Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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Crash From Dual Engine Flameout Spurs Wide Ranging Review
The Oct. 14, 2004, crash of a Pinnacle Airlines [PNCL] regional jet illustrates how aircrews are not adequately protected against multi-engine flameout, and better training and recovery procedures may be […]
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Ground Proximity Warning System Saved Qantas from Flight into Terrain
Shades of AA crash at Cali A Qantas B737-800’s close encounter with high terrain in Australia at 5:44 a.m. on July 24, 2004, could have ended in disaster, illustrating the […]
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Lifting Ban on Mobile Phone Use in Flight – Do So Carefully Warn Commentators
The unfettered use of cell phones on airplanes in flight is fraught with social and technical questions, based on more than 7,700 submissions to the docket in response to a […]
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Fatigue, Bad Weather, Poor Planning Led to Crash
The crash of a Yak-42D on May 26, 2003, can be summed up in one sentence: "Military charter hazards and the convention of nil responsibility for safety and standards." The […]
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Pilots, Not Landing Gear, Faulted in Crash
Hard landing stressed gear The landing gear on a Federal Express MD-10 that crashed in Memphis in 2003 did not break because it was weak, but because it was overstressed, […]
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Air Transat Rudder Loss, Tailfin Damage A Deepening Mystery
Canadian investigators have released a factual update of their ongoing investigation into the loss of the rudder on an Air Transat A310, which indicates that the rudder broke off while […]
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Volcano Monitoring Not Protecting Aviation
Latest study points to volcanic ash threat Too many volcanoes are inadequately monitored, and timely warnings to aviators and other relevant officials of eruptions are necessary if ash clouds and […]
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Need to Double-Check Highlighted by Recent Events
When President Ronald Reagan said, "Trust but verify," it was uttered in the context of strategic nuclear arms control. But it also can be applied to aviation. Herewith, two examples: […]
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Damaged on Departure
Ground incidents place air safety at risk Setting aside failure to de-ice and engine failure on takeoff, aviation is replete with stories of aircraft damaged on the ground before departure […]
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Automation: Pilots As Machine-Minders Or As Professional Aviators?
In the Oct.-Nov. issue of The Log, the bimonthly publication of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), Capt. Malcolm Scott decries the growing role of automation in the cockpit. Perhaps […]
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