RECENTLY RELEASED AVIATION SAFETY INFORMATION

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REPORTS OF THE WEEK - The interesting, the educational and stupid tricks.

MAN BITES DOG - The critters always seem to win a few.
This was a coyote hunting operation that got the
worst end of the deal. The coyote apparently got away.
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/ROWS090301A.pdf

WANTABE TEST PILOT - No experience necessary
The POH isn't joking about no backseaters and not
letting the spin get developed
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/ROWS090301B.pdf

TWO OUT OF THREE TRIES IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
This pilot found that he could miss an obstacle
across the runway - twice. Guess what happened on the third try.
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/ROWS090301C.pdf

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UNITED STATES - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

TOTAL PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THIS WEEK - 4
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/pressrel.htm

TOTAL AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED THIS WEEK - 0
http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2009/

TOTAL AVIATION MISHAP REPORTS ISSUED
Total reports issued this week - 77

New reports released this week - 70
Revised reports released this week - 7

AVIATION FACTUAL REPORTS
Total new factual reports released this week - 43
Field Investigations (NTSB) - 8 (19%)
Limited Investigations (delegated to FAA) - 29 (67%)
Data collection reports (CA) - 5 (12%)
Incident report (IA) - 0 (0%)
Other (public use, foreign, etc.) - 1 (2%)
Number of factual reports more than one year old issued this week - 11

REPORTS OF PROBABLE CAUSE
New reports of probable cause issued this week - 8
Revised reports of probable cause issued this week - .3
New reports of probable cause over one year old - 5

NEW AND REVISED REPORTS LIST
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/lists090301.pdf

REPORT SUMMARIES (*new* reports not involving homebuilt aircraft):

Air Carrier, Turbine Powered & Large Aircraft Reports
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/acs090301.pdf

General Aviation Reports
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/gas090301.pdf

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AUSTRALIA - TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU - Last Update 2 March 2009
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/index.aspx

Recently Released Report -
28-Jul-2004 Benalla, VIC Piper PA31T, VH-TNP
27-Aug-2007 Mildura VIC Piper Navajo PA-31P VH-SGA
18-Dec-2008 Bankstown aerodrome NSW Cessna 152, VH-FMG and Liberty XL-2,
VH-XLY

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FAA SAFETY ALERTS FOR OPERATORS - Last Update 26 February 2009
http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safet\
y/safo/all_safos/

Recently Released SAFO's -
09006 Unapproved Passenger/Crew DC Outlets installed by Eagle Aviation,
Inc., Repair Station Certificate No. FEHR859D
09005 Dangers of Improperly Inflated Tires

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FAA SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETINS - Last Update 11 February
2009
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgSAIB.nsf/NewSAIB!OpenView

Recently Released SAIB's -
03/02/2009 CE-09-15 Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-34-200 series - Landing Gear -
Nose Gear Centering Attach Bolt
02/27/2009 CE-09-14 Eclipse Aviation Corporation Eclipse EA500
02/23/2009 CE-09-13 Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-46 - Landing Gear: Engine
Mount-Nose Landing Gear Attach Section
02/11/2009 CE-09-12 Garmin G1000 avionics installed on aircraft manufactured
by Cessna Aircraft Company, Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, Hawker
Beechcraft Corporation, Mooney Aircraft Corporation, Piper Aircraft, Inc.,
Quest Aircraft Design, LLC, True Flight Holdings LLC

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FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES - Bi-weekly 2009-05 - Last Update 2 March 2009
http://www2.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/ADBiweekly!o\
penview

(The following list has been edited for improved readability. Check the
above link for detailed applicability information.)

LARGE AIRCRAFT
2008-18-02 BAE Systems Jetstream 4101
2008-24-51 Boeing 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900
2009-01-05 Embraer EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP,
and -145EP
2009-01-06 328 Support Services GmbH 328-300
2009-01-08 Airbus A300, A310, A300-600
2009-01-09 Airbus A310
2009-02-01 Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. C-212-DF
2009-02-04 Airbus A300-600
2009-02-05 Boeing 777-200, -200LR, -300, and -300E
2009-02-07 BAE Systems Jetstream 4101
2009-02-09 BAE Systems BAe 146-100A, -200A, and -300A, Avro 146-RJ70A,
146-RJ85A, and 146-RJ100A
2009-02-10 Fokker Services F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100
2009-02-11 Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, &
702), CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900)
2009-03-01 Learjet 55, 55B, and 55C
2009-03-02 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 series and MD-11 series
2009-03-03 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 series
2009-04-02 Pratt & Whitney Engine: PW4090 and PW4090-3
2009-04-03 Rolls-Royce Corporation Engine: AE 3007A1E and AE 1107C
2009-04-06 Boeing 747 series
2009-04-07 Airbus A330 series, A340 series
2009-04-10 General Electric Company CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, and CF6-80E1
2009-04-11 Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440)
2009-04-12 Boeing 767-200, -300, and -400ER
2009-04-13 Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engine: BR700-715A1-30,
BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30
2009-04-15 Boeing 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500
2009-04-16 Boeing 747 series
2009-04-17 General Electric Company Engine: CF6 series
2009-05-02 General Electric Company Engine: See AD
2009-05-03 Boeing 727, 727C, 727-100, 727-100C, 727-200, and 727-200F
2009-05-04 Bombardier Inc CL-215-6B11 (CL-215T variant), CL-215-6B11 (CL-415
variant)

SMALL AIRCRAFT
2008-02-08 Turbomeca Engine: Turmo IV A and IV C
2009-03-04 Turbomec Engine: Arriel 1E2, 1S, and 1S1
2009-03-05 Pratt Whitney Canada Engine: PW206/207 series
2009-04-01 Wytwornia Sprzetu Komunikacyjnego Engine: PZL-10W
2009-04-04 Cessna 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B
2009-04-05 Cessna 182Q and 182R
2009-04-08 BURKHART GROB LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT GmbH & CO KG Glider: G103
series
2009-04-09 Viking Air Limite DHC-6-1, DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200, and DHC-6-300
2009-04-14 PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
2009-05-01 Gippsland Aeronautics Pty. Ltd GA8
2009-05-05 Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays
2009-05-06 Embraer EMB-500

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CALENDAR

2009 ESASI Regional Air Safety Seminar - 'Air Accident Investigation in the
European Environment'
Hamburg, Germany
April 20 - 21, 2009
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/ESASI2009.PDF

SCSI - Advanced Aircraft Accident Prevention & Investigation Course
Presented in cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Transport
April 20 - May 1, 2009
Prague, Czech Republic
http://www.airsafety.com/reports/Prague2009Brochure.pdf

Aviation Insurance Association Annual Conference
April 25-28, 2009
Hotel Intercontinential, San Francisco, CA
http://www.aiaweb.org

Conference - Aviation Disaster: Investigating the Causes, Resolving the
Claims
The Westin at Times Square, New York, NY
12 -13th May 2009
Sponsored by RTI International
http://www.rtiForensics.com

ABA Aviation Litigation Committee
Aviation CLE Seminar - Aviation Trial by Jury
June 4, 2009
New York, NY
http://www.abanet.org/litigation/committees/aviation/calendar.html

Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Meeting
Summer 2009 - July 8-12, 2009 at The Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, MI
http://www.lpba.org/UpcomingMeetings.htm

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AVIATION AXIOMS

The denial of risk is by far the single greatest cause of accidents in
aviation. Anomalies that
appear to be inconsequential, trivial, innocuous, mundane, and harmless are
often lethal.

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FLYING TRUTHS

If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash
as possible.
- Bob Hoover (renowned aerobatic and test pilot )