around the time of the crash likely played a role.
Nephi is in central Utah, about an hour and a half south of Salt Lake City.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 651AM Make/Model: CH20 Description: CH-200 Zénith
Date: 08/30/2012 Time: 2355
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: NEPHI State: UT Country: US
DESCRIPTION
WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. THUNDERSTORM
REPORTED IN THE AREA.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: KPVU 302348Z 31008KT 15SM -RA BKN080 BKN100 28/14
OTHER DATA
FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 08/31/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N651AM
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N651AM
http://www.airliners.net/photo
NEPHI — Two men are dead after they crashed their plane in an alfalfa field west of Nephi Thursday afternoon.
The plane went down about 4:30 p.m.,west of Highway 132 and north of Nephi Municipal Airport. The identities of the men were not released, pending notification of family.
Reid Jarrett was working on his ranch Thursday afternoon, when he watched a small plane drop out of the sky.
"(A) really, really hard gust of wind was blowing right then, and a storm was coming in, and the plane just literally went up and turned and came straight down and hit. I am sure no one survived past the point of impact," Jarrett said.
By the time he could run to the plane, it was engulfed in flames.
"We had some pretty good explosions, and it was burning pretty good," Jarrett said. "There was nobody outside of the wreckage."
After the flames were extinguished, the local sheriff found two victims inside the aircraft.
"From eyewitnesses, we believe (the plane's occupants) were trying to go back to the airport here in Nephi and try to land," said Juab County Sheriff Alden Orme.
One of the men in the plane wanted more flight time in this particular model, so he could qualify to purchase one. He was flying with an instructor from Utah.
"It's a tragic accident, very sad," Orme said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families."
The crash is an image Reid Jarrett would like to forget.
"When you see a plane fall out of the sky like that, it really leaves an impression on you," he said. "The poor guys."
http://www.ksl.com
Juab County Sheriff’s Office confirms two men were killed when their plane crashed in Nephi.
The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. Authorities are at the crash scene located along Highway 132 and Airport Road.
A FOX 13 viewer at the scene says the plane was demolished and appeared to have caught fire and burned after the crash.
Authorities say the plane was from Utah County. They are not releasing the identities of the men until next of kin is notified.
Nephi fatal plane crash. Credit: Michael Paskett
Nephi fatal plane crash. Credit: Michael Paskett
Nephi fatal plane crash. Credit: Michael Paskett
Nephi fatal plane crash. Credit: Michael Paskett
Nephi Plane Crash (Sam Penrod)
Photo Credit: Sam Penrod
Photo Credit: Sam Penrod
Photo Credit: Sam Penrod
Photo Credit: Sam Penrod
NEPHI — Two men are dead after they crashed their plane in an alfalfa field west of Nephi Thursday afternoon.
The plane went down about 4:30
p.m.,west of highway 132 and north of Nephi Municipal Airport. The
identities of the men were not released, pending notification of family.
Reid Jarret, a resident of
Nephi, witnessed the crash. He said by the time he could run to the
plane, it was already engulfed in flames.
"Really, really, hard gust of
wind was blowing right then and a storm was coning in and the plane just
went up and turned and came straight and hit," he said. "I am sure
nobody survived past the point of impact.
"When you see a plane fall out of the skyline that really leaves an impression on you. The poor guys."
It was not known if the plane was taking off or landing. But eyewitnesses said the plane was trying to return to the airport to land when it crashed in the field, Sheriff Alden Orme of the Juab County Sheriff's Office said.
"It's a tragic accident, very sad. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families," Orme said.
There was a thunderstorm in the area, but it is not known if it contributed to the crash.
http://www.deseretnews.com
(KUTV) A plane crashed in the area of highway 132 and Airport Road near the Nephi airport. Two people died in the crash.http://www.deseretnews.com
Weather could have been a problem. There was a thunderstorm in the area around the time of the crash.
2News will keep you updated.
A plane crash landed in an alfalfa field west of Nephi on Thursday, August 30.
A thunderstorm occurred at the same time of the crash, but Juab County officials have not confirmed if the severe weather was the cause of the accident.
Two fatalities were confirmed as a result of the plane crash.
No names have yet been released.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
NEPHI, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A small plane crashed near the Nephi airport in the area of highway 132 Thursday afternoon.
According to Juab County officials, the amount of passengers, as well as the condition of the individuals is not known at this time.
A representative of the FAA says the plane was an AMD Alarus CH2000.
Stay tuned to ABC 4 News and ABC4.com for details on this developing story.
Aircraft flipped over; Flight instructor and student pilot suffer minor injuries - Wood County Airport (1G0), Bowling Green, Ohio
Ohio plane lands, flips; 2 suffer minor injuries
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- The State Highway Patrol says two Michigan men suffered minor injuries when their small plane crashed in northwest Ohio as they were attempting a touch-and-go landing at a small airport.
The patrol's Bowling Green post says the aircraft's nose struck the ground, flipping the plane on its top Thursday morning.
The patrol said the two men on board the small Cessna plane were student pilot Christopher L. Sackett and instructor Daniel C. Walker, both from Michigan. A patrol dispatcher said the hometowns for 46-year-old Sackett and 49-year-old Walker were not immediately available.
The dispatcher says the two men were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
http://wwmt.com
A small plane crashed today at the Wood County Regional Airport.
Authorities say after a small plane had landed and was taxiing on the runway the brakes on the plane stuck causing the plane to flip over.
The two men on board of the plane managed to walk away from the plane with no injuries. The crash did not cause the airport to close at any point. Ohio Highway Patrol is looking into the incident.
Bellanca 14-19-3 Viking, N1299R: Accident occurred August 30, 2012 in Healdsburg, California
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA394
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Healdsburg, CA
Aircraft: BELLANCA 14-19-3, registration: N1299R
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
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 August 30, 2012, about 1200 Pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 14-19-3, N1299R, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Healdsburg, California. 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 and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Santa Rosa, California about 1130.
The pilot reported that during cruise flight, he noticed a loss of fuel pressure followed by a loss of engine power shortly after. Despite the pilot’s attempts, the engine would not restart and he initiated a forced landing to an open field. Subsequently, the airplane landed gear up and came to rest upright.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the right wing sustained substantial damage. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
A plane lost power and made an emergency landing Thursday in a field outside Healdsburg, coasting under a series of power lines before crash-landing at about 90 mph.
A passenger, Nicholas Counter of Fulton, said the aircraft's engine failed shortly before noon. The plane hit the ground forcefully, hopscotching around the field off West Dry Creek Road, hitting a tree with its wing and swinging wildly until it came to a stop.
The pilot, who was not identified, struck the dashboard with his face, causing a severe nosebleed, firefighters said. Both men declined medical help.
Counter declined to identify the pilot, who owned the plane and was his friend and instructor.
The landing gear and the underside of the plane were badly damaged in the crash-landing, Counter said.
"I was fine, just a little shaken," he said. "I'm glad I'm alive."
Plane makes emergency landing in field near Healdsburg
A small plane lost power and made an emergency landing in a field outside Healdsburg on Thursday afternoon.
Two people were inside the plane, which set down around noon in a small open field on the east side of West Dry Creek Road, just north of Westside Road. Both declined medical treatment.
Healdsburg Fire Chief Steve Adams said the owner if the plane and a passenger lost power outside Healdsburg, coasting to the field under a power line. The pilot suffered a bloody nose.
Crews from Cal Fire, the Healdsburg Fire Department and Sonoma County Sheriff's Office were at the scene, waiting for National Transportation Safety Board to investigate.
Further details were not immediately available. Check back later for more information.
Story and comments: http://www.pressdemocrat.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N1299R
Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Field Near Healdburg
HEALDSBURG (CBS SF) – A small plane lost power and landed in a field outside Healdsburg around noon Thursday, Healdsburg Fire Chief Steve Adams said.
The two-person plane glided onto a field between two vineyards near the 400 block of West Dry Creek Road, a half-mile north of Westside Road, Adams said.
Two men were on board, and the pilot suffered a bloody nose, Adams said.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the single-engine Bellanca plane was heading to the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport when it made the landing seven miles northwest of the airport because of engine problems.
The pilot was slightly injured, and the passenger was not hurt, Gregor said. The plane sustained minor damage.
According to the FAA registry, the plane, manufactured in 1968, is registered to Gerald W. Vess, of Livingston, in Polk County, Texas.
Cal Fire and the Windsor Fire Protection District also responded to the emergency landing, Adams said.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Healdsburg, CA
Aircraft: BELLANCA 14-19-3, registration: N1299R
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
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 August 30, 2012, about 1200 Pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 14-19-3, N1299R, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Healdsburg, California. 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 and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Santa Rosa, California about 1130.
The pilot reported that during cruise flight, he noticed a loss of fuel pressure followed by a loss of engine power shortly after. Despite the pilot’s attempts, the engine would not restart and he initiated a forced landing to an open field. Subsequently, the airplane landed gear up and came to rest upright.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the right wing sustained substantial damage. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
KENT PORTER/ PD
The passenger of a small plane wipes his brow as he talks on the phone as the pilot gives information to the Sonoma County Sheriff after the single-engine plane they were flying lost power and made an emergency landing in a field outside Healdsburg on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
KENT PORTER/ PD
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing in a field outside Healdsburg on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
KENT PORTER/ PD
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing in a field outside Healdsburg on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
A plane lost power and made an emergency landing Thursday in a field outside Healdsburg, coasting under a series of power lines before crash-landing at about 90 mph.
A passenger, Nicholas Counter of Fulton, said the aircraft's engine failed shortly before noon. The plane hit the ground forcefully, hopscotching around the field off West Dry Creek Road, hitting a tree with its wing and swinging wildly until it came to a stop.
The pilot, who was not identified, struck the dashboard with his face, causing a severe nosebleed, firefighters said. Both men declined medical help.
Counter declined to identify the pilot, who owned the plane and was his friend and instructor.
The landing gear and the underside of the plane were badly damaged in the crash-landing, Counter said.
"I was fine, just a little shaken," he said. "I'm glad I'm alive."
Plane makes emergency landing in field near Healdsburg
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1299R Make/Model: BL17 Description: 17 Viking, Super Viking, Turbo Viking
Date: 08/30/2012 Time: 1910
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: HEALDSBURG State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
FAA FSDO: OAKLAND, CA (WP27) Entry date: 08/31/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N1299R
At the scene outside Healdsburg on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
KENT PORTER/ PD
A small plane lost power and made an emergency landing in a field outside Healdsburg on Thursday afternoon.
Two people were inside the plane, which set down around noon in a small open field on the east side of West Dry Creek Road, just north of Westside Road. Both declined medical treatment.
Healdsburg Fire Chief Steve Adams said the owner if the plane and a passenger lost power outside Healdsburg, coasting to the field under a power line. The pilot suffered a bloody nose.
Crews from Cal Fire, the Healdsburg Fire Department and Sonoma County Sheriff's Office were at the scene, waiting for National Transportation Safety Board to investigate.
Further details were not immediately available. Check back later for more information.
Story and comments: http://www.pressdemocrat.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N1299R
Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Field Near Healdburg
HEALDSBURG (CBS SF) – A small plane lost power and landed in a field outside Healdsburg around noon Thursday, Healdsburg Fire Chief Steve Adams said.
The two-person plane glided onto a field between two vineyards near the 400 block of West Dry Creek Road, a half-mile north of Westside Road, Adams said.
Two men were on board, and the pilot suffered a bloody nose, Adams said.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the single-engine Bellanca plane was heading to the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport when it made the landing seven miles northwest of the airport because of engine problems.
The pilot was slightly injured, and the passenger was not hurt, Gregor said. The plane sustained minor damage.
According to the FAA registry, the plane, manufactured in 1968, is registered to Gerald W. Vess, of Livingston, in Polk County, Texas.
Cal Fire and the Windsor Fire Protection District also responded to the emergency landing, Adams said.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
UH-60 Black Hawk: Virginia Army National Guard helicopter makes precautionary landing
Photo Credit: Virginia State Police
Photo Credit: Virginia State Police
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A military helicopter had to make an emergency landing Thursday afternoon in a Hanover County cornfield, according to Hanover Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Whitley. Whitley said he believed the helicopter suffered some sort of mechanical failure. He said Hanover Fire and EMS received the call around 12:25 p.m. No injuries were reported. The military is investigating the failure, Whitley said.
CBS 6 reporter Jon Burkett is on scene and filed this report.
HANOVER, Va. (AP) — No one was injured when a Virginia Army National Guard helicopter was forced to land in a Hanover County cornfield.
Officials say the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from nearby Sandston made a precautionary landing around 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Virginia Guard spokesman Cotton Puryear told WWBT-TV (http://bit.ly/S2Glyc ) that three soldiers were conducting a routine training mission when they were forced to land.
Sensors on the helicopter alerted the crew that they needed to land. The soldiers brought the helicopter down safely under its own power. Mechanics are inspecting the aircraft.
The helicopter is from the Guard's 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 91st Troop Command.
Southern California: New aerial surveillance system credited with arrest of double murder suspect
Officials in Lancaster are crediting the city’s new aerial surveillance system with aiding in the capture of a suspect wanted in connection with a double murder.
The incident unfolded Tuesday when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were conducting undercover surveillance of an apartment complex on the eastside of Lancaster, looking for a man wanted in connection with two homicides, according to a statement from the Lancaster sheriff’s station.
Shortly before 3 p.m., the officers determined that their suspect was inside one of the apartments and called on deputies to help take him into custody. Sheriff's officials dispatched Lancaster's new Law Enforcement Aerial Platform System, which uses technology attached to a piloted single-engine Cessna to give deputies a bird's-eye view of what's happening on the ground.
Within a few seconds, a deputy at the station had an aerial view of the apartment complex, sheriff’s officials said. He kept watch on the complex while units were positioned around the building to prevent the suspect’s escape and LAPD officers moved in. The aerial surveillance “allowed the LAPD officers to safely take the suspect into custody without incident,” officials said.
An LAPD spokeswoman said she had no information about the incident.
Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com
The incident unfolded Tuesday when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were conducting undercover surveillance of an apartment complex on the eastside of Lancaster, looking for a man wanted in connection with two homicides, according to a statement from the Lancaster sheriff’s station.
Shortly before 3 p.m., the officers determined that their suspect was inside one of the apartments and called on deputies to help take him into custody. Sheriff's officials dispatched Lancaster's new Law Enforcement Aerial Platform System, which uses technology attached to a piloted single-engine Cessna to give deputies a bird's-eye view of what's happening on the ground.
Within a few seconds, a deputy at the station had an aerial view of the apartment complex, sheriff’s officials said. He kept watch on the complex while units were positioned around the building to prevent the suspect’s escape and LAPD officers moved in. The aerial surveillance “allowed the LAPD officers to safely take the suspect into custody without incident,” officials said.
An LAPD spokeswoman said she had no information about the incident.
Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com
Mooney M-20 Turbo, N1016U: Aircraft landed gear up, Carlson City, Nevada
According to Carson City Undersheriff Steve Albertson, the pilot fueled up in Carson and was en-route to an unknown destination when he took off. Once he took off, he realized his fuel door wasn't closed and he had to turn around. When he landed, he forgot to put the wheels down and he skidded down the runway. There was damage to the propeller and the undercarriage of the plane. Crews removed the aircraft by forklift and the airport is open.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- A Mooney single engine aircraft carrying two people had their landing gear up when it landed at the Carson City Airport, causing a hard landing according to Tim Rowe with the Carson City Airport.
The two on board were a man and woman who have not yet been identified.
The plane was coming from Jackson Hole. No injuries were reported. The incident happened around 11:40am.
Carson City Sheriff's Office has contacted the FAA control tower at the Carson City Sheriff's Office to shut down the runway. The Carson City Sheriff’s office and Fire Department are on the scene investigating.
http://www.mynews4.com
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1016U Make/Model: M20P Description: M-20
Date: 08/30/2012 Time: 1851
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: CARSON CITY State: NV Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
FAA FSDO: RENO, NV (WP11) Entry date: 08/31/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N1016U
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1016U
Two people were on board the small plane when it had the hard landing at about 11:30 a.m. and skidded to a stop on the runway, said Airport Manager Tim Rowe. No one was injured.
“Apparently the pilot forgot to put the gear down,” he said Thursday afternoon.
Crews removed the aircraft after lifting the aircraft with a forklift and then deploying the landing gear. It was wheeled off the runway.
“Everything’s good,” Rowe said by phone. “We’re open.”
Source: RGJ.com
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) — A Mooney single engine aircraft carrying two people had their landing gear up when it landed at the Carson City Airport, causing a hard landing according to Tim Rowe with the Carson City Airport.
The two on board were a man and woman who have not yet been identified.
The plane was coming from Jackson Hole. No injuries were reported. The incident happened around 11:40am.
Carson City Sheriff’s Office has contacted the FAA control tower at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to shut down the runway. The Carson City Sheriff’s office and Fire Department are on the scene investigating
Cha-Ching: Construction over budget for project at Augusta Regional (KAGS), Georgia
Construction changes at the Augusta Regional Airport’s new general aviation terminal, which is now 5 percent over budget, are costing an additional $149,000.
The Augusta Aviation Commission approved the project’s ninth change order Thursday. Executive Director Gary LeTellier said the airport was liable for the items on the latest contract modification.
The original contract, awarded to Choate Construction Co. on June 30, 2011, was for $5.05 million. Previous contract modifications totaled $222,748.
The latest change order includes $46,538 for construction delays, which resulted when contractors arrived on site to begin work and found the existing airport terminal was not cleared for demolition. Airport administrators said they were waiting on temporary trailers to move into, which caused the delay.
Other items on the contract modification were for costs associated with material testing, soil replacement and interior building finishes such as paint and cabinets.
An additional change order of $50,000 for poured concrete is still being negotiated with the contractor. The airport said the concrete quality did not meet specifications.
While the concrete claim is disputed, a retainer fee totaling about $200,000 is being withheld.
http://chronicle.augusta.com
The Augusta Aviation Commission approved the project’s ninth change order Thursday. Executive Director Gary LeTellier said the airport was liable for the items on the latest contract modification.
The original contract, awarded to Choate Construction Co. on June 30, 2011, was for $5.05 million. Previous contract modifications totaled $222,748.
The latest change order includes $46,538 for construction delays, which resulted when contractors arrived on site to begin work and found the existing airport terminal was not cleared for demolition. Airport administrators said they were waiting on temporary trailers to move into, which caused the delay.
Other items on the contract modification were for costs associated with material testing, soil replacement and interior building finishes such as paint and cabinets.
An additional change order of $50,000 for poured concrete is still being negotiated with the contractor. The airport said the concrete quality did not meet specifications.
While the concrete claim is disputed, a retainer fee totaling about $200,000 is being withheld.
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Take A Vintage Plane Ride This Weekend
It may be more than 80 years old, but the Ford-Tri motor airplane
still has a lot of life left and it is in Superior, Wisconsin waiting
for folks like you to take a ride.
When the opportunity presented itself the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter 272 decided brining the rare passenger plane to the area was something they could not pass up.
Bill Irving is the president of our local EAA chapter and says this is a unique chance that only a few people in the country will have the opportunity to do. "Just to see the history of the airplane. I mean, it's very rare that we manage to get an airplane of this kind up here," he said.
Spreading aviation enthusiasm and history is a big aspect of EAA's mission in bringing vintage planes such as the For Tri-Motor Airliner to the Northland, Irving said.
The weekend's tours and rides are more than just a lesson in aviation history. It is a hands on experience with history.
Built in 1929, it's one of the first airplanes designed for passengers. "This is the way that people got from one place to another back in the 1920's. It's quite an interesting thing," Irving said.
A big goal in bringing aircraft like this to the Northland is to inspire kids. Alan White is the secretary for our local EAA. He says his passion for aviation sparked when he was young and hope this vintage airplanes tour to the area will help do the same for others.
"I can remember my impression, as a kid, when I got my first look at an airplane, up close, being able to get in it and go for a ride in it. It effected me all my life," White said.
It's opportunities like this in aviation, he says, that spark a lifetime interest in things such as meteorology, engineering and much more.
One group of deserving kids got their chance to feel that spark Thursday. Something White says he's proud was made possible.
"I couldn't be more excited. That's one of the things our chapter has focused on, is exposing kids to the thrill of flight and the possibilities of the future," White said.
Cassie Flynn is a program advocate for Mentor Duluth. She says it wasn't hard to find nine kids from the program that were interested in taking this flight.
"Maybe two of the kids have been on a plane before, or seen a plane. But all of the other kids have never ridden a plane. So, to get the opportunity to ride on something this cool and unique is a great opportunity for them," Flynn said.
Thanks to a big donation from Sue Vinje Trucking Company kids like Joe Pelosi from Mentor Duluth got this special ride of a lifetime. Pelosi had been on a plane once before, but nothing like this, he said.
After the ride he was smiling from ear to ear with one message for other kids out there "Just try it. It's totally worth it," he said.
you can take a ride on this vintage plane too. The ford-tri motor will be at the Richard I. Bong Airport in Superior, Wisconsin Friday, August 31 through labor day. Ground tour are free. Flights in EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor are $80. Children under 5 are free when flying with legal guardian, students 6-17 are $40 each. (Students must have a legal guardian sign waiver for them)
For more information on EAA or to book your ticket for this once in a lifetime ride visit their website by clicking here.
http://www.wdio.com
When the opportunity presented itself the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter 272 decided brining the rare passenger plane to the area was something they could not pass up.
Bill Irving is the president of our local EAA chapter and says this is a unique chance that only a few people in the country will have the opportunity to do. "Just to see the history of the airplane. I mean, it's very rare that we manage to get an airplane of this kind up here," he said.
Spreading aviation enthusiasm and history is a big aspect of EAA's mission in bringing vintage planes such as the For Tri-Motor Airliner to the Northland, Irving said.
The weekend's tours and rides are more than just a lesson in aviation history. It is a hands on experience with history.
Built in 1929, it's one of the first airplanes designed for passengers. "This is the way that people got from one place to another back in the 1920's. It's quite an interesting thing," Irving said.
A big goal in bringing aircraft like this to the Northland is to inspire kids. Alan White is the secretary for our local EAA. He says his passion for aviation sparked when he was young and hope this vintage airplanes tour to the area will help do the same for others.
"I can remember my impression, as a kid, when I got my first look at an airplane, up close, being able to get in it and go for a ride in it. It effected me all my life," White said.
It's opportunities like this in aviation, he says, that spark a lifetime interest in things such as meteorology, engineering and much more.
One group of deserving kids got their chance to feel that spark Thursday. Something White says he's proud was made possible.
"I couldn't be more excited. That's one of the things our chapter has focused on, is exposing kids to the thrill of flight and the possibilities of the future," White said.
Cassie Flynn is a program advocate for Mentor Duluth. She says it wasn't hard to find nine kids from the program that were interested in taking this flight.
"Maybe two of the kids have been on a plane before, or seen a plane. But all of the other kids have never ridden a plane. So, to get the opportunity to ride on something this cool and unique is a great opportunity for them," Flynn said.
Thanks to a big donation from Sue Vinje Trucking Company kids like Joe Pelosi from Mentor Duluth got this special ride of a lifetime. Pelosi had been on a plane once before, but nothing like this, he said.
After the ride he was smiling from ear to ear with one message for other kids out there "Just try it. It's totally worth it," he said.
you can take a ride on this vintage plane too. The ford-tri motor will be at the Richard I. Bong Airport in Superior, Wisconsin Friday, August 31 through labor day. Ground tour are free. Flights in EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor are $80. Children under 5 are free when flying with legal guardian, students 6-17 are $40 each. (Students must have a legal guardian sign waiver for them)
For more information on EAA or to book your ticket for this once in a lifetime ride visit their website by clicking here.
http://www.wdio.com
International flights from Al-Ahsa in six months
AL-AHSA — Work on upgrading Al-Ahsa domestic airport to an international airport will be completed within six months, said Saleh Al-Afaleq, member of the Board of the Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). He said the Gulf Air, Qatar Airways and Egypt Air would start flights to Al-Asha as soon as the international operations begin from the city.
Al-Afaleq, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the three airline companies had expressed their readiness to operate scheduled flights from Al-Ahsa to Doha, Dubai and Cairo.
He said, “The technical authorities at the airport are working around the clock to meet the requirements made by GACA to turn the airport into an international one.
He said the airport has been designed to meet the growing demand for aviation services from the region for the next 25 years.
He said a feasibility study carried out by GACA indicated that the number of expatriates working in Al-Ahsa region reached more than 300,000, a factor that ensures the new airport’s commercial viability.
Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa
Al-Afaleq, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the three airline companies had expressed their readiness to operate scheduled flights from Al-Ahsa to Doha, Dubai and Cairo.
He said, “The technical authorities at the airport are working around the clock to meet the requirements made by GACA to turn the airport into an international one.
He said the airport has been designed to meet the growing demand for aviation services from the region for the next 25 years.
He said a feasibility study carried out by GACA indicated that the number of expatriates working in Al-Ahsa region reached more than 300,000, a factor that ensures the new airport’s commercial viability.
Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa
Copter technicians altered components
Stephen Mudiari | NATION
Judge Kalpana Rawal at KICC early this week, heading the inquiry into the chopper crash.
Eleven parts were missing from the helicopter that crashed killing Internal Security minister George Saitoti and his deputy Orwa Ojodeh, a commission of inquiry heard on Thursday.
The components were removed from the aircraft in South Africa before it was bought by the Kenya Police Airwing, the Justice Kalpana Rawal-led team was told.
The commission is investigating the cause of the crash which also claimed the lives of two pilots and the ministers’ two bodyguards.
Police Airwing deputy commandant Johnson Mwangi Gathatu said the supplier of the helicopter could have short-changed the government, Mr Gathatu said on what he knew about the airworthiness of the aircraft which crashed on June 10 in Kibiku area of Ngong.
The commission’s assisting counsel, Mr James Warui, questioned him for three hours.
Mr Gathatu, who is also the Airwing’s chief engineer, said in retrospect he could “not have allowed the aircraft into the police hangar” had he not over-trusted Eurocopter.
He said the helicopter was flown to Nairobi by Mr Rodgers Mbithi, the commandant, and kept at the police hangar. However, on May 31 when the commandant and trainee pilot Charles Nderitu tried to start the aircraft they noticed a red light on the warning panel.
“I called Aristide, one of the Eurocopter engineers who tried to diagnose the problem but the light would not disappear. He could not come up with an answer,” Mr Gathatu said.
The witness said Aristide ordered the aircraft to be pushed back to the hangar.
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“They told us the Full Authority Digital Control unit needed to be replaced and they removed it and later sent it to their facility in South Africa. It took a week before the other one was fitted on June 8. I was present,” he said.
Mr Gathatu said the commandant and pilot Nancy Gituanja, who also died in the crash, then did a ground run of the aircraft and “another light came on indicating a failure in the engine data recording (EDR) component.”
“Aristide said the EDR should not come on and contacted his principals.”
The witness said the principals wrote back to the airwing commandant via e-mail saying EDR failure was not a problem and that the aircraft could be operated for another 200 hours before the problem was checked.
A copy of the e-mail was produced and marked as an exhibit. “They told us to continue flying the aircraft and on the strength of that e-mail it was flown by Nancy (Gituanja) to Voi,” the witness said.
When the aircraft was brought back to Wilson airport, Nairobi the EDR signal was ‘‘still on but we were not worried as the manufacturer had told us this was OK.”
He said he was aware that the helicopter was refuelled on June 9 with 530 litres of jet fuel but he did not know for what purpose.
The hearings continue at KICC on Friday.
Source: http://www.nation.co.ke
Top civil aviation official held guilty of fraud reinstated
MUMBAI: In a surprising move, joint director-general of civil
aviation A K Sharan, against whom the Central Vigilance Commission and
the aviation ministry recommended major penalty proceedings last month
and who was under suspension after being found guilty of fraud, has been
reinstated with no action taken against him. "With this, the civil
aviation ministry seems to have sent out a message that the misuse of
power and use of fraudulent means to help one's kin acquire a pilot's license is acceptable in the civil aviation regulatory body," a senior
commander told TOI.
Last year, following a TOI expose, the then director-general of civil aviation Bharat Bhushan had ordered the inquiry to investigate if Sharan had misused his power to help his daughter fraudulently obtain a commercial pilot license (CPL). The inquiry found him guilty and Bhushan sent the vigilance report to the civil aviation ministry, recommending action against Sharan. The ministry sat on the file for over a year, did its own investigations and finally last month held Sharan guilty and asked the CVC to initiate major penalty proceedings (dismissal or demotion) against him.
A final decision on disciplinary action was to be taken by the Union Public Service Commission which appoints personnel for the aviation regulator. "But all of it was set aside this week and Sharan was cleared to join duty and head the air transport department. No action has been taken against him though he was proved guilty beyond doubt. The civil aviation ministry and the director-general could not have sent out a clearer message that vigilance inquiries are a sham," said an aviation source. In July this year, the ministry shunted out Bhushan and Samir Sahai, the officer who carried out a number of vigilance inquiries in DGCA.
Commenting on the issue, the new director-general of civil aviation Arun Mishra said, "Sharan is a joint secretary-level officer and the ministry was dealing with this matter, not DGCA. The decision to suspend and to reinstate him was the ministry's." Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh was not available for comment.
"Despite incriminating evidence against Sharan, the aviation ministry has let him go scot-free. They should apply the same standard and forgive all the pilots who were arrested last year for submitting fake mark sheets to obtain a pilot license," said a senior commander. Early last year, DGCA had cracked down on flying schools and pilots who had employed fraudulent means to obtain a CPL. The licensees of many pilots were suspended and cases were filed against more than a dozen who had submitted fake mark sheets.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Last year, following a TOI expose, the then director-general of civil aviation Bharat Bhushan had ordered the inquiry to investigate if Sharan had misused his power to help his daughter fraudulently obtain a commercial pilot license (CPL). The inquiry found him guilty and Bhushan sent the vigilance report to the civil aviation ministry, recommending action against Sharan. The ministry sat on the file for over a year, did its own investigations and finally last month held Sharan guilty and asked the CVC to initiate major penalty proceedings (dismissal or demotion) against him.
A final decision on disciplinary action was to be taken by the Union Public Service Commission which appoints personnel for the aviation regulator. "But all of it was set aside this week and Sharan was cleared to join duty and head the air transport department. No action has been taken against him though he was proved guilty beyond doubt. The civil aviation ministry and the director-general could not have sent out a clearer message that vigilance inquiries are a sham," said an aviation source. In July this year, the ministry shunted out Bhushan and Samir Sahai, the officer who carried out a number of vigilance inquiries in DGCA.
Commenting on the issue, the new director-general of civil aviation Arun Mishra said, "Sharan is a joint secretary-level officer and the ministry was dealing with this matter, not DGCA. The decision to suspend and to reinstate him was the ministry's." Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh was not available for comment.
"Despite incriminating evidence against Sharan, the aviation ministry has let him go scot-free. They should apply the same standard and forgive all the pilots who were arrested last year for submitting fake mark sheets to obtain a pilot license," said a senior commander. Early last year, DGCA had cracked down on flying schools and pilots who had employed fraudulent means to obtain a CPL. The licensees of many pilots were suspended and cases were filed against more than a dozen who had submitted fake mark sheets.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Director General of Civil Aviation grounds Dhruv fleet
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the indigenous Dhruv helicopters after they were found to have some technical flaws. The helicopter is used by various state governments and the security forces fighting Maoists.
The DGCA has issued an airworthiness directive for civil variants of Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv and asked the manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, to sort out the flaws. “During investigations into some of the incidents of Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv owned by defence forces, it was found that the collective eye-ends of connecting rod assembly were broken. Since an unsafe condition has been identified which is likely to develop on other ALH of similar type design, this airworthiness directive is being issued for installation of improved steel eye-ends in place of existing titanium eye-ends to achieve higher fatigue strength,” the DGCA directive said.
Some time after three of its men were killed in a Dhruv crash in Ranchi in 2011, the BSF, which had acquired seven Dhruvs that were used for anti-Maoist operations, had written to the Home Ministry to replace the helicopters as they did not fulfil its operational requirement.
This, however, is not the first time airworthiness directives have been issued for Dhruv helicopters; a similar directive was issued in 2011. “As and when some problems are reported we ground the entire batch of helicopters manufactured together which are then sent for an overhaul. They can be back in business only after the technical glitches have been sorted out,” a senior HAL official said.
The Dhruv helicopters are also used by the ONGC for off-shore exploration and the National Disaster Management Authority for relief and rescue work.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
The DGCA has issued an airworthiness directive for civil variants of Advanced Light Helicopters Dhruv and asked the manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, to sort out the flaws. “During investigations into some of the incidents of Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv owned by defence forces, it was found that the collective eye-ends of connecting rod assembly were broken. Since an unsafe condition has been identified which is likely to develop on other ALH of similar type design, this airworthiness directive is being issued for installation of improved steel eye-ends in place of existing titanium eye-ends to achieve higher fatigue strength,” the DGCA directive said.
Some time after three of its men were killed in a Dhruv crash in Ranchi in 2011, the BSF, which had acquired seven Dhruvs that were used for anti-Maoist operations, had written to the Home Ministry to replace the helicopters as they did not fulfil its operational requirement.
This, however, is not the first time airworthiness directives have been issued for Dhruv helicopters; a similar directive was issued in 2011. “As and when some problems are reported we ground the entire batch of helicopters manufactured together which are then sent for an overhaul. They can be back in business only after the technical glitches have been sorted out,” a senior HAL official said.
The Dhruv helicopters are also used by the ONGC for off-shore exploration and the National Disaster Management Authority for relief and rescue work.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
Teterboro (KTEB), New Jersey: Three (3) teens allegedly break-in to airport and steal ATV
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- A big security scare at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after three teens stole an ATV with a flatbed and took off on it.
It might not be the size of Newark Liberty or JFK, but Teterboro is an airport secured by Port Authority.
A security breach there is no different than at a bigger airport.
Sometime Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the perimeter was breached by three teens in what seems to be a prank, but no one is laughing.
Unfortunately it was too easy for the three teens. The fence has some barbed wire, But they used bolt cutters to cut through this section of fence, allegedly stole a John Deere Gator.
They drove it through the opening in the fence and then through the woods.
The area has no security cameras and just a common padlock on the gate.
Surrounded by trees, it's secluded so no one could see the teens as they broke in.
But it wasn't hard to find them after. The gator left tracks, and Port Authority police followed them right to the home where one of the teens lives.
Someone was home, but wouldn't come to the door.
A Port Authority spokesperson said over the phone, "We take this very seriously. We want to see them prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law".
Source: http://abclocal.go.com
WRONG VIDEO FOOTAGE: TV channels show 2007 Kuwait air crash video, pass off as Jamnagar collision
On December 8, 2007, during an air show in Kuwait, two choppers collided mid-air leading to the death of all on board. A live video of the event was uploaded on video sharing website YouTube and has been viewed by close to 25,000 people so far. Several news channels aired the same film passing it off as live footage of Thursday’s mid-air collision of two Indian Air Force choppers in Jamnagar.
The wrong footage ran for close to 20 minutes on some news channels. It all began with a regional news channel, TV9 Gujarat, airing the Kuwaiti video ostensibly to explain to its viewers what the Jamanagar collision may have looked like.
“While we were still trying to source the original footage, our team, in a bid to explain to our viewers what the Jamnagar collision may have looked like, picked up this old footage and aired it with the disclaimer that it was a file footage (old video). Our anchor mentioned it in the commentary that it was an old video,” said Kalpak Kekre, head of TV9 Gujarat. Kekre said that mainstream news channels that picked up the video may not have understood Gujarati and mistook it to be the live video of the Jamnagar collision.
The result was frantic reports of the mid-air collision accompanied with the incorrect video running across channels such as Times Now, Headlines Today, Aaj Tak, India News.
Times Now’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami did not respond to a text message. Headlines Today’s Managing Editor Rahul Kanwal refused to respond, saying: “As a company policy, journalists in our organization do not respond to questions from other journalists.”
India News’s Managing Editor Vinod Kapri admitted that his channel aired the footage for about “four seconds”. “The swaying palm trees in the background and choppers that didn’t look like IAF MI helicopters made us suspect that it was a wrong footage. We took it off within four seconds and apologized for the error,” said Kapri, adding that he immediately called a few other news channels apprising them of the error.
TV9 said that mainstream news channels routinely pick up reports or footage of regional events from local news channels without permission. “It is normal among mainstream news channels to take reports or footage of local events without checking with us. In today’s incident again, nobody checked with us if the footage was live and now they are blaming us for it,” said a senior editor of TV9.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
The wrong footage ran for close to 20 minutes on some news channels. It all began with a regional news channel, TV9 Gujarat, airing the Kuwaiti video ostensibly to explain to its viewers what the Jamanagar collision may have looked like.
“While we were still trying to source the original footage, our team, in a bid to explain to our viewers what the Jamnagar collision may have looked like, picked up this old footage and aired it with the disclaimer that it was a file footage (old video). Our anchor mentioned it in the commentary that it was an old video,” said Kalpak Kekre, head of TV9 Gujarat. Kekre said that mainstream news channels that picked up the video may not have understood Gujarati and mistook it to be the live video of the Jamnagar collision.
The result was frantic reports of the mid-air collision accompanied with the incorrect video running across channels such as Times Now, Headlines Today, Aaj Tak, India News.
Times Now’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami did not respond to a text message. Headlines Today’s Managing Editor Rahul Kanwal refused to respond, saying: “As a company policy, journalists in our organization do not respond to questions from other journalists.”
India News’s Managing Editor Vinod Kapri admitted that his channel aired the footage for about “four seconds”. “The swaying palm trees in the background and choppers that didn’t look like IAF MI helicopters made us suspect that it was a wrong footage. We took it off within four seconds and apologized for the error,” said Kapri, adding that he immediately called a few other news channels apprising them of the error.
TV9 said that mainstream news channels routinely pick up reports or footage of regional events from local news channels without permission. “It is normal among mainstream news channels to take reports or footage of local events without checking with us. In today’s incident again, nobody checked with us if the footage was live and now they are blaming us for it,” said a senior editor of TV9.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
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