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Vigilance required to ensure ramp safety

Ramp accidents and incidents continue to plague the aviation industry, but the good news is that FBOs, charter operators and flight departments are taking
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jetranger crashes in trees

Bell 206B JetRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–As the Rotorcraft Leasing JetRanger left Patterson for an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the hel
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cargo Beech 99 down in mountains

Beech 99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The ATP pilot and commercial copilot were killed when the Ameriflight Beech 99 cargo flight crashed into tree
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Venezuelan Caravan loses power

Cessna 208B Caravan, Arecuna, Venezuela, March 5, 2006–A Venezuelan-registered Caravan, YV-1149C, crashed during a forced landing after re
Accidents

Factual Report: Learjet pilots declared emergency

Learjet 24B, Helendale, Calif., Dec.
Safety

FAA warns of unintended release of rotary seatbelt buckles

Pilots flying almost every type of business jet and airliner and some turboprops face a risk of inadvertent seatbelt release, according to a bulletin the F
Accidents

Factual Report: Engine problem factor in MU-2 fatal

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Improper flare blamed for Learjet overrun

Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005– The NTSB determined that the cause of the overrun was the pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard land
Accidents

Final Report: NIKE GV had jammed gear

Gulfstream GV, Hillsboro, Ore., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Wind caught Alaskan Caravan

Cessna 208 Caravan, Brevig Mission, Alaska, Dec.
Airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added three more entry airports for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

“The TSA’s decision to expand the number of gateway airports for general aviation flights into DCA represents another positive step in restoring full acces
Accidents

Final Report: Inadequate planning, crew communication let to crash

British Aerospace Hawker 700, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–The NTSB blamed the overrun on the pilot-in-command’s inadequate in-flight planning for
Accidents

Final Report: Poor communication caused collision

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Philadelphia, Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Excessive climb rate blamed for flight attendant injury

Bombardier Challenger 600, Snow Hill, Va., July 21, 2004–According to the NTSB, excessive maneuvering was the cause of an incident that re
ATC

Honeywell’s Global Data Center (GDC) has announced launch of an integrated flight data management service

According to the company, it provides a real-time connection to the FAA’s Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS).
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot faulted in AStar wire strike

Eurocopter AS 350-B2 AStar, Jasper, Ala., Dec.
Aircraft

UAVs ‘Next Great Step’ in Aviation

Testifying before the House aviation subcommittee on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Nick Sabatini called
Safety

ICAO Action Wins FSF Praise

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is praising the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for approving an amendment that protects safety informa
ATC

Do you need information–in a concise and reader-friendly question/answer format–on the subject of airspace flow programs (AFP)?

The FAA’s Advisory Circular 90-102 on the subject addresses AFP basics as they relate to general or business aviation operations.
FBOs

Looking for the latest Ac-u-Kwik flight-planning guide?

Next month is a good time to start.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: May 2006

— Congress returned from a 10-day break over St.
Charter & Fractional

Charter firms eye Dubai market

Increasing demand for private aircraft charter in the Arabian Gulf states is drawing new operators into the market, and many of these firms are based in th
Airports

Soccer traffic comes to Le Bourget

In the middle of last month downtown Paris was abuzz with soccer fever, as tens of thousands of fans relaxed at sidewalk cafes before the most important ma
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Ecuadorian Caravan loses power

Cessna 208 Caravan, Cuenca, Ecuador, March 24, 2006–An Ecuadorian-registered Cessna Caravan, operated by Atesa Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos, lost power and cras
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cowling flies off Falcon

Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–The Falcon 2000, N722JB, was at FL250 when the left engine cowling separated from the engine and hi
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air cockpit fire remains a mystery

Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Raleigh, N.C., April 27, 2006–The pilot of King Air N90CH reported a fire in the cockpit and diverted to Raleigh.
Accidents

Factual Report: S-76 tail rotor hits fence

Sikorsky S-76B, New York, N.Y., Oct.
Accidents

Factual Report: Caravan loses power, lands on road

Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Icing and overload downed Caravan

Cessna Caravan 208B, Pelee Island, Ontario, Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Low-level maneuvering proved too low

Cessna 208B Caravan, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.