Flight Safety Information October 21, 2014 - No. 214 In This Issue Embry-Riddle UAS Challenge CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash French Aviation Safety Agency Sends Experts to Moscow Over Fatal Plane Crash Two F-16 fighter jets collide in Elk County Flight Safety Foundation Highlights New Initiatives At NBAA In Orlando NEXUS AMERICA SERVICES ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF WYVERN PRISM TO HELP PREPARE FOR E-IOSA Invitation to the 2014 Global FOD Prevention Conference Conference & Survey dedicated to "Present and Future of Civil RPAs"...Paris, November 13-14, 2014 Wanted:...Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Upcoming Events Employment Embry-Riddle UAS Challenge We're holding another Challenge at the Wings Over Houston Airshow, 1-2 Nov 14 and would appreciate any publicity you would offer. Below is our official press release and the registration/rule info is located at: http://worldwide.erau.edu/Assets/worldwide/data/Houston%20UAS%20Challenge.pdf Back to Top CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash Moscow (AFP) - The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport, Russian media reported Tuesday citing aviation and law enforcement sources. "There was one passenger registered on the plane, French citizen Christophe de Margerie. The three crew members were also French citizens. They all died," the TASS news agency cited an aviation source as saying. TASS reported that the plane "according to a preliminary version, crashed into a snow plough". The Interfax news agency cited a police source as saying that one of the dead was a top executive at Total, naming de Margerie, 63. A Falcon-50 plane crashed at Vnukovo airport at 11:58 pm on Monday Moscow time (1958 GMT), apparently on takeoff, the emergencies ministry said in a statement. "There are casualties." A spokesman for the emergencies ministry told AFP that he could not give information on the casualties. There was no immediate response from Total in France, who were contacted by AFP. ************** Date: 20-OCT-2014 Time: 23:57 LT Type: Dassault Falcon 50 Owner/operator: Unijet Registration: F-GLSA C/n / msn: 348 Fatalities: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Vnukovo Airport, Moscow - Russia Phase: Take off Nature: Executive Departure airport: UUWW Destination airport: Paris Narrative: A Falcon 50 on take off roll at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport in fog and snow - landing gear on liftoff struck a snowplow - driver was uninjured. Aircraft departed, declared emergency and was attempting to return to land - pilot reported engine fire and fuselage damage. Aircraft had a hard landing, collapsed the gear, aircraft flipped upside down, and burned out. Aircraft crashed on runway - killing the 3 French flight crew and 1 French CEO Total Oil/Gas France. Take-off was carried out in a meteorological visibility of 350 m, friction coefficient of 0.5, with the runway number 1 (Runway 1), the rate of 06. Debris from the aircraft was scattered up to 200 meters from the crash site, according to the rescue services. The engine was found some 50 meters from the crash site, while one of the landing gears was ripped off and discovered nearly 200 meters from the main mass of debris. The passenger was, Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of French oil company Total. www.aviation-safety.net Back to Top French Aviation Safety Agency Sends Experts to Moscow Over Fatal Plane Crash The French authority responsible for safety probes into civil aviation incidents explained that according to international regulations, it would take part in an investigation, launched by Russian aviation safety authorities, representing the nation where the aircraft was constructed and registered. PARIS, October 21 (RIA Novosti) - The French authority responsible for safety probes into civil aviation incidents (BEA) is sending three experts to Moscow to take part in an inquiry into a plane crash that killed the chief executive of French energy giant Total, BEA said in a Tuesday press release. "A team of three BEA investigators is getting ready to leave for Moscow today," the statement read. BEA explained that according to international regulations, it would take part in an investigation, launched by Russian aviation safety authorities, representing the nation where the aircraft was constructed and registered. French energy giant Total CEO Christophe de Margerie died late Monday night as his business jet crashed in the Vnukovo-3 Airport in Moscow after hitting a snowplow on takeoff. The plane was flying from Moscow to Paris with de Margerie as the only passenger on board besides three crew members, also French citizens. Russia's Investigative Committee is considering four causes of the crash. It could have been the pilot's fault, the fault of air traffic control, the snowplow driver, or bad weather conditions. Russian investigators have confirmed that the driver of the snowplow was drunk. French authorities have launched manslaughter charges. http://en.ria.ru/world/20141021/194377628/French-Aviation-Safety-Agency-Sends-Experts-to-Moscow- Over-Fatal.html Back to Top Two F-16 fighter jets collide in Elk County ELK COUNTY, Kansas - The Oklahoma Air National Guard says two of its fighter jets collided over southeast Kansas Monday during a training exercise, with one ejecting from one of the aircraft. Military officials confirmed the collision took place around 2:20 Monday afternoon. One of the jets then crashed near the intersection of Road 13 and Harvest Drive, about three miles north of Moline. Around 2:30 p.m., officials at Tulsa International Airport received an emergency alert. Minutes later, the other fighter jet landed on a runway at the airport. The Oklahoma Guard's Col. Max Moss said neither pilot was seriously injured in the midair collision Monday afternoon. Moss said one of the F-16's returned safely to its base in Tulsa while the second crashed and burned in a field in southern Kansas. Moss said the pilot of the crashed plane was taken to McConnell Air Force Base hospital in Wichita for evaluation, but is not believed to be seriously injured. More information on the incident is expected tomorrow, according to Lt. Col. Brad Baugh, a safety investigator on the scene from the U.S. Air Force. http://ksn.com/2014/10/20/plane-crash-reported-in-elk-county/ Back to Top Flight Safety Foundation Highlights New Initiatives At NBAA In Orlando Representatives of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), the independent international safety organization, are showcasing here at the NBAA Convention the latest initiatives focused on the business aviation community. These efforts include development of a security risk assessment tool, an update of the FSF's Fitness for Duty standards and setting best practices for inexperienced operators in regions undergoing rapid growth in business aviation activity. Peter Stein, chairman of the FSF's Business Advisory Committee (BAC), one of the representatives at the FSF display (Booth 3793), said the strong connection between the FSF and business aviation is often overlooked. "In the past there was a misperception in the business aviation community that the Flight Safety Foundation was airline-centric," he said, noting that, "the majority of the membership represents business aviation interests." BAC provides advice and support on issues relevant or germane to the business aviation community in helping the FSF meet its safety mission. The new security risk assessment tool, PRIFISE, developed by BAC member Thomas Anthony, falls squarely within that purview. Initially created for operators that fly in support of humanitarian missions, the tool is now being adapted to business aviation operators, where FSF believes it will have broad application. Security Risk Assessment Taking its name from its acronym, PRIFISE is a seven-elementoutline analogous to a flight risk assessment tool that covers all components of an aviation security plan: the plan, roles, intelligence, fences-gates- barriers, identification of friend or foe, search/screen and emergency response. The elements are derived from the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices in Annex 17 and are adaptable to a basic security plan of any size or complexity, from a single aircraft mission to the civil aviation security plan of a country or state. The ultimate goal of PRIFISE is to provide a tool for pilots to operate in aviation environments where little or no outside infrastructure or aviation security support is provided. This initiative has taken on greater urgency amid concerns regarding flights over regional conflicts in the wake of the downing of MH 17 over Ukraine in July. "These [conflicts] have direct impacts that business aviation could feel," said Stein, who in his day job is director of flight operations for a Fortune 100 manufacturing company. "They fly the same routes as major carriers, especially on Europe-Middle East routes." Ultimately, PRIFISE will be available in "an electronic iPad-type tool," he added. Stein noted that the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program is currently developing an automated checklist/risk assessment tool based on these same elements for the World Food Program and the Flight Safety Foundation. This automated checklist/risk assessment tool contains two additional functions: a reference/guidance library that indexes to the individual PRIFISE elements; and a security Pirep section that allows for the reporting and viewing of individual security hazards that are organized by location. Duty Fitness Fitness for Duty is another key initiative, addressed in response to operators' "ongoing desire for updated guidance on how to address flight and duty time for business aviation," Stein said. The topic has become more critical with the growing range of business jets. "If I'm flying a [Boeing] 777, I can build a big, luxurious crew rest suite and carry a double crew," said Stein, "but you have other challenges in business aircraft, just in the sheer [lack of] space." The past April BAC revised the FSF's seminal Fitness for Duty guidelines published in 1997 by the organization's Fatigue Countermeasures Task Force, a time when there was little science on the subject. BAC sought input from general aviation operators and scientists, with oversight from business aviation leaders from around the globe. The revised guidelines include refined scientific explanations of circadian rhythm, continuous hours awake and other duty time terminology; current sources of fatigue management background material; and tables of updated duty/rest guidelines in a quick and easily readable format. The NBAA Safety Committee is also addressing Fitness for Duty, and BAC and FSF have pledged support for the committee's work; several committee members also sit on the BAC, including Dr. Quay Snyder, regarded as one of the preeminent aeromedical physicians in the U.S. A Growing Need BAC has also initiated discussions on how to address safety education and implement best practices in areas experiencing explosive growth in business aviation. "I've been in business aviation 30 years, and we've grown up with the manufacturers, starting with flying King Airs and 20-series Learjets," Stein said, contrasting that to the situation in emerging markets new to business aviation. "You have operators that are jumping in at this very high level, operating long-range business jets, and they haven't done the maturing process." BAC is currently studying "how we can leverage the Foundation's existing network, tools and resources and really try to lend a measure of support all around the world. That's a big area of focus right now." Additionally, BAC is currently investigating lithium-ion batteries, due to concerns about their fire hazards. "We want more guidance on lithium-ion batteries," Stein said. The NBAA Convention provides an opportunity for interested parties to learn more about critical safety issues firsthand, get copies of FSF's Aero Safety World monthly magazine and discuss topics of concern with the organization's reps, including Stein and Susan Lausch, FSF director of business development and membership. "It's about listening to our constituents," said Stein, "and staying responsive and relevant." Next on BAC's schedule is the International Air Safety Summit in Abu Dhabi November 11 to 13, which will include updates from the chairs of the Aircraft Tracking Task Force and the Task Force on Risks to Civil Aviation Arising in Conflict Zones, a report on the FSF Approach and Landing and Go Around Study and a session on unique operational challenges, including turboprop operations. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/nbaa-convention-news/2014-10-20/flight-safety-foundation- highlights-new-initiatives-nbaa-orlando Back to Top Back to Top Back to Top Invitation to the 2014 Global FOD Prevention Conference 2014 Global FOD Prevention Conference Birds, Bolts, Budgets - Tracking the Dangers of Foreign Objects and What We Can Do About It The 2014 Global FOD Conference will take place at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on 2 December 2014. You can purchase tickets for the event at www.stopfod.com. Diverse and distinguished speakers from all parts of the aviation industry will discuss problems that airports face with FOD and their implications to flight safety and airport operations. The discussions will cover the FOD problems and potential mitigating measures from a variety of perspectives, including that of regulators, airport operators, media analysts, insurers, technological experts and finance. Participants will have a number of opportunities to network and share experiences and practices with the speakers and other representatives. Keynote speaker: Christopher Hart NTSB Acting Chairman http://www.ntsb.gov/about/bio_hart.html Please visit www.stopfod.com to learn more about the conference. There are limited seats available, we encourage participants to register early to avoid disappointment. Limited Sponsorship Opportunities available. We look forward to seeing you at the 2014 Global FOD Conference! www.stopfod.com Back to Top Conference & Survey dedicated to "Present and Future of Civil RPAs" Paris, November 13-14, 2014 RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) are one of the most dynamic areas in civil aviation today. The number of operators is growing rapidly in Europe (over 1500 in mid 2014). Faced with this challenge, the Air and Space Academy (AAE) and the French Aerospace Society (3AF) are holding a conference in Paris on the 13th and 14th of November to bring together key actors of this young aeronautic sector. Users, manufacturers, operators, research organisations, public services, authorities will meet together to identify safety issues, barriers and solutions as well as actions required to enable this young aeronautics sector to develop in a harmonious way. Ahead of the conference, you may share your views, expertise and experience by clicking on this survey link http://www.academie-air-espace.com/RPAS/poll.php?langue=uk to fill in the questionnaire of approximately 15 mn. You can find more information on the conference itself by clicking on and/or by sending your comments to the following address: sondage.drones@colloqueaae.com Back to Top Wanted: Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Part Number: P/No. APS 2000; Fresh OH/SV Contact: curt@curt-lewis.com Back to Top Upcoming Events: IASS 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE November 11-13, 2014 http://flightsafety.org/meeting/iass-2014 ERAU SMS Seminars Daytona Beach, FL Nov. 17-18 & 19-21, 2014 www.erau.edu/sms ICAEA-ANAC-CIPE Aviation English Workshop. Buenos Aires, Argentina. International Civil Aviation English Association Workshop, hosted by Argentina ANAC and CIPE. "Skills and competencies needed in aviation communications: The Latin American Challenge." Open to anyone interested in aviation English. Nov. 20-21, 2014. www.icaea.aero 2014 Global FOD Prevention Conference Birds, Bolts, Budgets - Tracking the Dangers of Foreign Objects and What We Can Do About It Reagan National Airport 2 December 2014 www.stopfod.com ERAU UAS FUNDAMENTALS COURSE December 9 - 11, 2014 ERAU Daytona Beach Campus, FL www.daytonabeach.erau.edu/uas A3IR CON 2015 January 16-17, 2015 Phoenix, AZ http://commons.erau.edu/aircon/2015/ Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) NTSB Training Center, Ashburn, VA March 10-11, 2015 www.acsf.aero/symposium FAA Helicopter Safety Effort three-day safety forum April 21-23, 2015 Hurst, Texas eugene.trainor@faa.gov www.faahelisafety.org Back to Top Employment: Position Available: Flight and Maintenance Safety Manager www.piedmont-airlines.com/careers/ Curt Lewis