Ntb Report
Causal Factors
The NTSB (2010) report shows 27 findings. Of those, there are four findings that can be considered to be probable cause to the accident:
1. The helicopter would not have been obscured from the airplane pilot’s view but would likely have been difficult for him to detect until the final seconds before the collision because, before that time, the helicopter would have appeared as a relatively small and stationary object against a complex background of buildings.
2. The local controller’s nonpertinent telephone conversations distracted him from his air traffic control duties. (An earlier phone call ended only because a different flight tried contacting the tower three times.)
3. The Teterboro Airport local controller did not correct …show more content…
The Teterboro Airport local controller unnecessarily delayed transferring communications for the accident airplane from Teterboro to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), which prevented the EWR controller from turning the airplane away from Hudson River traffic and having the airplane climb directly into Class B airspace. (p. 39-41)
Findings that describe factors that contributed to the accident, according to the NTSB (2010) report are:
1. Neither pilot effectively used available electronic traffic information to assist in maintaining awareness of nearby aircraft.
2. Current Federal Aviation Administration regulations do not provide adequate vertical separation for aircraft operating in the Hudson River special flight rules area because the regulations do not include specific operating altitudes for local aircraft. (p. 39-41)
Findings that describe factors that did not contribute to the accident, according to the NTSB (2010) report are:
1. Both pilots were properly certificated and qualified in accordance with applicable federal regulations.
2. Available evidence suggested that the airplane pilot was not likely affected by fatigue at the time of the accident. The helicopter pilot had an opportunity to obtain sufficient sleep before the day of the accident, but it is unknown if he did so; as a result, no assessment about fatigue could be made for the helicopter
The NTSB (2010) report shows 27 findings. Of those, there are four findings that can be considered to be probable cause to the accident:
1. The helicopter would not have been obscured from the airplane pilot’s view but would likely have been difficult for him to detect until the final seconds before the collision because, before that time, the helicopter would have appeared as a relatively small and stationary object against a complex background of buildings.
2. The local controller’s nonpertinent telephone conversations distracted him from his air traffic control duties. (An earlier phone call ended only because a different flight tried contacting the tower three times.)
3. The Teterboro Airport local controller did not correct …show more content…
The Teterboro Airport local controller unnecessarily delayed transferring communications for the accident airplane from Teterboro to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), which prevented the EWR controller from turning the airplane away from Hudson River traffic and having the airplane climb directly into Class B airspace. (p. 39-41)
Findings that describe factors that contributed to the accident, according to the NTSB (2010) report are:
1. Neither pilot effectively used available electronic traffic information to assist in maintaining awareness of nearby aircraft.
2. Current Federal Aviation Administration regulations do not provide adequate vertical separation for aircraft operating in the Hudson River special flight rules area because the regulations do not include specific operating altitudes for local aircraft. (p. 39-41)
Findings that describe factors that did not contribute to the accident, according to the NTSB (2010) report are:
1. Both pilots were properly certificated and qualified in accordance with applicable federal regulations.
2. Available evidence suggested that the airplane pilot was not likely affected by fatigue at the time of the accident. The helicopter pilot had an opportunity to obtain sufficient sleep before the day of the accident, but it is unknown if he did so; as a result, no assessment about fatigue could be made for the helicopter