TP 185E Issue 3/2014

AVIATION SAFETY LETTER

In this issue...

Guest Editorial—Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) To The Letter—A Life Saving Course COPA Corner—Winter Flying Woes Situations That Could Lead to Mistakes A Squirrel, a Moose and Loss of Control in Helicopter Accidents Bell 204 Tail Rotor Pitch Link Bolt Failure… CASA 2014-03: Using SMS to Address Hazards and Risks Associated With Unstable Approaches Inadvertent IMC and Spatial Disorientation: Deadly Combination for Low-Time Pilot TSB Final Report Summaries and Accident Synopses 2014 Flight Crew Recency Requirements—Self-Paced Study Program

Learn from the mistakes of others; You’ll not live long enough to make them all yourself…

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Table of Contents

Section page Guest Editorial ...... 3 To The Letter ...... 4 COPA Corner—Winter Flying Woes ...... 5 Situations That Could Lead to Mistakes ...... 7 A Squirrel, a Moose and Loss of Control in Helicopter Accidents ...... 9 Bell 204 Tail Rotor Pitch Link Bolt Failure… ...... 11 CASA 2014-03: Using SMS to Address Hazards and Risks Associated With Unstable Approaches ...... 13 Answers to the 2014 Self-Paced Study Program ...... 14 Poster—Interference With Crew Members Will Not Be Tolerated ...... 15 Inadvertent IMC and Spatial Disorientation: Deadly Combination for Low-Time Pilot ...... 16 TSB Final Report Summaries ...... 19 Accident Synopses ...... 36 Poster—Cats Can See in The Dark… You Can't...... 39 Poster—Each Taxi Scenario is Different! Be Sure!...... … . 40 2014 Flight Crew Recency Requirements—Self-Paced Study Program……………………………………………… ...... 41 Guest Editorial

Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)

Transport Canada (TC) has seen a significant increase in the number of media calls and inquiries related to safety and the regulatory processes which govern the use of UAVs in Canada. UAVs are regulated under the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). There are two fundamental streams b