Aircraft Accidents Caused by Weath

One of the most controversial and important air crash linked to human error of the modern world happened on the night of February 12, 2009. Colgan air flight 3407, operated by Continental Connection, was on final approach to runway 23 at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport as it disappeared from radar. The aircraft was a Bombardier Dash 8, a popular twin engine medium range turboprop Airliner used by many regional carriers. The aircraft entered an uncontrollable stall crashing into to a neighborhood 5 miles northeast of the airport killing all everyone on souls on board. The Captain, Marvin Resnlow and first officer Rebecca Lynne were behind the controls the night of the accident. The NTSB report determined error by both pilots cause the aircraft to crash. Thus, pilot fatigues, improper recovery form a stall were contributing factors. The victim’s family members pushed for congress to overhaul airline regulations. The NTBS investigation delivery multiple findings that eventually led to a modernization of airline operations and pilot training.

In the vicinity of an airport, there can be multiple aircraft; all operating at low speed and low height, and this provide an extra risk of wake turbulence with reduced height from which to recover from any upset”. [3]

One of the most deadly plane crashes was when two planes ran into each other on the ground, killing 583 people. One of the deadliest plane crashes in the air was Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight 800. In the report they say that mechanical failure is at fault. Other people say that it was a missile strike at fault. The mystery behind the crash of TWA flight 800 can be summed up in two groups, missile hit or mechanical failure.

Everyday millions of people fly on airplanes. It is an easy and fast way of traveling for work, vacations or to see family members. Statically air travel is safer than traveling by car, airplanes have higher fatality accidents. The reasons airplanes crash vary and can happen during takeoff, landing or during flight. “August 1985 witnessed more passenger and crew deaths on commercial airlines than any other month.” [http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33931693.]

Airport safety is one of the Federal Aviation Administration's biggest concerns. They are tasked with tracking over 10,400,000 commercial flights every year, not including military and non-commercial flights (Canavan). Collisions and crashes are the two major causes of injuries and death. Air travel accidents date all of the way back to 1908 (Old). Orville Wright, one of the original inventors of the airplane, was flying a demonstration for the military when a propeller suddenly was ripped off of the airplane. The passenger, Lieutenant Selfridge was killed when the plane hit the ground (Old). The Federal Aviation Administration has come a long way since the 1960’s to improve safety (Mission). They have implemented various systems such as the United States program, NextGen Program, and the Air Transportation

On February 24, 1989, a United airlines Boeing 747-122 suffered an explosive decompression which tore off its cargo door and killed 9 people as it climbed to 23,000 feet after taking off from Honolulu Hawaii. At first, it was thought a bomb went off in the plane, though it was later revealed the aircraft that was used for the flight had recently had work done on the forward cargo door. This led the National Transportation Safety bureau (NTSB) to believe the ground crew was at fault for mishandling and not maintaining the locking mechanisms on the cargo door, causing damage to the door and resulting in the explosive decompression in flight. This accident stands out as one of the few where the crew did everything right through careful use of Crew Resource Management skills, succeeding in landing the plane without further loss of life. Despite the NTSB’s initial results from their investigation, Parents of one of the fatalities of the accident went through with their own investigation which revealed that the decompression was because of flaws in the electrical and cargo door latching systems resulting in an Airworthiness directive being issued for all planes of that type to prevent further similar accidents.

The 2012 crash of Convair N153JR is a text book example of how human error and the absence of crew resource management can result in the unnecessary loss of life. This accident involves a transport company named Fresh Air Inc. that transported cargo between the Caribbean islands using vintage 1953 Convair aircraft. The co-owner of the company, who was also the primary pilot, established and nurtured an environment of relaxed rules and desultory aviation operations. The primary pilot consistently flew the Convair aircraft outside its operational parameters by disabling key aircraft systems needed for safe operations. Additionally, the captain filled Fresh Air with incompetent personnel that could not maintain safe and airworthy operations. To further exacerbate an already dangerous situation, assigned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors were derelict in their duties and performed only superficial inspections on the company. Numerous and serious violations were overlooked by the inspectors and this removed the last remaining barrier for accident prevention. The captain’s insouciant approach to flying and company operations coupled with inept FAA oversight directly led to the crash of Convair N153JR.

For many turbulence is often just a minor inconvenience. The announcement over the pa to return to your seat often interrupts the movie or show we are watching; sometimes the bumps spill coffee all over our tray table. Unfortunately for the passengers on board British Airways flight 911 spilled coffee was the least of their worries.

Airplanes make traveling long distances extremely convenient. Whereas a cross country trip via car can take days upon days to complete, an airplane trip is much faster. With so many people turning to air travel for even short distances, the likelihood that accidents will occur is only

On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at approximately 7 p.m., Bob Simon, a Veteran CBS News reporter was riding in the back of a for-hire Lincoln Town car to a conference in New York City. Simon was not wearing a seatbelt when, according to reports, the taxi driver lost control and struck a pedestrian median. After sustaining injuries to his head, torso and extremities, Bob Simon died. New York City law does not require back seat passengers of a taxicab to wear a seatbelt but after this latest tragedy, one wonders if Simon’s life might have been saved if he was wearing a seat belt.

Abstract: Throughout history, human beings have been astonished by the concept of flight. In the modern world, planes, helicopters and other aircrafts have been engineered to fulfil this perception, allowing people to travel around the world in easy. However, just like cars and trains, planes are also prone to accidents influenced by bad weather conditions. The information below describes how a thunderstorm and wind shear affected Delta fight 191 in 1985. Which will provide the physics behind the accident and the weather system and create recommendations to help limit these types of air accidents. Introduction/ background: The concept of flight follows basic physics principles includes Bernoulli's principle, forces in flight and how the motion

WASHINGTON - At approximately 10:30 P.M., a small civilian plane crashed during takeoff in Jefferson County International Airport, Washington. The airport officials claim that this aircraft with 30 passengers on board was dragged into crash by the heavy winds, but the police officials are continuing investigation. The passengers were carried to hospitals immediately, and luckily enough, there were no severe injuries or deaths. The mayor showed sympathy for the victims and their family by arriving at the scene immediately. Despite the fact that everyone was safe, the plane, unfortunately, caught fire and whether the plane will be back to its original state is a mystery.

There was a Brazilian radio journalist named Rafael Henzel that spoke with fantastico program on Sunday night from Colombia, where is is currently recovering. “At no point did someone from the cabin or the crew tells us, ‘Put on your seatbelt,’” said Henzel. “We just kept flying without any idea of what was about to happen.” The plane crashed right next to the airport in Medellin. Investigations have started and Colombian authorities believe that there was a lack of fuel that caused the crash. Henzel also said toward the end of the flight passengers started to ask when they would land, and the crew members said “ten minutes.” After that, he said, the lights went off and at that point everyone rushed back to their seats and fastened their seatbelts.

Summary: On July 6, 2013 a Asiana flight 214 crash at the San Francisco airport. In the plane, it was carrying more that 300 hundred people and out of the 300 plus, only three people were killed in the incident and 200 people were injured (The Guardian, 2014). Within the past five years this event would make it first fatal passenger airline incident in the US. In addition, the crash was concluded as a pilot error due to crew member fail to maintain equipment system and identifying hazard.

American Airlines flight 1420 was bound for Arkansas on June 1, 1999. It was the last flight of a three leg route. The plane touched down the runway and struck several tubes, passed through a chain link security fence and went over an embankment. There were several key factors that played a role in the accident that left the captain and 10 passengers’ dead and injured over 105 other passengers. The impact alone caused a fire and destroyed