Propellers and Air Safety
Episode 46 Prop strikes are pretty common. Even seemingly minor nicks and gouges can lead to major safety issues. John and Greg focus on propellers as the “ugly stepsisters” of aircraft maintenance. T...
19 Nov 202054min
Icing on Aircraft Lessons from the Crash of AE 4184
Episode 45 Weather caused Flight 4182 to be in a holding pattern to land on October 31, 1994. Weather also triggered a fateful series of events that led to the loss of the aircraft and 68 lives. John ...
11 Nov 20201h 12min
Revisiting the Crash Scene of American Eagle Flight 4184
Episode 44 This episode starts when Greg got the call about the tragic crash of American Eagle Flight 4184. He walks through the first week of responding to the accident scene as the NTSB Investigator...
4 Nov 20201h 4min
NTSB Still Not Onsite, CO Pilot Makes Up the Rules
Episode 43 The NTSB is still not doing onsite accident investigations...A pilot landing in Colorado decides to ignore the rules...Long-term health impacts of COVID could impact pilots, mechanics and f...
28 Okt 202050min
Is the NTSB Obsolete?
Episode 42 The NTSB is considered a non-essential service and on-site accident investigations have been suspended during COVID-19. With no one on site to gather facts and evidence, John and Greg ask i...
14 Okt 202057min
Episode 41 - End of a Long Day and Weather Add Up to Disaster
Greg and John examine the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from American Flight 1420, a MD-80 that crashed at Little Rock Airport in 1999. Greg served as the NTSB investigator in charge (IIC) ...
7 Okt 20201h 24min
Assumptions and Expectations Can Kill
Episode 40 Assumptions and expectations in all roles in aviation often lead to the most serious accidents. John and Greg share anecdotes that illustrate the point. This is a trying time for air travel...
30 Sep 20201h 3min
Accident Shows Importance of Pilot and Mechanic Communication
Episode 39 John and Greg often make the point that flight safety involves both hangar and cockpit. This episode illustrates the point. They walk through an accident involving a Cessna 177 Cardinal. Th...
23 Sep 202048min
