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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology