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Aviation Audio Clips / Small engine aircraft crashes on major Colorado Springs thoroughfare

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 01, 2025, 16:15:26 UTC »

https://kdvr.com/news/local/small-engine-aircraft-crashes-on-major-colorado-springs-thoroughfare/

(whatever happened it was quick, pics in the link, thankfully all ok))

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A small plane has crash-landed and is leaking fluids on Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, closing several lanes on the road.
Just after 4 a.m., Oct. 1, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reported that they first received calls about a small airplane that had crashed and was leaking fluid near the intersection of North Powers Boulevard and Barned Road.

According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) X page, three people were on board the plane during the crash, but all walked away with no injuries.

CSFD firefighters and CSPD are working on the scene to stop the leak from the plane, with crews working to clean up the wreckage. Both CSPD and CSFD say that traffic in the area will be affected with lane closures for cleanup during morning rush hour, and to avoid the area if possible. Both departments urge drivers to be cautious and plan for lower speeds and different routes.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Kalitta B744 at Anchorage on Sep 29th 2025 could not lower right main gear

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 01, 2025, 14:48:44 UTC »

https://avherald.com/h?article=52dc82a4&opt=0
(picked out most of it with the config at PANC)


By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Sep 30th 2025 13:59Z, last updated Tuesday, Sep 30th 2025 13:59Z

A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N745CK performing flight K4-615 from Hong Kong (China) to Anchorage,AK (USA), was on approach to Anchorage when the crew stopped the descent at 3300 feet due to an unsafe gear indication, the right main gear did not indicate down and locked. The aircraft entered a hold for about 30 minutes while working the checklists, then continued for a landing without right main gear touching safely down on runway 07R on left main, left body, right body and nose gear. The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway. The aircraft was towed off the runway several hours later.

Related NOTAM:
!ANC 09/119 ANC RWY 07R/25L CLSD 2509291925-2509301900EST

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Listener Forum / Re: How Do I Know Which Feed When Tracking My Flight

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 01, 2025, 10:54:10 UTC »

Without knowing which flight you were on, my guess would probably be Chicago Center, before the hand off to Approach, then to Final, then to tower.
John

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Aviation News (General) / Airlines warn government shutdown could disrupt flights strain aviation system

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 01, 2025, 10:47:24 UTC »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/airlines-warn-government-shutdown-could-disrupt-flights-strain-aviation-system/ar-AA1NAz4p?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=68dd0599d5ec47d79739091c5e1c7ed3&ei=57

Story by Michael Dorgan • 23h • 2 min read

U.S. airlines and aviation groups are warning Congress that a government shutdown at midnight would disrupt air travel, jeopardize safety and stall efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.

The warning came in a letter from the Modern Skies Coalition — which includes Airlines for America, the trade group for United, Delta, American, Southwest and other carriers — along with airports, pilots, controllers and manufacturers. The coalition said a shutdown would force the FAA to suspend hiring and training, delay safety initiatives and create costly backlogs across the aviation system.  "Government shutdowns harm the U.S. economy and degrade the redundancies and margins of safety that our National Airspace System (NAS) is built upon," the group wrote. "In fact, short-term shutdowns of just a few days, or even threatened shutdowns that are averted in the eleventh hour negatively affect the NAS and the traveling public."

The letter also underscored the broader economic risk, noting that the U.S. aviation industry contributes more than 5% of GDP — $1.37 trillion in 2023 — and supports over 10 million jobs. The group said that a 35-day shutdown in 2018–19 alone cost the economy $3 billion in lost activity that was never recovered, according to the Congressional Budget Office.  The coalition warned that a shutdown would freeze FAA hiring and training. During previous shutdowns, the agency was forced to close its training academy in Oklahoma City, a move that worsened staffing shortages once operations resumed  he FAA is about 3,800 air traffic controllers short of its targeted staffing levels, and the Modern Skies Coalition said it has supported Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s move to increase numbers  "We strongly supported Congress’s $12.5 billion downpayment toward air traffic control modernization, and we continue to advocate in support of Secretary Duffy’s acknowledgment that additional funding of at least $19 billion will be needed to completely build a new air traffic control system," the letter said. "A government shutdown at this stage would jeopardize the important progress that we all have made on these efforts thus far."

House Republicans advanced a short-term funding plan, but the Senate rejected it, citing the lack of health care subsidy extensions and spending cuts opposed by Democrats. Negotiations between the parties remain stalled.

On Monday, Republican and Democratic leaders left a meeting with President Donald Trump without an agreement to keep the government funded, raising the likelihood of a partial shutdown set to begin at midnight tonight. 

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Listener Forum / How Do I Know Which Feed When Tracking My Flight

« Last post by BravoLima on October 01, 2025, 03:20:06 UTC »

If I wanted to listen to comms with a flight I was on how do I know which one they'd be on especially at a big airport like ORD?  Its easier on takeoff because they'll say which freq to contact but on arrival?  For example I was on a TPA-ORD flight and we were approaching from the southeast over Indiana.  So I figured it would be on the Approach SE Feeder but that's not it because they were talking to planes approaching over Lake Michigan from the northeast (on the SE feeder frequency!)  Then I tried the approach secondary feed and I found them, but the times don't match.  At 28 minutes in the audio clip my flight came on and checked in at 7,000ft but at 1428z they were several miles ahead and down to 6700ft.  And who would they be talking to before approach secondary?

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Aviation Audio Clips / Plane loses nose wheel gear on departure from Bozeman

« Last post by KB4TEZ on September 30, 2025, 13:38:05 UTC »

(she was just starting her shift, and got real busy real quick. two on board ok, plane will need some paint)

IDENTIFICATION
Date:   29-SEP-25
Time:   20:40:00Z
Regis#:   N389LB
Aircraft Make:   DIAMOND
Aircraft Model:   DA20
Event Type:   INCIDENT
Highest Injury:   NONE
Aircraft Missing:   No
Damage:   MINOR
LOCATION
City:   BOZEMAN
State:   MONTANA
Country:   UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description:   LOST NOSE WHEEL DEPARTING RWY

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Aviation Audio Clips / Cessna T206-Emergency Landing -Interstate highway 15- KMYF- San Diego 9-29-2025

« Last post by Duffy on September 30, 2025, 05:39:20 UTC »

Some sort of  one hour (perhaps post) maintenance flight, results in an engine out while in the landing pattern, 2 mile downwind to base...fortunately with a freeway (at rush hour) below, featuring a 20' wide flat grass median between the 8 lanes of traffic. 

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Aviation Audio Clips / Landing gear punctures wing after hard break at KBTR

« Last post by KB4TEZ on September 26, 2025, 13:37:22 UTC »

(she's good.
all ok)

Date:   25-SEP-25
Time:   22:30:00Z
Regis#:   N361MB
Aircraft Make:   TEXTRON
Aircraft Model:   525
Event Type:   INCIDENT
Highest Injury:   NONE
Aircraft Missing:   No
Damage:   UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City:   BATON ROUGE
State:   LOUISIANA
Country:   UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description:   AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT THROUGH THE WING AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES ON LANDING, BATON ROUGE, LA.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Hail Strike on approach to KMCO Orlando

« Last post by KB4TEZ on September 26, 2025, 12:59:13 UTC »

Have had some interesting weather here in the Sunshine State

Date:   25-SEP-25
Time:   18:56:00Z
Regis#:   N523UW
Aircraft Make:   AIRBUS
Aircraft Model:   A321
Event Type:   INCIDENT
Highest Injury:   NONE
Aircraft Missing:   No
Damage:   UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City:   ORLANDO
State:   FLORIDA
Country:   UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description:   AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED HAIL DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD, ORLANDO, FL.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Delta Engine catches on fire in KATL as it was rolling for take off

« Last post by KB4TEZ on September 26, 2025, 11:36:27 UTC »

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/engine-issue-stops-delta-flight/GODRVTCKLVEQDIMASHBDDRP2BM/
(the individual runway frequency you couldn't hear the Delta, but on the conjoined one you can.  Pieced this together as best I could.
this controller gets a star for sure)

  ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said an apparent engine issue stopped a flight from taking off Wednesday evening from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Delta flight 54, an Airbus A330 with 200 passengers, four pilots and nine flight attendants, was headed to Lagos before the flight was halted.

Viewer video shows a Delta plane with what appears to be fire coming from the engine.