A-98-090
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: With the NASA and other interested aviation organizations, organize and implement an industry-wide training effort to educate manufacturers, operators, and pilots of air carrier and general aviation turbopropeller driven airplanes regarding the hazards to thin, possibly imperceptible, rough ice accumulations, the importance of activating the leading edge deicing boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions (for those airplanes in which bridging is not a concern), and the importance of maintaining minimum airspeeds in icing conditions.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration, together with NASA and other interested aviation organizations, is asked to create and carry out an industry-wide training program. This training should teach manufacturers, operators, and pilots of air carrier and general aviation turbopropeller-driven airplanes about the dangers of thin, possibly imperceptible, rough ice accumulations, the need to activate leading edge deicing boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions (for aircraft where bridging is not a concern), and the importance of maintaining minimum airspeeds in icing conditions.
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 | Jan 3, 2002 |
| NTSB number | DCA97MA017 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).