Regulations and Government
Cool receptoin greets NTSB proposal
An NTSB proposal to add to the list of events that must be reported as an accident or incident is getting little support from the industry.

An NTSB proposal to add to the list of events that must be reported as an accident or incident is getting little support from the industry.

New occurrences that would be added to the list include failure of any internal turbine engine component that results in the escape of debris other than out the exhaust; structural failure of a propeller resulting in the separation of all or a portion of a propeller blade from the aircraft, excluding release caused solely by ground contact; loss of information from a majority of electronic primary displays, excluding momentary inaccuracy or flickering; ground damage to a helicopter’s main- or tail-rotor blades; and any airborne collision avoidance system resolution advisories issued when an aircraft is being operated on an IFR flight plan.

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