Aircraft data showed at least one event involving loss of separation between aircraft nearing DCA every month for the past 13 years.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), citing the fatal Jan. 29 midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), is recommending action to sharply limit helicopter operations near the approach route where the accident occurred.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck, In-depth Feature
The heavy workload accompanying a smoke-in-the-cockpit event interfered with checklist completion by a Metro 23…
Ignoring terrain warnings and the first officer’s pleas to go-around, the pilot-in-command continued a visual…
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
A Bell 407’s dynamic rollover on a Gulf of Mexico helideck killed the pilot and…
