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Of note, the IAFF has shared that the United States Air Force has issued new guidance for all personnel responding to F-35 aircraft incidents, a link to the USAF guidance can be found in the story..
Be safe out there!
Tom
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Two dead in fiery plane crash near Excelsior Springs airport, authorities say
By Robert A. Cronkleton and PJ Green
Two people died after a small plane crashed and
was consumed by fire shortly before noon Wednesday in Excelsior Springs, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
The plane, a Cessna 340, crashed in a soybean field just north of the Midwest National Air Center near Northeast 140th Street and Rhodus Road, according to Clay County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sarah Boyd. The plane was landing at the airport at the time of the crash.
Shortly before noon, the sheriff’s office received a call reporting heavy smoke coming from a field. The caller said there might have been a plane that crashed. Arriving deputies found the plane engulfed in flames.
Authorities have not yet identified the people who died in the crash.
Multiple fire departments responded, including Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Liberty, and the Fishing River Fire District. Preliminary information indicates the flight originated in the urban St. Louis area.
“We don’t believe the victims are local, but we have a lot more work to do,” Boyd said. The sheriff’s office has notified the FAA and the NTSB, which will investigate the cause of the crash.
The airport will remain closed to air traffic until 5 p.m. Dozens of planes fly in and out of the airport every day, Boyd said.
“A lot of small plane folks on a regular basis,” Boyd said. “It is pretty popular.”
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311873380.html
The United States Air Force has issued new guidance for all personnel responding to F-35 aircraft incidents. (From the International Association of Fire Fighters)
Key response areas include:
✅ Scene Safety
🔥 Fire Suppression
☣️ Hazardous Material Precautions
All #firefighters and emergency response teams should review this guidance carefully to ensure your crew can coordinate a safe and effective response.
Review here ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wVf57
https://www.iaff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/F-35-Mishap-Information-for-Civilian-First-Responders-_.docx-7-29-2025-1.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawMdP-dleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzM1VsRllGMzFwQXlKcEpkAR49Ax7PAnGhdojbHvAxVk8xdCEcevrhLuHesVt-u3Y2ocUhPSkNqdAVbFUV-g_aem_pjrg2LOMTJ-L0Q_a1Q1-RQ
FAA Moving Washington Headquarters
Staff will be moved into the DOT's current headquarters.
Ryan Ewing
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 26: Sign at the Department of Transportation -Federal Aviation Administration, Wilbur Wright Building in downtown Washington, DC on December 26, 2014.
relocate its headquarters staff from the agency’s current offices — the adjacent Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building — on Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., to a new location.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told workers about the move on Tuesday in a memo seen by Reuters. Workers at the current FAA headquarters will move to the Department of Transportation’s building at the Navy Yard.
The move is part of a broader effort to consolidate IT infrastructure and other legacy systems at the DOT.
“Bringing the FAA and DOT under one roof will: Ensure employees are working in modern facilities that reflect the importance of the agency’s; Enhance the agency’s safety mission; Make the agency more accountable; [and] Streamline redundant IT/HR operations and create new efficiencies,” Duffy stated in the memo.
Neither the DOT nor the FAA provided timelines for the move, with more details expected in the coming weeks.
https://avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-moving-washington-headquarters/?oly_enc_id=3681J3205156A2X
FAA Moving Washington Headquarters
Staff will be moved into the DOT's current headquarters.
Ryan Ewing
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to
relocate its headquarters staff from the agency’s current offices — the adjacent Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building — on Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., to a new location.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told workers about the move on Tuesday in a memo seen by Reuters. Workers at the current FAA headquarters will move to the Department of Transportation’s building at the Navy Yard.
The move is part of a broader effort to consolidate IT infrastructure and other legacy systems at the DOT.
“Bringing the FAA and DOT under one roof will: Ensure employees are working in modern facilities that reflect the importance of the agency’s; Enhance the agency’s safety mission; Make the agency more accountable; [and] Streamline redundant IT/HR operations and create new efficiencies,” Duffy stated in the memo.
Neither the DOT nor the FAA provided timelines for the move, with more details expected in the coming weeks.
https://avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-moving-washington-headquarters/?oly_enc_id=3681J3205156A2X
NTSB Final Report: Cessna 190
As The Airplane Slowed, He Was Unable To Keep The Aircraft Under Directional Control
Location: San Luis Obispo, California Accident Number: ANC24LA036
Date & Time: May 17, 2024, 15:00 Local Registration: N1500D
Aircraft: Cessna 190 Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control on ground Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis: The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane’s right main gear began to track under the fuselage. As the airplane slowed, he was unable to keep the aircraft under directional control. The airplane then ground-looped, substantially damaging the right wing. Metallurgical examination revealed the attachment bolts for the right main landing gear failed in downward and slightly aft bending. The two lower bolts fractured in overstress. The upper bolt was bent, and the nut was stripped. A side load on the right main landing gear wheel would have placed the axle in downward bending and drag forces during landing and roll out would have resulted in an aft loading component. The damage signatures observed were consistent with separation of the axle from the landing gear spring as a result of a ground loop.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be -- The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear and subsequent ground loop.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
32 Years ago today: On 28 August 1993 A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan, killing 82 occupants; 4 survived the accident.
| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1993 |
| Time: | 10:46 |
| Type: | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Owner/operator: | Tajikistan Airlines |
| Registration: | 87995 |
| MSN: | 9541944 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 82 / Occupants: 86 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Khorog - Tajikistan |
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Khorog Airport (UTOD) |
| Destination airport: | Dushanbe Airport (DYU/UTDD) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:
A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan, killing 82 occupants; 4 survived the accident.
The Yakovlev 40, configured to carry 28 passengers, was chartered to fly woman, children and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. The crew were forced into accepting more passengers, causing the plane to be grossly overloaded.
The aircraft overran the runway at high speed. The left main gear struck a low earth embankment, 150 m beyond the runway end. The right gear struck a concrete pill-box 60 m further. The aircraft then fell into the River Pyanj.
The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.
