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| Title |
Aircraft Accident Investigation |
| Description |
This course provides participants with a comprehensive
overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required
to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB
investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the
investigative process. |
| ID Code |
AS101 |
| Dates and Tuition |
April 14-25, 2008
$3,245 for all applications with payment received no later than March 14
$3,575 for all applications with payment received March 15- April 8
Applications submitted between April 9 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on April 13 will be accepted with payment of a $50 late registration fee.
September 8-19, 2008
$3,245 for all applications with payment received no later than August 8
$3,575 for all applications with payment received August 9 - September 2
Applications submitted between September 3 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on September 7 will be accepted with payment of a $50 late registration fee. |
| Times |
9:00 a.m - 5:00 pm. |
| Location |
NTSB
Training Center • 45065 Riverside Parkway • Ashburn, Virginia 20147 |
| Status |
OPEN. Applications are now being accepted. |
| Apply to Attend |
April 14-25, 2008
September 8-19, 2008 |
| CEUs |
6.5 |
| Overview |
- Site documentation and management
- Operational and mechanical aspects
of aircraft performance
- Turbine and reciprocating engines
- Fire and explosions
- Fracture recognition
- Weather
- Radar analysis
- NTSB "party" process
- Progress meetings
- Survival factors
- Human performance
- Survivor interviews and witness
reports
- Working with local area responders
- Safety recommendations
- Case studies include midair
collisions, in-flight fires, in-flight breakups and weather-related accidents
- TWA flight 800 tutorial, examination of the reconstruction of the
aircraft wreckage, and a discussion on how the NTSB undertakes major
accident investigations
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| Performance Results |
Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the entire process, from
when the NTSB receives the initial notification that an accident has
occurred through the issuance of the final report and determination of
the accident’s probable cause
- Define the five major aspects of
site management at an accident scene
- Identify how safety
recommendations – the primary accomplishments of an accident investigation – are
developed and issued
- Identify what questions to ask
accident witnesses to elicit the most accurate information
- Distinguish the difference between
structural failures that may have caused the accident and structural
damage that occurred as a result of the accident
- Confidently interact with the media
at the accident site and during the on-going investigation
Comments from course participants |
| Who May Attend |
- Investigators from the NTSB and
other accident investigation authorities/commissions worldwide
- Potential participants in an NTSB
investigation: Investigative and safety personnel employed by airframe,
engine or component manufacturers, airlines, civilian and military
agencies, and related labor unions
- Members of the academic community attending for
research purposes (on a space-available basis)
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| Accommodations |
Area hotels and
restaurants |
| Airports |
Washington
Dulles International (IAD): 10 miles
Washington Ronald
Reagan National (DCA): 30 miles
Baltimore/Washington
International (BWI): 60 miles |
| More Information |
Email TrainingCenter@ntsb.gov or
call (571) 223-3900
Courses, forums and symposia are added to the schedule throughout the
year. Subscribe to the e-newsletter to learn about upcoming events
and new programs: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/list/list.htm |