{"id":1132,"date":"2009-12-17T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T15:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132"},"modified":"2009-12-17T12:39:15","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T17:39:15","slug":"icing-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132","title":{"rendered":"ICING LAWSUIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\n<\/td>\n\n
\nICING\u00a0 Lawsuit filed February 24, 2009<\/strong> and Press Conferences<\/strong> held February 23 and 24, 2009 at New\u00a0Jersey, Washington DC, and Buffalo NY\u00a0to demand an end to “d\u00e8j\u00e1 v\u00f9 disasters.”\u00a0\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n

Gail Dunham, Executive Director of the National Air Disaster Alliance\/Foundation,
\nin per personal capacity, PLAINTIFF
\nvs.
\nRay H LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and
\nLynne A Osmus, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, DEFENDANTS
\n<\/center><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\nLawsuit was filed to compel government officials to move forward Icing Regulations to prevent aviation disasters such as the following, and more:
\n<\/P><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Continental Connection<\/td>\nFebruary 12, 2009<\/td>\nBuffalo NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Eagle 4184<\/td>\nHalloween, October 31, 1994<\/td>\nRoselawn IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comair 3272<\/td>\nJanuary 9, 1997<\/td>\nMonroe MI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canadair, Global Air 73 (Ebersol crash)<\/td>\nNovember 28, 2004<\/td>\nMontrose CO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platinum Jet Management<\/td>\nFebruary 2, 2005<\/td>\nTeterboro NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(Indictments and convictions followed the Teterboro investigation)<\/span><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin Air, Cessna (the Circuit City crash)<\/td>\nFebruary 16, 2005<\/td>\nPueblo CO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe NTSB and the public blamed the pilots of prior Colgan Air and Pinnacle crashes, Colgan flight 9446 and Pinnacle flight 3701, but subsequent litigation showed the aircraft in each case was to blame.\n<\/p>\n

Rushing to \u201cblame the pilots and close the case instead of a complete examination of the aircraft will cause more loss of life in the future.<\/p>\n

In addition to the inaction on icing, airport safety issues have been pending for 19 years without DOT\/FAA action.\u00a0 NADA\/F<\/em> was founded by air crash survivors and family members in 1996, and our work is in memory of those who died, and to prevent these devastating disasters in the future.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the family members from CO3407, and other icing disasters, for their diligence to push the FAA and government officials to mandate safety improvements to end the fatal flaws that caused too many aviation icing and commuter plane disasters.\u00a0Thank you to Mary Schiavo and Don McCune with http:\/\/www.MotleyRice.com<\/a> for the excellent legal work.<\/p>\n

Documents show that the FAA was not going to release Icing Rulemaking documents until 2010, or later, and continue the 15+ years of delay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

August 3, 2009 the FAA did publish a Final Rule<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cTo amend the airworthiness standards applicable to transport category airplanes certificated for flight in icing conditions. The rule requires a means to ensure timely activation of the airframe ice protection system. This rule is the result of information gathered from a review of icing accidents and incidents, and will improve the level of safety for new airplane designs for operations in icing conditions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rulemaking is important, but there is still much work to do, and the FAA should be ashamed of the lengthy timeline allowed for compliance, lack of oversight of certification and no additional rulemaking.<\/p>\n

August 2009 NADA\/F <\/em>withdrew the lawsuit as the FAA had published rulemaking<\/strong>, and Lynne Osmus had left the FAA, and we did not want to Amend the lawsuit to sue the new FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt.\u00a0 Babbitt is working very hard to improve the safety culture at the FAA, and we want to work with him as we share similar goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NADA\/F<\/em> can re-instate the lawsuit at anytime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One in every four\u00a0 U.S. passengers flies a commuter airline, yet 7 or the last 8 fatal disasters in the U.S. involved smaller carriers.<\/p>\n

Certification.\u00a0 The CO3407 was a Q-400, Dash-8, and major design changes were just grand\u2011fathered in from the original 100 series.\u00a0 The Dash-8 did not have the thorough Certification process by the FAA that should be mandated for all aircraft.<\/p>\n

A long pilot commute was also blamed for CO3407 because the cockpit crew members flew to work the flight, however, they could have worked the flight they took to New Jersey and still have been \u201clegal\u201d to work CO3407.\u00a0 Safety is compromised when pilot pay is so low that pilots are eligible for food stamps in some areas of the country.\u00a0 We need action on work\/rest rules, pilot pay, and not just another \u201cstudy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following documents also tell the story:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Filed Complaint<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0 Gail Dunham vs. Ray H LaHood, Secretary of Transportation and Lynne A. Osmus, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDemanding an End to D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu Disasters<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Important overview of icing and other disasters, and 15 years of documented NTSB recommendations and FAA responses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Press Conference, Press Release<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cInternational Safety Experts and Advocates call for an end to D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu disasters:\u00a0 Declaratory Action and Mandamus Filed Against D.O.T. to Compel Action on 15-year-old NTSB Safety Recommendations.<\/p>\n

Overview of commuter aircraft disasters <\/a><\/strong>in the U.S. for January 8, 2003 to February 12, 2009\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\n<\/param><\/param><\/param><\/embed><\/object>\n

\nPHOTO LINK
February 24-25 2009
Press conferences to call an end to deja vu disasters and announced the lawsuit filed agains the DOT and FAA to compel action on 15 year or NTSB safety recommendations<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFederal Government slapped with lawsuit<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> Buffalo News story.\u00a0
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cFederal Government slapped with lawsuit\u201d Video<\/strong>
\n

Please be patient with the 15 second message required by News 4
\nClick play button to begin video.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/object>
\n<\/p>\n

<\/center>
\nPhotos from Press Conferences:<\/b>
\n


\n<\/p>\n

<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ICING\u00a0 Lawsuit filed February 24, 2009 and Press Conferences held February 23 and 24, 2009 at New\u00a0Jersey, Washington DC, and Buffalo NY\u00a0to demand an end to “d\u00e8j\u00e1 v\u00f9 disasters.”\u00a0 Gail Dunham, Executive Director of the National Air Disaster Alliance\/Foundation, in per personal capacity, PLAINTIFF vs. Ray H LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Lynne A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"index.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ICING\u00a0 Lawsuit filed February 24, 2009 and Press Conferences held February 23 and 24, 2009 at New\u00a0Jersey, Washington DC, and Buffalo NY\u00a0to demand an end to “d\u00e8j\u00e1 v\u00f9 disasters.”\u00a0 Gail Dunham, Executive Director of the National Air Disaster Alliance\/Foundation, in per personal capacity, PLAINTIFF vs. Ray H LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Lynne A […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planesafe.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-12-17T17:39:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?page_id=1132\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?page_id=1132\",\"name\":\"ICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-12-17T15:32:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-12-17T17:39:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?page_id=1132#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?page_id=1132\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?page_id=1132#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ICING LAWSUIT\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Planesafe.org\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planesafe.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org","og_description":"ICING\u00a0 Lawsuit filed February 24, 2009 and Press Conferences held February 23 and 24, 2009 at New\u00a0Jersey, Washington DC, and Buffalo NY\u00a0to demand an end to “d\u00e8j\u00e1 v\u00f9 disasters.”\u00a0 Gail Dunham, Executive Director of the National Air Disaster Alliance\/Foundation, in per personal capacity, PLAINTIFF vs. Ray H LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Lynne A […]","og_url":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132","og_site_name":"Planesafe.org","article_modified_time":"2009-12-17T17:39:15+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132","url":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132","name":"ICING LAWSUIT - Planesafe.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-12-17T15:32:50+00:00","dateModified":"2009-12-17T17:39:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?page_id=1132#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ICING LAWSUIT"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/","name":"Planesafe.org","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1132"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}