Investigators Recover CVR, Ground Warning System
Investigators released new information this weekend regarding Thursday's fatal crash of a Hawker 800 at a Minnesota airport.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports the business jet's right wing struck a localizer antenna about 1,000 feet off the departure end of the runway, as the pilot apparently attempted to perform a botched landing.
"The antenna stands about 8 feet high and straddles the width of the runway," said National Transportation Safety Board member Steven Chealander. "We have witness accounts that it did touch down and [the pilot] was trying to land and during the landing roll out, for some reason they made a decision to try to take off and get airborne again.
"The airplane was still on the ground when it hit that antenna, and the accident sequence began at that point and [the plane] ended up in that cornfield," Chealander added.
As ANN reported, East Coast Jets 81, inbound from Atlantic City, NJ, crashed Thursday morning on landing at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (OWA), overrunning the end of the runway.
Out of the two pilots and six passengers onboard, seven were confirmed lost at the scene; the eighth later died after being transported to an area hospital.
For the moment, investigators still aren't certain why the Hawker 800 crashed. Lingering winds off a strong weather system that passed through the area shortly before the jet's fateful arrival at OWA may have been a factor, though Chealander cautioned against jumping to conclusions.
"We are looking at all aspects of the flight, not just focusing on any one thing," he said.
Of help to investigators will be the three flight data recorders onboard the Hawker, including a cockpit voice recorder and a Honeywell enhanced ground proximity warning system.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
aero-news.net
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 04/08/2008.
segunda-feira, 4 de agosto de 2008
sexta-feira, 1 de agosto de 2008
Incident: Delta B763 near Little Rock on Jul 31st 2008, medical emergency, airplane stuck on ground
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, flight DL1033 from Atlanta,GA to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 238 people on board, diverted to Little Rock,AR due to a medical emergency on board. The passenger was rushed to the University Hospital.
When the airplane was about to push back, no tow bar strong enough to push the 767 could be found at the airport. The flight had to be cancelled and the passengers accommodated in local hotels. A proper tow bar is being brought in from Memphis over night, the flight should continue Friday morning.
http://avherald.com/h?article=40a7f812&opt=0
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
When the airplane was about to push back, no tow bar strong enough to push the 767 could be found at the airport. The flight had to be cancelled and the passengers accommodated in local hotels. A proper tow bar is being brought in from Memphis over night, the flight should continue Friday morning.
http://avherald.com/h?article=40a7f812&opt=0
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
NTSB investigates Minn. plane crash that killed 8
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — Federal investigators planned to spend Friday sifting through the wreckage of a small plane, looking for clues that might explain why it crashed near a regional airport a day earlier, killing all eight people on board.
The victims included two pilots and six passengers, all casino and construction executives who were heading to this city about 60 miles south of the Twin Cities for a business meeting.
The Raytheon Hawker 800 went down around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, shortly after severe weather had moved through southern Minnesota. The weather conditions, as well as the plane's structure, its systems and other factors, are being examined by the National Transportation and Safety Board, said John Lovell, the investigator in charge.
A cockpit voice recorder and a flight management system were recovered and sent to the NTSB lab in Washington to be analyzed.
The charter jet, flying from Atlantic City, N.J., to Owatonna, a town of 25,000, went down in a cornfield northwest of Degner Regional Airport, Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said. The wreckage was not visible from the airport, and roadways leading to the site were blocked off.
Debris was scattered 500 feet beyond the airport's runway. Late Thursday, the Dakota County coroner was on the scene working to identify victims.
Seven people were found dead at the crash site. One died later at a hospital.
Two other people who were supposed to be on board did not get on the flight, said Doug Neville, Department of Public Safety spokesman.
By late Thursday night, five of the victims had been identified. They are:
_ Karen Sandland, 44, a project manager on the Revel casino project who worked out of Tishman Construction's Newark, N.J. office, company spokesman Bud Perrone said.
_ Two pilots, Clark Keefer of Bethlehem, Pa. and Dan D'Ambrosio of Hellertown, Pa., according to Brad Cole, president of East Coast Jets, the company which owned the plane.
_ Two executives of APG International, a Glassboro, N.J. company that specializes in glass facades: Marc Rosenberg, the company's chief operating officer, and Alan Barnett, its assistant project manager, according to company spokeswoman Amelia Townsend.
Revel spokeswoman Valerie Edmonds confirmed that three Revel employees were killed in the crash, but said their identities would not be released until Friday at the earliest.
The airport lies alongside Interstate 35 as it skirts Owatonna's western edge. Its Web site describes it as "ideal for all classes of corporate aircraft use" with an all-weather instrument landing system.
Neville said the airport has no control tower, and pilots communicate with controllers in Minneapolis.
An hour before the crash, a 72 mph wind gust was reported in Owatonna, according to the National Weather Service. Witnesses said the crash occurred after the worst of the storm had passed, with the sky clearing and only light rain.
The weather service reported that by 9:35 a.m., winds had quieted to 5 mph, with visibility greater than 10 miles in the Owatonna area, though there was a thunderstorm about five miles from the airport.
The plane had been scheduled to land at 9:42 a.m., then take off at 11:40 a.m. for Crossville, Tenn.
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
The victims included two pilots and six passengers, all casino and construction executives who were heading to this city about 60 miles south of the Twin Cities for a business meeting.
The Raytheon Hawker 800 went down around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, shortly after severe weather had moved through southern Minnesota. The weather conditions, as well as the plane's structure, its systems and other factors, are being examined by the National Transportation and Safety Board, said John Lovell, the investigator in charge.
A cockpit voice recorder and a flight management system were recovered and sent to the NTSB lab in Washington to be analyzed.
The charter jet, flying from Atlantic City, N.J., to Owatonna, a town of 25,000, went down in a cornfield northwest of Degner Regional Airport, Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said. The wreckage was not visible from the airport, and roadways leading to the site were blocked off.
Debris was scattered 500 feet beyond the airport's runway. Late Thursday, the Dakota County coroner was on the scene working to identify victims.
Seven people were found dead at the crash site. One died later at a hospital.
Two other people who were supposed to be on board did not get on the flight, said Doug Neville, Department of Public Safety spokesman.
By late Thursday night, five of the victims had been identified. They are:
_ Karen Sandland, 44, a project manager on the Revel casino project who worked out of Tishman Construction's Newark, N.J. office, company spokesman Bud Perrone said.
_ Two pilots, Clark Keefer of Bethlehem, Pa. and Dan D'Ambrosio of Hellertown, Pa., according to Brad Cole, president of East Coast Jets, the company which owned the plane.
_ Two executives of APG International, a Glassboro, N.J. company that specializes in glass facades: Marc Rosenberg, the company's chief operating officer, and Alan Barnett, its assistant project manager, according to company spokeswoman Amelia Townsend.
Revel spokeswoman Valerie Edmonds confirmed that three Revel employees were killed in the crash, but said their identities would not be released until Friday at the earliest.
The airport lies alongside Interstate 35 as it skirts Owatonna's western edge. Its Web site describes it as "ideal for all classes of corporate aircraft use" with an all-weather instrument landing system.
Neville said the airport has no control tower, and pilots communicate with controllers in Minneapolis.
An hour before the crash, a 72 mph wind gust was reported in Owatonna, according to the National Weather Service. Witnesses said the crash occurred after the worst of the storm had passed, with the sky clearing and only light rain.
The weather service reported that by 9:35 a.m., winds had quieted to 5 mph, with visibility greater than 10 miles in the Owatonna area, though there was a thunderstorm about five miles from the airport.
The plane had been scheduled to land at 9:42 a.m., then take off at 11:40 a.m. for Crossville, Tenn.
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
Hawker 800 Down - Preliminary Data
Status: Preliminary Data
Date: 31 JUL 2008
Time: ca 09:45
Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
Operator: East Coast Jets
Registration: N818MV
C/n / msn: 258186
First flight: 1990
Engines: 2 Garrett TFE731-5R-1H
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 8
Total: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA) (United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature: Executive
Departure airport: Atlantic City International Airport, NJ (ACY/KACY), United States of America
Destination airport: Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA/KOWA), United States of America
Flightnumber: 81
Narrative:
East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, departed Atlantic City (ACY) at 08:13 EDT on a flight to Owatonna (OWA). According to the FAA the airplane was cleared for an approach to runway 30. The airplane came down 2400 feet past the runway end and cut a swath through a corn field.
The Steele County sheriff reported seven people dead, one hurt and two more unaccounted for.
Weather at Owatonna at 09:55 included: wind 170 degrees at 6 knots, broken clouds at 3700 feet, temperature 19 degrees C, pressure 29.83.
(aviation-safety.net)
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
Date: 31 JUL 2008
Time: ca 09:45
Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
Operator: East Coast Jets
Registration: N818MV
C/n / msn: 258186
First flight: 1990
Engines: 2 Garrett TFE731-5R-1H
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 8
Total: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA) (United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature: Executive
Departure airport: Atlantic City International Airport, NJ (ACY/KACY), United States of America
Destination airport: Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA/KOWA), United States of America
Flightnumber: 81
Narrative:
East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, departed Atlantic City (ACY) at 08:13 EDT on a flight to Owatonna (OWA). According to the FAA the airplane was cleared for an approach to runway 30. The airplane came down 2400 feet past the runway end and cut a swath through a corn field.
The Steele County sheriff reported seven people dead, one hurt and two more unaccounted for.
Weather at Owatonna at 09:55 included: wind 170 degrees at 6 knots, broken clouds at 3700 feet, temperature 19 degrees C, pressure 29.83.
(aviation-safety.net)
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
Hawker 800 Down In Minnesota, Seven Reported Lost
Wind Storm Reported In Area Before Accident
At least seven people are reported lost following the Thursday morning crash of a Hawker 800 on landing at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (OWA) in Minnesota.
FAA officials identified the flight as East Coast Jets 81, inbound from Atlantic City, NJ. The flight originated early Thursday morning from Lehigh Valley International Airport. East Coast Jets is a charter company with a fleet of 11 jets, including four Hawker 800s, according to its Web site.
Officials say seven people are confirmed dead, with two others missing. A 10th victim was taken to a nearby hospital, but their condition is unknown.
According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, an aircraft was reported off the runway at OWA at approximately 9:46 am, about 20 minutes after fierce winds came through the area, part of a strong band of thunderstorms that swept through southern Minnesota in the early morning hours.
Owatonna city engineer Jeff Johnson said he's not sure if the accident was connected to the "really bad" thunderstorm, however. "There were lots of trees down. There's a lot of damage," Johnson said. "We don't know if the plane went down in the windstorm and it didn't get reported until 10 to 10."
Cameron Smith, a mechanic and licensed inspector at local FBO Rare Aircraft, said he talked with the accident aircraft's pilot on UNICOM as the aircraft made a "standard approach" to land at OWA.
"It didn't sound like there was a problem whatsoever," Smith said. "He said they needed fuel and I told them where to park."
Smith said there was no post-impact fire. "I saw a wreck. It's a mess." Smith said. "You'll never forget it."
The passengers onboard the accident aircraft were flying to Owatonna for a meeting at Viracon Inc., an Owatonna-based glass fabrication plant, according to a company spokeswoman.
FMI: www.faa.gov, www.eastcoastjets.com/aero-news.net
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
At least seven people are reported lost following the Thursday morning crash of a Hawker 800 on landing at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (OWA) in Minnesota.
FAA officials identified the flight as East Coast Jets 81, inbound from Atlantic City, NJ. The flight originated early Thursday morning from Lehigh Valley International Airport. East Coast Jets is a charter company with a fleet of 11 jets, including four Hawker 800s, according to its Web site.
Officials say seven people are confirmed dead, with two others missing. A 10th victim was taken to a nearby hospital, but their condition is unknown.
According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, an aircraft was reported off the runway at OWA at approximately 9:46 am, about 20 minutes after fierce winds came through the area, part of a strong band of thunderstorms that swept through southern Minnesota in the early morning hours.
Owatonna city engineer Jeff Johnson said he's not sure if the accident was connected to the "really bad" thunderstorm, however. "There were lots of trees down. There's a lot of damage," Johnson said. "We don't know if the plane went down in the windstorm and it didn't get reported until 10 to 10."
Cameron Smith, a mechanic and licensed inspector at local FBO Rare Aircraft, said he talked with the accident aircraft's pilot on UNICOM as the aircraft made a "standard approach" to land at OWA.
"It didn't sound like there was a problem whatsoever," Smith said. "He said they needed fuel and I told them where to park."
Smith said there was no post-impact fire. "I saw a wreck. It's a mess." Smith said. "You'll never forget it."
The passengers onboard the accident aircraft were flying to Owatonna for a meeting at Viracon Inc., an Owatonna-based glass fabrication plant, according to a company spokeswoman.
FMI: www.faa.gov, www.eastcoastjets.com/aero-news.net
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
8 killed in Minnesota plane crash
NEW: One person dies at hospital, bringing death toll to eight
Hawker 800 series plane carrying glass company customers, station says
Plane left Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the morning, authorities say
(CNN) -- A charter plane crashed while attempting to land at a regional airport in southern Minnesota on Thursday morning, killing all eight people aboard, authorities said.
1 of 2 One of the eight died after being taken to a hospital. The victims, whose names weren't immediately released, were six passengers and two crew members, said Shaun LaDue, police chief of Owatonna, Minnesota.
The Raytheon Hawker 800 left Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Thursday morning and crashed off runway 30 at Owatonna, said Elizabeth Cory, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane's passengers were customers of Owatonna architectural glass manufacturer Viracon, CNN affiliate KARE reported. No Viracon employees were aboard, it said.
KARE said the Hawker's pilot radioed the airport at 9:44 a.m. to say the plane was approaching for a landing. Radar checked it in at 1,600 feet at the time of the call. The crash apparently happened shortly after that, KARE reported.
The plane was owned by charter firm East Coast Jets Inc., according to KARE.
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
Hawker 800 series plane carrying glass company customers, station says
Plane left Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the morning, authorities say
(CNN) -- A charter plane crashed while attempting to land at a regional airport in southern Minnesota on Thursday morning, killing all eight people aboard, authorities said.
1 of 2 One of the eight died after being taken to a hospital. The victims, whose names weren't immediately released, were six passengers and two crew members, said Shaun LaDue, police chief of Owatonna, Minnesota.
The Raytheon Hawker 800 left Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Thursday morning and crashed off runway 30 at Owatonna, said Elizabeth Cory, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane's passengers were customers of Owatonna architectural glass manufacturer Viracon, CNN affiliate KARE reported. No Viracon employees were aboard, it said.
KARE said the Hawker's pilot radioed the airport at 9:44 a.m. to say the plane was approaching for a landing. Radar checked it in at 1,600 feet at the time of the call. The crash apparently happened shortly after that, KARE reported.
The plane was owned by charter firm East Coast Jets Inc., according to KARE.
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 01/08/2008.
NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE PLANE CRASH IN OWATONNA, MINNESOTA
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
July 31, 2008
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate today's plane crash in Owatonna, Minnesota. At about 10:00 a.m. CDT this morning, a BAE 125 (N818MV) operated by East Coast Jets crashed while on approach to Owatonna Degneer Regional Airport. There are seven reported fatalities.
NTSB Investigator John Lovell has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge and will lead a 10-member team. NTSB Board Member Steven R. Chealander will serve as principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation. Terry Williams will accompany the team as press officer.
Fonte: NTSB 01/08/2008.
Washington, DC 20594
July 31, 2008
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate today's plane crash in Owatonna, Minnesota. At about 10:00 a.m. CDT this morning, a BAE 125 (N818MV) operated by East Coast Jets crashed while on approach to Owatonna Degneer Regional Airport. There are seven reported fatalities.
NTSB Investigator John Lovell has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge and will lead a 10-member team. NTSB Board Member Steven R. Chealander will serve as principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation. Terry Williams will accompany the team as press officer.
Fonte: NTSB 01/08/2008.
Assinar:
Postagens (Atom)