Flying Truths – 15 May 2013

Hand-flying an ILS in a gusty crosswind is easier than adjusting the shower controls in a layover hotel.

 

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Aviation Axioms from Bob Besco – 15 May 2013

When you assume, accept, or apply a false positive theory, doctrine, or method of flight crew performance, people will die from your poor choices, decisions and mistakes.

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US – National Transportation Safety Board News & Reports of the Week – 15 May 2013

A summary of this weeks activity and downloadable files of new reports published by the self-proclaimed, “world’s premier independent agency for accident investigation.”

TOTAL PRESS RELEASES ISSUED THIS WEEK – 4

TOTAL AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 0

TOTAL AVIATION MISHAP REPORTS ISSUED THIS WEEK – 54

  • New reports released this week – 52
  • Revised reports released this week – 2

AVIATION PRELIMINARY REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 14 – AVERAGE LATENCY 9 DAYS

AVIATION FACTUAL REPORTS RELEASED THIS WEEK – 37

  • Field Investigations (NTSB) – 5 (14%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 536 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Limited Investigations (delegated to FAA) – 13 (35%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 396 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Data collection reports (CA) – 13 (35%) – AVERAGE LATENCY 85 DAYS AFTER EVENT
  • Incident report (IA) –  1 (3%)
  • Other (public use, foreign, etc.) – 5 (14%)
  • Number of factual reports more than one year old issued this week – 8

REPORTS OF PROBABLE CAUSE RELEASED THIS WEEK – 1 NEW – 0 REVISED

SUMMARIES OF NEW REPORTS:

REPORTS OF THE WEEK (See the above links for more details)

This report gets even worse
Accident Rpt# CEN10FA424 Regis# N918EM Kingfisher, OK 07/22/2010  Acft Mk/Mdl EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
On July 22, 2010, a Eurocopter AS 350 B2, helicopter, impacted terrain near Kingfisher, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot and one flight nurse were fatally injured and one paramedic flight nurse was seriously injured. In an interview with the surviving paramedic flight nurse, he recalled that during the flight to Okeene, the left side door had come unlatched and was slightly ajar (about one-half inch). The paramedic informed the pilot that he was getting out of his seat to close the door and secure the handle. The pilot acknowledged the paramedic. After securing the handle, the paramedic stated that he had sat back down and begun to gather his seatbelt when a conversation began about another pilot flying on a coyote hunt. The paramedic reported that the pilot made a statement similar to “like this. (with some laughter)” and made a nose down control input. He reported that the pilot pulled up on the collective and the helicopter struck a tree.

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