Will Present Strategies For Preventing In-Flight Loss Of Control Accidents

More general aviation pilots and passengers die from accidents involving loss of control in flight than any other single factor. For this reason, preventing loss of control in flight in general aviation has been on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements since 2015. But what exactly leads to loss of control accidents and how can they be prevented?

A panel of industry and government GA safety experts will discuss causes, strategies and solutions, and NTSB air safety investigators and medical officers will present accident case studies. NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt and NTSB Board Member Earl Weener will also be participating. The event will be held July 24, 0830–1300, at EAA’s AirVenture 2018, Forum Building 6.

Aerobatics legend Patty Wagstaff (pictured) will present the keynote speech at 8:45 a.m., followed by a half day discussions and case studies, including:

0905—1000 Panel: GA Aircraft In-Flight LOC Prevention Strategies

• Moderator: Tim LeBaron, NTSB, Deputy Director for Regional Operations
• Member Earl Weener, NTSB
• Dave Sizoo, FAA, Flight Test Pilot
• Sean Elliott, EAA; Richard McSpadden, AOPA
• Patty Wagstaff, Airshow Pilot/Aerobatic Champion
• Jim Higgins, University of North Dakota, Educator

Case Studies:

• 1000—1045 The Role of Professionalism in LOC Accidents presented by Mike Folkerts, NTSB, Air Safety Investigator, Central Region
• 1045—1130 Physiological Issues Contributing to LOC with Nicholas Webster, NTSB, Medical Officer, Office of Research & Engineering
• 1130—1215 Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Which Could Lead to LOC, presented by Pam Sullivan, NTSB, Senior Air Safety Investigator, Central Region, and Dan Bass, General Aviation Pilot
• 1215—1230 Wrap-Up leg by Tim LeBaron, NTSB, Deputy Director for Regional Operations

A 10-minute audience Q&A will follow all presentations.

(Source: NTSB. Image from file)

FMI: Full Agenda