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Aircraft Accident Report - Air New Orleans, DBA Continental Express Flight 962, British Aerospace 3101 (Jetstream 31) N331CY, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, May 26, 1987.

PB88910408

Publication Date	1988
Page Count	70
Abstract	The report describes an accident in which an emergency landing was made because of severe yawing and engine torque fluctuation during climbout. It reviews evidence indicating that the probable cause of the accident was breakdown of the flightcrew coordination, which resulted in their failure to comply with the Before Takeoff Checklist and advance the RPM levels to the high RPM position, and the flightcrew's failure to diagnose and remedy engine oscillations on initial climbout. Crew training and checklist design are discussed and a safety recommedation is made to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding criteria for the type size of the checklist.
Keywords	Aviation accidents Accident investigations Flight crews Takeoff Accident reports Pilot error Crash landing Crew procedures(Preflight) Checklists RPM levers Pilot training
Source Agency	National Transportation Safety Board
NTIS Subject Category	85A - Air Transportation 85D - Transportation Safety 51B - Aeronautics
Corporate Authors	National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC. Bureau of Accident Investigation.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198821

Aircraft Accident Report - Air New Orleans, DBA Continental Express Flight 962, British Aerospace 3101 (Jetstream 31) N331CY, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, May 26, 1987.

Aircraft Accident Report - Air New Orleans, DBA Continental Express Flight 962, British Aerospace 3101 (Jetstream 31) N331CY, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, May 26, 1987.
PB88910408

Publication Date	1988
Page Count	70
Abstract	The report describes an accident in which an emergency landing was made because of severe yawing and engine torque fluctuation during climbout. It reviews evidence indicating that the probable cause of the accident was breakdown of the flightcrew coordination, which resulted in their failure to comply with the Before Takeoff Checklist and advance the RPM levels to the high RPM position, and the flightcrew's failure to diagnose and remedy engine oscillations on initial climbout. Crew training and checklist design are discussed and a safety recommedation is made to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding criteria for the type size of the checklist.
Keywords	Aviation accidents Accident investigations Flight crews Takeoff Accident reports Pilot error Crash landing Crew procedures(Preflight) Checklists RPM levers Pilot training
Source Agency	National Transportation Safety Board
NTIS Subject Category	85A - Air Transportation 85D - Transportation Safety 51B - Aeronautics
Corporate Authors	National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC. Bureau of Accident Investigation.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198821