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via Lee Ferrara, Airnation.net

An American Eagle regional jet made an emergency landing this morning at New York’s LaGuardia Airport after being struck by lightning.

American Eagle Flight 4563, an Embraer 135 aircraft with 20 passengers and 3 crew, made a safe landing at 10:41 AM. There were no injuries reported.

American spokesman Matt Miller said a maintenance team is inspecting the plane to determine damage, if any.

Flight 4563 was inbound from Detroit.

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By Ric Ward, CNN

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering that more than 1,000 Boeing 737 jets be inspected for a problem which could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft.

According to the FAA, the inspections will focus on pins which attach the horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. They were prompted by reports that a coating used to protect the pins from wear and corrosion was applied incorrectly.

The FAA says premature failure of the pins could cause reduced structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer to fuselage attachment, resulting in loss of control of the airplane.

The part number of each pin must be checked and pins with certain part numbers must be replaced with new, improved attach pins.

The order, called an Airworthiness Directive, is effective May 20 and applies to Boeing 737 series 600, 700, 700-C, 800, 900 and 900-ER aircraft.

The inspections are not expected to affect airline schedules.

The aircraft included in the directive are relatively new, entering service in 1998 or later.

Full story, here.

A copy of the Federal Aviation Airworthiness Directive can be found, here.

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Original Post by Lee Ferrara, via Airnation.net

The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to Boeing for certain 737, 747 and767 model airplanes regarding the crew oxygen mask stowage box units.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model737-700, -700C, -800, and -900ER seriesairplanes, Model 747-400F series airplanes, andModel 767-200 and -300 series airplanes.

This AD was prompted by reports indicating that certain crew oxygen mask stowage box units were possibly delivered with a burr in the inlet fitting. The burr might break loose during test or operation, and might pose an ignition source or cause an inlet valve to jam.

This final rule adds a step to identify and label certain crew oxygen mask stowage box units that have already been inspected and reworked by the supplier, and allows operators to install new or serviceable crew oxygen mask stowage box units, and requires a general visual inspection for affected serial numbers of the crew oxygen mask stowage box units, and replacement or reidentification as necessary.

We are issuing this AD to prevent an ignition source, which could result in an oxygen-fed fire; or an inlet valve jam in a crew oxygen mask stowage box unit, which could result in restricted flow of oxygen.

This AD is effective May 20, 2013.

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Via the Aviation Safety Network

In follow up to our post on April 1, 2013 please see the following information provided by the Aviation Safety Network:

Date:	30-MAR-2013
Time:	10:00 pm
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B3 AStar
Operator:	Alaska State Troopers
Registration:	N911AA
C/n / msn:	3611
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	7 miles east of Talkeetna, Alaska -  United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Ambulance
Departure airport:	near Larson Lake, AK
Destination airport:	Talkeetna, AK

Narrative:
Two Alaska State Troopers and a rescued snowmobiler died in the crash of a search and rescue helicopter about 7 miles east of Talkeetna, Alaska about 10:00 PM Saturday night. Authorities became concerned when the helicopter did not return from the rescue. The crash sight was discovered Sunday morning by another helicopter. No survivors were located.

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By Jesse Garza of the Journal Sentinel

April 1, 2013 | A pilot from Illinois escaped injury Monday when his single-engine Cessna airplane crashed into a swamp in Juneau County, the sheriff’s office said.

Firefighters used a small rowboat to rescue the 29-year-old Rockford man from the swamp in Wonewoc Township because of high water, according to the sheriff’s office.

The crash was reported at 12:41 p.m. near Bottom Road after the plane departed from Wonewoc. The pilot told investigators he was on his way from Park Falls to St. Louis and landed at the airport to check the aircraft, which crashed after developing engine trouble, the sheriff’s office said.

Story via the Journal Sentinel, here.

Additional information about the incident is available at the Aviation Safety Network:

Date:	01-APR-2013
Time:	12:41 LT
Type:	Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Operator:	Private
Registration:	N8033B
C/n / msn:	29833
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Substantial
Location:	Juneau County swamp, Wonewoc, WI -  United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Park Falls Municipal - KPKF
Destination airport:	St. Louis, MO

Narrative:
Following an intermediate stop, the aircraft, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N8033B, impacted swampy terrain shortly after takeoff from Three Castles Airpark - 4D1, Wonewoc, Wisconsin.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.

More information can be found at The Aviation Safety Network, here.

The story in the Journal Sentinel reports that the the aircraft developed engine trouble after take-off.  At Brodkowitz Law we can help answer the questions that arise after a plane crash by acting quickly to gather important evidence that would otherwise be lost.

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Mayra Cuevas, via CNN

(CNN) — An Alaska State Trooper helicopter on a mission to rescue a stranded snowmobiler crashed over the weekend — and authorities fear that all three occupants on board are dead.

The helicopter was carrying the pilot, a trooper and the snowmobiler when it went down Saturday night, said Megan Peters, a spokeswoman for the state troopers.

Authorities spotted the wreckage Sunday, but could not find any survivors.

Peters said her office is not yet ready to definitively declare the three on board dead.

The helicopter had been sent Saturday evening to help look for someone stranded in a snowmobile near Larson Lake near the town of Talkeetna.

Talkeetna is about two hours north of Anchorage

The helicopter pilot picked up a state trooper, went to the search area and spotted the snowmobiler.

With the rescued person on board, the helicopter was on its way to meet with medics, but did not arrive, the state Department of Public Safety said.

The next morning, another aircraft spotted the helicopter’s wreckage — but did not find survivors.

Peters said the helicopter had caught fire, but officials do not know why.

Full story via CNN, here.

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There are many different reasons why a helicopter may crash. Improper maintenance, pilot error, wire strikes, engine failure or power loss, mid air collision, or fuel starvation can be catastrophic to a helicopter. Some helicopter crashes should be survivable but are not because a manufacuter has failed to use appropriate restraints or other measures to protect occupants.

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By Simon Hradecky, via The Aviation Herald

A Horizon de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Alaska Airlines, registration N408QX performing flight QX-2118/AS-2118 from Seattle,WA (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 74 people on board, was on final approach to Calgary’s runway 10 when the crew selected the gear down, the left main gear however did not extend. The crew went around and entered a hold to run the relevant checklists, a manual gear extension was able to extend and lock all gear. The aircraft landed on runway 16 about 35 minutes after going around.

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft vacated the runway onto taxiway C1 from where it was towed to the apron. A worn left main gear up lock had failed to release the gear.

Original source, here.

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By Lee Ferrara, via AirNation.net

A United Airlines flight flying from Houston to LaGuardia last night diverted to Charlotte Douglas Airport due to an engine issue.

‘Officials say United flight 217 was heading to LaGuardia from Houston Sunday night when it had problems with an engine. The plane had to make an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas.’

The plane landed safely last night, and United is reimbursing passengers for their hotel stays. There were no injuries.

The exact cause of the trouble has not been released.

The aircraft was an Airbus A320.

Original source, here.

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Posted from ABC2news.com

By: WMAR Staff

INDIANAPOLIS - A plane flying non-stop from Baltimore to Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Indiana after there were reports of an electrical odor.

Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/plane-from-baltimore-makes-emergency-landing#ixzz2OID9nInO

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Original story: By JIM AVILA (@JimAvilaABC) and SERENA MARSHALL (@SerenaMarsh)

via ABCNews.com

From original story:

Just this weekend, there were nine fatalities in 11 small plane crashes nationwide. A twin-engine jet crashed into a house in South Bend, Ind., killing two on Sunday. While a twin-engine turbo prop in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., killed three when it crashed into an auto pound.

NTSB chief Deborah Hersman told ABC News that 97 percent of aviation fatalities occur in general aviation, not commercial flights.

“The NTSB is so concerned with general aviation safety that we have placed this on our ‘most wanted’ list of transportation safety improvements,” Hersman said.

In fact, while domestic commercial airplanes are on a safety streak of no fatalities in more than three years, small planes average five accidents per day, accounting for nearly 500 American deaths in small planes each year.

Full story, with video, here.

On March 12, 2013 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued Five Safety Alerts to Improve General Aviation Safety, the Press Release can be found, here. The Press Release states:

“Because we investigate each of the 1,500 GA accidents that occur in the United States every year, we see the same types of accidents over and over again,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. “What’s especially tragic is that so many of these accidents are entirely preventable.”

Each year, about 475 pilots and passengers are killed and hundreds more are seriously injured in GA accidents in the United States, which is why GA Safety is on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List. (http://go.usa.gov/28DF)

A Safety Alert is a brief information sheet that pinpoints a particular safety hazard and offers practical remedies to address the issue. Three of the Safety Alerts focus on topics related to some of the most common defining events for fatal GA accidents. These include low-altitude stalls, spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain, and mechanical problems. The other two Safety Alerts address risk mitigation.

The five Safety Alerts issued today (March 12, 2013) are:

• Is Your Aircraft Talking to You? Listen!
• Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance
• Avoid Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude
• Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety
• Pilots: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety