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Here are the news stories for today;

Please take a good look at the last two stories, both from Chief Billy Goldfeder and his great site http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/…

Be safe out there!

Tom

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. – Federal authorities are investigating why pieces of a 747 cargo plane crashed into the woman’s house Sunday afternoon.

The woman lives on Newton Estate Drive in Clayton County, along a direct flight path to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Another piece of the plane landed at a Walmart on Anvil Block Road, just a couple of miles away.

Channel 2′s Tony Thomas watched as mechanics and inspectors canvassed the right wing of the plane Wednesday night, replacing the 20-foot section that ripped off.

Homeowner Pamela Ware told Thomas she’s thankful she survived after part of that wing hit her house.

“And boom! I was like, ‘Huh?’ Actually, I hit the floor,” Ware said. “If it had landed in here because that is just Sheetrock, it would have… oh boy, I wouldn’t be no good.”

She showed Thomas pictures she took of the chunk that she said put two holes in her roof before bouncing into the yard.

She took Thomas into the attic to see the splintered rafters and holes that were left behind.

Ware was lucky in more ways than one. Authorities said a 20-foot section of the plane crashed into the parking lot in front of a Walmart. No one was hurt.

Federal investigators told Thomas the 747 cargo plane coming from Anchorage was about 5 miles east of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when a piece of the right wing flap ripped off, breaking into at least two pieces and potentially damaging the aircraft body.

The pilot declared an emergency and landed safely at the airport. Thomas was told by Boeing and China Airlines, inspectors are on site as the jet sits just off Hartsfield’s runways.

Ware has now spent several sleepless nights, wondering who’s going to pay for her repairs and when the next piece might drop.

“I just keep thinking of what could have happened,” Ware said.

Federal investigators now have taken those pieces of the wing flap as part of their investigation. Thomas tried reaching China Airlines several times Wednesday but received no answer.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/parts-jet-plane-wing-fall-womans-house-walmart-par/nXzhT/

MINNEAPOLIS – A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday night.

Patrick Hogan, of the Metropolitan Airports Commission, the flight arrived at MSP shortly before 10 p.m.

Hogan said the pilot noticed fumes in the cockpit and landed as a precautionary measure. Hogan did not know where the flight originated from.

There are no injuries. Passengers were taken off of the plane while technicians looked for the problem.

Hogan said it will be JetBlue’s decision on how to proceed with the flight.

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1026872/396/JetBlue-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-MSP

Cessna’s first production Turbo Skylane JT-A, running behind a Jet-A fueled diesel engine Tuesday flew for 2.3 hours, the company announced Wednesday. The Safran-made 227-hp SMA engine is expected to use up to 40 percent less fuel than a comparable avgas engine, according to Cessna, burning 11 gallons per hour at 156 knots and delivering an estimated range of 1,025 nautical miles on 87 gallons. Tuesday, it delivered the plane to 152 KTAS at 8,000 feet over Independence, Kan.. The aircraft performed as expected, according to Cessna senior test pilot, Dale Bleakney. Certification and deliveries are expected, soon.

Cessna said in April that it was on track for certification and first deliveries before the end of June. Standard performance specifications include a 1,385-foot takeoff distance (landing is 1,350 feet with a 590-foot ground roll), a 1,018 pound useful load, and maximum cruise speed of 156 kts. The JT-A features an “all-glass Garmin G1000 flight deck customized for Cessna” offering synthetic vision technology, a flight management system with autopilot controls and a “jet-level” GFC 700 autopilot with advanced override features. A “GA switch” or go-around button “disengages the autopilot, selects flight director go-around mode, and activates a missed approach

An Arizona-based company Wednesday said that it plans this year to produce and distribute a 93-octane premium unleaded, ethanol-free fuel as an avgas alternative for aircraft that do not require 100LL. Airworthy AutoGas, LLC, says its “high purity, low vapor pressure” fuel will be available beginning late this year. Bringing the fuel to market will provide, “an alternative for the majority of General Aviation aircraft without compromising airworthiness,” according to Mark Ellery, the company’s director of business development. The company says its decision to bring to produce and market the fuel was driven by dramatic changes in automotive gasoline in recent years and a goal “to get pilots flying more, for less.”

While ethanol-free automotive gasoline has previously been widely available, in recent years automotive formulations have changed to include ethanol to combat emissions, according to the company. That, along with inconsistencies in the fuel across geographic regions and due to seasonal influences were seen by Airworthy AutoGas as significant concerns that the company argues could make traditional autofuel unsuitable for use in aircraft. Airworthy AutoGas uses a patent pending formulation that it says “meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM D4814, Lycoming Engines SI-1070 ‘S’ specifications and the numerous EAA and Petersen Aviation Supplemental Type Certificates.”

All,

Viewing for Dallas (Texas) Fire Rescue Firefighter Stanley Wilson will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Restland Funeral Home at 13005 Greenville Ave. The funeral service is scheduled to be at Park Cities Baptist Church at 3933 Northwest Highway the following day at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at the Restland Cemetery Garden of Honor.

RELATED LINKS:

http://www.dffa.org/

http://www.dallasfirerescue.com/

From our friend Billy G….

In both good and not so good ways, some of the best learning that can be done is from those who have experienced and survived the worst. Specifically, to truly understand what the Charleston (S.C.) Firefighters went through on, after and since June 18, 2007 when they lost 9 Firefighters in the Line of Duty….one would have to be a CFD Firefighter.

There is a new video that is essential for every one of us to watch. New firefighters, old firefighters, fire officers, fire chiefs-everyone. The CFD members have horrifically “been there and done that” …from the fire, to the lessons learned …to the total transformation of the CFD in honor of those 9 Firefighters….this video outlines where they have been, what happened, and what they have done about it. You will hear first hand from those who were there-as well as from those that have arrived since that fire-all to honor the Charleston 9.

Watch this BRAND NEW video from the CFD and the NFFF:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqiRN9rygoI&feature=youtu.be

42 Years ago today: On 23 May 1971 an Aviogenex Tupolev 134A crashed on landing at Rijeka; killing 78 out of 83 occupants

Narrative:
The Tu-134 approached Rijeka (RJK) in poor weather with heavy cumulo-nimbus, heavy rainfall and severe turbulence about 4km from the runway threshold. As the aircraft passed through the area, it was carried upwards and rolled to the right. The aircraft was now above the ILS glide path. Some 800m short of the runway, at a height of 60m the crew decided to continue the approach. Power was reduced and the angle of descent increased to 10 degrees. The aircraft struck the runway with the right main gear at an airspeed of 160km/h with 4g deceleration force. The right wing detached and the plane rolled on its back. The remaining stub of wing folded to block the overwing emergency exit. The aircraft slid for 700m and caught fire.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
It is considered that the probable main cause of the accident of the TU-134A aircraft, registration marks YU-AHZ, which occurred on the 23rd May, 1971, at “Rijeka” airport was a heavy landing on the right leg of the main landing gear, emphasized by an irregular position of the wheels and 0.7% slope up of the runway at the point of touchdown.
The Commission consider that the described deviation from the flight technique in itself, did not cause the crash of the aircraft, but that loading which resulted from the conditions under which the landing was performed made a greater contribution to the crash.
However, non-adequate handling of controls of the aircraft and engines could be explained only by false perceptions (illusions) of the crew concerning the aircraft position in respect to the runway.
The last minute of the flight was analyzed on the basis of:
- flight recorder oscillogram
- results obtained during the investigation on the flight on board of the same type of aircraft.
- study of aerodynamic characteristics and stability of TU-134A – analysis of meteorological situation
- analysis of crew members’ statement
According to the opinion of the Commission this was an exceptional and complex case of many unfavorable circumstances which resulted in this catastrophe.

A plane arriving from Guayaquil, Ecuador ran off the runway during landing causing damage to engine number 2, the plane was immediately towed to the gate and medical attention was provided to the passengers, fortunately no one was seriously injured, but the incident caused a flight to deviate to Cali, Colombia since the only runway with ILS approach was affected.