Air Crash Investigations: Lost Propeller Blade Kills 8, the Crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529

Air Crash Investigations: Lost Propeller Blade Kills 8, the Crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
ISBN-10
1257070010
ISBN-13
9781257070015
Series
Air Crash Investigations
Category
History
Pages
158
Language
English
Published
2011-02-01
Publisher
Lulu.com
Author
Hans Griffioen

Description

This book explains the accident involving Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 529, an EMB-120RT airplane, which lost a propeller blade and crashed near Carrollton, Georgia, on August 21, 1995. The accident killed 8 people on board. Safety issues in the report focused on manufacturer engineering practices, propeller blade maintenance repair, propeller testing and inspection procedures, the relaying of emergency information by air traffic controllers, crew resource management training, and the design of crash axes carried in aircraft. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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