Flight Safety Information - July 27, 2021 No. 149 In This Issue : Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 - Fatal Accident (California) : Cessna 208 Supervan 675 - Fatal Accident (Germany) : Airbus A320-214 - Bird Strike (Turkey) : El Paso International Airport looking to fill over 100 positions at job fair this week : American Airlines is facing fuel shortages at smaller airports, but its planned solution may end up burning more fuel : Russians ditch space station module, clearing way for new lab : Human Factors for RPAS Professionals : Position Available: Learjet 60 and 60XR Pilots Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 - Fatal Accident (California) Date: 26-JUL-2021 Time: c. 13:30 LT Type: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 Owner/operator: Tarco Aircraft Funding LLC Registration: N605TR MSN: 5715 Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Category: Accident Location: Truckee Airport, CA (TKF/KTRK) - United States of America Phase: Approach Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Coeur D'Alene Airport, ID (COE/KCOE) Destination airport: Truckee Airport, CA (TKF/KTRK) Investigating agency: NTSB Narrative: A Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605, registration N605TR, was destroyed when it impacted heavily wooded terrain while on approach to Truckee Airport (TKF/KTRK), Truckee, California. The three people onboard were fatally injured. Multiple witnesses saw the aircraft in a very sharp right turn before impact. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/265960 Cessna 208 Supervan 675 - Fatal Accident (Germany) Status: Preliminary Date: Monday 26 July 2021 Time: ca 13:00 Type: Cessna 208 Supervan 675 Operator: Unknown Registration: registration unknown MSN: First flight: Crew: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair Location: S off Norderney Airfield (NRD) ( Germany) Phase: Approach (APR) Nature: Parachuting Departure airport: Borkum Airfield (BMK/EDWR), Germany Destination airport: Norderney Airfield (NRD/EDWY), Germany Narrative: A Cessna 208 Caravan skydiving plane, registration unknown, was destroyed when it impacted the waters of the Wadden Sea near Norderney island, Germany. The sole pilot onboard was fatally injured. The Caravan took off from Borkum Airfield and dropped parachutists over the Norderney island. The aircraft did not reached its intended destination Norderney Airport and crashed into the sea. Several Cessna 208 aircraft were operating in the vicinity about the accident time. Flight tracking data logged by ADSBexchange.com showed D-FLEC, a Cessna 208 Supervan 675, approaching Norderney from the south after dropping skydivers at about 14000 feet. The last data point was recorded at 13:09 local time, at 1750 feet over the water south of Norderney. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210726-0 Airbus A320-214 - Bird Strike (Turkey) Date: 26-JUL-2021 Time: Type: Airbus A320-214 Owner/operator: THY Turkish Airlines Registration: TC-JPH MSN: 3185 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Location: Samsun Çarşamba Airport - Turkey Phase: Landing Nature: Passenger - Scheduled Departure airport: Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC) Destination airport: Samsun-Carsamba Airport (SZF/LTFH) Narrative: Turkish Airlines flight TK7134, an Airbus A320-214, suffered a bird strike during landing at Samsun Çarşamba Airport. The nose cone of the aircraft was damaged. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/265964 Incident: Jetblue A321 at Newark on Jul 11th 2021, fire on landing A Jetblue Airbus A321-200, registration N981JT performing flight B6-482 (dep Jul 10th) from San Francisco,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), landed on Newark's runway 22R when during roll out a small fire was seen at the level of the right hand engine (V2533) cover. The aircraft taxied to the gate maintaining routine communication. On Jul 24th 2021 the NTSB reported during landing roll out a small fire was visible at the level of the engine #2 cover. The occurrence is rated an incident and is being investigated by the NTSB. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Newark almost 14 days later. https://avherald.com/h?article=4eabf355&opt=0 Incident: Korean B744 at Ho Chi Minh City on Jul 18th 2021, could not retract landing gear A Korean Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration HL7601 performing flight KE-351 from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Bangkok (Thailand), was climbing out of Ho Chi Minh's runway 25L when the crew could not retract the landing gear. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to Ho Chi Minh City for a safe landing on runway 25L about 20 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground in Ho Chi Minh City for 25.5 hours, then departed for the flight to Bangkok. https://avherald.com/h?article=4eab8632&opt=0 Incident: Austrian E195 at Nuremberg on Jul 22nd 2021, bird strike An Austrian Airlines Embraer ERJ-195, registration OE-LWQ performing flight OS-213 from Vienna (Austria) to Nuremberg (Germany), was on approach to Nuremberg's runway 28 but suffered a bird strike. The aircraft continued for a safe landing and taxied to the apron. The aircraft was unable to continue the next sector to Leipzig however, this onward leg was cancelled. The aircraft remained on the ground in Nuremberg for about 17 hours before returning to service. https://avherald.com/h?article=4eab87a7&opt=0 El Paso International Airport looking to fill over 100 positions at job fair this week The El Paso International Airport is hiring a wide range of jobs as Summer travel picks up. EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — If you are in need of a job, El Paso International Airport will be hosting a job fair this week and has more than 100 positions open. The event will take place on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. La Placita Conference Room, inside the airport terminal. Employers looking to hire include: • • Airline contractors • Rental car companies • Food and beverage businesses, • News and gifts shops, • First responders • The City of El Paso Department of Aviation Federal law enforcement representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation Security Administration will also participate in the hiring event, a press release from The City Of El Paso stated. The aviation industry is experiencing a resurgence in travelers leading to increased employment opportunities. El Paso International is averaging 42 flights per day, approximately twice as many flights as last summer. We are excited that our passengers have returned and that the increase in travel is expected to continue, Assistant Director of Aviation Terry Sharpe said. Free parking will be provided to job seekers who attend the hiring event, the press release stated. Participants are encouraged to bring their resumes and dress to impress. Due to the federal mandate, all visitors to the airport must wear a mask. https://cbs4local.com/news/local/el-paso-international-airport-to-host-job-fair-this-week American Airlines is facing fuel shortages at smaller airports, but its planned solution may end up burning more fuel • Airports in the Western US are experiencing fuel shortages due to delivery delays. • American Airlines is telling pilots to cut back on fuel use and may add fuel stops, CNBC reports. • Delays and cancellations have been minimal but multiple airlines are affected. • The shipping crisis is now affecting the airline industry. American Airlines sent out a memo to pilots warning of "fuel delivery delays" at certain airports that are causing shortages and could potentially impact operations, as reported by CNBC. "American Airlines station jet fuel delivery delays initially affected mostly western U.S. cities, but are now being reported at American stations across the country," the airline said in a memo viewed by CNBC. "Delivery delays are expected to continue through mid-August." American confirmed to Insider that delays have been "minimal" so far with no cancellations. A trio of shortages including trucks, truck drivers, and fuel are to blame, according to CNBC. The airline's pilots are being asked to take measures to save fuel, according to the memo, and the airline will "tanker," or carry additional fuel, to airports affected by the shortages. Tankering is a common industry practice when the destination airport does not have a reliable source of fuel. It's more common in private and general aviation since most major airports utilized by US carriers have reserves available. Read More: Airports don't have the infrastructure to charge the coming wave of electric planes - and a solar power startup CEO says he has the solution A downside to tankering, however, is that airlines could end up burning more fuel on certain flights. Airlines most commonly seek to optimize fuel loads and taking on more than required for a given flight can increase the aircraft's weight and subsequent fuel burn. Every pound counts when it comes to fuel burn and the increased costs of flying heavier aircraft. One reason many airlines don't feature in-flight entertainment systems is the increased weight they incur. One Wired article detailed how American saved $1.2 million per year by converting paper charts and manuals to digital iPads. Another explained how eliminating the SkyMall magazine saved the airline $350,000. American just posted a $19 million second quarter net profit backed by the Payroll Support Program instituted during the pandemic to help protect airline workers until the industry could rebound. Without government support, American faced a $1.1 billion loss. Fuel stops may also be required in regions affected by the shortages. A similar fuel shortage that occurred following the Colonial Pipeline hacking resulted in some of American's long-haul flights from the Southeast to Hawaii and Europe making intermediary fuel stops, as CNBC also reported. "We are working around the clock to ensure we have an adequate supply of fuel for our entire operation and to minimize any customer impact," an American spokesperson told Insider. Delta Air Lines also told CNBC that it was experiencing similar fuel issues but that it hasn't caused a major disruption in service. https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-facing-fuel-shortages-213006700.html Russians ditch space station module, clearing way for new lab A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment to clear the way for Thursday's arrival of Russia's new Nauka multipurpose lab module. With the Progress MS-16/77P supply ship firmly locked to Pirs, hooks and latches holding the docking compartment to the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port were commanded open, and the Progress backed away at 6:55 a.m. EDT. After moving a safe distance away, the Progress fired its thrusters at 10:01 a.m., setting up a destructive plunge into the atmosphere 41 minutes later. The braking burn was planned to make sure any debris that might survive reentry heating would fall harmlessly into the southern Pacific Ocean. Undocking originally was planned for last Friday, two days after Nauka's launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, but problems with the lab's navigation and propulsion systems prompted Russian flight controllers to delay Pirs' departure. Finally, after several anxious days of troubleshooting, Nauka's propulsion system was restored to normal operation, and two successful tests of its KURS navigation and rendezvous system were carried out. While few details were provided, Russian mission managers then cleared Pirs and Progress for departure. Pirs was launched on September 14, 2001, three days after the 9/11 attacks. It served as a docking port for visiting Soyuz crew ships and Progress freighters for nearly 20 years and as an airlock for Russian spacewalks. The much larger 44,000-pound Nauka module features an airlock and docking port, expanded crew quarters, research space, an additional toilet, oxygen generator, solar arrays and a European Space Agency-built robot arm. Nauka's thrusters also will help provide roll control to keep the station properly oriented. With the departure of Pirs, NASA flight controllers planned to reposition the station's Canadian-built robot arm on the Russian Zarya module so it could carry out a seven-hour inspection of the Zvezda module's now-vacant Earth-facing port. Russian engineers want to make sure no debris or other issues are present that might prevent the docking mechanism from working properly when Nauka arrives. Assuming no problems are found, the lab module will complete its rendezvous with the space station Thursday, moving in for docking at Zvezda's Earth-facing port at 9:24 a.m. It will take up to 11 Russian spacewalks over about seven months to electrically connect and outfit the new lab module. Nauka's docking will come the day before a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launches a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew capsule to the station for an unpiloted test flight. The Atlas 5 rollout to pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is expected Wednesday, setting up a launch at 2:53 p.m. Friday. The Starliner, like SpaceX's already operational Crew Dragon spacecraft, is designed to carry U.S. and partner-agency astronauts to and from the space station on a commercial basis, helping end NASA's post-shuttle reliance on Russian Soyuz spacecraft for crew transportation. An initial Starliner test flight in December 2019 had major software problems, prompting Boeing to launch a second unpiloted test flight before the ship's first planned launch with a crew on board late this year or early next year. For the test flight, the Starliner will dock at the front end of the station's forward Harmony module, returning to a White Sands, New Mexico, landing on August 5. https://www.yahoo.com/news/russians-ditch-space-station-module-140112125.html 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? 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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