NTSB issues safety recommendations on bird strikes and charter ops
published: October 1, 2009, 07:13 UTC
by Harro Ranter, ASN
On March 4, 2008, a Cessna 500 Citation entered a steep descent and crashed after colliding in flight with a flock of large birds about 2 minutes after takeoff from Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport (PWA).
Following its investigation the National Transportation Safety Board issued ten new safety recommendations. These include recommendations for:
- the revision of bird-strike certification requirements;
- airports compliance with the requirements to perform wildlife hazard assessments;
- aircraft-specific guidance information for minimizing the severity of aircraft damage sustained during a bird strike;
- reporting of all wildlife strikes;
- inclusion of the operator and operating rules in flight plans;
- issuance of a written document that expressly describes the terms of carriage by Part 135 on-demand operators;
- improving FAA on-site inspector surveillance to detect improper charter operations;
In addition, the NTSB reiterated a safety recommendation to require all operators of aircraft equipped with a CVR make sure the CVR is functioning (A-06-23).
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» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-09-72 through -81
Following its investigation the National Transportation Safety Board issued ten new safety recommendations. These include recommendations for:
- the revision of bird-strike certification requirements;
- airports compliance with the requirements to perform wildlife hazard assessments;
- aircraft-specific guidance information for minimizing the severity of aircraft damage sustained during a bird strike;
- reporting of all wildlife strikes;
- inclusion of the operator and operating rules in flight plans;
- issuance of a written document that expressly describes the terms of carriage by Part 135 on-demand operators;
- improving FAA on-site inspector surveillance to detect improper charter operations;
In addition, the NTSB reiterated a safety recommendation to require all operators of aircraft equipped with a CVR make sure the CVR is functioning (A-06-23).
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04 MAR 2008, 15:15 Cessna 500 Citation I
N113SH - Interstate Helicopters
5 / 5
6,5 km (4.1 ) SW of Oklahoma City-Wiley Post Airport, OK (PWA) (United States of America)
Executive flight, during cruise flight
A twin-engine Cessna 500 airplane, N113SH, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss o... (more)
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or more large birds (American white pelicans), which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane."
