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  • 2009 ANNUAL DUES, DONATIONS and Book Sales

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  • 2 Boeing workers killed in Amsterdam crash

    2 Boeing workers killed in Amsterdam crash

    Two Boeing employees were among nine people who died in the crash of a Turkish Airlines jetliner near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a third was hospitalized, the aerospace company said late Thursday.

    By Seattle Times staff and The Associated Press

    Two Boeing employees were among nine people who died in the crash of a Turkish Airlines jetliner near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a third was hospitalized, the aerospace company said late Thursday.

    The company is waiting for notification from the State Department about the condition of a fourth Boeing employee, the company says on its Web site.

    Boeing spokesman Jim Proulx on Wednesday identified the four Boeing employees as Michael Hemmer, Ronald Richey, John Salman and Ricky Wilson. The company on Thursday declined to say which two of the four were killed or who was injured, citing the families’ wishes.

    The four men were aboard Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 that slammed into a muddy field Wednesday morning, two miles from the runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Authorities in the Netherlands said nine — five Turks and four Americans — of the 135 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 died.

    “This is a very sad day for our company,” Jim McNerney, Boeing chief executive officer, said on the company Web site. “Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues’ families, friends and co-workers and with the families of everyone who was on the flight.”

    All the Boeing employees on the plane were based in the Puget Sound area and were traveling on Boeing business. All four worked for Boeing’s defense division on the Turkish “Peace Eagle” program, the company said.

    A woman who identified herself as a family friend answered the phone at the Hemmer residence in Federal Way earlier Thursday. While she was unsure of Hemmer’s status, she said the family assumes he survived the crash. Hemmer’s wife and brother were on the way to Amsterdam, said the woman, who declined to give her name.

    She said she and another family friend are caring for the Hemmers’ children.

    There was no answer at the homes of Salman, Richey or Wilson.

    In Amsterdam, meanwhile, the head of the agency investigating the accident said engine trouble may have caused the crash.

    Chief investigator Pieter van Vollenhoven said, in remarks quoted by Dutch state television NOS, that the Boeing 737-800 had fallen almost directly from the sky, which pointed toward the plane’s engines having stopped. He said a reason for that had not been established.

    Spokeswoman Sandra Groenendal of the Dutch Safety Authority added that engine failure was still only “one of the possible scenarios” for the crash.

    Van Vollenhoven said a preliminary finding would not be made until an analysis of the plane’s flight-data recorders in Paris could be completed.

    Survivors said engine noise seemed to stop suddenly; the plane shuddered and then fell out of the sky tail-first. Witnesses on the ground said the plane dropped from about 300 feet.

    Haarlemmermeer Mayor Theo Weterings said the names of the victims would not be released until the bodies had been formally identified.

    At the crash site Thursday, investigators took detailed photos, trying to piece together why the plane lost speed and crashed.

    One survivor, Henk Heijloo, said the last message he heard from the captain was for the flight crew to take their seats. He said it took him time to realize the landing had gone wrong.

    “We were coming in at an odd angle, and I felt the pilot give the plane more gas,” he said. He said he thought the pilot might have been trying to abort the landing, because the nose came up.

    He then realized the landing was too rough to be normal, and he felt an enormous crash a moment later.

    He walked away apparently uninjured, but his body began aching Thursday, he said.

    Turkish Airlines chief Temel Kotil said the captain, Hasan Tahsin Arisan, was an experienced former air force pilot.

    Turkish officials said the plane was built in 2002.

    Turkish Airlines officials issued a statement Thursday denying reports that the plane had had technical problems in the days before the accident.

    It confirmed that the plane had undergone routine maintenance Feb. 19 and that it had to delay a flight Monday to replace a faulty caution light.

    A retired pilot who listened to a radio exchange between air traffic controllers and the crew shortly before the crash said he didn’t hear anything unusual.

    “Everything appeared normal,” said Joe Mazzone, a former Delta Air Lines captain. “They were given clearance to descend to 7,000 feet.”

    The recording was posted by the Web site LiveATC.net.

    “Turkish 1951 descending from level 7-0,” one of the pilots said as they neared the airport, referring to the plane’s altitude of 7,000 feet.

    The controller cleared the plane to descend to 4,000 feet, where it would intercept an electronic beam guiding the plane to the runway.

    The controller then read out the proper radio frequency for requesting clearance to land. “Turkish 1951 contact the tower 11827, bye bye,” he said

    “Thank you, sir,” the pilot said. There was no indication of trouble in his voice.

    Weather at the airport at the time was cloudy with a slight drizzle.

    Boeing’s 737, built at the company’s plant in Renton, is the world’s best-selling commercial jet, with more than 6,000 orders since the model was launched in 1965.


  • Engine failure clue in jet crash

    Engine failure clue in jet crash

    Engine failure may have been a factor in Wednesday’s crash of a Turkish Airlines plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, the chief investigator says.

    Pieter van Vollenhoven told Dutch state television that the way the aircraft fell directly from the sky suggested that its engines might have stalled.

    Nine people were killed when the Boeing 737-800 crashed short of the runway.

    A Dutch official said those killed were five Turks and four Americans. Six people remain in a critical condition.

    Eighty-six people were injured altogether.

    Mr Van Vollenhoven, chairman of the Dutch Safety Board, said a reason for the apparent engine failure had not yet been established.

    If you then lose speed, you then literally fall out of the sky,” he was quoted as saying.

    Dutch officials have taken the flight data and voice recorders to Paris, where French authorities are providing technical assistance.

    Mr Van Vollenhoven said analysis of the recorders might be completed as early as Friday, but that the Dutch Safety Board would probably not announce any preliminary findings until next week.

    “We hope to have a firmer grip as soon as possible,” he told NOS television, adding that the information retrieved from the recorders was of high quality and would aid reconstruction of the accident.

    Data analysis

    The aircraft had been carrying 127 passengers and seven crew when it came down several hundred yards short of Schiphol airport’s runway, about three hours after it left Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.

    It broke into three pieces on impact. Fire did not break out and within minutes those capable of walking began staggering out of the wreck.

    Three of those killed were members of the crew. Dutch officials said most of the passengers on board had been Turkish.

    Theo Weterings, the mayor of the Haarlemmermeer district which includes Schiphol, said 63 injured passengers were still in care, six in a critical condition.

    “Four of them are in such a severe condition that we have not been able to communicate with them,” he told a news conference.

    He said the priority was to identity the victims and inform their relatives.

    Fred Sanders, a spokesman for the Dutch Safety Board, said it was remarkable that so many people had been able to walk out of the crash.

    “Some have called it a miracle,” he added.

    Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim also described the low death toll as a miraculous.

    “The fact that the plane landed on a soft surface and that there was no fire helped keep the number of fatalities low,” he said.

    Mr Sanders said the investigation at the scene of the crash would take a few days, after which the wreckage would be removed.

    Pilot ‘experienced’

    The Turkish transport ministry said 78 Turkish nationals and 56 people of other nationalities had been on board the plane.

    Candan Karlitekin, head of Turkish Airlines’ board of directors, said records showed the plane had been properly maintained. The pilot, a former Turkish air force officer, was highly experienced, she added.

    Survivor Jihad Alariachi said there had been no warning from the cockpit to brace for landing before the ground loomed up through the mist.

    “We braked really hard, but that’s normal in a landing. Then the nose went up. And then we bounced… with the nose aloft,” she said.

    Witnesses on the ground described seeing the plane appear to glide through the air, having lost all propulsion, before hitting the ground and breaking into three pieces.

    That so many people were able to walk out was truly remarkable
    Fred Sanders
    Dutch Safety Board
    SCHIPHOL ACCIDENTS :
    27 October 2005: A fire at the airport’s detention centre killed 11 people and injured 15
    4 April 1994: Three people were killed and 13 seriously injured when a KLM flight carrying 24 people crashed on landing
    4 October 1992: An El Al Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment block after takeoff, killing 43 people
    BBC
  • What caused the Amsterdam crash?

    What caused the Amsterdam crash?

    Turkey’s transport minister has said it is a miracle more people were not killed in the Amsterdam plane crash.

    One factor which could have saved lives is the angle at which the plane hit the ground.

    Tom Symonds looks at what could have caused it.

    To Watch the video, click on the link:What caused the Amsterdam crash?

     

    BBC

  • Possible scenarios discussed

    Possible scenarios discussed

    Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the Turkish Airlines plane’s crash-landing in Amsterdam as the local media and experts discuss possible scenarios.
     At least nine people were killed and 84 injured after a Boeing 737-800 operated by the Turkish Airlines crash-landed Wednesday in a field near Amsterdam’s main airport, splitting into three parts.

    The flight data and voice recorders, recovered late on Wednesday, will be the key to determine the crash of an airplane with a good safety record, flown by a well-respected airline, at one of the world’s most modern airports.

    This is the fourth serious accident since August 2008, when a Spanair MD-80 crashed on take off at Madrid; the others being the Hudson River crash and the fatal Continental Airlines crash at Buffalo, New York on Feb. 12.

    The fact that the plane did not catch fire has persuaded some commentators to question how much fuel was onboard the aircraft.

    Here are the major scenarios and possibilites circulated in Turkey:

    1) VORTEX: A Boeing 777, operated by KLM, was landed just ahead of the crashed Turkish Airlines. Experts say the vortex, Boeing 777 created, may have jeopordized the landing of the Turkish Airlines plane. There was 54 accidents so far caused by vortex.

    2) ENGINE FAILURE: Some passengers said they saw smoke rising from the left engine of the plane. Although it is not confirmed, media reports suggest the plane asked for an emergency landing. Photos from the crash scene showed one of the engines lying on the ground far from the plane. But it is unclear whether the engine fell before or after the crash.

    3) STALL: The plane might have unexpectedly lost flying speed as it was descending. The possible causes are numerous. They include a loss of engine power because of such things as fuel starvation, ice, a bird strike or a control problem, the experts believe.

    4) WINDSHEAR: This could be a possible cause for the crash. Windshear is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere.

     

    Hurriyet Daily News

  • Deadly Turkish plane crash probed

    Deadly Turkish plane crash probed

    Investigations are continuing into what caused a Turkish Airlines plane to crash at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, killing nine people and injuring 84.

    The plane, en route from Istanbul with 127 passengers and seven crew, crashed short of the runway on Wednesday.

    Three of those killed were members of the crew. Dutch officials said most of the passengers on board were Turkish.

    Relatives of some of those killed have arrived in Amsterdam on a special Turkish Airlines flight from Turkey.

    Officials told reporters on Wednesday that they did not yet know what had caused the plane to crash on landing.

    The flight data and voice recorders from the aircraft have been found and are being sent for expert analysis.

    The Boeing 737-800 aircraft came down at 1031 local time (0931 GMT), several hundred yards (metres) short of the runway, about three hours after it left Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.

    It broke into three pieces on impact but most of those on board survived, although many were hurt.

    In a news conference on Wednesday, a Dutch health official said six of those injured were in a critical condition.

    She said another 25 passengers were severely wounded and 24 more had suffered light injuries. They were being treated at 11 hospitals in the area.

    The Turkish transport ministry said the flight carried 78 Turkish nationals and 56 people of other nationalities.

    Candan Karlitekin, head of Turkish Airlines’ board of directors, told reporters in Turkey that records showed the plane had been properly maintained.

    Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said it had been “a miracle” that there were not more casualties, AP reports.

    “The fact that the plane landed on a soft surface and that there was no fire helped keep the number of fatalities low,” he said.

    ‘Suddenly descended’

    One passenger aboard the plane, Kerem Uzel, told Turkish news channel NTV that the plane’s landing had been announced when they were at an altitude of 600m (2,000ft).

    “We suddenly descended a great distance as if the plane fell into turbulence.

    The plane’s tail hit the ground… It slid from the side of the motorway into the field.”

    Witnesses on the ground described seeing the plane appear to glide through the air, having lost all propulsion, before hitting the ground and breaking into three pieces.

    Some passengers were able to begin climbing out of the plane before rescue workers arrived on the scene.

    All flights were suspended for a time, but the airport re-opened later in the day.

    The last crash involving a Turkish Airlines plane was in 2003, when at least 65 people died in an accident in eastern Turkey.

    Schiphol airport has six runways and one major passenger terminal. In 2007, it handled 47 million passengers, ranking fifth in Europe.

    SCHIPHOL ACCIDENTS
    27 October 2005: A fire at the airport’s detention centre killed 11 people and injured 15
    4 April 1994: Three people were killed and 13 seriously injured when a KLM flight carrying 24 people crashed on landing
    4 October 1992: An El Al Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment block after takeoff, killing 43 people
    BBC 26 February 2009