Lots of incidences caused by student pilots.. Could it be the pressure from the management to solo the students before it is due.? On a second note, one of the big aviation schools in Orlando closed shop recently. ATA , Airline Training Academy that promised airline jobs in exchange of tens of thousands dollars is no more.. I guess those people who were thinking that they would get on with an airline in this economy should have watched more TV or read more papers :) BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI www.bahadiracuner.com www.acuwings.com -----Original Message----- From: Roger James [mailto:ejames@escape.ca] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:37 AM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [Sky-1] Flight school investigated after string of crashes Flight school investigated after string of crashes MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale flight school Arizona Flight Works faces scrutiny from federal investigators after a series of mishaps involving its aircraft. Aviation officials asked the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration to look into three crashes over the past year involving the flight school, Scottsdale Airport director Scott Gray told the East Valley Tribune. "They have had several incidents over the last year, so we asked the FAA to look into their training practices," Gray said. "Most incidents have to do with pilot error. None of the accidents were ever determined to be a fault of the airport or that it was a poor facility." The school's previous owners, CRM Airline Training Center, received dubious notoriety as being a place where suspected Sept. 11, 2001, hijacker Hani Hanjour received pilot instruction for three months in 1996 and in December 1997. CRM sold its assets to Arizona Flight Works in May 2001. In the most recent incident on Feb. 20, 38-year-old Jerry Stockstill, an Arizona Flight Works student pilot, veered off a Scottsdale runway in his Cessna 172 while piloting by himself. The plane crossed a taxiway and slammed into a hangar, damaging the plane's front end. Stockstill suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including multiple leg fractures. This was the sixth crash the NTSB has investigated in the past year involving the Scottsdale Airport. Three of the incidents involved Arizona Flight Works. Robert Lang, Arizona Flight Works' general manager, confirmed that the flight school had been contacted by the FAA. "Our intentions are to fully cooperate with the NTSB and the FAA," Lang said. "We want to participate with any inquiries they have with our safety." Runo Nelson, an investigator with the Scottsdale Flights Standards District Office, a branch of the FAA, confirmed he was leading an investigation of Arizona Flight Works. On Nov. 11, an Arizona Flight Works plane hit a runway sign while landing. No one was hurt, but the plane sustained substantial damage. No flight plan was filed before landing at Scottsdale Airport, according to NTSB records. A student pilot of Arizona Flight Works lost control during a landing May 21, hitting a runway sign. The pilot wasn't hurt, but the plane was severely damaged. Again, no flight plan had been filed, according to NTSB records. "I am really concerned there have been a couple accidents that were from the same training center at the airport," Scottsdale City Councilman Wayne Ecton said. Additionally, Ecton said the airport's operation procedures should be looked at. A Utah couple died Jan. 26 when their plane crashed into the McDowell Mountains during a takeoff from the airport at night. On Dec. 8, small plane landed upside down after crashing into a shopping center after takeoff. The pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Site of the Week: http://www.dbombo.net/muddyangels/ TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt ********************************************************* Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT SkyOne--The Airline News Channel To Post message: Skyone@yahoogroups.com To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: Skyone-owner@yahoogroups.com Skyone URL: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.