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Day: <span>February 10, 2012</span>

Day: February 10, 2012


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Editorial, warning

FAA Focuses on Fixes to Aircraft Collision-Warning Systems

After looking back at near-collision data the FAA collected, the FAA has given U.S. airlines three years to install software changes to collision-warning systems, saying that the warning devices that have been installed in commercial airliners as well as private businesses need to be fixed.

The FAA has known since 2009 that systems have been known to fail to monitor and track all the nearby planes, resulting in monitoring errors, a fact which could and may have already caused problems in 7000 commercial planes and 1800 business planes in the US.

If a warning system fails, and is known to fail, why is a crash which may have been the result of a warning system failure being attributed to air traffic controller error or pilot error? That’s what I’d like to know. Do we need to be looking more closely at L-3 Communications?


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airliners.net, ATR, Landing Gear, Pakistan, Pia

PIA Flight Delayed over Sticky Landing Gear


Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Árpád Gordos

What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 en route from Karachi to Turbat
Where: Karachi
When: Feb 8th 2012
Why: After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract. Pilots returned to Karachi and made a safe landing.

Cessna, Crash, private, unresolved, USA

Cessna Crashes by New Hampshire Runway


Contact photographer Ron Yantiss

What: Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane
Where: WEST LEBANON, N.H.
When: Feb 9, 2012, 3:45 p.m
Who: pilot, 1 fatality
Why: The Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane took off from Lebanon New Hampshire Municipal airport returning the plane from repairs  but developed problems. The pilot, Paul Schlieben, of Peterborough, N.H requested a turnback to the airport.

He was returning to the airport when he crashed in the airport safety area impacting beside a runway. West Lebanon firefighters responded to the scene and put out the flames. The pilot did not survive the impact.

Aircraft Description
Serial Number T18208595 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name CESSNA Certificate Issue Date 11/13/2006
Model T182T Expiration Date 03/31/2013
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Status Valid
Pending Number Change None Type Engine Reciprocating
Date Change Authorized None Dealer No
MFR Year 2006 Mode S Code 51760054
Fractional Owner NO
Registered Owner
Name SCHLIEBEN PAUL

City PETERBOROUGH State NEW HAMPSHIRE
County HILLSBOROUGH Zip Code 03458-2021
Country UNITED STATES
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Standard
Engine Model TIO-540-AK1A Category Normal
A/W Date 07/19/2006

Crash, De-Havilland, Maldives, Maldivian Air Taxi, weather

Maldives Air Taxi Stormy Crash Landing on Hulhule lagoon, 9 Passengers Rescued

 

What: Maldivian Air Taxi DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Lily Beach resort to seaplane lagoon
Where: seaplane lagoon on Hulhule Island
When: Feb 9, 2012, 12.08pm
Who: 9 passengers, no fatalities
Why: A Maldivian Air Taxi seaplane made a crash landing at Hulhule Island in heavy rain with low visibility.

None of the nine passengers aboard were seriously hurt, but some were in shock after the twenty-five minute flight. The passengers were Maldavian(1) British(2) and Vietnamese (4), were rescued within ten minutes and taken to the CIP ‘Koimala’ Executive Lounge for medical treatment.

The MAT plane is being recovered.


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NTSB, press release

NTSB ISSUES NPRM TO REVISE RULES ON ENFORCEMENT APPEALS

The NTSB proposes various amendments to regulations, which sets forth rules of procedure for the NTSB’s review of certificate actions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and rules of procedure concerning applications for fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act of 1980 (EAJA).

The NTSB previously issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and has carefully considered comments submitted in response to the ANPRM concerning these procedural rules. This document contains both a discussion of the comments and explanations for the changes proposed.

Comments should be identified with Docket ID Number NTSB– GC–2011–0001
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically.

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