Friday, August 26, 2022

Piper PA-28R-200, N32994: Incident occurred August 24, 2022 at Newport State Airport (KUUU), Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boston

Aircraft landed gear up.  


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 02:15:00Z
Regis#: N32994
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: NEWPORT
State: RHODE ISLAND

Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair, N345DP: Incident occurred August 24, 2022 at Snohomish County Airport (KPAE), Everett, Washington

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Seattle, Washington

Aircraft lost control on departure striking taxiway lights.  

Back Country Hacks LLC


Date: 24-AUG-22
Time: 18:15:00Z
Regis#: N345DP
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: T206
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: EVERETT
State: WASHINGTON

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N1815J: Accident occurred August 24, 2022 near Roosterville Airport (0N0), Liberty, Clay County, Missouri

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: CEN22LA394

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Kansas City, Missouri

Aircraft crashed inverted in a field short of the runway after striking a tree. 


Date: 24-AUG-22
Time: 15:50:00Z
Regis#: N1815J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: LIBERTY
State: MISSOURI


KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Crews in Kansas City, Missouri, responded Wednesday morning to a crash involving a single-engine plane north of the river.

A small plane with two people on board reportedly crashed around 10:50 a.m. near the 10900 of Northeast 104th Street in Clay County.

The location is near the Roosterville Airport, which isn't far from Liberty North High School.

Initially, the Clay County Sheriff's Office said one passenger suffered serious injuries, while another had minor injuries, but a spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department said two people suffered critical injuries.

The pilot had an Arizona driver's license and had flown in and out of the Roosterville Airport on multiple occasions in the last month.

The sheriff's office said the plane crashed shortly after taking off.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.






KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) - A plane crash in rural Clay County left two people with injuries Wednesday morning.

The Clay County sheriff confirmed that the crash happened just before 11 a.m.

The two people were aboard a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee when it crashed at the Roosterville Airport, which does not have a tower.

The two crash victims were taken to Liberty Hospital. The hospital told KCTV5 News that both of them have been upgraded from “serious” to “fair” condition.

The Roosterville Airport is not owned by the city. It’s a private airport, so there was a team effort out there today.

“We have mutual aid and auto aid, which means the closest unit is dispatched to this location. We work in conjunction with Liberty Fire Department and they were able to respond, as well, with our crews,” said Jason Spreitzer with the Kansas City Fire Department.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and Kansas City Police Department all responded, as well.

When the crash happened, the aircraft was doing “touch and go” exercises, which is takeoff and landing practice. The plane flew from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport to the Roosterville Airport.

Upon takeoff, it did not make altitude. It went down through trees and ended up on its back, losing a wing in the process.

“It could be weather conditions, heat, humidity. Those things impact the performance of any type of aircraft, be it a single-engine prop plane like this or a jet,” said Joe McBride, an aviation spokesperson.

The Federal Aviation Administration and Missouri State Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation.

Diamond DA40 Diamond Star, N416DS: Incident occurred August 25, 2022

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Little Rock, Arkansas

After landing, aircraft went off end of runway for unknown reason causing nose gear to collapse.  

Mile High Club LLC


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 20:00:00Z
Regis#: N416DS
Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
Aircraft Model: DA40
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: LAKEVIEW
State: ARKANSAS

Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion Turbine, N128EE: Fatal accident occurred October 08, 2021 at Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Chamblee, Georgia

"While we cannot ever give the family what they truly want —their daughter— we are hopeful that resolving this case helps by providing our clients answers to the questions they have struggled with regarding the crash," said Mike Andrews of Beasley Allen.

 
Mike Andrews of Beasley Allen



Mike Andrews and Cole Portis of Montgomery, Alabama-based Beasley Allen and Paul Mason of Mason Carter in Peachtree Corners, just north of Atlanta, said they have reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County State Court by the parents of an executive assistant killed when her boss crashed his private plane near DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in October 2021.

The lawyers represent the family of Lauren Harrington. She was traveling with her boss, businessman Jonathan Rosen, who owned and piloted the plane.

“While we cannot ever give the family what they truly want—their daughter—we are hopeful that resolving this case helps by providing our clients answers to the questions they have struggled with regarding the crash,” said Andrews, who specializes in aviation litigation. “We are grateful to have been able to work for such a deserving family and are thankful for their trust in our work.”

Rosen founded a life insurance premium finance company called Entaire Global One and sold it in 2016 to Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. He continued to serve as specialty finance division CEO, according to a statement from Synovus. On the day of the crash, he was headed to Houston with Harrington, who was his longtime assistant. Also on board were his 14-year-old daughter and her 13-year-old friend. No one survived. “Their loss will be painfully felt by so many,” Synovus said at the time.

The named defendants include Rosen’s estate and two companies connected to him and the plane. The defense attorney is Jim Strawinski of Strawinski & Stout in Atlanta. Strawinski did not have an immediate response to messages seeking comment. He has a practice focused on defense of insurance, transportation and aviation cases and is also a former U.S. Air Force pilot.

The complaint in the Harrington case in DeKalb County court alleged Rosen was an inexperienced pilot flying an overloaded plane with a new engine and a just-added supplemental fuel tank. It took off, then crashed and exploded into flames that were fed by the extra fuel.

“This plane started life in a different configuration,” Andrews said. “It started with a piston-driven typical aircraft engine and was modified to carry this Rolls-Royce turbine engine, which is significantly more powerful and was a significant upgrade to the aircraft. All the avionics and the flight display, everything in the cockpit was also modified and upgraded. But the way that it was configured, it had a limited weight and carrying capacity. The issue in the case is not only the fact that it appears it was overloaded beyond its takeoff and landing weight, but most of that weight was concentrated aft of the center of gravity of the aircraft. Most of it was in the tail, or at least aft of the center. That dramatically changes takeoff, flight and landing characteristics.”

Andrews said a more-experienced pilot might have been able to accurately calculate the center of gravity and avoid the overload and even possibly corrected once the plane became unstable upon takeoff. But, sadly, he said, the circumstances of the case seem too familiar.

“This is a case that goes back to the importance of being properly trained and current and certified,” Andrews said.

The lawsuit alleged that Rosen had no more than two hours of flight experience on the newly configured plane and had completed only one day of a five-day training program for it.


Lauren Kate Harrington

Julia Helen Smith

Allison Paige Rosen (left) and her father, Jonathan Rosen (right)

 
 Investigator In Charge (IIC): Boggs, Daniel
National Transportation Safety Board








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.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Boggs, Daniel

The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia 
Textron Aviation; Wichita, Kansas
Roll Royce; Indianapolis, Indiana 

Algab Holdings LLC

Location: Atlanta, GA 
Accident Number: ERA22FA009
Date & Time: October 8, 2021, 13:11 Local
Registration: N128EE
Aircraft: Cessna P210 
Injuries: 4 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On October 8, 2021, about 1311 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N128EE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia.

The pilot, and three passengers were fatally injured. 

The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

Review of PDK airport security surveillance video revealed that the airplane lifted off about 1,000 ft down runway 21 in a nose-high attitude. 

The airplane then rolled left and reached an inverted attitude before it impacted nose first beside the runway.

The debris area was compact, and the ground scars were consistent with the airplane impacting in a nose first, right wing down attitude.

The fuselage came to rest upright, oriented on a magnetic heading of 245°.

The engine remained attached to the firewall through the tubular engine mount and was heavily fire damaged. 

The propeller was separated from the engine at the propeller gearbox.

One propeller blade remained attached to the propeller and the four other blades fractured off at the hub. 

The cabin and instrument panel were consumed by the postimpact fire.

Both wings were separated from the fuselage and sustained significant postimpact fire damage. 

The tail section was thermally damaged.

Flight control cable continuity was partially established due to multiple separations that displayed signatures consistent with overload separation and postimpact fire damage.

The elevator trim tab actuator was observed in the thermally damaged wreckage with both actuator rods separated. 

The inboard actuator rod measured 1.5 inches extended which correlated to 5° tab down. 

The outboard actuator rod measured 1.7 inches extended which correlated to 5° tab up.

Both trim tab actuator rods were free to rotate.

The six-seat, high-wing, retractable landing gear airplane, serial number P21000133, was manufactured in 1978.

It was originally equipped with a reciprocating engine; however, it was converted to a RollsRoyce 250-B17F/2 turbo shaft 450-horsepower engine, equipped with a five-bladed composite MT propeller. 

Review of maintenance records revealed that the conversion was completed on July 19, 2021. 

At that time, the airframe had accumulated about 1,390 total hours and the engine had accumulated 2.3 hours since overhaul.

The airframe and engine were retained for further examination. 

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N128EE
Model/Series: P210N 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPDK,998 ft msl 
Observation Time: 12:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 26°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 3700 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 300°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.08 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Departure Point: Atlanta, GA
Destination: Houston, TX

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: 3 Fatal 
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 4 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 33.879326,-84.298784 (est)

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N6228N: Incidents occurred August 25, 2022 and April 30, 2017

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Bradley 

August 25, 2022:  Aircraft struck a bird while landing on Runway 24. Aircraft taxied to the ramp. Post-flight inspection revealed damage to the right wing. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Greenwich Venture Partners LLC


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 17:22:00Z
Regis#: N6228N
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BRIDGEPORT
State: CONNECTICUT

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Farmingdale, New York

April 30, 2017:  Aircraft on landing, went off the runway, struck a runway light, and went into the grass at Westchester County Airport (KHPN), White Plains, New York.

Greenwich Venture Partners LLC


Date: 30-APR-17
Time: 22:29:00Z
Regis#: N6228N
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: C172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: WHITE PLAINS
State: NEW YORK

Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion, N5132C: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED), Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Philadelphia

Aircraft landed Runway 04 gear up for unknown reasons.  

Dr. Bernard Heckman MD PA


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 16:48:00Z
Regis#: N5132C
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 210
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: GEORGETOWN
State: DELAWARE




GEORGETOWN, Delaware - A Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion made an emergency landing at the Delaware Coastal Airport early Thursday afternoon.

According to Sussex County spokesperson Chip Guy, the emergency landing was caused by a malfunction in the plane's landing gear.

There has been no confirmation on how many people were on the plane at the time of the emergency landing. Guy says that there were no injuries, and  everyone onboard refused medical attention.

Airbus A320, N349NW: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Washington, District of Columbia

Aircraft reported a cracked windshield while taxiing for departure.  Aircraft returned to the gate.  

Delta Air Lines Inc


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 19:07:00Z
Regis#: N349NW
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS
Aircraft Model: A320
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: DELTA AIRLINES
Flight Number: DAL418
City: WASHINGTON
State: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Piper PA-32-300, N2921S: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE), Broward County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; South Florida

While landing Runway 09, the pilot reported that the brakes locked up and the aircraft drifted off the runway into the grass. The pilot immediately regained control and taxied to the ramp.  

Airworthy Services LLC


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 18:32:00Z
Regis#: N2921S
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: FORT LAUDERDALE
State: FLORIDA

Cessna 172R Skyhawk, N9968F: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM), Osceola County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aircraft made a hard landing on Runway 15 and veered into the grass on the left side of the runway.  

SouthEast Aircraft Leasing LLC


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 17:35:00Z
Regis#: N9968F
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ORLANDO
State: FLORIDA

Champion 7GCBC Citabria, N9512S: Incident occurred August 23, 2022 at Hackney Airpark (ID05), Athol, Kootenai County, Idaho

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane

Aircraft lost directional control and exited left side of Runway 21 into a ditch.


Date: 23-AUG-22
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N9512S
Aircraft Make: CHAMPION
Aircraft Model: 7GCBA
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: ATHOL
State: IDAHO

Cessna 172E Skyhawk, N5654T: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Kansas City

Aircraft experienced engine failure and made an emergency off airport landing in a grass field. 


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 22:58:00Z
Regis#: N5654T
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172E
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: GARDNER
State: KANSAS

McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, N287UP: Incident occurred August 24, 2022 at Louisville International Airport (KSDF), Jefferson County, Kentucky

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Indianapolis

Aircraft experienced a bird strike during departure. Damage to number on engine discovered on post flight inspection. 

United Parcel Service Co


Date: 24-AUG-22
Time: 22:19:00Z
Regis#: N287UP
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: MD11
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Flight Number: UPS2794
City: LOUISVILLE
State: KENTUCKY

Cirrus SR20, N54DN: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Battle Creek Executive Airport (KBTL), Calhoun County, Michigan

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aircraft landed on Runway 23R, lost control and went into the grass east of Runway 23R north of taxiway Echo. After regaining control, the aircraft became airborne again then returned and landed Runway 23R without further incident.  

Western Michigan University


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 14:11:00Z
Regis#: N54DN
Aircraft Make: CIRRUS
Aircraft Model: SR20
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BATTLE CREEK
State: MICHIGAN

Airbus A320, N282NV: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF), Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Charlotte, North Carolina

Aircraft reported a bird strike while landing. The right side of the nose cone was damaged.  

Allegiant Air


Date: 25-AUG-22
Time: 23:10:00Z
Regis#: N282NV
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS
Aircraft Model: A320
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: ALLEGIANT AIRLINES
Flight Number: AAY2110
City: CONCORD
State: NORTH CAROLINA

Boeing and Airbus Want to Get Greener. Why Aren’t They Building New Planes?

Designing ‘clean-sheet’ jets instead of updating old ones could be the aerospace industry’s most important contribution to the environment





The Wall Street Journal
By Jon Sindreu
August 26, 2022 5:30 am ET


The most effective way Boeing and Airbus can fight climate change might be what used to be business as usual: building new jets.

When, after two years of pandemic paralysis, the global aviation industry reconvened last month for the Farnborough air show 30 miles from London, carbon emissions were top of the agenda. Air-taxi startups like Vertical Aerospace and Boeing-owned Wisk worked hard to pitch their battery-powered vehicles as part of the green push. Europe’s Airbus announced a project to test the clouds generated by hydrogen combustion. Engine makers debated how to scale up production of sustainable aviation fuel.

What was conspicuously absent was talk of designing new “clean-sheet” jets instead of updating old ones. It is possible that neither Boeing nor Airbus will announce any this decade. Only upgrades of existing models, like the Boeing 777X and an extra-long-range version of the A321, are scheduled to enter service after delays.

In a recent report, the International Council on Clean Transportation forecasts that the aviation industry will fall far short of its pledge to generate net zero carbon emissions by 2050, based on measures announced so far. Crucially, improvements in jet-fuel-powered aircraft will play only a small role: Through 2035, only a 1.1% improvement per year in energy intensity is expected, almost all of it coming from models already in service today. The authors assume “no step-change improvement in the technical efficiency of delivered aircraft.”

This is disappointing. The International Civil Aviation Organization’s green target is 2%. Between 1960 and 2019, U.S. domestic and international jets slashed their energy use per passenger-mile by 2.3% and 1.9% a year, respectively, official data shows. The pace of improvement kept steady in the 2010s, when the lightweight Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 wide-bodies were introduced. Unlike cars, the economics of aviation are all about energy efficiency: Airlines don’t care much about faster planes, but will always buy models that lower fuel bills.

To be sure, aircraft emissions may be slashed by leaps in operational—rather than technical—efficiency, such as taxiing on a single engine or using smarter air-traffic technology. Also, simply making each jet less pollutive won’t fix the climate: With travel growing at a breakneck pace, cutting emissions will require sustainable fuel above all. Regardless, plane makers can’t do much to help this along.

Something they might be able to build is zero-emissions planes. Airbus has pledged to make a hydrogen aircraft by 2035 that could feasibly replace its powerhouse A320 narrow-body on flights under 1,000 miles. But there are massive unknowns that could delay the technology, or limit it to routes not much longer than 300 miles—which is also a barrier for electric aircraft.

Even in the most optimistic ICCT scenario in which hydrogen narrow-bodies become widely available, they don’t move the needle on 2050 emissions. Meanwhile, hydrogen hype risks diverting attention from the potential for a conventional replacement for the A320. Rather than build a whole new jet, Airbus could opt to build a third generation of this 34-year-old design.

Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in an interview that the company wasn’t “mixing” its plans for the A320 family with “the opportunity to put a hydrogen plane in the right place at the right time.”

As for Boeing, the pandemic and the scandal surrounding its 737 MAX—the fourth generation of a 1967 jet—have dashed plans to build a new midrange plane. A replacement for the MAX isn’t yet in the cards either. Any clean-sheet model will require digital design tools that will take at least a couple of years to be ready, Boeing chief executive David Calhoun told investors in June.

Pressure from bean counters underlies the current thinking. Whatever critics of the MAX might say, upgrading planes makes more financial sense than designing new ones: Expenses are lower, adoption by airlines is easier and there is less risk of cannibalizing sales of older models.

Today, manufacturers see even less of a business case for clean-sheet jets. The 20% reduction in fuel consumption new planes have achieved in the past may be hard to repeat, given that the low-hanging fruit in airframe and turbofan technology has already fallen. Most of the improvement historically came from engines, which is why CFM—a joint venture between General Electric and Safran—is studying whether “open fan” architectures can deliver another step-change in efficiency. But this could take decades.

Yet, with some short-term financial compromise, technological stagnation isn’t inevitable. The newest engines built by CFM and its competitor Pratt & Whitney each have technology that the other lacks—cutting-edge materials and a gearbox, respectively. Crossbreeding them is certain to work. Alone, it could take each firm 15 years to acquire the necessary capabilities and overcome intellectual-property issues, but the right combination of ambition, government incentives and collaboration could bring it forward.

Likewise, the ICCT’s optimistic post-2035 scenarios include advances such as building narrow-bodies with composites and futuristic wings like those explored by Airbus’ “X-Wing” demonstrator. Taking sustainability seriously would mean giving priority to clean-sheet designs with such features.

Accelerating new generations of old technologies is always a safer bet than trying out flashier ideas. But plane makers may need to accept lower returns on investment today as the price of reducing the green backlash further down the line.

Beech 35-33, N869R: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Spinks Airport (KFWS), Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; North Texas

Aircraft landed gear up on Runway 36.  


Date: 26-AUG-22
Time: 02:00:00Z
Regis#: N869R
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 33
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: FORT WORTH
State: TEXAS

Mooney M20M Bravo, N355RZ: Incident occurred August 25, 2022 at Felts Field Airport (KSFF), Spokane, Washington

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane, Washington

Gear collapsed upon landing Runway 22R.

KPAE Partners LLC


Date: 26-AUG-22
Time: 00:49:00Z
Regis#: N355RZ
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20T
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: SPOKANE
State: WASHINGTON

MXR Technologies MX2, N263MX: Fatal accident occurred August 24, 2022 in Osteen, Volusia County, Florida

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: ERA22FA384

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. 

Mondiale Aircraft Sales and Services Inc


Date: 24-AUG-22
Time: 20:39:00Z
Regis#: N263MX
Aircraft Make: MXR TECHNOLOGIES
Aircraft Model: MX2
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City: DAYTONA BEACH
State: FLORIDA

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.


Miroslav Velickovich




Volusia Sheriff's Office - 

UPDATE #2: The occupants of the plane in Wednesday’s crash have been positively identified as pilot/flight instructor Miroslav D. Velickovich of Tybee Island, Georgia, and passenger Miguel Duarte of the Peruvian Air Force. They were conducting flight training exercises. The FAA and NTSB investigation of the crash is ongoing.

UPDATE: Plane crashes in Osteen, killing 2 believed on board

A plane crash in a wooded area in Osteen is believed to have killed two people Wednesday evening, and the FAA and NTSB are continuing a crash investigation today.

The crash was reported to the Sheriff’s Office shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday after the plane sent an emergency signal to the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Around 7 p.m., Air One located the plane about a mile north of the end of Lopez Road in Osteen, east of Lake Ashby, and guided deputies to the location through thick vegetation and swamp.

Because the downed airplane was heavily damaged and upside down, and it was impossible to immediately confirm the number of occupants. It was initially believed only one person was on board, but it was later reported that two people (a flight instructor and passenger) were in the plane when it took off from Spruce Creek Fly-In around 4:30 p.m.

The plane is a single-engine MXR Technologies MX2 out of Tybee Island, Ga.

The names of the deceased are not being released at this time pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.

The cause and circumstances of the crash will be determined as a result of the FAA and NTSB investigation.

Earlier post:

Deputies are on scene of a fatal crash of a small aircraft in the woods east of Lake Ashby, off Pell Road and Lopez Road in the Osteen area. It appears 1 person was on board. FAA and NTSB have been notified to conduct the crash investigation.





The Peruvian Air Force said one of the two people killed after a small plane crash Wednesday night in Volusia County was a service member.

At 6 p.m. the U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center received an emergency signal from a wooded area in Osteen, said Andrew Gant a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. VCSO was able to locate the plane about a mile north of the end of Lopez Road in Osteen, east of Lake Ashby, Gant said.

On a social media post, the Peruvian Air Force said the fatal incident occurred during a training exercise. It identified the victims as Peruvian Air Force Major FAP Miguel Fernando Duarte Lozada and Miroslav Velickovich. The post did not say what the training exercise was being completed.

Deputies found the plane upside down and heavily damaged. Due to the nature of the crash, it was initially difficult for deputies to determine the number occupants inside, Gant said.

“It was initially believed only one person was on board, but it was later reported that two people (a flight instructor and passenger) were in the plane when it took off from Spruce Creek Fly-In around 4:30 p.m.” Gant said.

The second person found dead was a Peruvian pilot, according to the Air Force notice.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating further.