Appendix B B-1 APPENDIX B. SOURCES FOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INFORMATION B.1 Accident/incident reports for all U.S.-registered make and model aircraft are available from the following sources:
B.1.1 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident.
B.1.2 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/Reports.aspx.
Appendix C C-1 APPENDIX C. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ON FLIGHT TESTING The following references comprise selected additional information sources on flight testing and first flight experiences for amateur-built aircraft and ultralight vehicles. This list of informational material may help amateur builders in preparing the FLIGHT TEST PLAN for their aircraft and ultralights.
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) publications are available in the EAA archives, a benefit available to EAA members. Non-members can obtain copies, for a fee, by calling 1-800-564-6322.
Some of these publications are out of print but may be available on auction sites such as eBay.
C.1 Industry Publications, Amateur-Built Aircraft:
• Askue, Vaughan, Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft, (Ames, IA: State University Press, 1992).
• Ariosto, James, “A Two Minute Test-Hop Reveals All Wrongs,” Sport Aviation, (May 1970), pp. 29–30.
• Bingelis, Antoni, “A Report on the 1973 Oshkosh Safety and Courtesy Inspections,” Sport Aviation, (November 1973), pp. 35–37.
• ____ “After the First Test Flight,” Sport Aviation, (April 1988), pp. 27–30.
• ____ “Flight Testing Homebuilts-Stage One: Making Preparations for Flight Testing,” Sport Aviation, (January 1989), pp. 27–30.
• ____ “Flight Testing Homebuilts-Stage Two: Making the Initial Flight Test,” Sport Aviation, (February 1989), pp. 27–30.
• ____ “Flight Testing Homebuilts-Stage Three: Expanding the Flight Envelope,” Sport Aviation, (March 1989), pp. 28–31, 66.
• Donofrio, P. R., “Checkmate,” Sport Aviation, (June 1978), pp. 30–31.
• Dwiggins, Don, “Flight Testing Your Homebuilt,” Homebuilt Aircraft, (July 1985), pp. 40–43.
• ____ “Flight Testing Your Homebuilt,” Plane and Pilot, (Annual, 1974), pp. 56–61.
• Enman, Ann, “The Moment of Truth! The Test Flight,” Air Progress 1989 Guide to Sport Aircraft Kits, pp. 16–19.
• Experimental Aircraft Association, The EAA Flight Test Manual, (Oshkosh WI:
Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., 2018).
• Experimental Aircraft Association, Pilot Reports and Flight Testing, V. 1, pg. 72 (1977). Selected first flight reports and flight testing procedures.
• Friedman, Peter, “High Tech-First flight,” Sport Pilot, (February 1989), pp. 16, 17, 72, 73.
Appendix C C-2
• Goyar, Norman, “Free Insurance and How to Get It,” Sport Pilot, j. 5, No. 3 (1989), pp. 44–49.
• Heintz, Chris, “The First Flight of Your Aircraft,” EAA Light Plane World, (May 1986), pp. 7–9.
• ____ “Performance Testing Your Aircraft,” EAA Light Plane World, (July 1986), pp. 13–15.
• Hurt, H. H., Jr., Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, (California: University of Southern California, 1960 [revised 1965]). NAVAIR 00-80T-80. Issued by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Aviation Training Division.
• Jacquemin, G., “Flight-testing for the Amateur,” Sport Aviation, (April 1965), pg. 4.
• Kerley, Jim, “Thoughts on Test Flying,” Sport Aviation, (March 1970), pp. 34–35.
• Ladd, Robert W., “The Test Flight of Chihuahua,” Sport Aviation, (February 1968), pg. 4.
• Macq, Harvey, “Test Flight,” Sport Aviation, (March 1960), pg. 3.
• Mason, Sammy, Stalls, Spins, and Safety, (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1985).
• Mitchell, C.G.B., “Design of the ‘Kittiwake’ Family of Light Aircraft,” (Part 2) Sport Aviation, (March 1969), pp. 36–37.
• Rhodes, Mike, “First Flight—Trial by Fire,” (Part 1) Sport Aviation, (August 1988), pp. 26, 27, 29.
• Smith, Hubert, Performance Flight Testing, (Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books, Inc.
[Modern Aviation Series], 1982), pg. 131.
• Sport Aviation, “Pointers on Test Flying Complied by Chapter 32, St. Louis, MO,” Sport Aviation, (December 1960), pg. 3.
• Sport Planes, “The Sacramento Seaplanes,” Sport Planes, (Fall 1970), pp. 16–27.
• Taylor, M. B., “Testing your Homebuilt,” Sport Aviation, (January 1977), pg. 24–27.
• Tausworthe, Jim, “The Brotherhood of Flight,” Sport Aviation, (August 1969), pg. 22.
• Thorp, J. W., “Structural Flight Testing,” Sport Aviation, (November 1961), pg. 2.
• Wendt, H. O., “Designing, Building, and Flight Testing of the Wendt Wh-1 Traveler,” Sport Aviation, (March 1973), pg. 10–15.
• White, E. J., “Super Coot—The Fisherman’s Homebuilt,” Homebuilt Aircraft, (September 5, 1981), pg. 1821.
• Wood, Karl D., Technical Aerodynamics, (New York: McGraw Hill, 1947).
Appendix C C-3 C.2 Industry Publications, Ultralights:
• Brooke, Rob, “Greatest Peril,” Ultralight Flying, (September 1993), pp. 42–43.
• Cannon, Mike, “Learning to Fly—Again,” Ultralight Flying, (June 1988), pg. 5.
• ____ “Keeping Cool in the Summer Time,” Ultralight Flying, (August 1988), pp. 16–17.
• Cartier, Kerry, “Power Failure on Take-off,” Ultralight Flying, (January 1988), pg. 25.
• Chapman, John, and Smith, Clark, “Preparing for the In-Flight Emergency,” Ultralight Flying, (March 1989), pg. 32.
• Demeter, Dennis, “Risk Management,” Ultralight Flying, (July 1993), pp. 48–49.
• ____ “Don’t Forget the Pre-flight,” Ultralight Flying, (May 1993), pp. 70–71.
• Gunnarson, Tom, “Getting into Ultralight Float Flying,” Ultralight Flying, (April 1989), pp. 27–29.
• Johnson, Don, “Getting the Most out of Flight Reviews,” Ultralight Flying, (March 1989), pp. 20–23.
• Loveman, Dave, “Problem-Solving the Cayuna 430R,” Ultralight Flying, (June 1988), pp. 24–25.
• Pagen, Dennis, “‘G’ forces and your Ultralight,” Ultralight Flying, (August 1989), pg. 37.
• ____ “Weight and Speed,” Ultralight Flying, (May 1989), pp. 20–21.
• Peghiny, Tom, “Effects of Sunlight on Polyester Sail Cloth,” Ultralight Foundation, Volume 2, Number 1, pp. 49–50, (1986).
C.3 Government Publications:
C.3.1 FAA Advisory Circulars (AC). Current editions of ACs are available at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars.
• AC 20-35, Tiedown Sense.
• AC 20-37, Aircraft Propeller Maintenance.
• AC 20-42, Hand Fire Extinguishers for Use in Aircraft.
• AC 20-105, Reciprocating Engine Power-Loss Accident Prevention and Trend Monitoring.
• AC 20-125, Water in Aviation Fuels.
• AC 23-8, Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes.
• AC 23-16, Powerplant Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships.
Appendix C C-4
• AC 90-109, Transition to Unfamiliar Aircraft.
• AC 90-116, Additional Pilot Program for Phase I Flight Test.
• AC 91-61, A Hazard in Aerobatics: Effects of G-Forces on Pilots.
• AC 103-6, Ultralight Vehicle Operations – Airports, Air Traffic Control, and Weather.
• AC 103-7, The Ultralight Vehicle.
C.3.2 FAA Handbooks. Current editions are available at https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals.
• Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM): Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures.
• FAA-H-8083-3, Airplane Flying Handbook.
• FAA-H-8083-25, Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge.
• FAA-H-8083-1, Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook.
C.3.3 The FAA’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) Aerospace Medical Education Division’s brochure titled “Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace” is available at https://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/cobroforweb.pdf.
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