Flight Safety Information - July 19, 2021 No. 143 In This Issue : Incident: Baltic BCS3 at Copenhagen on Jul 11th 2021, both engines shut down automatically on touch down : Accident: Transwest AT42 at Saskatoon on Jul 6th 2021, turbulence injures 2 : Incident: Perimeter DH8A near Winnipeg on Jul 7th 2021, cargo smoke indication : Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safe : Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii is grounded : Incident: American A320 at Pittsburgh on Jul 17th 2021, both bleed air systems not working : Incident: United B763 at Honolulu on Jul 9th 2021, engine failure : Beechcraft C90A King Air - Fatal Accident (Mexico) : Legendary Vermont pilot dies after falling from hot air balloon; passengers fly across state line : Man arrested for hopping airport fence, trying to board jet: ‘Life is not a video game’ : NTSB initial report: Pilots in fatal Aspen crash attempted to 'thread the needle' : American Airlines recalls 3k flight attendants, prepares to hire more as business picks up : Senator asks airlines about worker shortages after billions in U.S. bailouts : Hubble Space Telescope fixed after a month of being dark : Human Factors for RPAS Professionals : Position Available: Learjet 60 and 60XR Pilots Incident: Baltic BCS3 at Copenhagen on Jul 11th 2021, both engines shut down automatically on touch down An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-AAQ performing flight BT-139 from Riga (Latvia) to Copenhagen (Denmark), landed on Copenhagen's runway 04L when both engines automatically shut down. The aircraft rolled out, the crew managed to steer the aircraft clear of the runway. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. The aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 4 days later. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ea5172d&opt=0 Accident: Transwest AT42 at Saskatoon on Jul 6th 2021, turbulence injures 2 A Transwest Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300, registration C-GLDE performing a flight from Buffalo Narrows,SK to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 7 passengers and 3 crew, was descending towards Saskatoon when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence at about 8500 feet and a sudden drop in altitude as the aircraft went through a cumulus cloud. A passenger and a flight attendant received injuries. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Saskatoon. The Canadian TSB reported both flight attendant and passenger were not wearing their seat belts at the time. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Saskatoon where an ambulance awaited the aircraft. An abnormal occurrence inspection did not reveal any damage to the aircraft. https://avherald.com/h?article=4ea5df5a&opt=0 Incident: Perimeter DH8A near Winnipeg on Jul 7th 2021, cargo smoke indication A Perimeter Aviation de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-GRGI performing flight JV-107 from Winnipeg,MB to Island Lake,MB (Canada), was enroute about 50nm from Winnipeg when the crew received a cargo smoke indication, turned around and returned to Winnipeg for a safe landing. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced both cargo smoke detectors. https://avherald.com/h?article=4ea61e30&opt=0 Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safe MOSCOW (AP) — A small Russian passenger plane with 18 people on board made an emergency landing Friday in Siberia after both engines failed, with the captain breaking his leg but no one else suffering serious injuries, authorities said. Soon after the An-28 plane disappeared in the Tomsk region in western Siberia, rescue helicopters spotted it in a field. The plane landed with its gear extended but then overturned. A video from the site showed it lying upside down. A rescue helicopter flew the passengers and crew to the city of Tomsk. The captain, Anatoly Prytkov, who had his leg broken, was helped off. The second pilot, Farukh Khasanov, said the crew had to make an emergency landing because both of the plane's engines cut off, the Tass news agency reported. Officials initially said the plane carried 17 people and had updated the number to 19 before they revised it again. The An-28 is a small short-range, Soviet-designed turboprop used by many small carriers across Russia and some other countries. The plane belongs to the local SiLA airline and was flying from the town of Kedrovoye to Tomsk. Authorities launched an investigation of whether the airline had complied with regulations. The flight crew hadn't reported any problems before the plane disappeared, but the plane's emergency beacon activated during the flight, signaling that the aircraft had made a forced landing or crashed. The incident comes 10 days after another Russian plane crashed while preparing to land in bad weather on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East, killing all 28 people on board. The investigation into the crash of that An-26 plane is ongoing. https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-small-airplane-carrying-17-112130028.html ************ Accident: SILA AN28 at Bachkar on Jul 16th 2021, radar contact lost, ELT activated A SILA Siberian Light Aviation Antonov AN-28, registration RA-28728 performing a flight from Kedrovy to Tomsk (Russia) with 15 passengers and 3 crew, was enroute about 100nm west of Tomsk when radio and radar contact was lost, the signal of an ELT was picked up afterwards in the vicinity of the village of Bachkar and the coordinates established at N57.38 E80.38. Rescue and Recovery Teams are on their way to the site. The aircraft was found upside down, however, everybody survived, one of the pilots received a serious injury (broken leg), all others escaped with minor or no injuries. According to initial information the crew did not report any problems or anomalies with the flight. The crash site is in an area of dense forest which hinders the search as nothing appears to be visible from the air. A search on the ground has been initiated. The aircraft was found by rescue teams, all occupants survived and are being taken to hospitals. According to preliminary information the crew performed a forced landing in an open area following at least one failed engine. A number of Russian media report quoting survivors both engines of the aircraft had failed. Russia's Ministry of Emergencies reported the aircraft carried 15 passengers and 3 crew, all were rescued. The captain suffered a fractured leg, all others suffered minor injuries like bruises only. The rescue operation has been completed, 12 people are being flown to Tomsk via a helicopter, the rest are taken to Tomsk via bus. https://avherald.com/h?article=4ea5e328&opt=0 Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii is grounded A cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaii has been grounded after investigators looked into the company's safety practices before the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it will bar Rhoades Aviation of Honolulu from flying or doing maintenance inspections until it meets FAA regulations. The agency did not detail Rhoades' alleged shortcomings. The company did not immediately respond to phone and email messages for comment. The decision to ground the carrier, which operates as Transair, is separate from the investigation into the July 2 ditching of a Boeing 737, the FAA said. Two pilots were rescued by the Coast Guard after the nighttime crash. The company had one plane still in operation this week, a Boeing 737-200 like the one that crashed. The FAA said it began investigating Rhoades Aviation's maintenance and safety practices last fall and told the company about two weeks before the crash that it planned to revoke its authority to do maintenance inspections. The company did not appeal the FAA's decision within the 30 days as required if it wanted the case reconsidered, the FAA said. The pilots attempted to turn back to Honolulu after telling an air traffic controller that they had lost power in one engine and feared that the other engine on the 46-year-old plane would also fail. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board found the wreckage of the plane but have not yet recovered the data recorders that could hold clues about what caused the plane to go down. https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-grounds-cargo-airline-whose-161130489.html Incident: American A320 at Pittsburgh on Jul 17th 2021, both bleed air systems not working An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N125UW performing flight AA-762 from Pittsburgh,PA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out of Pittsburgh's runway 28R when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet reporting the aircraft had been in maintenance and they didn't have bleed air on any system. The aircraft returned to Pittsburgh for a safe landing on runway 28L about 15 minutes after departure. A replacement A320-200 registration N723UW reached Dallas with a delay of about 2.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ea79d4f&opt=0 Incident: United B763 at Honolulu on Jul 9th 2021, engine failure A United Boeing 767-300, registration N665UA performing flight UA-396 from Honolulu,HI to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 177 people on board, was climbing out of Honolulu's runway 08R when the crew declared emergency reporting the failure of the right hand engine (PW4060) and stopped the climb at about 2000 feet. Departure cleared the flight for an immediate approach to runway 04R, the crew however requested runway 08R and positioned for the approach but then requested ILS runway 08L requiring them to climb to 3000 feet. The aircraft landed safely on runway 08L about 20 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway for an inspection of the right hand engine for smoke and debris by emergency services. The flight was cancelled. The aircraft remained on the ground for a week and resumed service on Jul 16th 2021. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ea79545&opt=0 Beechcraft C90A King Air - Fatal Accident (Mexico) Date: 18-JUL-2021 Time: Type: Beechcraft C90A King Air Owner/operator: Private Registration: N333WW MSN: LJ-1741 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Category: Accident Location: Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO) - Mexico Phase: Landing Nature: Private Departure airport: Destination airport: Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO) Narrative: The aircraft was destroyed during a landing attempt at Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO), Mexico. Sources: https://contactohoy.com.mx/avionazo-en-el-aeropuerto-guadalupe-victoria-un-occiso-y-6-lesionados/ https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/265632 Legendary Vermont pilot dies after falling from hot air balloon; passengers fly across state line The pilot of a hot air balloon in Vermont died after he was tangled in the gear underneath the basket and fell to his death, according to state authorities. On Thursday afternoon, four passengers boarded the hot air balloon alongside the pilot, identified as Brian Boland, 72, of Post Mills, Vermont. After taking off, Vermont State Police said the balloon descended and touched down in a nearby field. When the balloon hit the ground, one passenger fell out but was unharmed. However at the same time, authorities said Boland "became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended and ended up entrapped underneath the basket." Shortly after, Boland fell into another field and was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The passengers in the hot air balloon remained aloft as they crossed the state line into New Hampshire. There, the hot air balloon became caught in a grove of trees in the border city of Piermont. The three passengers were able to climb down the trees without any injuries. The four passengers were identified as Roger Blake, 73, Ellen Blake, 67, their daughter Emily Blake 37, and her child, according to WCVB. Boland had been a balloon pilot for over 40 years. “The guy was a legend in his own time,” Scott Wright, the owner of the Silver Maple Lodge in Fairlee, Vermont, which offered packages that included flights in Boland's balloons, told The Associated Press. David Bristol, a fellow pilot and repairman at HEAD Balloons, wrote in a Facebook post that Boland "was the father of the Experimental Balloon Movement and he did a lot to promote the sport of Hot Air Ballooning." Vermont State Police said the investigation of the accident was going to be handled by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. https://www.yahoo.com/news/legendary-vermont-pilot-dies-falling-170304744.html Man arrested for hopping airport fence, trying to board jet: ‘Life is not a video game’ • Sterlin Love is accused of hopping the fence at Centennial Airport in Colorado and approaching a jet on the runway. CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Deputies said it looked like a scene from a “Grand Theft Auto” video game when a man hopped the fence at Centennial Airport and tried to board a Gulfstream jet taxiing on the runway. Sterlin Antonio Love, 31, was arrested after the Wednesday incident, which took place around 1:15 p.m. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Love jumped the airport’s south fence and began to approach the jet. Love then tried to board the plane, but the crew shooed him off. On social media, police reminded potential copycats that “life is not a video game.” “Jumping a fence at Centennial Airport in [an] effort to steal a jet and fly to Hawaii will not go well,” police wrote. A Denver-area sheriff’s department was the first to respond to the scene. A Denver Police Department helicopter also happened to be at the airport on an unrelated matter, and responded in the chopper. It was ultimately determined that Douglas County, just south of Denver, had jurisdiction over the matter. Deputies took Love into custody. Love was booked on a felony count of first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft and misdemeanor second-degree criminal trespassing. https://www.yourbasin.com/news/man-arrested-for-hopping-airport-fence-trying-to-board-jet-life-is-not-a-video-game/ NTSB initial report: Pilots in fatal Aspen crash attempted to 'thread the needle' A preliminary report regarding the July 3 fatal plane crash 9 miles east of Aspen noted that before takeoff, the pilots abandoned a pre-approved flight path in favor of taking their own. A change in departure plans was the precursor to the accident that claimed the lives of two residents of New York, according to a preliminary report of the incident issued Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Ruben Cohen and David Zara, both pilots, had landed at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport at 1:53 p.m. that Saturday to put fuel in the Beechcraft Bonanza and have lunch. They had flown in from Napa, Calif., using Aspen as the go-between for their final destination of the day, Des Moines, Iowa, according to flightaware.com. Prior to taking off from Aspen-Pitkin County Airport at approximately 6:24 p.m., they received ground control's clearance for an instrument flight rules plan, the NTSB report said. Yet they abandoned that departure plan because it required the single-engine aircraft climb to an elevation of 16,000 feet and as high as 17,000, the report said. “The pilot responded that they could not accept 16,000 (feet), which was required for the departure procedure, and would instead depart using visual flight rules,” the report said. Recorded communications between the pilots and airport control also reflected that. “We can’t do 1-6,000 sir,” one of the pilots told ground control. “I’ll cancel your flight plan now,” ground control responded. “I’ll advise you when you’re ready for taxi.” “We’ll be ready for taxi in a minute, thank you,” one of the pilots replied. The preliminary report provided factual information only; it did not draw conclusions about the cause of the crash or who was to blame. It also did not say who was piloting the aircraft. Results of the investigation into cause of the crash, also done by the NTSB, will be complete within 12 to 24 months. “(The preliminary report) is saying that these pilots didn’t like the IFR (instrument flight rules) plan they were assigned for clearance," said Robert Katz, a Dallas-based pilot and flight instructor who monitors aviation accidents. ”So they canceled their IFR and departed under visual rules, and it’s all perfectly legal and in doing so, it was a fatal decision made on the ground before they even departed.“ For an aircraft like a Bonanza flying in the Rocky Mountains, the surest and safest way to leave Aspen is by flying northwest, Katz said. Northwest is in the direction of the lower-elevated Glenwood Springs. “A place like Aspen is surrounded on three sides and there is only one way out,” he said, “and that was what they were assigned but declined to accept.” The pilots weren’t sure what their departure plan was at the time. “Are you going downvalley before you make your eastbound turn or are you going northeast through the ridge?” air-traffic control asked the pilots. “We're going to make our decision once we take off, actually,” one of the pilots said. “Once we see what's going on.” After take off, the aircraft circled around Aspen while gaining altitude. “When passing through 10,100 (feet), the pilots informed the tower that they would depart to the east, stating ‘we’re above it,’” the NTSB’s preliminary report said. “When the flight was 5 miles east of the airport, the tower controller informed them that they were leaving ASE airspace and approved a frequency change. The pilot asked the tower controller to recommend a frequency, however the tower controller did not respond. The flight continued to the east and southeast.” Less than 14 minutes into the flight, at 6:38 p.m., the plane crashed near Midway Pass, which is in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. “Radar data showed the airplane as it approached a semi-circular mountain ridgeline with tops over 13,000 ft,” the report said. “Data indicated that the airplane was at 11,500 (feet) as it approached the ridgeline and then the airplane subsequently dropped off radar.” The Bonanza aircraft simply was not up to the task, according to Katz. “It’s not up to the controllers to stop the pilots,” he said. “They turn to the southeast … and they know they’re in a box canyon, so they start to circle and climb over the town of Aspen. The airplane is at its performance limit, and it cannot climb as high as they want it to climb. They get it up to 10,000 feet and they stop circling and attempt to proceed on course, thinking they can thread the needle through the mountains, and they're kidding themselves. They can’t do this. It doesn’t work.” Authorities located the aircraft’s wreckage July 4 near a meadow in a wooded area at an elevation of about 11,000 feet, the report said. “A post impact fire ensued,” the report said. Cohen received his private pilot certificate Feb. 2, 2020. Zara was a more experienced pilot and in May earned his airline transport pilot certificate, the highest level of pilot certification, according to Federal Aviation Administration records. The Bonanza was built in 2007 and was acquired in May by LEC Aviation, a limited liability company that Cohen created in April, according to the state of New York. The aircraft still will need to be cleared from the site for a “detailed examination,” according to the report. Typically the insurance carrier for the downed aircraft is responsible for collecting the wreckage, though Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo said he did not know if there is much left to remove. https://gazette.com/news/local/ntsb-initial-report-pilots-in-fatal-aspen-crash-attempted-to-thread-the-needle/article_3a229dc6-e5b7-11eb-acf4-bfc3ca9add10.html American Airlines recalls 3k flight attendants, prepares to hire more as business picks up FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is canceling extended leaves for about 3,300 flight attendants and telling them to come back to work in time for the holiday season. And American plans to hire 800 new flight attendants by next March, according to an airline executive. The moves are the latest indication that leisure travel in the U.S. is recovering more quickly from the pandemic than airlines expected. “Increasing customer demand and new routes starting later this year mean we need more flight attendants to operate the airline,” Brady Byrnes, the airline’s vice president of flight service, told flight attendants in a memo Thursday. American Airlines is canceling extended leaves for about 3,300 flight attendants and telling them to come back to work in time for the holiday season. Byrnes said cabin crews who are coming back from leave will return to flights in November or December. Last year, American offered long-term leaves of absence to flight attendants and other employees to cut costs while it struggled with a steep drop in travel caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Other airlines did the same thing. Now they need people. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said this week that his airline expects to hire between 4,000 and 5,000 workers this year. Delta plans to add 1,300 reservations agents by this fall to reduce long waits on hold for customers who call the airline. It’s also adding customer service, cargo and airport workers and plans to hire more than 1,000 pilots before next summer. When the pandemic hit, the number of people flying in the U.S. plunged below 100,000 on some days, a level not seen in decades. This year, it has climbed from less than 700,000 a day in early February to 2 million a day in July. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/07/17/american-airlines-recalls-3-k-flight-attendants-leisure-travel-business-return-holidays/8002478002/ Senator asks airlines about worker shortages after billions in U.S. bailouts • U.S. Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on the IRS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has asked the chief executives of six airlines including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways to explain reported worker shortages despite receiving billions in pandemic bailouts. Congress approved three separate rounds of taxpayer funding totaling $54 billion to pay much of U.S. airlines' payroll costs through Sept. 30 as a result of COVID-19 - as well as $25 billion in low-cost government loans. Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, sent the airlines letters on Friday asking for answers to detailed questions about "recent reports of workforce shortages, flight cancellations, and delays, creating havoc and frustrating consumers as more Americans resume travel." The Transportation Security Administration said traffic hit almost 2.2 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since February 2020. In the letters, Cantwell said at best each airline "poorly managed its marketing of flights and workforce as more people are traveling, and, at worst, it failed to meet the intent of tax payer funding and prepare for the surge in travel that we are now witnessing." Airlines were not allowed to issue involuntary layoffs or cut worker pay as part of government assistance. Cantwell asked the airlines, which also included Republic Airways and Allegiant Airlines, for answers about workforce management, if they have exhausted all U.S. payroll assistance and steps to address anticipated or current labor shortages due to increased consumer flight demand this year. American Airlines in June said it would cancel around 1% of its flights in July, while Southwest canceled hundreds of flights last month after computer and weather issues. Southwest said it was the "only major airline to maintain service at every U.S. airport we served prior to the pandemic" and did not layoff or furlough any staff. "We were staffed for what we’re flying and we’re flying for what we staffed," a spokeswoman said. American and Allegiant declined comment. Republic and JetBlue did not respond to a request for comments. Delta pointed to Chief Executive Ed Bastian's comments on Wednesday that "the challenges of getting our airline fully back to the service level our customers expect and deserve is daunting in light of the huge surge in demand that we are experiencing." https://www.yahoo.com/news/senator-asks-airlines-worker-shortages-211403759.html Hubble Space Telescope fixed after a month of being dark • NASA said Friday that science observations should resume quickly, if everything goes well CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem. But after the backup payload computer also failed, flight controllers at Maryland’s Goddard Space Flight Center focused on the science instruments’ bigger and more encompassing command and data unit, installed by spacewalking astronauts in 2009. Engineers successfully switched to the backup equipment Thursday, and the crucial payload computer kicked in. NASA said Friday that science observations should resume quickly, if everything goes well. A similar switch took place in 2008 after part of the older system failed. “Congrats to the team!” NASA’s science mission chief Thomas Zurbuchen tweeted. Launched in 1990, Hubble has made more than 1.5 million observations of the universe. NASA launched five repair missions to the telescope during the space shuttle program. The final tuneup was in 2009. NASA plans to launch Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, by year’s end. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hubble-space-telescope-fixed-after-a-month-of-being-dark-01626460370?siteid=yhoof2 Online Professional Training Course “Human Factors for RPAS Professionals” Why ? The course was developed by Massey University’s School of Aviation upon observation that Human Factors principles applying to the pilots of manned aircraft are also relevant to the operators in the unmanned aircraft industry. Who should do this course? It is particularly relevant to those professionals engaging in RPAS operations involving multi-crew, night, and large, high-risk complex undertakings such as those requiring ground control stations. Those applying for, or renewing, an RPAS Operational Competency Assessment (OCA) will find it very useful. Pilots will gain knowledge which can be applied to real-world operations to better manage human performance. Managers will be able to apply human factors principles to the design of systems and processes used within the organisation to prevent latent failures and thus minimise the likelihood of an accident outcome. Regulators will identify which human factors need to be appropriately managed by organisations undertaking complex unmanned aircraft organisations, allowing for effective regulatory oversight. What? The course covers a wide variety of Human Factors pertaining to the operation of unmanned platforms in many different scenarios giving it international appeal and relevance. This course consists of 10 topics including the final assessment. The course makes use of self-learning exercises where students will have the flexibility to apply the concepts to their individual work settings and receive comments and feedback based upon these. The course is offered online enabling clients to fit it in around their existing schedules. By the end of the course, students should be able to: • Explain the importance of human factors in aviation • Apply the principles of visual perception • Apply strategies for managing mental wellbeing • Manage fatigue and circadian rhythms • Design systems and processes based upon human cognition and decision-making • Apply models of accident causation to help prevent future accidents • Manage communication and assertiveness in multi-crew and organisational environments • Assessment; Self- learning portfolio and an online test; Requires 50 % grade - or above - to pass Course Cost: NZ$700 plus GST To register please click here Position Available: Learjet 60 and 60XR Pilots Need qualified Learjet 60 and 60XR aircraft pilots, Captains & Co-Pilots for operations in Europe and the Middle East. Send Resume/CV to: Hr@asm.aero Nasrin.qurashi@asm.aero Aviation Services Management (ASM) www.asm.aero Curt Lewis