Five Safety Alerts For GA Pilots And Mechanics (NTSB)

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Five Safety Alerts For GA Pilots And Mechanics (NTSB)

Postby John.com » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:24 pm

"We see the same types of accidents over and over again" - NTSB

Greetings Fellow Aviators!

I figured that this was worth reading even though a lot of the info does not really apply to microlight pilots! There is so much good information to be found here if you spend a little time on it! Remember: These safety alerts apply to PILOTS and MECHANICS . . . . in our case we are BOTH! :shock:

"The NTSB issued five safety alerts on Tuesday that aim to highlight the five most frequent errors that cause general aviation accidents. "We see the same types of accidents over and over again," said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman. "What's especially tragic is that so many of these accidents are entirely preventable." The alerts remind pilots to develop effective risk-management strategies, pay close attention to maintenance issues and always conduct a careful diagnostic flight after leaving the shop, be vigilant when flying at night or in reduced visibility, and be sure to understand stalls and how to prevent them. One alert, aimed at mechanics, reminds them to carefully follow procedures when conducting inspections and maintaining aircraft.

The safety board is creating short videos to complement each of the alerts, which will be available online within the next few months. The videos will feature regional air safety investigators sharing what they learned from the many accident investigations they conducted, and offering advice on how pilots and mechanics can avoid tragic mistakes. "GA is essentially an airline or maintenance operation of one, which puts the responsibility for sound decision making on one person's shoulders," Hersman said. "We are promoting and distributing the alerts to reach pilots and mechanics who can benefit from these lifesaving messages." The five safety alerts issued today, as well as others that have been issued since 2004, are posted online. The PowerPoint presentations that investigators made to the board on Tuesday also are archived online."

In summary, these are the safety alerts to be found HERE:

(if only reading the first THREE, it could improve our overall safety awareness!)

NTSB Safety Alerts

Take action to improve your safety and the safety of your family and friends by following the suggestions in these NTSB Safety Alerts. NTSB Safety Alerts provide safety information you can use, and urge you to encourage lawmakers to improve safety at the State level.

Aviation Safety

Pilots: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety (SA-023) New!
Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety (SA-022) New!
Is Your Aircraft Talking to You? Listen! (SA-021) New!
Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance (SA-020) New!
Prevent Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude (SA-019) New!
Preventing Rote Callouts (SA-018)
In-Cockpit NEXRAD Mosaic Imagery (SA-017)
Aircraft Ground Icing (SA-006)
Thunderstorm Encounters (SA-011)
Controlled Flight Into Terrain in Visual Conditions (SA-013)
Aircraft Inflight Icing (SA-014)
Child Passenger Safety on Aircraft (SA-015)
Meteorological Evaluation Towers (SA-016)


Safe Skies! (-)

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