General Aviation Accident & Pilot Safety

Ask any pilot, safety is top priority when it comes to flying. General aviation accident prevention is the focus of our NTSB Debriefer. Learn keys to being a safe pilot with the articles below.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Accepting A Bad Situation It’s better to accept a poor outcome than to create a disastrous one While a pilot needs to evaluate the consequences of making any decision, he or she needs to know that revising a decision is likely to make a bad situation even worse.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Getting A Few Winks There was an outcry after a controller fell asleep, but concerns about tired controllers aren’t new Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt led the outcry of indignation when news broke that the lone controller on the overnight shift at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington had fallen asleep

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 How Tight Is Tight? Even if you’re really thorough, you can’t always tell during preflight whether something is coming apart Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Adding Air Bags And Harnesses In The Air We take air bags and shoulder harnesses for granted on the ground Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Close Calls On The Runways Having a clearance doesn’t always guarantee that you’re clear Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Midair Over The Hudson One digit in a radio frequency might have made all the difference As a result of its investigation of the August 8, 2009, midair collision over the Hudson River, the NTSB says it’s time for the FAA to improve the information it offers to pilots about avoiding collisions.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Stop Squeezing Them In The NTSB wants the FAA to change the regs governing required seats and seat belts Remember the circus act in which a dozen clowns get out of the smallest car you’ve ever seen drive into the center ring?

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 The Crosswind Component The principle is the same whether you’re flying a 737 or an LSA Ensuring that there’s a safety margin in everything we do is fundamental to aviation accident avoidance.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Hazards Of Extreme Flying You have to know when you’re too close to crossing the line Ensuring that there’s a safety margin in everything we do is fundamental to aviation accident avoidance.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Buyer Beware Whether it’s a new or used airplane, don’t rush when doing your prebuy inspection You might think that FAA airworthiness, inspection and record-keeping requirements virtually guarantee that any airplane you buy is going to be in superb condition.

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