Description
Choose and then research ONE of the following aircraft accidents. In each of these accidents, weather associated with a cold or warm front was a factor in the accident:
Delta flight 1086, March 5, 2015, 1100 Eastern Time, LaGuardia International Airport, New York
- Ryan Navion A N4976K, November 19, 2016, 1900 Eastern Time, Burlington County, New Jersey
Piper PA-46-310P Malibu March 3, 2020, 1600 Eastern Time, Watkinsville, Georgia
- American Eagle Flight 4184, October 31, 1994, 1600 Central Time, Roselawn, Indiana
- Analyze an archived surface weather map valid closest to the time of the crash (you will have to convert the local time of the crash to UTC) to determine the specific type of weather front that contributed to the crash.
- If you chose one of the first THREE accident options, go to the National Weather Service’s Surface Analysis Archive page and scroll down to Archive of United States (CONUS) Analyses to generate the appropriate archived surface map.
- If you chose the last accident option, go to the National Weather Service’s North American Surface Map Archive to generate the appropriate archived surface map.
Develop an initial post that concisely fulfills the following:
Paragraph 1: Briefly summarize the accident, to include the specific weather conditions and flight hazards that contributed to the accident.
Paragraph 2: Tie the general characteristics and weather features for the specific type of weather front contributing to the accident into your summary in paragraph 1.
Embed at least one graphic or video that helps visualize some aspect of your initial post discussion.
To embed a YouTube video, simply paste the video URL into your post.
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/FAA-H-8083…chapter 11