THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY TRAINING


Proper training is the basis for an aircrew member’s approach to a situation where there is an opportunity to contribute as an asset rather than compound the situation as a liability. At any point in time an aircraft accident or an incident can occur, and the ability to address this event as a professional may be the difference between disaster avoidance and disastrous consequences. The goal of Aircare FACTS® Training is to make the crewmember a positive contributor to any situation rather than allowing that crewmember to make a bad situation worse. Below is a great example of the necessity of proper emergency procedures and safety training for the cabin crew.


THE ACCIDENT


Platinum Jet / Darby Aviation -- Overview On February 2, 2005, about 0718 eastern standard time, a Bombardier Challenger aircraft (CL-600) ran off the departure end of runway at Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey.


The aircraft crashed through an airport perimeter fence and across a six-lane highway (where it struck a vehicle); and into a parking lot before impacting a building (pictured above). The two pilots were seriously injured, as were two occupants in the automobile. The cabin aide, eight passengers, and one person in the building received minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire.


The accident flight was an on-demand passenger charter flight from TEB to Chicago Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois (MDW). The flight was operated by Platinum Jet Management, LLC (PJM), Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilots’ failure to ensure the airplane was loaded within weight-and-balance limits and their attempt to take off with the center of gravity well forward of the forward takeoff limit, which prevented the airplane from rotating at the intended rotation speed.


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