Flight Safety Information February 10, 2014 - No. 029 In This Issue Passenger jet with 30 on board burst in flames NTSB Investigating Fatal Helicopter Crash Small plane crashes near Hooks Airport in NW Harris County Foreign aircraft flying into India to face safety checks Pilots often head to wrong airports, reports show Save the Date: 6th Annual Aviation Human Factors and SMS Seminar - Dallas, TX Americans warned not to fly Caribbean Airlines from Guyana after threat concerns SERC of ISASI Annual Meeting 2014 Pilot missing after plane crashed near St. Lucie Inlet Cargo plane crashes in Maidan Wardak Small aviation businesses say pilot shortage could drive industry into the ground PRISM SMS Asia's airplane fleet to triple by 2032: Boeing Richard Bach writes book about 2012 plane crash Calls for Application for The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship University Research Call For Papers Passenger jet with 30 on board burst in flames An aircraft belonging to Overland Airlines bound for Ibadan in Nigeria burst into flames at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, with more than 30 Passengers including Senator Kamoru Adedibu -- son of late godfather of Ibadan politics, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu. Overland Airways is an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It operates domestic services from Lagos and Ibadan. Its main base is Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with a hub at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The plane burst into flames shortly before take off leaving passengers escaping for safety on Friday as the plane narrowly averted a crash. The plane owned by Overland Airlines, was Ibadan-bound and was primed to depart Abuja at 4:52pm when one of its engines began emitting smoke, forcing officials of the airline to hurriedly evacuate the passengers. Daily Times in Nigeria first broke the news of the near crash on Friday with officials of the airline declining to comment on the issue. Some passengers disclosed that they noticed the engineers fiddling with the engine of the plane moments before take off before the plane burst into flames forcing everyone to scamper for safety. Adedibu himself expressed shock at the near-tragedy, but thanked God that it happened pre-take-off rather than mid- air. He also praised the pilot, the crew and airport officials for their vigilance, without which they would neither have spotted the smouldering engines nor initiated the rescue operation. http://www.eturbonews.com/42578/passenger-jet-30-board-burst-flames Back to Top NTSB Investigating Fatal Helicopter Crash Panacea, FL - Federal Officials continue to investigate a helicopter crash in Panacea Saturday night. Two people are dead while one person recovers from the wreckage. "I seen a big flash of blue light we thought it was an accident so we came down to check it out and just seen a lady standing hollering for help standing on the bottom of a helicopter," explained Michael Carter who was there moments after the crash. Around 8:00 Saturday evening a Tallahassee Helicopters chopper crashed in the marsh lands right outside Carter's home near the Wakulla County Airport. "It kicked in that I needed to call the sheriff's office and do what I could do to save the lady or at least do what I could do to help save the lady," said Carter. When emergency responders arrived they found 49 year old Terry Ooten and 53 year old Curtis Cliford both dead inside the helicopter. Sheri Devore was the only one who survived. Sunday the remains of the helicopter were taken out of the marsh from where it was found and put in a secure location for investigators from the federal aviation administration and the national transportation and safety board. NTSB Air Safety Investigator, Stephen Stein explained, "Right now we are in the fact gathering phase of the investigation. So our team assembled on scene we documented the terrain, the area. We photographed the wreckage." NTSB says the investigation will take twelve months to complete and only then will they provide an explanation as to how this helicopter is now a pile of rubble. It's a scene Carter says he won't ever forget, "Somebody needed help I'd do it all over again." NTSB is asking for anyone with information to please email them at: witness@ntsb.gov. http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Helicopter-Crashes-In-Panacea-244571361.html Back to Top Small plane crashes near Hooks Airport in NW Harris County HOUSTON (KTRK) -- One person was hurt when a plane crashed into a northwest Harris County field Sunday. According to deputies, the single-engine Cessna crashed about half of a mile southwest of Hooks Airport near Boudreaux Road and Gleannloch Forest Drive. It had just taken off when it apparently lost engine power. Officials say three people were on board at the time. One person was hurt and had to be taken to a nearby hospital. The other two were fine. DPS and the FAA are investigating what caused the crash. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9425039 Back to Top Foreign aircraft flying into India to face safety checks NEW DELHI: Foreign charter aircraft flying into India will now be subject to intense safety checks by aviation authorities here. In a seemingly retaliatory move, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) - which was recently downgraded by US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mainly due to lack of adequate oversight capability - has formed two special teams to subject foreign aircraft to checks on Indian soil. Now based on faults found in them, aircraft can be flagged off in three categories - minor, rectify within a month or serious. In extreme cases, foreign aircraft could even be refused permission to fly on the ground of being unsafe and be allowed to take off only when fully repaired. The FAA downgrade has meant that Indian aircraft can now be stopped for extensive checks abroad and foreign aviation regulators can ask to conduct their own safety assessment of the DGCA, something which the Japanese and the European Aviation Safety Authority wanted to do last year. After the downgrade, Singapore has already warned that it will put Indian aircraft flying there under strict ramp checks. "The two teams formed by DGCA chief Prabhat Kumar will do safety assessment of foreign airlines (SAFA) at Indian airports. While there will be strict monitoring of all airlines, foreign charter planes are suspected to flouting safety norms and they will be under the scanner. This is not a reactionary move to the threat of our planes being held up for checks abroad after the downgrade. Our checks will be intense and sustainable," said a senior official. Sources say western carriers will be in for strict checks as singling out US airlines would be seen as a retaliatory move. The FAA had first come for an audit of the DGCA in March 2009 and found that India did not have any checks on foreign aircraft flying into the country. Election commissioner Nasim Zaidi, who was DGCA chief then, started safety oversight of foreign airlines ( SOFA) based on Europe's SAFA. But DGCA could not continue this program for long and has now decided to revive it now. While India may "return the fire", the biggest worry haunting aviation authorities here is of an Indian registered aircraft showing poorly in checks abroad. The DGCA has issued an advisory to all Indian airlines and charter operators to have all aircraft and crew documents in proper order. Some airlines like Air India have set up special committees for this task. The downgrade has taken India by surprise. While the DGCA has over years become a completely toothless body thanks to a crippling shortage of flight operations inspectors and other technical staff, Indian carriers have placed orders worth millions of dollars with US major Boeing. Indian authorities felt this "commercial interest" will prevent US from taking the 'extreme' step of downgrading DGCA. "Given all the troubles American Boeing's Dreamliners are giving Air India on a daily basis, we expected them to be a bit apologetic about their latest showpiece - the B-787. Yet they downgrade us and the aviation ministry still remains helpless in taking up the issue of Dreamliner troubles with Boeing adequately. Boeing is yet to rectify the problems with its new plane and the ministry brass is mysteriously silent. In fact, Boeing spokespersons and our top officials sound alike when it comes to addressing Dreamliner issues," said a senior pilot. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Foreign-aircraft-flying-into-India-to-face-safety- checks/articleshow/30133951.cms?prtpage=1 Back to Top Pilots often head to wrong airports, reports show Do you know the way to San Jose? Quite a few airline pilots apparently don't. On at least 150 flights, including one involving a Southwest Airlines jet last month in Missouri and a jumbo cargo plane last fall in Kansas, U.S. commercial air carriers have either landed at the wrong airport or started to land and realized their mistake in time, according to a search by The Associated Press of government safety databases and media reports since the early 1990s. A particular trouble spot is San Jose, Calif. The list of landing mistakes includes six reports of pilots preparing to land at Moffett Field, a joint civilian-military airport, when they meant to go to Mineta San Jose International Airport, about 10 miles to the southeast. The airports are south of San Francisco in California's Silicon Valley. "This event occurs several times every winter in bad weather when we work on Runway 12," a San Jose airport tower controller said in a November 2012 report describing how an airliner headed for Moffett after being cleared to land at San Jose. A controller at a different facility who noticed the impending landing on radar warned his colleagues with a telephone hotline that piped his voice directly into the San Jose tower's loudspeakers. The plane was waved off in time. In nearly all the incidents, the pilots were cleared by controllers to guide the plane based on what they could see rather than relying on automation. Many incidents occur at night, with pilots reporting they were attracted by the runway lights of the first airport they saw during descent. Some pilots said they disregarded navigation equipment that showed their planes slightly off course because the information didn't match what they were seeing out their windows-a runway straight ahead. "You've got these runway lights, and you are looking at them, and they're saying: 'Come to me, come to me. I will let you land.' They're like the sirens of the ocean," said Michael Barr, a former Air Force pilot who teaches aviation safety at the University of Southern California. Using NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, along with news accounts and reports sent to other federal agencies, the AP tallied 35 landings and 115 approaches or aborted landing attempts at wrong airports by commercial passenger and cargo planes over more than two decades. The tally doesn't include every event. Many are not disclosed to the media, and reports to the NASA database are voluntary. The Federal Aviation Administration investigates wrong airport landings and many near-landings, but those reports aren't publicly available. FAA officials turned down a request by The Associated Press for access to those records, saying some may include information on possible violations of safety regulations by pilots and might be used in an enforcement action. NASA, on the other hand, scrubs its reports of identifying information to protect confidentiality, including names of pilots, controllers and airlines. While the database is operated by the space agency, it is paid for by the FAA and its budget has been frozen since 1997, said database director Linda Connell. As a result, fewer incident reports are being entered even though the volume of reports has soared, she said. The accounts that are available paint a picture of repeated close calls, especially in parts of the country where airports are situated close together with runways similarly angled, including Nashville and Smyrna in Tennessee, Tucson and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, and several airports in South Florida. In a report filed last July, for example, an airline captain described how his MD-80 was lined up to land at what he thought was San Antonio International Airport when a rider in the cockpit's jump seat "shouted out that we were headed for Lackland Air Force Base." The first officer, who was flying the plane, quickly aborted the landing and circled around to line up for the correct airport. The captain later thanked the cockpit passenger and phoned the San Antonio tower. "They did not seem too concerned," he reported, "and said this happens rather frequently there." Continental Airlines' regional carriers flying from Houston to Lake Charles Regional Airport on the Louisiana Gulf Coast have at least three times mistakenly landed at the smaller, nearby Southland Executive field. Both airports have runways painted with the numbers 15 and 33 to reflect their compass headings. Runways are angled based on prevailing winds. The recent wrong airport landings by a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 in Missouri and an Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter in Kansas have heightened safety concerns. The Southwest pilots stopped just short of a ravine at the end of the short runway in Hollister, Mo., when they meant to land on a runway twice as long at the nearby Branson airport. Of the 35 documented wrong landings, 23 occurred at airports with shorter runways. The runways were longer in three cases, they were the same length in two and the wrong airport wasn't identified or its runway length was unavailable in seven. FAA officials emphasized that cases of wrong airport landings are rare. There are nearly 29,000 commercial aircraft flights daily in the U.S., but only eight wrong airport landings by U.S. carriers in the last decade, according to AP's tally. None has resulted in death or injury. "The FAA reviews reported wrong-airport incidents to determine whether steps such as airfield lighting adjustments may reduce pilot confusion," the agency said in a statement. But John Goglia, a former National Transportation Safety Board member and aviation safety expert, says the FAA and the NTSB should be concerned. Air crashes are nearly always the result of a string of safety lapses rather than a single mistake, he noted. Attempts to land at wrong airports represent "another step up the ladder toward a riskier operation," he said. Runway condition is also a worry when a plane makes a mistaken approach. When an air traffic controller clears a plane to land on a specific runway, "you know you pretty much have a clear shot at a couple of miles of smooth concrete," said Rory Kay, a training captain at a major airline. "If you choose to land somewhere else, then all bets are off. There could be a bloody big hole in the middle of the runway. There could be a barrier across it. There could be vehicles working on it." In some reports, pilots said they were saved from making a wrong airport landing by an alert controller. That was the case for an MD-80 captain who nearly landed his mid-sized airliner at Page Field, a small airport in Fort Myers, Fla., used mainly by private pilots, instead of the much larger Southwest Florida International Airport nearby. A controller caught the mistake in time and suggested the captain explain the detour by telling passengers the flight was "touring downtown" Fort Myers. "I was pretty shaken as to what could have happened and was very glad to have an understanding, helpful (controller)," the captain said. "They (controllers) said there would be no problem with (the FAA) and that this was a common occurrence." http://www.cnbc.com/id/101402486 Back to Top Back to Top Americans warned not to fly Caribbean Airlines from Guyana after threat concerns Georgetown, Guyana (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Guyana is warning American citizens against flying out of the country on Caribbean Airlines flights bound for the United States for the next two days. The embassy said it received unconfirmed threat information about such Caribbean Airlines flights -- but did not offer specifics. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy advises all U.S. Citizens in Guyana traveling on Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to the United States from Monday, February 10, through Wednesday, February 12, 2014, to make alternate travel arrangements," the embassy said in a statement. Late Sunday night, the government of Guyana announced that it had activated emergency security plans and raised the terror threat level at the country's main international airport in wake of threats to Caribbean Airlines flights. Caribbean Airlines has added additional security measures and is cooperating with authorities, the company said in a statement Monday. It said all flights are operating as scheduled. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/world/americas/us-guyana-travel-warning/ Back to Top SERC of ISASI Annual Meeting 2014 The Southeast Regional Chapter of ISASI would like to invite you to attend their 2014 Meeting to be held in Cape Canaveral, FL on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Please see the registration form below. A tour of the Columbia Research and Preservation Center is also being offered on Friday, March 21, 2014. Availability is limited, and the deadline for tour registration is Monday, February 10, 2014. Please contact astorey@srca.net for additional information and reservations. ISASAI Registration Form 2014 Back to Top Pilot missing after plane crashed near St. Lucie Inlet MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.-- The Coast Guard is continuing its search for the pilot who disappeared off the St. Lucie inlet Friday evening. Andrei Postelnicu's plane was headed from Marathon to Vero Beach when it disappeared. The Martin County Sheriff's Office says people found a boot and a backpack that belong to the pilot, a United Kingdom citizen, on area beaches. The backpack had Postelnicu's identification and pilot's license in it. The sheriff's office did not have an update on Postelnicu's whereabouts as of Monday morning. Officials said Sunday if there was still no sign of Postelnicu or his plane, the Civil Air Patrol will use SONAR to search the ocean. If anyone finds evidence of Postelnicu on the beach, please call 911. http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_martin_county/andrei-postelnicu-pilot-missing-after-plane- crashed-near-st-lucie-inlet Back to Top Cargo plane crashes in Maidan Wardak KABUL (Pajhwok): A cargo plane has crashed in the Daimirdad district of central Maidan Wardak province, officials said on Monday. The crash took place late on Sunday night, the governor's spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News. But he declined to give further details. Din Mohammad Haqbin, the administrative head of Daimirdad, said the aircraft made a hard landing in a mountainous area 15 kilometres off the district centre. A number of individuals on board landed by parachutes before the plane crashed, he quoted area residents as saying. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed receiving information about the crash. In response to an emailed query from this news agency, the NATO-led force said it had no information on who owned the plane. http://thefrontierpost.com/article/74656/Cargo-plane-crashes-in-Maidan-Wardak/ Back to Top Small aviation businesses say pilot shortage could drive industry into the ground In the past several decades, the number of private and recreational pilots across the country has plummeted, as has the number of small aircraft being manufactured - trends that some say have been accelerated by increasingly strict federal regulations. If the decline continues, it will spell trouble for entrepreneurs such as Austin Heffernan, who runs an aircraft maintenance and repair company in Hagerstown, Md. He was one of several small-business owners asked to testify last week during a congressional hearing on the state of the general aviation industry. "We see many more pilots leaving general aviation than we see new pilots getting started," Heffernan told the House Small Business Committee, later adding that those pilots "are the main market for many of the on-airport small businesses that make up the general aviation industry." In addition to maintenance firms such as Heffernan's, which employs 14 people, the industry includes thousands of flight training schools, parts manufacturers and air cargo companies, the vast majority of which are small firms, according to data collected by the Small Business Administration. Those businesses depend on pilots to buy their products and services - and that has become a serious problem. Since 1980, the number of pilots in the country has nosedived from about 827,000 in 1980 to 617,000, according to the Frederick, Md.-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. During about the same period, data from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in Washington show that production of single-engine planes plunged from 14,000 per year to fewer than 700. Some have attributed the declines to rising fuel prices, waning interest and heightened flying restrictions following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Others say the recent economic downturn has left fewer people with discretionary income, further accelerating the decline in the past few years. But at the hearing last week, Heffernan and other employers pinned the blame largely on federal regulators, who they say have built a complex maze of red tape and bureaucratic hurdles that deter pilots from obtaining and renewing their licenses, which hurts small businesses like theirs and the broader aviation industry. "One of the biggest problems facing us is the pilot population, and putting more requirements in front of people that stop them from flying is a real problem," John Uczekaj, chief executive of Aspen Avionics, a small aviation electronics firm in Albuquerque, said during the hearing. Among the most onerous hurdles for pilots, he said, is the Federal Aviation Administration's medical certification requirements. Under the current rules, private and recreational pilots under age 40 must pass a comprehensive medical exam every five years. Once they hit 40, the renewals are good for only two years. The requirement is "a definite detractor to business," Heffernan told the committee. He and several lawmakers noted that the closest individuals come to a medical exam when obtaining a driver's license is usually a vision test. Meanwhile, most boat operators do not need any medical certifications. Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), a pilot himself, called the rules an arbitrary intrusion into the lives of private pilots. Collins recently sponsored legislation that would allow many non-commercial pilots to use their driver's licenses in lieu of medical exams, as long as they fly small planes, carry fewer than six passengers and stay below certain speed and altitude limits. A similar proposal was submitted directly to the FAA two years ago by aviation groups, but the agency has not issued a response. While FAA officials did not reply to requests for comment, the agency's administrator, Michael P. Huerta, last month apologized in a letter to AOPA for failing to take action yet on the proposal. He did not, however, set a date to address the matter, and he emphasized the importance of ensuring "that such an unprecedented change will not result in any adverse impact that could lead to degradation in safety." Kenneth Button, a professor and director of the Center for Transportation, Policy, Operations and Logistics at George Mason University, issued a similar safety warning during his testimony last week. He argued that an accident in the air generally leaves pilots in a more precarious position than those on the road. "One involves two-dimensional safety, one involves three-dimensional safety," Button said. "Have a heart attack in an airplane, and you're coming down. Have a heart attack in a Winnebago, and you drive to the side of the road." Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) pushed back, arguing that he "could make the same generality the other way around - you have a heart attack in a Winnebago, you're going to cross the line and kill somebody." Graves later urged the FAA to do "a much better job of working with stakeholders so it can better meet the needs of those it regulates and boost the industry, rather than drag it down." http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/small-aviation-businesses-say-pilot- shortage-could-drive-industry-into-the-ground/2014/02/08/2422cadc-8f5c-11e3-b46a- 5a3d0d2130da_story.html Back to Top Back to Top Asia's airplane fleet to triple by 2032: Boeing Asia-Pacific is set to account for almost 40 percent of the world's new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, according to the world's largest plane maker Boeing. The company forecasts the region's airlines will need an additional 12,820 airplanes valued at $1.9 trillion, representing 36 percent of purchases worldwide. "Asia Pacific economies and passenger traffic continue to exhibit strong growth," said Randy Tinseth, vice president, Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes during a media briefing ahead of the opening of the Singapore Airshow. "Over the next 20 years, nearly half of the world's air traffic growth will be driven by travel to, from or within the region. The Asia Pacific fleet will nearly triple, from 5,090 airplanes in 2012 to 14,750 airplanes in 2032, to support the increased demand." Single-aisle airplanes will represent around 70 percent of the new airplanes in the region, driven by demand by new low-cost carriers and intra-Asia travel. As for long-haul traffic, Boeing forecasts twin-aisle airplanes such as the 747-8 Intercontinental, 777 and the 787 Dreamliner will account for almost 30 percent of new airplane deliveries. Addressing concerns around the Dreamliner - which has been hit by a variety of technical and safety glitches since its launch in 2011 - Tinseth said, "We've had 65,000 flights on the aircraft carrying more than 10 million passengers. The reality of the airplane is about 98 percent, but frankly it has to get better and we've investing to make sure it gets better." "We're working with our customers; we're putting more assets on the ground so that at some point in the new future that airplane performs on a reliability basis just as good as the 777," he told CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box." Boeing vs. Airbus: Competitions heats up With rival Airbus set to debut the A350 XWB at the Singapore Airshow this week, the wide-bodied, passenger aircraft is expected to steal the limelight from Boeing. Tinseth responded by saying, "We had the opportunity last year to launch two new programs - the 777x and the 787-10 - it talks a great deal about the health of this industry. We see new products coming in from our competitors, they are raising the bar. It makes that competition more intense." "So we have to stay close to our customers in this challenging and competitive environment, make sure we have the right strategy and work hard to reduce the cost of building our airplanes," he added. Last year, Boeing and Airbus were locked in a tight race for orders and deliveries in 2013, with the former delivering 648 aircraft and taking 1,355 orders, and the latter delivering 626 aircraft and taking 1,503 orders, according to Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). http://www.cnbc.com/id/101402220 Back to Top Richard Bach writes book about 2012 plane crash NEW YORK - The author of the inspirational novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" is opening up about the plane crash that nearly killed him. Richard Bach has a deal with Amazon.com Publishing for "Illusions II," a sequel to the 1977 best-seller "Illusions" that will tell of his 2012 accident. The new work is being sold exclusively through Amazon's Kindle Single e-book program, which has offered short works from Stephen King, Christopher Hitchens and others. Amazon announced Friday that "Illusions II" is available for $2.99. The 77-year-old Bach suffered brain, chest and spine injuries when he crashed his plane while trying to land on San Juan Island in Washington state. http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/transportation/richard-bach-writes-book-about-2012-plane-crash/ndHLq/ Back to Top Calls for Application for The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship DEADLINE for filling application 15 April, 2014 The 2014 ISASI Seminar will be held in the Stamford Hotel in Glenelg, near Adelaide, Australia 13-16 October 2014. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS 2014 The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship (In memorial to all ISASI members who have died) Purpose: To encourage and assist college-level students interested in the field of aviation safety and aircraft occurrence investigation. Funding: The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship fund will be established through donations and will provide an annual allocation of funds for the scholarship if funds are available. Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as full time students in a recognized (note ISASI recognized) education program, which includes courses in aircraft engineering and/or operations, aviation psychology, aviation safety and/or aircraft occurrence investigation, etc., with major or minor subjects that focus on aviation safety/investigation are eligible for the scholarship. A student who has received the annual ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship will not be eligible to apply for it again. Administration of the Fund: The President of ISASI will appoint a two person committee to be executors and administrators of the fund. The ISASI Treasurer will oversee all expenditures. The Scholarship Fund Committee will check that the education program is at a recognized school and applicable to the aims of the Society, assess the applications and determine the most suitable candidate. Donors and recipients will be advised if donations are made in honor of a particular individual. Annual Scholarship: Funded attendance at ISASI Annual Seminar An award of $2000 will be made to each student who wins the competitive writing requirement, meets the application requirements and will register for the ISASI annual seminar. The award will be used to cover costs for the seminar registration fees, travel, and lodging/meals expenses. Any expenses above and beyond the amount of the award will be borne by the recipient. ISASI will assist with coordination and control the expenditure of funds. In addition, the following are offered to the winner(s) of the scholarship. 1. A one year membership to ISASI 2. The Southern California Safety Institute (SCSI) offers tuition-free attendance to ANY regularly scheduled SCSI course to the winner of the ISASI Scholarship. This includes the two-week Aircraft Accident Investigator course or any other investigation courses. Travel to/from the course and accommodations are not included. More information at http://www.scsi-inc.com/ 3. The Transportation Safety Institute offers a tuition free course for the winner of the Scholarship. Travel to/from the course and accommodations are not included. More information is available at http://www.tsi.dot.gov/ 4. The Cranfield University Safety and Accident Investigation Centre offers tuition-free attendance at its 5-day Accident Investigation course which runs as part of its Masters Degree program at the Cranfield campus, 50 miles north of London, UK. Travel to/from the course and accommodation are not included. Further information is available from www.csaic.net/ Application requirements: 1. A full time student who meets the Eligibility requirement stated above and has been enrolled for a duration of one year 2. The student is to submit a 1000 (+/- 10%) word paper in English addressing "the challenges for air safety investigators" 3. The paper is to be the students own work and must be countersigned by the student's tutor/academic supervisor as authentic, original work 4. The papers will be judged on their content, original thinking, logic and clarity of expression 5. The essay and application must be submitted in a format that can be opened by Microsoft Word. 6. The student must complete the application form with their paper by April 15, 2014 and submit it to ISASI by mail, fax, or email to isasi@erols.com. ISASI contact information - Ann Schull, International Office Manager 107 E. Holly Avenue, Suite #11 Sterling, VA 20164 703 430 9668 (Main) 703 430-4970 (FAX) Some advice to those applying: 1. Late submissions are not advisable 2. Handwritten applications are not advisable 3. Make sure to include your email address as indicated above Application Form 2014 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS The ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship (In memorial to all ISASI members who have died) Name: Date: Address: Course enrolled for: Year /Subjects Studied: Academic Institute: Address: Email: Telephone number: Student Signature:_____________________________________________________________ Tutor/Academic Supervisor title and signature:________________________________________ 1000 Word Paper ""the challenges for air safety investigators" NOTE: Students who wish to apply for the scholarship should visit www.isasi.org or send email to isasi@erols.com. The ISASI office telephone number is 1-703-430-9668. Back to Top University Research Dr. Rose Opengart is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration, and Dr. Kees Rietsema is Dean of the College of Business, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. They are interested in examining how to increase recruitment and retention in the aviation field, especially that of women and minorities. They are requesting that anyone interested please complete a survey that is short and anonymous. It is found at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/womenandminoritypilots Rose Opengart, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Business Administration Assistant Program Chair - MSM Program Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide 256-603-7279 Rose.Opengart@ERAU.edu Curt Lewis