Essays Tagged: "NTSB"

"When Wind Blows" Aviation Safety essay about loss of control during takeoff or landing. Major cause of aviation accidents

f attitude. Crosswinds and gusts accounted for about 80 percent of the difficulty, according to the NTSB. Pilots coming out of hibernation in March and April seem to have more trouble, which is logica ...

(5 pages) 74 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

MRM: Maintenance Resource Management

of fuselage was torn off the aircraft at an altitude of 24,000 feet, forcing an emergency landing (NTSB 1989). Following this accident, the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring a clos ... However, post-accident analysis determined there were over 240 cracks in the skin of this aircraft (NTSB 1989). The resulting investigation identified many human-factors-related problems leading to th ...

(13 pages) 309 1 4.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

GROUNDING OF THE PASSENGER SHIP ROYAL MAJESTY ON ROSE AND CROWN SHOAL NEAR NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 10, 1995

whilst on passage from Bermuda to Boston.The report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB/MAR-97/01http://www.ntsb.gov/ publictn/1997/mar9701.pdf) focuses on determining how this vessel ... erly identify buoys and other visual (and aural) warning signs immediately before the grounding.The NTSB concluded that the probable cause of the grounding was:1) The over-reliance of the watchkeeping ...

(2 pages) 17 0 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

The Exxon Vadez Incident-Brief Overview

he shipping lane was not made. Extensive investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed several contributing factors:1. The failure of the third mate to properly man ...

(3 pages) 79 0 1.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Aviation Law

ney in reaching his decision.1. Precedent.Penalties previously imposed by the FAA and upheld by the NTSB on appeal in similar cases serve as a guideline for future penalties.2. Current FAA Enforcement ... eld against him/her is when the accused is deceptive by telling a different story under oath at the NTSB hearing. In that case the FAA can use the alleged violator's inconsistency to impeach credibili ...

(16 pages) 32 0 3.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Aviation: Fatigue, Stress, and Task Saturation

ll be broken down and the factors contributing to the crash will be discussedAccident Report SummaryNTSB Identification: DCA99MA060.The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS).Scheduled ... MD-82, registration: N215AAInjuries: 11 Fatal, 45 Serious, 65 Minor, 24 Uninjured.The full report (NTSB/AAR-01-02) is available on the NTSB Web site. See http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/publictn.htm for ...

(9 pages) 64 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

FedEx Flight 1406 Emergency Response

. The plane was a Douglas DC-10-10, a 95 million dollar aircraft with 300 million dollars of cargo (NTSB 1998). The flight proceeded uneventfully for almost two hours when the first indication of prob ... ay is a hazardous material. How many of those do you think is on any particular flight? Many of the NTSB recommendations that came about after this flight have to do with controlling fires and address ...

(4 pages) 45 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Vlue Jet Crash

s on the ground. The pilot does not need to be continuously controlled by an airport control tower (NTSB Preliminary report 1).The airplane was fully loaded with 104 passengers and five crew members ( ... ew members (larson 30). After being delayed for over an hour due to bad weather in Atlanta Georgia (NTSB Preliminary report 1), the aircraft left the gate at 1:30 PM and took off fifteen minutes later ...

(5 pages) 9 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Crash Of The Value Jet

s on the ground. The pilot does not need to be continuously controlled by an airport control tower (NTSB Preliminary report 1).The airplane was fully loaded with 104 passengers and five crew members ( ... ew members (larson 30). After being delayed for over an hour due to bad weather in Atlanta Georgia (NTSB Preliminary report 1), the aircraft left the gate at 1:30 PM and took off fifteen minutes later ...

(5 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The History of "Civilian Aircraft Safety" 1960's to now

afety. They are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which are part of the US Department of Transportation. Their responsibilities are wide rangin ... g in the branch of air safety. The FAA focuses only on air safety of any flying object, whereas the NTSB is in charge of transportation in general. The FAA enforces rules of all aspects of civilian av ...

(8 pages) 37 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology