A-76-086
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: THROUGH THE FAA/NWS WORKING GROUP ON IMPROVING PILOT EDUCATION, PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH UNFAVORABLE WINDS DURING THE LANDING REGIME, BY VARIOUS MEANS SUCH AS: 1. DISCUSSIONS AT SAFETY SEMINARS AND CLINICS SPONSORED BY THE GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM SPECIALISTS. 2. CHANGES IN THE PRIVATE PILOT'S TEST GUIDE (AC 61-32A). 3. CHANGES IN THE PRIVATE PILOT'S HANDBOOK OF AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE (AC-61 4. CHANGES IN PILOT EXAM-O-GRAMS. 5. ADDITION OF APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL PILOT EXAMINATIONS AND CHECKS. 6. ASSURING THROUGH FAA INSPECTORS THAT PILOT SCHOOLS CERTIFICATED UNDER 14 CFR 141, HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEM IN THEIR TRAINING SYLLABI SPECIFIED IN 14 CFR 141.55 (6)(B)(2).
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service, is asked by the NTSB to emphasize the hazards of unfavorable winds during landing through the FAA/NWS Working Group on Improving Pilot Education. The emphasis should be achieved by means including discussions at safety seminars, changes to the private pilot test guide and handbook, pilot exam-o-grams, adding relevant questions to written and oral pilot exams, and ensuring that pilot schools certificated under 14 CFR 141 highlight the problem in their training syllabi.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | May 1, 1981 |
| NTSB number | 80606 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).