Flight Safety Information - December 25, 2020 No. 260 In This Issue : Incident: Yakutia B737 at Moscow on Dec 25th 2020, overran runway on landing : Incident: Aviastar T204 at Moscow on Dec 25th 2020, autopilot failure forces diversion : Incident: Canada B38M near Tucson on Dec 22nd 2020, hydraulic fault and fuel imbalance, engine shut down in flight : Incident: PNG AT72 at Mount Hagen on Dec 23rd 2020, engine fire indication : Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) - Bird Strikes (Nebraska) : Report: Loss of separation during parallel approach Schiphol Airport : Pilot's footage shows jetpack flying off SoCal coast : FAA Fines Drone Pilot $182,000 : NTSB - Position Available - Transportation Disaster Assistance (TDA) Specialist : 2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Incident: Yakutia B737 at Moscow on Dec 25th 2020, overran runway on landing A Yakutia Boeing 737-700, registration VQ-BIP performing flight R3-784 from Neryungri to Moscow Vnukovo (Russia) with 109 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Vnukovo's runway 24 at 12:00L (09:00Z) but overran the end of the runway by about 20 meters and came to a stop on the paved surface of the runway end safety area. There were no injuries. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e0f54c2&opt=0 Incident: Aviastar T204 at Moscow on Dec 25th 2020, autopilot failure forces diversion An Aviastar Tupolev TU-204 on behalf of DHL, registration RA-64024 performing freight flight 4B-952 from Leipzig (Germany) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 2 crew, was descending towards Moscow in low visibility and snowfall conditions when the autopilot failed prompting the crew to enter a hold at 3000 feet while troubleshooting the problem and waiting for better weather. After holding for about 45 minutes the crew decided to divert to Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) about 215nm east of Sheremetyevo, climbed to FL250 enroute and landed safely in Nizhny Novgorod about 100 minutes after stopping the descent into Moscow. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e0f52fc&opt=0 Incident: Canada B38M near Tucson on Dec 22nd 2020, hydraulic fault and fuel imbalance, engine shut down in flight An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FSNQ performing positioning flight AC-2358 from Pinal Airpark Marana,AZ (USA) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 3 crew, was enroute when the crew received a left engine (LEAP) hydraulic low pressure indication. The crew worked the related checklists, consulted with dispatch and maintenance, and decided to continue to Montreal. A short time later the crew received indication of a fuel imbalance from the left hand wing, shut the left hand engine down, declared PAN PAN and diverted to Tucson,AZ (USA) for a safe landing on runway 11L about 80 minutes after departure. The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was brought to a stop, inspected by safety vehicles and was subsequently escorted to the apron. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA2358/history/20201222/1702Z/KMZJ/CYUL http://avherald.com/h?article=4e0ef146&opt=0 Incident: PNG AT72 at Mount Hagen on Dec 23rd 2020, engine fire indication A PNG Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration P2-ATB performing flight CG-8409 from Kiunga to Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) with 56 people on board, was on approach to Mount Hagen's runway 30 when the crew received a fire warning for the right hand engine (PW127M), shut the engine down and discharged the fire agents into the engine. The aircraft continued the approach and landed without further incident on runway 30. The aircraft is still on the ground in Mount Hagen 34 hours after landing. On Dec 24th 2020 PNG's AIC dispatched a team of investigators to Mount Hagen to investigate the occurrence rated a serious incident. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e0ec6cc&opt=0 Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) - Bird Strikes (Nebraska) Date: 23-DEC-2020 Time: c. 18:30 LT Type: Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) Owner/operator: American Eagle, opb Envoy Registration: N249NN C/n / msn: 17000634 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Unknown Location: Omaha-Eppley Airport, NE (OMA/KOMA) - United States of America Phase: Approach Nature: Passenger - Scheduled Departure airport: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) Destination airport: Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA) Narrative: American Eagle flight AA4178, an Embraer ERJ-175LR, struck multiple geese on approach, damaging both wings and the no.2 engine. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=246197 Report: Loss of separation during parallel approach Schiphol Airport Date: 28-SEP-2020 Time: 06:37 UTC Type: Airbus A220-300 Owner/operator: Air Baltic Registration: YL-CSM C/n / msn: 55042 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: None Category: Serious incident Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) - Netherlands Phase: Approach Nature: Passenger - Scheduled Departure airport: Vilnius Airport (VNO/EYVI) Destination airport: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) Narrative: KLM Flight KL1924 from Geneva, a Boeing 737-800 (PH-BCE), was performing an approach to runway 36C at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS), the Netherlands. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 4000 feet. Coming in from the east, Air Baltic flight BT609, an Airbus A220-300 (YL-CSM), was on approach with the intention to land on runway 36R. This aircraft was descending to an altitude of 3000 feet. There were two approach controllers on duty at the time, one assigned to runway 18L-36R and another to runway 18C-36C. The approach aircraft controller for runway 18L-36R instructed the A220 to descend to an altitude of 3000 feet according to the established procedure for this runway combination. The pilot confirmed this instruction. The Boeing was already flying at an altitude of 4000 feet, as instructed by the approach traffic controller for runway 18C-36C, according to the procedure for this runway combination. The A220 was reducing its speed, which resulted in a slower descent. At the moment of turning to intercept the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the final approach, this created a difference in altitude between the two aircraft that was less than the standard minimum vertical separation of 1000 feet. The moment when the loss of separation occurred was the moment in which the A220 was still descending to the instructed altitude of 3000 feet and the Boeing was already flying at the instructed altitude of 4000 feet. The minimum separation between the two aircraft was approximately 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nautical miles) horizontally and more than 150 metres (600 feet) vertically. The separation standard for this phase of the final approach was: 5.5 kilometres (3 nautical miles) horizontally or 300 metres (1,000 feet) vertically. This standard remains in effect until both aircraft are established on the ILS localiser. Conclusions of the investigation and follow-up actions The incident occurred because the A220 had not yet reached the altitude of 3000 feet before the turn to intercept the ILS for the final approach to 36R and was flying a wider turn. As a result, the A220 ended up to the left of the localiser course. The approach controller then instructed the Bombardier to correct the aircraft to the localiser course. Sources: https://en.lvnl.nl/safety/overview-occurences/dossiers/20200928-loss-of-separation-schiphol https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/246193 Pilot's footage shows jetpack flying off SoCal coast Another sighting has been reported of a jetpack flying over the Los Angeles area, a recurring mystery reported by pilots that, until now, had not been captured on video. VIDEO LOS ANGELES -- Another sighting has been reported of a jetpack flying over the Los Angeles area, a recurring mystery reported by pilots that, until now, had not been captured on video. An instructor with a local flight school captured footage of what appears to be the elusive "jetpack man" flying off the coast of Palos Verdes at an altitude of about 3,000 feet. There have been at least two jetpack sightings this year by commercial pilots flying near Los Angeles International Airport, though there was no footage recorded. The FAA and FBI are investigating those previous sightings, as jetpacks can represent a hazard to aircraft. The new footage was posted by Sling Pilot Academy. In late August, two commercial airline pilots reported seeing someone in a jet pack near planes around LAX. The FBI has launched an investigation after two commercial airline pilots reported seeing someone flying a jetpack close to their aircrafts near LAX. Another sighting was reported over Century City in October by a crew with China Airlines. https://abc7chicago.com/jetpack-los-angeles-man-la/9044342/ FAA Fines Drone Pilot $182,000 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an $182,000 fine to a drone pilot for multiple (continued) violations of Part 107 -at least 26 violations to be more precise. Between December 2019 and August 2020, the drone pilot flew his drone around Philadelphia in violation of FAA regulations, sometimes violating more than one part of the regulations during a single flight. Before issuing the fine, the FAA sent a warning letter in October 2019. In November 2019, the FAA provided the drone pilot with counseling and education regarding requirements for safe drone operations. The drone pilot put a number of videos on YouTube showing screenshots of the ground control station that has all sorts of things like altitude, the drone’s distance from the pilot, the drone’s location on a map, direction of flight, and other information. The FAA was able to use these videos to prosecute this individual. Part 107 requires operators to obtain an authorization for Class B, C, D, or E2 controlled airspace. All authorizations are done through the FAA’s Drone Zone portal or through LAANC. If there are no authorizations through those means in Philadelphia at the time of the video footage, then the FAA knows that the drone pilot did not fly in accordance with Part 107. Additionally, accordingly to the FAA the drone pilot also committed the following violations: Drone flights at night, “in heavy fog” and “while it was raining,” “while it was snowing,” and “during strong winds.” (Part 107 prohibits night flying and flying with visibility less than 3 statute miles). Multiple drone flights that were very close to multiple buildings and structures. (Part 107 does not allow you to cause undue hazard to people’s property if a loss of control were to happen for any reason during the drone operation). Some of the flights were over the Philadelphia downtown area over moving vehicles and people. (Part 107 prohibits flying over people and, as noted above, prohibits causing undue hazard to people on the ground). The drone pilot did not have a remote pilot certification. Overall, the FAA alleges that the pilot violated 12 Part 17 regulations over 26 different flights, with each subsection of Part 107 a separate violation. The lesson here -follow Part 107, know the rules and operate safely. Happy flying. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/faa-fines-drone-pilot-182000 NTSB - Position Available - Transportation Disaster Assistance (TDA) Specialist The NTSB hiring a Transportation Disaster Assistance (TDA) Specialist in our TDA division. 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