273 Checklist Accident Failures: The Importance of Using Checklists Properly + GA News

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🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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273 Checklist Accident Failures: The Importance of Using Checklists Properly + GA News

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273 Max talks about two accidents in which the improper use of checklists was a factor, and how to better use checklists when you fly. The pilots of Spanair Flight 5022 were all configured to takeoff, when they returned to the gate for a maintenance issue. Later they went to takeoff again, but were not configured for takeoff. An SR22 pilot crashed after failing to configure the aircraft for landing.

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0:00.0	Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation, with relevant
0:06.4	news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.
0:09.9	I'm Max Ruscott.
0:11.3	Today I'd like to talk about two accidents in which the improper use of checklist was a factor.
0:16.6	One involved a commercial airliner and the other a Cirrus SRSR 22.
0:21.1	Afterwards, I'll pass along suggestions on how to make better use of checklist when you fly.
0:26.0	Also, we have audio from listener Ed Kelly, who talks about a recent encounter with icing.
0:31.5	Back at episode 272, we talked about three recent accidents, two of which involve failure to follow standard operating procedures,
0:38.8	and two that included spatial disorientation. So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to
0:43.5	check it out at aviation newsdoc.com slash 272. And so that you don't miss next week's episode,
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0:59.0	miss a show. And this is a listener supported show. So if you've been listening for a while and
1:03.1	have learned some new things from the show, I'd like to invite you now to become a member
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1:16.8	slash awesome. And what you do, I'll read your name on the show. Of course, we have a link for
1:21.2	that at our show notes. This week in the news, pass rates on private check rides are down.
1:27.7	You can apply to become an FAA controller, but you have just a few days left.
1:32.4	And a pilot arrested for smuggling shows he had a good sense of humor.
1:36.9	All this and more, and the news starts now.
1:43.5	From General AviationNews.com, pass rates on pilot practical test trend down.
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