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HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Houston is now home to a man who unwittingly trained two of the 9/11 terrorists to fly.
Rudi
Dekkers owned Huffman Aviation in Venice, Florida. And for six months
he and his instructors worked with Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi,
the hijackers who were at the controls of the planes that later took out
the twin towers.
Dekkers
says he met Atta on Independence Day of 2000 when the pair first
inquired about flying lessons, and he immediately sensed an evil aura
about him.
"The only thing
that I ask myself sometimes is, ‘Should I have listened to my inner
self'?" Dekkers told FOX 26 News. "You don't like that guy. Should you
train him? But you know what? If I would not have trained him, they
would have been trained somewhere else."
Dekkers
says he had no idea what the two men were really up to. After several
run-ins, he eventually kicked them out of his flight school.
He never heard from them again until the FBI came asking about Atta and Al-Shehhi on September 12, 2001.
In the wake of 9/11, through the whispers that followed, Rudi Dekkers says he lost nearly everything.
He wrote a book – "Guilty By Association" – and moved to Houston to nourish his new career as a keynote speaker.
When asked, "Do you think you'll ever outrun the shadow of this event?" Dekkers immediately shot back: "Yeah. When I die."
September 11, 2012
LMI Aerospace expands its Savannah operation
LMI Aerospace, a
leading supplier of structural components, assemblies and kits to the
aerospace industry, is expanding its Savannah facility, which provides
kits and assemblies to both Gulfstream Aerospace and Aviation Partners
Boeing, general manager Phil Lajeunesse told the board and advisory
council of the Savannah Economic Development Authority Tuesday.
“We started in 2003 with Gulfstream, developing fuselage skin kit assemblies that worked with their lean, just-in-time manufacturing process,” he said.
Over the years, LMI’s reputation for quality and reliability allowed them to deliver the kits directly to the assembly line on the manufacturing floor for the shift they would be needed, Lajeunesse said.
Five years ago, the company added Aviation Partners Boeing to its client list, producing a kit that supports the installation of winglets on the Boeing 737, 757 and 767.
Read more here: http://savannahnow.com
“We started in 2003 with Gulfstream, developing fuselage skin kit assemblies that worked with their lean, just-in-time manufacturing process,” he said.
Over the years, LMI’s reputation for quality and reliability allowed them to deliver the kits directly to the assembly line on the manufacturing floor for the shift they would be needed, Lajeunesse said.
Five years ago, the company added Aviation Partners Boeing to its client list, producing a kit that supports the installation of winglets on the Boeing 737, 757 and 767.
Read more here: http://savannahnow.com
FCC attempts to shut down Florida cable operator for violating signal leakage, EAS rules
The FCC said Thursday that it was fining Florida cable operator St. George Cable $236,500 for allegedly violating rules governing signal leakage and the Emergency Alert System, and for failing to adhere to an order to cease operations.
According to an FCC notice, an inspector from its Tampa office discovered 33 leaks on aeronautical frequencies emanating from the cable system on St. George Island during a visit on Sept. 7, 2011. The commission ordered the system to cease operations, but the cable system remained in operation.
"We conclude St. George's actions were egregious—given the potential public safety hazard, its blatant disregard for Commission authority, and a demonstrated pattern of failing to maintain its cable system," the FCC wrote in the order.
The FCC said its inspectors returned to the system in October and March, and once again found signal leaks that could interfere with frequencies used by emergency locator transmitters on airplanes and emergency radio beacons on boats. The commission said it also discovered that St. George Cable had never installed Emergency Alert System equipment needed to relay messages to subscribers. St. George has also never registered its cable system at the FCC, according to the FCC notice.
Read more: http://www.fiercecable.com
According to an FCC notice, an inspector from its Tampa office discovered 33 leaks on aeronautical frequencies emanating from the cable system on St. George Island during a visit on Sept. 7, 2011. The commission ordered the system to cease operations, but the cable system remained in operation.
"We conclude St. George's actions were egregious—given the potential public safety hazard, its blatant disregard for Commission authority, and a demonstrated pattern of failing to maintain its cable system," the FCC wrote in the order.
The FCC said its inspectors returned to the system in October and March, and once again found signal leaks that could interfere with frequencies used by emergency locator transmitters on airplanes and emergency radio beacons on boats. The commission said it also discovered that St. George Cable had never installed Emergency Alert System equipment needed to relay messages to subscribers. St. George has also never registered its cable system at the FCC, according to the FCC notice.
Read more: http://www.fiercecable.com
Reno, Nevada: Air Races Medical Staff Hopes for Best, Prepares for Worst
As the aviation community gears up for the 49th annual National Championship Air Races, it's not just the pilots looking back at last year's event.
Doctors, nurses, and EMTs are preparing to staff the medical tent at the Reno-Stead Airport this year. The medical professionals said normally, that job includes handing out band aids and sunscreen, and making sure people stay hydrated.
But with the memory of last year still fresh in their minds, they are hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst.
"You always learn to expect something like [last year's crash], to prepare for something like this," Saint Mary's Regional Health Center Doctor Jenny Wilson said, "and sometimes you're going through drills and you're thinking 'Why am I doing this?' And we got our question answered."
Read more: http://www.ktvn.com
Doctors, nurses, and EMTs are preparing to staff the medical tent at the Reno-Stead Airport this year. The medical professionals said normally, that job includes handing out band aids and sunscreen, and making sure people stay hydrated.
But with the memory of last year still fresh in their minds, they are hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst.
"You always learn to expect something like [last year's crash], to prepare for something like this," Saint Mary's Regional Health Center Doctor Jenny Wilson said, "and sometimes you're going through drills and you're thinking 'Why am I doing this?' And we got our question answered."
Read more: http://www.ktvn.com
Reno, Nevada: Area First Responders Ready Again For The Air Races
Last year's Reno Air Races ended in tragedy, a crash killing 11 and injuring more than 60. It tested the readiness of local emergency agencies.
Those who took part say the plan worked and they're even better prepared now.
It was an incident no one expected, but many had prepared for. An aircraft plunging into the ground in front of the stands, sending deadly debris into the box seats.
"It sort of sucks the air out of you," says St. Mary's Medical Center emergency nurse Julie Morgan. "And then you're like 'I know what I'm going to do because I've done it a hundred times in drills."
She was stationed at Stead that day as were other emergency responders. Back at the hospital, Dr. Jenny Wilson was on duty. Receiving her first patient she said delivered a momentary shock.
Read more here: http://www.kolotv.com
Those who took part say the plan worked and they're even better prepared now.
It was an incident no one expected, but many had prepared for. An aircraft plunging into the ground in front of the stands, sending deadly debris into the box seats.
"It sort of sucks the air out of you," says St. Mary's Medical Center emergency nurse Julie Morgan. "And then you're like 'I know what I'm going to do because I've done it a hundred times in drills."
She was stationed at Stead that day as were other emergency responders. Back at the hospital, Dr. Jenny Wilson was on duty. Receiving her first patient she said delivered a momentary shock.
Read more here: http://www.kolotv.com
Indian Air Force pilot refuses to ferry AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi
GUWAHATI: An IAF chopper pilot who took AICC general
secretary Rahul Gandhi to riot-hit areas of lower Assam from Guwahati
airport on Tuesday refused to ferry him back citing bad weather. The
pilot stood his ground despite defence minister A K Antony intervening.
"Guwahati ATC had cleared its flight but the IAF had a bad weather report," a source said. The chopper carried Rahul to Kokrajhar from Dhubri, from where he returned to Guwahati by road. Rahul will fly back to New Delhi by a special aircraft on Tuesday morning.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who accompanied Rahul by the same chopper, is returning by train . The IAF refused to reveal the name of its pilot.
"The IAF earlier rejected Salakati helipad for the chopper's landing in Kokrajhar saying it was unsafe.
A new helipad was built overnight at nearby Bongaigaon stadium. The IAF again refused to land at Bongaigaon and took the chopper to Kokrajhar at 2.45 pm. The weather over Kokrajhar was alright but the pilot said that weather over Guwahati wasn't suitable for flying. At 5.30 pm, Rahul returned to Guwahati by road," a source said.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
"Guwahati ATC had cleared its flight but the IAF had a bad weather report," a source said. The chopper carried Rahul to Kokrajhar from Dhubri, from where he returned to Guwahati by road. Rahul will fly back to New Delhi by a special aircraft on Tuesday morning.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who accompanied Rahul by the same chopper, is returning by train . The IAF refused to reveal the name of its pilot.
"The IAF earlier rejected Salakati helipad for the chopper's landing in Kokrajhar saying it was unsafe.
A new helipad was built overnight at nearby Bongaigaon stadium. The IAF again refused to land at Bongaigaon and took the chopper to Kokrajhar at 2.45 pm. The weather over Kokrajhar was alright but the pilot said that weather over Guwahati wasn't suitable for flying. At 5.30 pm, Rahul returned to Guwahati by road," a source said.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II, Aviatour Air, RP-C4431: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines official ‘speculated’ on Robredo plane crash probe - Department of Transportation and Communication
THE Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) disapproved recent statements of an aviation agency official regarding the plane crash that killed Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, saying they were “unauthorized” and “speculative.”
The DOTC said the statements of Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap), that there was no foul play involved in the plane crash were “personal conjecture” and must not be interpreted as official results of the ongoing probe.
“The remarks made by ret. Captain John Andrews were unauthorized albeit elicited from a joint Congressional committee hearing to look into the cause of the accident,” the DOTC said in a statement.
“They are mere possible theories and not the result of a complete, impartial and thorough probe of the Special Investigation Committee created by DOTC right after the fatal plane crash,” the agency added.
During an en banc meeting of the congressional oversight committee on Caap in Pasay City on Monday, Andrews said the plane crash was indeed an accident as there was no foul play involved based on “initial investigation.”
Andrews also asked for an executive session to "bring up the different causes and reasons behind the crash."
Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph
The DOTC said the statements of Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap), that there was no foul play involved in the plane crash were “personal conjecture” and must not be interpreted as official results of the ongoing probe.
“The remarks made by ret. Captain John Andrews were unauthorized albeit elicited from a joint Congressional committee hearing to look into the cause of the accident,” the DOTC said in a statement.
“They are mere possible theories and not the result of a complete, impartial and thorough probe of the Special Investigation Committee created by DOTC right after the fatal plane crash,” the agency added.
During an en banc meeting of the congressional oversight committee on Caap in Pasay City on Monday, Andrews said the plane crash was indeed an accident as there was no foul play involved based on “initial investigation.”
Andrews also asked for an executive session to "bring up the different causes and reasons behind the crash."
Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Antonov AN-28, RA-28715, Flight PTK-215: Accident occurred September 11, 2012 near Palana Airport, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
An An-28 propeller plane carrying 14 people crashed in the far eastern region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, killing 10 of those on board.
Air-traffic controllers lost contact with the plane travelling from the Kamchatkan regional capital of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsy to the city of Palana, near the Kamchatka peninsula's northwest coast, at around 12:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. in Moscow), the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement on its website.
A Mi-8 helicopter was sent in search of the plane and found it around 10 kilometers from Palana, regional emergency officials said, Interfax reported.
Ten of the 14 people on board died in the crash, including a 4-year-old and both members of the flight crew, the Emergency Situations Ministry statement and Interfax reported.
The four survivors, among whom was a 13-year-old, two women and a man, are in critical condition in a Palana hospital with a variety of broken bones and other injuries, a statement on the Kamchatka regional administration website said. The 13-year-old is in a coma and is in the worst condition of the four survivors, the statement said.
A statement by the Investigative Committee cited a number of possible reasons for the crash, including poor weather conditions, a technical failure in the plane, and pilot error. The statement said an investigation into the crash is underway.
A Kamchatka region air-traffic-control source told Interfax that one possible reason for the crash being considered by investigators is engine failure in the plane. The source also said there was bad weather near Palana at the time of the crash, including torrential rains and clouds as low as 400 meters from the ground.
Air-traffic controllers lost contact with the plane travelling from the Kamchatkan regional capital of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsy to the city of Palana, near the Kamchatka peninsula's northwest coast, at around 12:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. in Moscow), the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement on its website.
A Mi-8 helicopter was sent in search of the plane and found it around 10 kilometers from Palana, regional emergency officials said, Interfax reported.
Ten of the 14 people on board died in the crash, including a 4-year-old and both members of the flight crew, the Emergency Situations Ministry statement and Interfax reported.
The four survivors, among whom was a 13-year-old, two women and a man, are in critical condition in a Palana hospital with a variety of broken bones and other injuries, a statement on the Kamchatka regional administration website said. The 13-year-old is in a coma and is in the worst condition of the four survivors, the statement said.
A statement by the Investigative Committee cited a number of possible reasons for the crash, including poor weather conditions, a technical failure in the plane, and pilot error. The statement said an investigation into the crash is underway.
A Kamchatka region air-traffic-control source told Interfax that one possible reason for the crash being considered by investigators is engine failure in the plane. The source also said there was bad weather near Palana at the time of the crash, including torrential rains and clouds as low as 400 meters from the ground.
Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV, N2878V: Accident occurred Sunday, September 09, 2012 in Gilmer, Texas
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA623
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 09, 2012 in Gilmer, TX
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28RT-201, registration: N2878V
Injuries: 1 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 September 9, 2012, approximately 1500 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 single-engine airplane, N2878V, sustained substantial damage when it ditched into a lake following a partial loss of engine power near Gilmer, Texas. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to AirLease Nevada, LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional solo flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Fox Stephens Field (JXI), Gilmer, Texas, at 1400.
The pilot stated he was practicing basic flight maneuvers in preparation to take his private pilot check ride. During a 20 degree bank turn at 1,500 feet above ground level, the engine lost partial power. The pilot attempted to regain engine power; however, his attempts were unsuccessful. The pilot could not maintain altitude, and due to the tree covered terrain surrounding the area, the pilot elected to ditch the airplane into a lake. The airplane landed in the water and sank. The pilot was able to egress and was rescued by nearby boaters.
The airplane was recovered from the lake and transported to a secure facility for further examination.
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
MARION COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A plane crash at Lake O' the Pines is currently under investigation by the FAA.
The plane crashed into the middle of the lake Sunday evening near the Johnson Creek Mariana off of FM 729.
The pilot of the plane, who has not been identified, was able to escape from the plane before it sank. He was then rescued by first responders and transported to a local hospital. His injuries are not yet known.
The plane is a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered to Airlease Nevada LLC in Carson City, Nevada. Officials have laid out buoys near the submerged plane.
Read more: http://www.ksla.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N2878V
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 09, 2012 in Gilmer, TX
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28RT-201, registration: N2878V
Injuries: 1 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 September 9, 2012, approximately 1500 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 single-engine airplane, N2878V, sustained substantial damage when it ditched into a lake following a partial loss of engine power near Gilmer, Texas. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to AirLease Nevada, LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional solo flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Fox Stephens Field (JXI), Gilmer, Texas, at 1400.
The pilot stated he was practicing basic flight maneuvers in preparation to take his private pilot check ride. During a 20 degree bank turn at 1,500 feet above ground level, the engine lost partial power. The pilot attempted to regain engine power; however, his attempts were unsuccessful. The pilot could not maintain altitude, and due to the tree covered terrain surrounding the area, the pilot elected to ditch the airplane into a lake. The airplane landed in the water and sank. The pilot was able to egress and was rescued by nearby boaters.
The airplane was recovered from the lake and transported to a secure facility for further examination.
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
MARION COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A plane crash at Lake O' the Pines is currently under investigation by the FAA.
The plane crashed into the middle of the lake Sunday evening near the Johnson Creek Mariana off of FM 729.
The pilot of the plane, who has not been identified, was able to escape from the plane before it sank. He was then rescued by first responders and transported to a local hospital. His injuries are not yet known.
The plane is a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered to Airlease Nevada LLC in Carson City, Nevada. Officials have laid out buoys near the submerged plane.
Read more: http://www.ksla.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N2878V
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2878V Make/Model: PA28 Description: PA-28 ARROW
Date: 09/09/2012 Time: 1950
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: LONGVIEW State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. LONGVIEW, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# 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: DALLAS, TX (SW05) Entry date: 09/10/2012 #
Neil Armstrong to be honored at Reno Air Races
DAYTON — Seven well-known aviation pioneers, performers and pilots will honor the late astronaut Neil Armstrong when a trophy renamed after the moon walker is unveiled at the Reno Air Races on Sunday.
World War II triple ace Clarence “Bud” Anderson; test pilot Bob Hoover; Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher; business aviation pioneer Clay Lacy; aviation record-setter Dick Rutan; and air show performers Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff are expected to participate, according to the Dayton-based National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Read more here: http://www.daytondailynews.com
World War II triple ace Clarence “Bud” Anderson; test pilot Bob Hoover; Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher; business aviation pioneer Clay Lacy; aviation record-setter Dick Rutan; and air show performers Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff are expected to participate, according to the Dayton-based National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Read more here: http://www.daytondailynews.com
Rare Russian WWII tank killer to fly in Everett, Washington
EVERETT - What's believed to be the only flying Ilyushin II-2
Shturmovik - a Russian plane known as a "tank killer" - left in the
world will make its U.S. public flying debut this weekend.
The World War II-era ground-attack aircraft was built in Kuybyshev, Russia, in the middle of 1943, according to the Flying Heritage Collection that now has it. The plane was assigned to the 828th Attack Aviation Regiment of the 260th Composite Air Division operating on the lower part of the Karelian Front.
After flying more than a year of combat missions, the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on Oct. 10, 1944, while attacking an enemy airfield southeast of Luostari, near the Norwegian border, according to Cory Graff, military aviation curator for the Flying Heritage Collection.
The pilot attempted to land the damaged plane on a frozen lake. The wreck was abandoned and sank into the lake during the spring thaw.
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com
The World War II-era ground-attack aircraft was built in Kuybyshev, Russia, in the middle of 1943, according to the Flying Heritage Collection that now has it. The plane was assigned to the 828th Attack Aviation Regiment of the 260th Composite Air Division operating on the lower part of the Karelian Front.
After flying more than a year of combat missions, the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on Oct. 10, 1944, while attacking an enemy airfield southeast of Luostari, near the Norwegian border, according to Cory Graff, military aviation curator for the Flying Heritage Collection.
The pilot attempted to land the damaged plane on a frozen lake. The wreck was abandoned and sank into the lake during the spring thaw.
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com
Southern Oregon Warbirds: 'We can continue to press on for the people that died'
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- The sun was shining on Tuesday morning, as members of the Southern Oregon Warbirds gathered at the Roseburg Regional Airport, 11 years to the day that four planes changed American history forever.
The veterans and their family members spent a lot of time in planes during wars and conflicts.
Now that their careers defending the country are long past, some haven't flown in decades.
On Tuesday morning, that changed.
Ageless Aviation Dreams Flight is a non-profit organization that offers to take veterans for a spin.
Bill Fisher of Ageless Aviation told KPIC News just how thankful he is to be able to give back to those who have served our country. "I'll tell you, they mean about everything to me," he said. "We owe the others, the Warbirds here that were basically willing to give their lives for the type of life that we're able to enjoy now. I can't thank them enough."
Read more here: http://www.kpic.com
Call for boycott of DANA planes
The Nigerian Airline Passengers Association (NAPA) yesterday advised air travelers to shun DANA Air planes when they resume operations until the issues surrounding the June 3 crash are resolved.
The Association said that since the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is still probing the cause of the crash, where all the 153 passengers on board died, it is too hasty and insensitive to allow the airline resume operations.
In a statement by Oba Donald Nwandu and Alhaji Umar Lukman, President and Executive Director respectively, the Association wondered how an airline whose aircraft was involved in a fatal crash that claimed 153 lives three months ago can now be said to have resolved all issues and certified fit to fly, even when the AIB is yet to release its report on the crash.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net
The Association said that since the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is still probing the cause of the crash, where all the 153 passengers on board died, it is too hasty and insensitive to allow the airline resume operations.
In a statement by Oba Donald Nwandu and Alhaji Umar Lukman, President and Executive Director respectively, the Association wondered how an airline whose aircraft was involved in a fatal crash that claimed 153 lives three months ago can now be said to have resolved all issues and certified fit to fly, even when the AIB is yet to release its report on the crash.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net
Press Release: Southeast Aviation Expo 2012
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Contact Lara Kaufmann
864-634-1380
LaraLKaufmann@gmail.com
Southeast Aviation Expo to Reach New Heights
The South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) is expecting a large turnout for its 2nd annual Southeast Aviation Expo!" stated SCAA President Marion Hope. “Last year the expo far exceeded our first year's attendance goals with nine hundred and seventy-three people at the Greenville Downtown Airport for the event, the majority of which were pilots. Others in attendance had careers in aviation or enjoy it as a hobby. All this despite the unusually cold weather that made it impossible for people from the Northeast to fly in,” stated Hope.
"This year the event is scheduled to be one month earlier in the year in an effort to avoid weather issues like that this year,” stated Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). “It is incredible that we have so many nationally recognized companies registered to exhibit this year! Last year’s event was great and this year it looks like we will even far surpass that,” stated Frasher. "Last year several exhibitors said that the Southeast Aviation Expo was a much more productive show for them than other national ones that they have attended lately since so many aviation people were here. That must be why most of them are registered to exhibit again this year and we have added 15 new exhibitors!" added Frasher.
The Southeast Aviation Expo will showcase the latest aviation products; have over 14 static aircraft displayed and educational sessions will be held. “Most people interested in aviation will find the entire expo interesting. Of special note to students, will be two sessions on Saturday, September 29th: ‘Training and Careers in the Aerospace and Aviation Industry’ at 12:30 and ‘How to Become a Pilot’ at 2:30. Experienced pilots might be interested in attending a session about the latest technology including the use of iPads in the cockpit,” Frasher said. All educational sessions are listed on the SCAA website: http://www.scaaonline.com/content/seae-agenda-education-session-titles
The keynote speaker for the event will be Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Craig Fuller. Fuller will address the latest issues facing general aviation.
Trade-A-Plane, a top national publication that is geared towards pilots is an event sponsor again this year. The South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC) will also sponsor the event and provide the exhibitors with lunch. Greenville Downtown Airport is hosting an exhibitor reception.
So far Cessna, Cirrus, Michelin Aircraft Tires, ADEX Machining Technologies, AeroCab, Louis Berger Services Inc., James A. Gardner Company, Mint Air, Flight Design USA, Baldwin Safety & Compliance, Motley Rice LLC, Advocate Consulting, Aircare Aviation Services & Support, Hope Aviation Insurance, Just Aircraft, Greenville Downtown Airport, Sebring US Sport Aviation Expo, Lycoming, Aviation Tax Consultants, LLC., US AeroTech - Professional Aircraft Maintenance Training, Liberty University, PF Flyers, Wings Over Greenville, Runway Cafe, Special Services Corporation, Trade-A-Plane, Eclipse Aerospace, Precision Hose Technologies, Inc., CTS International, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Daher-Socata, Champion Aerospace, Skytech, Tempest, Stevens Aviation, LandRover Carolinas, Premier Aircraft Sales, Diamond Aircraft, SWT Aviation Inc., Cubcrafters, Airwolf Aviation Services, 4 Paws Aviation, DTC Duats, Applied Technical Services, Inc., Camden/Donaldson/Greenville Jet Centers, Fractrade, Civil Air Patrol, Pilots N Paws, Eastern Aviation Fuel - Shell Aviation, Eagle Aviation, SCAA, SC Aeronautics Commission, SC Aviation Safety Council, The FAA Flight Standards Districts Office, BMW Performance Driving School and Angel Flight have registered to exhibit in 2012!
The Southeast Aviation Expo will be held on September 28th and 29th at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located at 100 Tower Dr., Greenville, SC 29607. More information can be found by visiting: http://www.greenvilledowntownairport.com/SEAE.html and http://www.scaaonline.com/content/southeast-aviation-expo It is open to the public. Tickets are $5. Children, and students with ids, can get in free.
"This event is like an industry trade show for people who work or have an interest in aviation but all are welcome,” Frasher said. "The aviation community in the Southeast is very strong so we expect a large turnout. We would like to encourage people to register to attend online at http://www.scaaonline.com/seaviationshow-registration. This will help us to have an idea of how many people to plan on and it will also get them admitted into the event quicker,” added Frasher.
SCAA's mission is to actively promote and encourage aviation and airport development to meet air transportation needs and assist the state in achieving economic development goals. For more information about the event visit http://www.scaaonline.com/content/southeast-aviation-expo , call 1 (877) FLY-SCAA (359- 7222) or email Katie@associationsplus.com .
AOPA's purpose is to protect the freedom to fly while keeping general aviation safe, fun, and affordable. AOPA is the largest and most influential aviation organization in the world. AOPA membership has grown to more than 414,000; a number that represents more than two thirds of all certificated pilots in the United States. For more information about Craig Fuller and AOPA please visit http://www.aopa.org and http://www.aopa.org/prez/events.html
GMU is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina and is a self-sufficient entity with financial strength that doesn't rely on local taxpayers for funding. GMU is home to Greenville Jet Center, the largest Fixed Base Operation (FBO) in S.C., as well as more than 25 other aviation-related businesses creating 453 jobs that annually contribute more than $35.2 million to the Upstate economy. For more information about GMU please visit http://www.greenvilledowntownairport.com or contact Joe Frasher at864-242-4777 or joe@greenvilledowntownairport.com
Despite Risks, Pilots Keep Returning to Air Races
Flying around an 8-mile track at 500 miles per hour is something most of us probably can't comprehend.
But for many pilots, it's a lot like Christmas, in September.
"The biggest part of that is not so much getting and opening up the presents, it's seeing your family," Will Whiteside said. "These guys and gals up here have become, over the past ten years for me, my family."
"If you miss it, you feel a void in your life," Marilyn Dash said. "When I started racing about ten years ago, I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my September except coming here and we call ourselves our September family."
Read more here: http://www.ktvn.com
But for many pilots, it's a lot like Christmas, in September.
"The biggest part of that is not so much getting and opening up the presents, it's seeing your family," Will Whiteside said. "These guys and gals up here have become, over the past ten years for me, my family."
"If you miss it, you feel a void in your life," Marilyn Dash said. "When I started racing about ten years ago, I couldn't imagine doing anything else with my September except coming here and we call ourselves our September family."
Read more here: http://www.ktvn.com
Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY, N4434P: Accident occurred September 11, 2012 in Reno, Nevada
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA422
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in Reno, NV
Aircraft: HAWKER MK 11 SEA FURY, registration: N4434P
Injuries: 1 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 September 11, 2012, about 1500 Pacific daylight time, a Hawker MK11 Sea Fury, N4434P, was substantially damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing roll at the Reno Stead Airport (RTS), Reno, Nevada. The airplane was registered to Air Zurich LLC, Lake Zurich, Illinois, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as Race 15. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the air race flight. The local flight originated from RTS about 30 minutes prior to the time of the accident.
In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot reported that following an uneventful takeoff, he had a malfunction with retracting the landing gear. After several attempts, the landing gear retracted and he performed his race course qualifying lap. Upon exiting the closed race course, he attempted to extend the landing gear. After about 20 minutes of troubleshooting the landing gear, it appeared to be down, however, with the right main landing gear warning light illuminated. The pilot initiated a precautionary landing on runway 14. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to rest upright.
Examination of the airplane by the NTSB IIC revealed that the right wing, right aileron, and rudder were damaged. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
RENO, Nev. — A pilot made a rough emergency landing at the Reno National Championship Air Races but escaped unhurt.
Race officials say Matt Jackson of Van Nuys, Calif., radioed in a May Day because of a problem with the landing gear in his vintage World War II fighter during qualifying heats about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Unlimited class at Reno-Stead Airport.
Fire trucks and emergency crews manned a runway on the far side of the course away from the grandstand as Jackson brought his Hawker Sea Fury called "Furias" down slowly. But race spokeswoman Valerie Miller-Moore says his right gear collapsed. His plane slid off the runway and spun around in the sagebrush, sending up a cloud of dust.
Miller-Moore says Jackson is fine, but he did wreck the paint job on the plane. Qualifying has resumed.
Read more: http://www.foxreno.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in Reno, NV
Aircraft: HAWKER MK 11 SEA FURY, registration: N4434P
Injuries: 1 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 September 11, 2012, about 1500 Pacific daylight time, a Hawker MK11 Sea Fury, N4434P, was substantially damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing roll at the Reno Stead Airport (RTS), Reno, Nevada. The airplane was registered to Air Zurich LLC, Lake Zurich, Illinois, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as Race 15. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the air race flight. The local flight originated from RTS about 30 minutes prior to the time of the accident.
In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot reported that following an uneventful takeoff, he had a malfunction with retracting the landing gear. After several attempts, the landing gear retracted and he performed his race course qualifying lap. Upon exiting the closed race course, he attempted to extend the landing gear. After about 20 minutes of troubleshooting the landing gear, it appeared to be down, however, with the right main landing gear warning light illuminated. The pilot initiated a precautionary landing on runway 14. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to rest upright.
Examination of the airplane by the NTSB IIC revealed that the right wing, right aileron, and rudder were damaged. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4434P Make/Model: FURY Description: FURY, SEA FURY
Date: 09/11/2012 Time: 2315
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: RENO State: NV Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. RENO, NV
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: RENO, NV (WP11) Entry date: 09/13/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4434P
RENO, Nev. — A pilot made a rough emergency landing at the Reno National Championship Air Races but escaped unhurt.
Race officials say Matt Jackson of Van Nuys, Calif., radioed in a May Day because of a problem with the landing gear in his vintage World War II fighter during qualifying heats about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Unlimited class at Reno-Stead Airport.
Fire trucks and emergency crews manned a runway on the far side of the course away from the grandstand as Jackson brought his Hawker Sea Fury called "Furias" down slowly. But race spokeswoman Valerie Miller-Moore says his right gear collapsed. His plane slid off the runway and spun around in the sagebrush, sending up a cloud of dust.
Miller-Moore says Jackson is fine, but he did wreck the paint job on the plane. Qualifying has resumed.
Read more: http://www.foxreno.com
Air Guard bombing practice set for northern New York
FORT DRUM (AP) -- People in parts of northern New York can expect the noise of military aircraft and explosions as Air National Guard units practice close air support bombing runs at the Army's Fort Drum.
New York military officials say F-16 jets from the guard in New Jersey and Vermont will be conducting exercises along with controllers from New York, New Jersey and other states from Tuesday through Friday.
Much of the activity will be at night to simulate typical combat operations.
http://www.cnycentral.com
New York military officials say F-16 jets from the guard in New Jersey and Vermont will be conducting exercises along with controllers from New York, New Jersey and other states from Tuesday through Friday.
Much of the activity will be at night to simulate typical combat operations.
http://www.cnycentral.com
Ridley, Pennsylvania: Boeing plant determined safe following bomb threat
RIDLEY — Operations at the Boeing facility resumed earlier this afternoon after a bomb threat resulted in the evacuation of hundreds of employees this morning. The plant has been swept for explosives, and employees reporting for work at 2:30 p.m. have started their shifts.
This morning, the southern end of the sprawling Boeing plant had been evacuated and police investigated a threat that explosives have been planted inside one of the facility's hangars.
Read more: http://www.delcotimes.com
County manager addresses MEDSTAR closure
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral
LEE COUNTY, FL - Lee County Commissioners lashed out at the county manager over the abrupt grounding of MEDSTAR, the county's medical helicopter.
Karen Hawes appeared before commissioners Tuesday. It was the first time someone in charge has spoken publicly since an NBC2 investigation uncovered patients were incorrectly billed millions of dollars.
One commissioner called for Hawes' resignation while others wanted the EMS Chief and head of public safety fired.
Read more here: http://www.nbc-2.com
LEE COUNTY, FL - Lee County Commissioners lashed out at the county manager over the abrupt grounding of MEDSTAR, the county's medical helicopter.
Karen Hawes appeared before commissioners Tuesday. It was the first time someone in charge has spoken publicly since an NBC2 investigation uncovered patients were incorrectly billed millions of dollars.
One commissioner called for Hawes' resignation while others wanted the EMS Chief and head of public safety fired.
Read more here: http://www.nbc-2.com
Casper Mountain Fire: Tuesday updates
4:35 p.m. Tuesday A portion of the fire is burning
on the north side of Casper Mountain, reports photographer Alan Rogers.
The flames seem to be situated about halfway up the slope, more or less
south of the country club, he said.
Jason Parks of Casper Fire-EMS said the northern spread is to be expected.
"It's all part of the process," he said, noting that there has not been significant movement throughout Tuesday.
4:30 p.m. Tuesday Aerial assets fighting the fire and based at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport are a DC-10, a BAe-146 four-engine jet, seven helicopters including two Wyoming National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks, four single-engine air tankers similar to crop-dusters and two twin-engine guide planes. All were active this afternoon.
Read more here: http://trib.com
Jason Parks of Casper Fire-EMS said the northern spread is to be expected.
"It's all part of the process," he said, noting that there has not been significant movement throughout Tuesday.
4:30 p.m. Tuesday Aerial assets fighting the fire and based at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport are a DC-10, a BAe-146 four-engine jet, seven helicopters including two Wyoming National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks, four single-engine air tankers similar to crop-dusters and two twin-engine guide planes. All were active this afternoon.
Read more here: http://trib.com
Aerobatic pilots push the limits
Bill Cowden
Aerobatics pilot Bill Cowden stops for a photo next to his Yak 55M. Cowden, an airline pilot by profession, has been flying aerobatics in air shows for five years.
Photo by Phillip Bock
Airline pilot Grant Nielsen of New Richmond screeched across the blue afternoon sky in his 1994 built Pits Special, pulling off maneuvers that pushed against his body with more than two Gs (gravitational forces). The pilot has been flying acrobatics for years, but only received his FAA authorization to fly in air shows this past August.
“I’ve been flying acrobatics for quite awhile,” he said. “I grew up around airports and always liked flying, but it was so expensive I couldn’t justify doing it. Then, when I was 20 years old, I went on my first aerobatics flight and was hooked. I started taking lessons that year.”
Read more here: http://www.presspubs.com
Learjet 55B, N55VC: Emergency landing at Westchester County Airport (KHPN), White Plains, New York
A private jet carrying seven people safely landed about 4 p.m. after problems forced the pilot to shut down one of two engines and prepare for an emergency landing at Westchester County Airport.
The Learjet 55 corporate jet took off from the county airport bound for Nebraska about 3 p.m. Airport Operations was notified at 3:10 p.m. that the plane was experiencing engine trouble and was returning to the area, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said.
“As a precaution, the pilot shut down the engine – one of two powering the plane,” O’Leary stated. “The plane’s fuel load was too heavy to permit an immediate landing, so the pilot continued to fly to burn off fuel.”
Read more: http://www.lohud.com
Story and video: http://newyork.newsday.com
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N55VC
This aircraft (N55VC) is not available for public tracking per request from the owner/operator.
N55VC - R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY INC. (NORWALK CT)
http://registry.faa.gov/N55VC
The Learjet 55 corporate jet took off from the county airport bound for Nebraska about 3 p.m. Airport Operations was notified at 3:10 p.m. that the plane was experiencing engine trouble and was returning to the area, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said.
“As a precaution, the pilot shut down the engine – one of two powering the plane,” O’Leary stated. “The plane’s fuel load was too heavy to permit an immediate landing, so the pilot continued to fly to burn off fuel.”
Read more: http://www.lohud.com
Story and video: http://newyork.newsday.com
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N55VC
This aircraft (N55VC) is not available for public tracking per request from the owner/operator.
N55VC - R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY INC. (NORWALK CT)
http://registry.faa.gov/N55VC
Fly-in draws pilots to Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF), Spearfish, South Dakota
SPEARFISH — Aviation is a tried-and-true passion for pilots all over South Dakota and coming together once a year is a great way to nurture their interests.
The Spearfish Fly-in and South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame was held Saturday at Black Hills Aero located at the Black Hills Airport/Clyde Ice Field. For more than a decade, pilots from all over the state have made the trek to the Northern Black Hills to participate in a variety of seminars and flying events.
"We had really good attendance this year and I think people really enjoyed themselves," said Rich Krogstad of Spearfish. As one of the main organizers of the event itself, he said the weekend seemed to be a great success.
Read more here: http://www.bhpioneer.com
The Spearfish Fly-in and South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame was held Saturday at Black Hills Aero located at the Black Hills Airport/Clyde Ice Field. For more than a decade, pilots from all over the state have made the trek to the Northern Black Hills to participate in a variety of seminars and flying events.
"We had really good attendance this year and I think people really enjoyed themselves," said Rich Krogstad of Spearfish. As one of the main organizers of the event itself, he said the weekend seemed to be a great success.
Read more here: http://www.bhpioneer.com
Cessna 150/180 Banner Pickup
September 5, 2012 by Paul Pilipshen
"One of my first Banner Pickups. Not great form, I was trolling instead of swinging the hook, but it got the job done."
Casper, Wyoming: Specialized Equipment To Fight Fires
With the size of the Sheep Herder Hill fire in excess of 15,000 acres, all the stops have been pulled and the equipment has been ordered in to fight it.
As you can imagine, the Natrona County International Airport has been a hub of activity with lots of aerial firefighting aircraft flying to and from the Casper Mountain fires. Some of the equipment includes single engine air tankers which have been flying in groups of 2 (4 total aircraft) operating from the portable tanker base that was established for the DC-10 and other large air tankers. There are a number of helicopters on site as well to supplement the one that has been flying missions.
Read more: http://k2radio.com
As you can imagine, the Natrona County International Airport has been a hub of activity with lots of aerial firefighting aircraft flying to and from the Casper Mountain fires. Some of the equipment includes single engine air tankers which have been flying in groups of 2 (4 total aircraft) operating from the portable tanker base that was established for the DC-10 and other large air tankers. There are a number of helicopters on site as well to supplement the one that has been flying missions.
Read more: http://k2radio.com
Goodyear F2G Corsair, N5577N: Accident occurred September 07, 2012 in Valley City, North Dakota
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP)
— Investigators hope a recovered camera memory card will help them find
out what caused an airplane crash that killed a veteran pilot.
Bob Odegaard died Sept. 7 when he crashed his vintage Super Corsair plane while practicing for a Valley City air show.
His plane had a camera attached. Former North Dakota National Guard commander Mike Haugen says searchers found the camera's memory card Wednesday.
Haugen was a longtime friend of Odegaard's, and he helped to look for the card. He says it's been given to federal investigators.
Haugen says the crash probe will take a long time to finish. He says it will include an autopsy and an analysis of the plane's wreckage.
Odegaard was a longtime pilot and airplane rebuilder who owned an aerial spraying business.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA615
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 07, 2012 in Valley City, ND
Aircraft: GOODYEAR F2G, registration: N5577N
Injuries: 1 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 may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 7, 2012, about 1755 central daylight time, a Goodyear F2G Corsair, N5577N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aerobatic practice routine at the Barnes County Municipal Airport (BAC), Valley City, North Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an air show practice flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from BAC prior to the practice routine.
A witness reported that the practice routine proceeded normally. During the final barrel roll, the airplane pitched to about 10 degrees nose up and rolled left until about 10 degrees past inverted, at which point the roll slowed and ultimately stopped. The airplane then pitched down and started to pull through from a vertical nose down attitude. Vapor trails were visible from both wing tips from about 80 degrees to 40 degrees nose down. At this point the airplane was about 100 feet above ground level. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground in about a 10-degree nose down, wings level attitude.
Initial ground impact was located about 500 feet from the approach threshold of runway 31, about 100 feet southwest of the edge of the runway. The debris path was oriented on a southerly bearing and was about 450 feet in length. The airplane was fragmented during the impact sequence and a postimpact fire ensued.
The accident airplane was a restored World War II era fighter airplane. Records indicated that it entered service with the United States Navy in February 1946. It was restored and re-issued an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition and air racing purposes in July 2011.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Barnes County Municipal Airport is open again following the plane crash that killed pilot Bob Odegaard of Kindred.
Barnes County Airport Authority board member Lori Jury says the board will take several weeks to discuss all options concerning what to do with those who purchased advance tickets. She says save your tickets.
Jury says it maybe another two years before another Airshow is
scheduled in Valley City. But she stresses, no decisions have been made
concerning advance tickets or a future show.
Barnes County Airport Authority Board Chairman Dennis Helland says anyone with photos of the plane in flight, on the ground or during the crash is asked to submit them to Barnes County Airport officials or the Barnes County Sheriff’s office.
66-year-old Bob Odegaard died after his plane crashed practicing his routine for the Wings & Wheels Airshow on Friday.
A Prayer Service for Odegaard will be held today at 7pm at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Kindred. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday at the church at 2pm.
Read more: http://www.newsdakota.com
Goodyear F2G-2 Super Corsair, N5577N
Bob Odegaard died Sept. 7 when he crashed his vintage Super Corsair plane while practicing for a Valley City air show.
His plane had a camera attached. Former North Dakota National Guard commander Mike Haugen says searchers found the camera's memory card Wednesday.
Haugen was a longtime friend of Odegaard's, and he helped to look for the card. He says it's been given to federal investigators.
Haugen says the crash probe will take a long time to finish. He says it will include an autopsy and an analysis of the plane's wreckage.
Odegaard was a longtime pilot and airplane rebuilder who owned an aerial spraying business.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA615
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 07, 2012 in Valley City, ND
Aircraft: GOODYEAR F2G, registration: N5577N
Injuries: 1 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 may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 7, 2012, about 1755 central daylight time, a Goodyear F2G Corsair, N5577N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aerobatic practice routine at the Barnes County Municipal Airport (BAC), Valley City, North Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an air show practice flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from BAC prior to the practice routine.
A witness reported that the practice routine proceeded normally. During the final barrel roll, the airplane pitched to about 10 degrees nose up and rolled left until about 10 degrees past inverted, at which point the roll slowed and ultimately stopped. The airplane then pitched down and started to pull through from a vertical nose down attitude. Vapor trails were visible from both wing tips from about 80 degrees to 40 degrees nose down. At this point the airplane was about 100 feet above ground level. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground in about a 10-degree nose down, wings level attitude.
Initial ground impact was located about 500 feet from the approach threshold of runway 31, about 100 feet southwest of the edge of the runway. The debris path was oriented on a southerly bearing and was about 450 feet in length. The airplane was fragmented during the impact sequence and a postimpact fire ensued.
The accident airplane was a restored World War II era fighter airplane. Records indicated that it entered service with the United States Navy in February 1946. It was restored and re-issued an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition and air racing purposes in July 2011.
Video published on September 6, 2012
NOTICE: AirShow was canceled due to plane crash at airport September 7, 2012.
NOTICE: AirShow was canceled due to plane crash at airport September 7, 2012.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Barnes County Municipal Airport is open again following the plane crash that killed pilot Bob Odegaard of Kindred.
Barnes County Airport Authority board member Lori Jury says the board will take several weeks to discuss all options concerning what to do with those who purchased advance tickets. She says save your tickets.
Barnes County Airport Authority Board Chairman Dennis Helland says anyone with photos of the plane in flight, on the ground or during the crash is asked to submit them to Barnes County Airport officials or the Barnes County Sheriff’s office.
66-year-old Bob Odegaard died after his plane crashed practicing his routine for the Wings & Wheels Airshow on Friday.
A Prayer Service for Odegaard will be held today at 7pm at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Kindred. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday at the church at 2pm.
Read more: http://www.newsdakota.com
Goodyear F2G-2 Super Corsair, N5577N
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 5577N Make/Model: F2G Description: CORSAIR
Date: 09/07/2012 Time: 2310
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: VALLEY CITY State: ND Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE PRACTICING FOR AN AIRSHOW. VALLEY CITY, ND
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 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: Other Phase: Maneuver Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FARGO, ND (GL21) Entry date: 09/10/2012
Danger of turbulence remains safety threat to air travel
Frequent business traveler Allen Crockett learned a painful lesson about how wind turbulence can jolt even big airline jets.
"Two surgeries later they still hurt," says Crockett, 50, a wireless sales executive from Clayton, N.C., who flies 125,000 miles a year.
Read more: http://travel.usatoday.com
FAA: Falling Frozen Waste From Plane Possibly Caused Holes In Long Island Roofs - Homeowners Disgusted At The Notion Of 'Blue Ice' Causing Expensive Damage
The hole in the roof of one Valley Stream home could fit a basketball. Something tore through the shingles, plywood and insulation at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, CBS 2′s Carolyn Gusoff reported exclusively.
Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com
Emergency landing at West Kootenay Regional Airport, Castlegar, British Columbia
A private, twin-engine aircraft is safely on the ground, along with its two passengers, after what must have been a frightening ordeal this morning at the West Kootenay Regional Airport.
Fire Chief (and airport manager) Gerry Rempel said emergency crews got a call at 9:33 a.m. indicating a local plane was having difficulty.
"We had an aircraft with a landing gear indicator issue inbound to Castlegar," he said. "They called the fire department, and we also requested ambulance and RCMP to attend."
Read more: http://thenelsondaily.com
Fire Chief (and airport manager) Gerry Rempel said emergency crews got a call at 9:33 a.m. indicating a local plane was having difficulty.
"We had an aircraft with a landing gear indicator issue inbound to Castlegar," he said. "They called the fire department, and we also requested ambulance and RCMP to attend."
Read more: http://thenelsondaily.com
Do you know of any schools making field trips to the Reno air races?
Do you know of any schools taking field trips to the Reno air races this year? If so, we'd like to hear about it. Please send details to online@rgj.com.
Source: http://www.rgj.com
Source: http://www.rgj.com
BA's first A380
G-XLEA serial number 095 British Airways: http://farm9.staticflickr.com
More A380's at Toulouse, France:
http://www.flickr.com/photos
(Hat tip to Rob "Biz Jets"!)
More A380's at Toulouse, France:
http://www.flickr.com/photos
(Hat tip to Rob "Biz Jets"!)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada report midair; Cessna 150G C-FVXY and Cessna 150L C-GZUB Dewdney, British Columbia, February 09, 2011
Midair collision between Cessna 150G C-FVXY and Cessna 150L C-GZUB
Dewdney, British Columbia
09 February 2011
Aviation Investigation Report A11P0027: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
(Hat tip to Rob "Biz Jets"!)
Dewdney, British Columbia
09 February 2011
Aviation Investigation Report A11P0027: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
(Hat tip to Rob "Biz Jets"!)
Pilot David Simpson cleared of Africa massacre hopes to go back
When light aircraft pilot David Simpson came across the bodies in remote bushland in the Central African Republic, his first instinct was to call the police.
But that decision led to him being jailed on suspicion of being involved in the massacre.
It took the authorities nearly six months to clear him of all the charges. Mr Simpson, who's from North Yorkshire, claimed to BBC Breakfast that he was told his release could be secured in exchange for a bribe.
Watch video: http://www.bbc.co.uk
But that decision led to him being jailed on suspicion of being involved in the massacre.
It took the authorities nearly six months to clear him of all the charges. Mr Simpson, who's from North Yorkshire, claimed to BBC Breakfast that he was told his release could be secured in exchange for a bribe.
Watch video: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Extract from Lord Ashcroft's 'Heroes of the Skies'
The Zeppelin-slayer; the 'wing-walker'; the helicopter pilot who thwarted the IRA... In this extract from his major new book, Lord Ashcroft salutes Britain's greatest airmen
It was Leonardo da Vinci who said: “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Mark Twain wrote: “The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? It is the same the angels breathe.” While Sir Walter Raleigh, the official historian of the RAF (rather than his Elizabethan namesake), said: “The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.”
Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
It was Leonardo da Vinci who said: “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Mark Twain wrote: “The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? It is the same the angels breathe.” While Sir Walter Raleigh, the official historian of the RAF (rather than his Elizabethan namesake), said: “The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.”
Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Passengers forced off flight after threat at San Antonio International Airport (KSAT), Texas
SAN ANTONIO -- Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight were hustled off the Boeing 737 Monday evening after a non-specific threat was reported to the Transportation Security Administration, according to San Antonio Airport officials.
Video from Chopper 5 in HD showed passengers waiting outside the aircraft and rows of luggage behind the plane.
The flight, which originated from Baltimore, was later cleared of any threat, and passengers reboarded for a flight to Dallas.
Read more: http://www.kens5.com
Video from Chopper 5 in HD showed passengers waiting outside the aircraft and rows of luggage behind the plane.
The flight, which originated from Baltimore, was later cleared of any threat, and passengers reboarded for a flight to Dallas.
Read more: http://www.kens5.com
Robinson R22 Beta, N281RG: Accident occurred September 10, 2012 in Houston, Texas
NTSB Identification: CEN12FA621
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 10, 2012 in Houston, TX
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA, registration: N281RG
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 September 10, 2012, at 1545 central daylight time, N281RG, a Robinson R22 Beta, was substantially damaged when it impacted a dirt service road in a steel pipe storage yard in Houston, Texas. The commercial pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helicopter Services, Incorporated, Spring, Texas. No flight plan was filed for the aerial photo flight that departed Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, approximately 1345. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91.
The helicopter departed David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, about 1300, and flew to Baytown where the pilot purchased 22.9 gallons of fuel at 1329. Around 1345, the pilot and the passenger departed and were observed about two hours later by several witnesses maneuvering over the steel pipe yard in south-east Houston.
A witness was driving west on Highway 90 toward the beltway when he first observed the helicopter. He said it was about a mile away and at first he thought it was a remote controlled helicopter. The witness said the helicopter was “way up there” and estimated that is was approximately 400-500 feet above the ground. The helicopter was spinning slowly around the main rotor shaft and was descending straight down vertically about 70-80 miles per hour. There was no smoke or parts coming off the helicopter as it descended. The main rotor blades were turning "slower than expected" and were not deflected upwards. The tail rotor did not appear to be turning. The helicopter then impacted the ground resulting in a large dust cloud. The witness stopped his vehicle and proceeded to run towards to the helicopter. After he negotiated a chain link fence, he and another witness used fire extinguishers to contain the post-impact fire until the fire department arrived.
Another witness was driving east on Highway 90 toward the Beltway when he first observed the helicopter about a mile away. It was 70 to 100 feet-above the ground and was slowly spinning counter clockwise around the main rotor shaft and was in a slow vertical descent. It seemed like it was in “slow-motion.” When the helicopter was approximately 40 to 50 feet above the ground, its descent rate increased rapidly before it impacted the ground. The witness thought the pilot was trying to land and he did not observe any smoke coming from the helicopter. He noted that the main rotor blades were turning “pretty slow” and it seemed “like he lost power.” The body of the helicopter was level and the main rotor blades were not deflected upwards. The witness could not hear the helicopter prior to the impact, which occurred just as he was stepping out of his vehicle. After the impact, he observed a large dust plume as he was running to the steel yard. As he was trying to crawl under a chain link fence he saw a fireball coming from the helicopter. He and another responder used fire extinguishers to contain the post-impact fire until the fire department arrived.
The helicopter came to rest upright on a heading of 195 degrees magnetic on a dirt road located in the steel pipe storage yard. The entire helicopter was accounted for at the site and the fuselage was consumed by post-impact fire. The skids were spread and level with the belly of the fuselage. The body of the helicopter was listed to the right. The helicopter was moved to a secure storage facility for further examination.
The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate for rotorcraft-helicopter. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) First Class medical was issued on December 16, 2011. The pilot had applied to attend the Robinson Pilot Safety Course a week before the accident. According to his application, he reported a total of 740 hours, of which 600 hours were in the R22B.
Weather reported at Ellington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, approximately 16 miles southwest of the accident site, at 1550, was wind 130 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, temperature 93 degrees F, dewpoint 62 degrees F, and an altimeter setting of 30.02 inches HG.
http://registry.faa.gov/N281RG
HOUSTON— Two people were killed Monday after a helicopter crashed in northeast Harris County, Harris County Sheriff’s Department said.
It happened at about 3:30 p.m. just feet from Highway 90. The R-22 Robinson Helicopter was heading to Hooks Airport from Baytown when witnesses said it went into a tailspin and crashed to the ground.
The helicopter exploded shortly after impact, killing the male pilot and his female passenger.
Read more: http://www.khou.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 10, 2012 in Houston, TX
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA, registration: N281RG
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 September 10, 2012, at 1545 central daylight time, N281RG, a Robinson R22 Beta, was substantially damaged when it impacted a dirt service road in a steel pipe storage yard in Houston, Texas. The commercial pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helicopter Services, Incorporated, Spring, Texas. No flight plan was filed for the aerial photo flight that departed Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, approximately 1345. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91.
The helicopter departed David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, about 1300, and flew to Baytown where the pilot purchased 22.9 gallons of fuel at 1329. Around 1345, the pilot and the passenger departed and were observed about two hours later by several witnesses maneuvering over the steel pipe yard in south-east Houston.
A witness was driving west on Highway 90 toward the beltway when he first observed the helicopter. He said it was about a mile away and at first he thought it was a remote controlled helicopter. The witness said the helicopter was “way up there” and estimated that is was approximately 400-500 feet above the ground. The helicopter was spinning slowly around the main rotor shaft and was descending straight down vertically about 70-80 miles per hour. There was no smoke or parts coming off the helicopter as it descended. The main rotor blades were turning "slower than expected" and were not deflected upwards. The tail rotor did not appear to be turning. The helicopter then impacted the ground resulting in a large dust cloud. The witness stopped his vehicle and proceeded to run towards to the helicopter. After he negotiated a chain link fence, he and another witness used fire extinguishers to contain the post-impact fire until the fire department arrived.
Another witness was driving east on Highway 90 toward the Beltway when he first observed the helicopter about a mile away. It was 70 to 100 feet-above the ground and was slowly spinning counter clockwise around the main rotor shaft and was in a slow vertical descent. It seemed like it was in “slow-motion.” When the helicopter was approximately 40 to 50 feet above the ground, its descent rate increased rapidly before it impacted the ground. The witness thought the pilot was trying to land and he did not observe any smoke coming from the helicopter. He noted that the main rotor blades were turning “pretty slow” and it seemed “like he lost power.” The body of the helicopter was level and the main rotor blades were not deflected upwards. The witness could not hear the helicopter prior to the impact, which occurred just as he was stepping out of his vehicle. After the impact, he observed a large dust plume as he was running to the steel yard. As he was trying to crawl under a chain link fence he saw a fireball coming from the helicopter. He and another responder used fire extinguishers to contain the post-impact fire until the fire department arrived.
The helicopter came to rest upright on a heading of 195 degrees magnetic on a dirt road located in the steel pipe storage yard. The entire helicopter was accounted for at the site and the fuselage was consumed by post-impact fire. The skids were spread and level with the belly of the fuselage. The body of the helicopter was listed to the right. The helicopter was moved to a secure storage facility for further examination.
The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate for rotorcraft-helicopter. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) First Class medical was issued on December 16, 2011. The pilot had applied to attend the Robinson Pilot Safety Course a week before the accident. According to his application, he reported a total of 740 hours, of which 600 hours were in the R22B.
Weather reported at Ellington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, approximately 16 miles southwest of the accident site, at 1550, was wind 130 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, temperature 93 degrees F, dewpoint 62 degrees F, and an altimeter setting of 30.02 inches HG.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 281RG Make/Model: R22 Description: R-22
Date: 09/10/2012 Time: 2100
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: HOUSTON State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. HOUSTON, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 0 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: HOUSTON, TX (SW09) Entry date: 09/11/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N281RG
HOUSTON— Two people were killed Monday after a helicopter crashed in northeast Harris County, Harris County Sheriff’s Department said.
It happened at about 3:30 p.m. just feet from Highway 90. The R-22 Robinson Helicopter was heading to Hooks Airport from Baytown when witnesses said it went into a tailspin and crashed to the ground.
The helicopter exploded shortly after impact, killing the male pilot and his female passenger.
Read more: http://www.khou.com
September 10, 2012
Cessna Print Ad Makes Forbes' List of "Three Best Ads Ever for Entrepreneurs"
Forbes contributor Robert Jordan doesn't provide a deep explanation as to why these three ads
are the best ever for entrepreneurs. But it is nice to see the work of a
Denver agency make the list. The ad is part of Cessna's ongoing
campaign to try and justify the expense of private-jet travel for
business in the face of the public and media's outcry that flying
private is excessive during trying economic times.
Source: http://www.thedenveregotist.com
Three Best Ads Ever for Entrepreneurs: http://www.forbes.com
Cessna: “Some words of encouragement for the last people who really need them.”
Source: http://www.thedenveregotist.com
Three Best Ads Ever for Entrepreneurs: http://www.forbes.com
Cessna: “Some words of encouragement for the last people who really need them.”
Police log: Man says stolen plane at Tracy Municipal Airport (KTCY), California
A man told police at 11:54 a.m. on Friday, September 7, he was calling from
South Africa as the representative of a man whose stolen airplane might
be at Tracy Municipal Airport, 5749 S. Tracy Blvd. He said the plane was
stolen from Australia, and he had received word that the plane was at
the airport. Police reported they were waiting for confirmation from
Australian police to verify the theft.
Student work published in Aeronautics journal
DE PERE - An area college student's research is getting national attention.
A senior at St. Norbert College says he has discovered a way to improve the performance of an aircraft, ultimately through the engineering of a golf ball.
Senior Erik Miller may be getting a degree in Math and Finance, but his love for aviation isn't far behind.
Read more: http://www.fox11online.com
Quincy City Council renews contract with consultant for airport: Money will be paid to Hanson Professional Services based off each project completed
The Quincy City Council renewed a five-year contract with Hanson Professional Services Inc., from Springfield, Il, as Consultant Engineer for the Quincy Regional Airport.
Hanson Professional Services will work on major engineering projects that range from airport planning to drainage issues to runway safety areas the City and airport would like to develop.
Interim Airport Director Jeff Steinkamp says, "The committee looked for the consultant engineer that was best qualified, responsible and has had the work experience for our types of projects."
Read more: http://quincyjournal.com
Hanson Professional Services will work on major engineering projects that range from airport planning to drainage issues to runway safety areas the City and airport would like to develop.
Interim Airport Director Jeff Steinkamp says, "The committee looked for the consultant engineer that was best qualified, responsible and has had the work experience for our types of projects."
Read more: http://quincyjournal.com
It's just a drill: Emergency personnel train on new 800 Mhz radio in mock jet crash
It was a mock scene not anyone — paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement or average citizen — would want to see in real life.
The mock scene is a Delta CFJ 200 full of passengers with 4,000 pounds of fuel coming in for an emergency landing at the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. Due to smoke, the pilot makes a hard landing. The right main gear tires blow out and the aircraft leaves the runway. The other landing gear also collapses and the aircraft comes to a stop alongside the runway with smoke and fire coming from the craft.
Read more: http://brainerddispatch.com
The mock scene is a Delta CFJ 200 full of passengers with 4,000 pounds of fuel coming in for an emergency landing at the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. Due to smoke, the pilot makes a hard landing. The right main gear tires blow out and the aircraft leaves the runway. The other landing gear also collapses and the aircraft comes to a stop alongside the runway with smoke and fire coming from the craft.
Read more: http://brainerddispatch.com
Jury could decide sticky issues of September 11 airlines lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most of the lawsuits arising from the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center 11 years ago have been settled, but one demanding that United Airlines and American Airlines be held liable for loss of property and business could go to trial.
Two recent rulings by a federal judge in New York denying the airlines' bid to dismiss the lawsuit over a narrow insurance dispute have opened the door to the entire case ending up in the hands of a jury.
At issue is whether the two airlines and other defendants should pay additional damages to Larry Silverstein, the leaseholder of the World Trade Center property, beyond what he has already received from his own insurer.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com
Two recent rulings by a federal judge in New York denying the airlines' bid to dismiss the lawsuit over a narrow insurance dispute have opened the door to the entire case ending up in the hands of a jury.
At issue is whether the two airlines and other defendants should pay additional damages to Larry Silverstein, the leaseholder of the World Trade Center property, beyond what he has already received from his own insurer.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com
Piper PA-22-108, N4798Z: Accident occurred September 04, 2012 in Lewiston, Idaho
NTSB Identification: WPR12CA401
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 04, 2012 in Lewiston, ID
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108, registration: N4798Z
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
After departure from an uncontrolled airport, the pilot was advised by personnel at the airport that they saw the left main wheel and tire fall off the airplane. The pilot decided to continue to the accident airport. After flying around to decrease the amount of fuel on the airplane, he landed using runway 30. The airplane pulled to the right until it departed the right side of the runway and tipped onto its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported that he examined the main wheel bearings 2 days prior to the accident for the correct spindle nut tension. He believes that the left wheel spindle nut cotter pin was inadvertently omitted or not installed correctly during the wheel reinstallation on the airplane. He said that a more thorough inspection of the wheel bearing service work should have been performed, and that a more thorough pre-flight inspection could have caught the problem.
LEWISTON, ID (KLEW/FOX) – A plane that touched down in Idaho Tuesday was missing a pretty important part – a tire. The pilot of the single-engine aircraft said he was forced to complete a rather rough landing after the tire was reportedly lost during takeoff.
Duane Reetz, 57, of Clintonville, Wisconsin, successfully navigated his plane to the ground at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport. Reetz was the only person inside the plane at the time of the incident, and he was not injured.
“You keep flying the airplane. The airplane flies just fine without a wheel on it,” Reetz said. “I just did the best I could to land it as slow as I could and keep that landing gear off the ground as long as possible.” Despite his attempts to balance the plane on the right front wheel and other parts, he wound up doing a nose dive onto the runway. Reetz said air traffic control informed him that a tire had fallen off moments after takeoff.
http://www.kptv.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N4798Z
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 04, 2012 in Lewiston, ID
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108, registration: N4798Z
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
After departure from an uncontrolled airport, the pilot was advised by personnel at the airport that they saw the left main wheel and tire fall off the airplane. The pilot decided to continue to the accident airport. After flying around to decrease the amount of fuel on the airplane, he landed using runway 30. The airplane pulled to the right until it departed the right side of the runway and tipped onto its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported that he examined the main wheel bearings 2 days prior to the accident for the correct spindle nut tension. He believes that the left wheel spindle nut cotter pin was inadvertently omitted or not installed correctly during the wheel reinstallation on the airplane. He said that a more thorough inspection of the wheel bearing service work should have been performed, and that a more thorough pre-flight inspection could have caught the problem.
LEWISTON, ID (KLEW/FOX) – A plane that touched down in Idaho Tuesday was missing a pretty important part – a tire. The pilot of the single-engine aircraft said he was forced to complete a rather rough landing after the tire was reportedly lost during takeoff.
Duane Reetz, 57, of Clintonville, Wisconsin, successfully navigated his plane to the ground at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport. Reetz was the only person inside the plane at the time of the incident, and he was not injured.
“You keep flying the airplane. The airplane flies just fine without a wheel on it,” Reetz said. “I just did the best I could to land it as slow as I could and keep that landing gear off the ground as long as possible.” Despite his attempts to balance the plane on the right front wheel and other parts, he wound up doing a nose dive onto the runway. Reetz said air traffic control informed him that a tire had fallen off moments after takeoff.
http://www.kptv.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N4798Z
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4798Z Make/Model: PA22 Description: Tri-Pacer, Caribbean, Colt
Date: 09/04/2012 Time: 2112
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: LEWISTON State: ID Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE PROP, LEWISTON, ID
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SPOKANE, WA (NM13) Entry date: 09/05/2012
Mumbai airport to get satellite-based navigation system
MUMBAI: Aircraft coming into Mumbai will soon be able to
use a satellite-based navigation aid for landing. The Airports Authority
of India (AAI) is planning to introduce a satellite-based landing
procedure across the country in a phased manner. Currently, aircraft
land with the help of ground-based navigation systems.
The satellite-based navigation system is likely to be introduced at Mumbai aiport in three months. According to airport officials, the new satellite-based landing procedure, Required Navigation Performance (RNP), will give a new lease of life to secondary runway end 32, which is mostly out of use. The 32 end of the runway is located towards Trombay hill, which doesn’t allow the use of instrument landing system (ILS), a ground-based navigation system most aircraft use on the main runway to land.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The satellite-based navigation system is likely to be introduced at Mumbai aiport in three months. According to airport officials, the new satellite-based landing procedure, Required Navigation Performance (RNP), will give a new lease of life to secondary runway end 32, which is mostly out of use. The 32 end of the runway is located towards Trombay hill, which doesn’t allow the use of instrument landing system (ILS), a ground-based navigation system most aircraft use on the main runway to land.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Wiggins Air Boss gyroplane, N717EW: Accident occurred September 10, 2012 in Lansing, Illinois
NTSB Identification: CEN12FA619
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 10, 2012 in Lansing, IL
Aircraft: Wiggins Air Boss, registration: N717EW
Injuries: 1 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 September 10, 2012, about 1100 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Wiggins Air Boss gyroplane, N717EW, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain at Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ), Lansing, Illinois. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The gyroplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local test flight that was originating at the time of the accident.
A witness reported that he was watching the pilot test fly his recently completed gyroplane. The test flight consisted of the gyroplane temporarily becoming airborne and then landing on the remaining runway. He stated that the pilot completed three full-stop landings on runway 18 before he taxied back to the hangar. After the flight, the pilot remarked that the gyroplane’s flight controls felt “mushy” during the test flights. The witness, a gyroplane pilot, reported that the main landing gear had remained parallel to the runway after each of the takeoffs and that he believed the gyroplane had been flying on the “backside of the power curve” (also known as the region of reversed command; a low-speed flight condition where a decrease in airspeed must be accompanied by an increased power setting in order to maintain steady flight). The witness also remarked that on at least one takeoff the gyroplane had yawed nose left (tail right) shortly after liftoff, but it had realigned with the runway heading before each landing.
The witness reported that he agreed to continue to watch the pilot perform additional takeoff-and-landings. He stated that on the next takeoff the accident gyroplane again yawed nose left (tail right) and rolled right shortly after liftoff. The gyroplane descended briefly from an altitude of 20 feet before it rolled level and entered a climb. The witness reported the gyroplane climbed to about 100 feet above ground level while continuing on the runway heading. He transmitted to the pilot that because of his altitude he should continue around the traffic pattern instead of attempting to land on the remaining runway. The witness reported that the gyroplane continued to fly on the runway heading before it yawed nose left (tail right), entered a right roll, and descended rapidly into a cornfield south of the runway. Another individual, who was working outside his residence located adjacent to the airport property, reported that he heard the gyroplane’s engine running until he heard a sound similar to a ground impact.
The experimental amateur-built gyroplane was issued an airworthiness certificate on September 5, 2012, by a designated airworthiness representative. Several individuals reported that the pilot had built the gyroplane over a period of several years and that he had recently begun ground and flight testing. Although the pilot held a private pilot certificate for single-engine land airplanes, he did not possess a category classification for rotorcraft (including gyroplanes). Federal aviation regulations allow certificated pilots to operate non-type certificated (experimental) aircraft without an applicable category or class rating. The pilot reportedly had not flown in over 20 years before receiving 1.8 hours of familiarization training in a two-seat gyroplane in May 2012. There was no record that the pilot had received any additional flight training in gyroplanes subsequent to the two familiarization flights.
A postaccident investigation confirmed that all airframe structural components were located at the accident site. The main wreckage was located on the extended runway centerline, about 0.2 miles south of the departure threshold. The initial point-of-impact was a ground depression consistent with a main rotor blade impact. The main wreckage was located 59 feet south of this initial point-of-impact. The main wreckage consisted of the tubular fuselage and fiberglass enclosure, landing gear, cockpit, flight controls, engine, and main rotor assembly. The empennage had separated from the fuselage and was located 21 feet to the southeast of the main wreckage. Both main rotor blades remained attached to the mast head and exhibited impact damage. Cyclic control continuity could not be established aft of the main cabin due to impact damage; however, all observed cyclic control tube separations exhibited fracture features consistent with overstress failure. One of the two push-pull tubes that connected to the mast head was not located during the on-scene investigation. Rudder control cable continuity was confirmed from the cockpit pedals to the empennage control horn assembly. The vertical stabilizer torque tube had separated from the control horn assembly; however, the observed fracture features were consistent with an overstress separation. The pilot seat also functioned as the fuel tank. The plastic fuel tank seat had several ruptures and was void of fuel. There was the smell of automobile gasoline at the accident site. The fuel filter assembly contained fuel. The fuel shut-off valve was found open by first responders, but was subsequently closed by fire department personnel. The airframe battery leads were also disconnected by first responders. The two fuel pumps functioned when electric power was applied during postaccident testing. A multifunction avionic device was retained for possible non-volatile data download.
A postaccident engine examination confirmed internal engine and valve train continuity as the engine crankshaft was rotated. Compression and suction were noted on all cylinders in conjunction with crankshaft rotation. The spark plugs were removed and exhibited features consistent with normal engine operation. There were no obstructions between the air filter housing and the carburetor inlet. The carburetor bowl contained fuel. Mechanical continuity was confirmed from the cockpit engine controls to their respective engine components. All three composite propeller blades had separated from the metal hub assembly, consistent with propeller rotation at impact. The postaccident examination revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation.
At 1115, the airport's automatic weather observing station reported the following weather conditions: wind from 190 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 21 degrees Celsius, dew point 08 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 30.24 inches of mercury.
Wiggins,
Edward Edward Wiggins was the second born of seven sons to the union of
Willie and Emma Wiggins, December 5, 1945 in East Chicago, IN. He was a
graduate of Edison High School, Class of 1964, veteran of the U.S. Army
and employee of Innophos Chemical Company. He was a member of New
Kingdom Harvest Ministries, where he served on the Deacon Board, Sunday
school teacher and sang in the choir. Edward Wiggins exchanged time for
eternity on September 10, 2012 at Community Hospital, Munster, IN. He
leaves to cherish his memory and celebrate his life, his loving wife of
37 years, Eileen; daughters, Kinishia (Michael) Clark, Rancho Cucamonga,
CA, Terrilynn Wiggins, Gary, IN; brother, Jerry (Zelda Marjoyce)
Wiggins, Gary, IN, Gregory (Debra) Wiggins, Granger, IN, Carl Wiggins,
Gary, IN, Cory (Carol) Wiggins, Indianapolis, IN; sister, Helen
Wiggins-Johnson, South Holland, IL; sisters-in-law, Katie Kendrick,
Denise Kendrick, Diane Kendrick, Gary, IN; brother-in-law, Lloyd
(Arlene) Brown, League City, TX; grandchildren, Edward Cannon, Darreann
Wilson, Rejena Woods, Sherrod Williams, Xavier, Mack, Jarrell and
Emanuel Giles; great-grandchildren, Edward Jr. and Gavin Cannon; and a
host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visitation Friday,
September 14, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Family hour from 6 to
8:00 p.m. at the Guy & Allen Chapel, 2959 W. 11th Ave. Funeral
services Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity United
Church of Christ, 1276 W. 20th Ave. Gary, IN. Pastor John E. Jackson,
Sr. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
http://legacy.post-trib.com
Authorities have identified the Indiana pilot who died when his gyrocopter crashed after takeoff at a south suburban airport.
The Lake County coroner's office in Indiana says 66-year-old Edward Wiggins of Gary, Ind., died after suffering blunt force trauma in Monday's crash.
Lansing Fire Lt. Pete Chmura says the homemade aircraft took off from a runway at Lansing Municipal Airport before crashing hard. Another gyrocopter pilot reported the crash.
Chmura says both were members of a gyrocopter club that operates at the Lansing airport.
Tom Milton of the Greater Midwest Rotorcraft Club says Wiggins had been part of the group for a year and had just started flying gyrocopters.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
http://registry.faa.gov/N717EW
September 10, 2012 (LANSING, Ill.) (WLS) -- A pilot has died after crashing his gyrocopter shortly after taking off from Lansing Municipal Airport.
The gyrocopter went down in a corn field just off the runway.
A police vehicle transported the injured pilot from the field into an ambulance. He later died at a hospital in Munster, Indiana.
Read more: http://abclocal.go.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 10, 2012 in Lansing, IL
Aircraft: Wiggins Air Boss, registration: N717EW
Injuries: 1 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 September 10, 2012, about 1100 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Wiggins Air Boss gyroplane, N717EW, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain at Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ), Lansing, Illinois. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The gyroplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local test flight that was originating at the time of the accident.
A witness reported that he was watching the pilot test fly his recently completed gyroplane. The test flight consisted of the gyroplane temporarily becoming airborne and then landing on the remaining runway. He stated that the pilot completed three full-stop landings on runway 18 before he taxied back to the hangar. After the flight, the pilot remarked that the gyroplane’s flight controls felt “mushy” during the test flights. The witness, a gyroplane pilot, reported that the main landing gear had remained parallel to the runway after each of the takeoffs and that he believed the gyroplane had been flying on the “backside of the power curve” (also known as the region of reversed command; a low-speed flight condition where a decrease in airspeed must be accompanied by an increased power setting in order to maintain steady flight). The witness also remarked that on at least one takeoff the gyroplane had yawed nose left (tail right) shortly after liftoff, but it had realigned with the runway heading before each landing.
The witness reported that he agreed to continue to watch the pilot perform additional takeoff-and-landings. He stated that on the next takeoff the accident gyroplane again yawed nose left (tail right) and rolled right shortly after liftoff. The gyroplane descended briefly from an altitude of 20 feet before it rolled level and entered a climb. The witness reported the gyroplane climbed to about 100 feet above ground level while continuing on the runway heading. He transmitted to the pilot that because of his altitude he should continue around the traffic pattern instead of attempting to land on the remaining runway. The witness reported that the gyroplane continued to fly on the runway heading before it yawed nose left (tail right), entered a right roll, and descended rapidly into a cornfield south of the runway. Another individual, who was working outside his residence located adjacent to the airport property, reported that he heard the gyroplane’s engine running until he heard a sound similar to a ground impact.
The experimental amateur-built gyroplane was issued an airworthiness certificate on September 5, 2012, by a designated airworthiness representative. Several individuals reported that the pilot had built the gyroplane over a period of several years and that he had recently begun ground and flight testing. Although the pilot held a private pilot certificate for single-engine land airplanes, he did not possess a category classification for rotorcraft (including gyroplanes). Federal aviation regulations allow certificated pilots to operate non-type certificated (experimental) aircraft without an applicable category or class rating. The pilot reportedly had not flown in over 20 years before receiving 1.8 hours of familiarization training in a two-seat gyroplane in May 2012. There was no record that the pilot had received any additional flight training in gyroplanes subsequent to the two familiarization flights.
A postaccident investigation confirmed that all airframe structural components were located at the accident site. The main wreckage was located on the extended runway centerline, about 0.2 miles south of the departure threshold. The initial point-of-impact was a ground depression consistent with a main rotor blade impact. The main wreckage was located 59 feet south of this initial point-of-impact. The main wreckage consisted of the tubular fuselage and fiberglass enclosure, landing gear, cockpit, flight controls, engine, and main rotor assembly. The empennage had separated from the fuselage and was located 21 feet to the southeast of the main wreckage. Both main rotor blades remained attached to the mast head and exhibited impact damage. Cyclic control continuity could not be established aft of the main cabin due to impact damage; however, all observed cyclic control tube separations exhibited fracture features consistent with overstress failure. One of the two push-pull tubes that connected to the mast head was not located during the on-scene investigation. Rudder control cable continuity was confirmed from the cockpit pedals to the empennage control horn assembly. The vertical stabilizer torque tube had separated from the control horn assembly; however, the observed fracture features were consistent with an overstress separation. The pilot seat also functioned as the fuel tank. The plastic fuel tank seat had several ruptures and was void of fuel. There was the smell of automobile gasoline at the accident site. The fuel filter assembly contained fuel. The fuel shut-off valve was found open by first responders, but was subsequently closed by fire department personnel. The airframe battery leads were also disconnected by first responders. The two fuel pumps functioned when electric power was applied during postaccident testing. A multifunction avionic device was retained for possible non-volatile data download.
A postaccident engine examination confirmed internal engine and valve train continuity as the engine crankshaft was rotated. Compression and suction were noted on all cylinders in conjunction with crankshaft rotation. The spark plugs were removed and exhibited features consistent with normal engine operation. There were no obstructions between the air filter housing and the carburetor inlet. The carburetor bowl contained fuel. Mechanical continuity was confirmed from the cockpit engine controls to their respective engine components. All three composite propeller blades had separated from the metal hub assembly, consistent with propeller rotation at impact. The postaccident examination revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation.
At 1115, the airport's automatic weather observing station reported the following weather conditions: wind from 190 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 21 degrees Celsius, dew point 08 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 30.24 inches of mercury.
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Authorities have identified the Indiana pilot who died when his gyrocopter crashed after takeoff at a south suburban airport.
The Lake County coroner's office in Indiana says 66-year-old Edward Wiggins of Gary, Ind., died after suffering blunt force trauma in Monday's crash.
Lansing Fire Lt. Pete Chmura says the homemade aircraft took off from a runway at Lansing Municipal Airport before crashing hard. Another gyrocopter pilot reported the crash.
Chmura says both were members of a gyrocopter club that operates at the Lansing airport.
Tom Milton of the Greater Midwest Rotorcraft Club says Wiggins had been part of the group for a year and had just started flying gyrocopters.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 717EW Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- AIRBOSS
Date: 09/10/2012 Time: 1100
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: LANSING State: MI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. LANSING, MI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 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: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: GRAND RAPIDS, MI (GL09) Entry date: 09/11/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N717EW
September 10, 2012 (LANSING, Ill.) (WLS) -- A pilot has died after crashing his gyrocopter shortly after taking off from Lansing Municipal Airport.
The gyrocopter went down in a corn field just off the runway.
A police vehicle transported the injured pilot from the field into an ambulance. He later died at a hospital in Munster, Indiana.
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