**[WaWing Accidents and Incidents Summary FY 2007]{.underline}**

Aircraft  1- N9775H damaged elevator, Skagit, Apr. 28, Unknown cause

Vehicles  1- Incident, Wind damage Arlington Van vs limb, Dec. 14

Personnel  6- Cadet Early stage Heat Exhaustion Arlington, July 13

Cadet Anxiety Attack, Ephrata, July 22

Cadet Struck by glider Shifting, Ephrata, July 26

Cadet developed serious case of hives, August 13

Cadet broke toes on pallet in C-17, August 15

Cadet collapsed at end of Pass in Review Parade August 18

**In accordance with CAPR 62-1 Wing personnel who [were not]{.underline}
in attendance at the monthly Safety Briefing are required to read and
initial the Sentinel and briefing notes published for that month.
Monthly briefings are now posted on the Wa Wing Safety Web Site. The
following is a summary of the WaWg Hq. Safety briefing for the
month/year indicated above. Attached are copy(s) of any handouts used at
the briefing. Please review, and then complete the briefing
certification form on the web site. Send it to the Washington Wing
Safety Office.**

**Thank you, Capt. George C. Minnich, Director of Safety, Washington
Wing**

**The following is the agenda and notes of the safety briefing that was
presented 12/5/07 by Capt. George Minnich and Col. Dave Maxwell.**

**[1. Sentinel -]{.underline}** The December 2007 Sentinel is posted on
the Wing Safety Site and the Safety Bulletin Board. All personnel are
urged to review that issue. During this safety briefing the Sentinel was
reviewed and the following comments were emphasized:

**Reproducing Human Errors Through Training** -- Training, communication
and setting the example are tools to show members correct operational
procedures. Safety briefings are one of these tools. Proper planning of
the briefing is essential.

**When The Rains Begin** - Rain after long dry periods mixed with the
accumulations of grease, oils and fluids from vehicles on roadways
combine to make the roads slicker than normal and the potential for
accidents to increase.

**Safety Reports -** The monthly safety meeting summary and the Annual
Safety Survey are useful tools not just for National but for the units.
The CAP monthly briefing is a requirement for members who wish to engage
in CAP activities. Reports provide administration a tool to determine if
the safety message is getting through to the members. When an incident
or accident occurs leadership can review the unit's monthly safety
meeting for theytype of information being given out to a member or if
they attended the briefing. This helps us to monitor and determine how
comprehensive the message was to the member(s) involved in a mishap.
Reports also provide guidance to safety officers as to the types of
information that needs to be discussed at briefings and how effectively
members are receiving or understanding those messages.

**Holiday Safety** -- Discussion of hazards during the holidays: e.g.
Decorations, Candles, power cords, tree care, safety planning, and
eventual disposal (recycle).

**WHY**? -- Why do accidents happen? A recap of issues discussed in
"Sentinels" from 2007 . Are you getting the messages and following them?

2.  **[Change of National Safety Officer]{.underline}** -- Colonel
    Tilton has moved on to a different National position and Colonel
    Lyle Letteer has returned to the Post. (Col. Letter had assumed the
    position of Ga. Wing Commander for a period and has now moved bact
    to the NSO position).

3.  **[Another Safety Stand Down]{.underline}** -- In view of the tragic
    loss of Cols. Lewis and DiCamp, General Courter has ordered another
    Safety Stand Down for the month of December. Col. Maxwell explained
    the directive from General Courter. Aircrew personnel are GROUNDED
    until they have complied with the requirement, All units are to hold
    a special safety meeting and report to the Wing Safety Officer Not
    later than January 3, 2008 at which time a report is to be sent to
    Region. Personnel who miss their unit's Stand Down must make it up
    before participating in activities or missions. To meet General
    Courter's requirement for Aircrews to have some Mountain Flying
    training it is suggested that they go to the AOPA's Air Safety
    Foundation web site and take the Mountain Flying Training course and
    interactive test. http://www.aopa.org/asf/asfquiz/prevquizzes.cfm

4.  **[Mid Air Collision over Commencement Bay (Tacoma)]{.underline}**
    -- Review of the details of NTSB \# SEA08FA023. (Copy Attached)
    Reccomended reading by all

**Summary of mishaps for October 07** - In addition to the Wa Wing
mishaps listed at the top of the first page, the following other mishaps
were reported through CAP Nationwide:

**Aircraft** A/C Rudder struck another plane wile being pushed into
hanger; Tip of A/C tail cracked by ascending bi-fold hangar door; A/C
right elevator struck portable tail tie-down while being pushed into
hangar; landing glider drifted to right striking runway light; simulated
engine failurehit runway on main gears in nose high pitch causing tail
to strike runway.

**Vehicle** 4x4 vehicle on road during darkness lost 2 hubcaps and
damaged skid plate.

**Bodily Injury** Cadet passed out in formation causing lacerations,
chipped teeth and jaw fracture. SM fractured arm during tug-of war game.

**[What can we do differently or better to prevent these mishaps from
happening to us?]{.underline}**

All of us should look at all of the mishaps and ask the same question.
These mishaps could and should have been prevented. Lets all do our
best to prevent them from happening again. (Capt. G. C. Minnich)

*Note: It is presumed that Wing personnel assigned to other units will
have attended the safety briefings at their home units. If you havent,
you should either read your home units briefing notes or the Wing
Briefing Notes.*

The following is a copy of the NTSB report on the Mid-Air Collision over
Commencement Bay on November 20^th^.

NTSB Identification: **SEA08LA031A**\
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation\
Accident occurred Tuesday, November 20, 2007 in Tacoma, WA\
Aircraft: Cessna 182A, registration: N6147B\
Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final
report has been completed.

On November 20, 2007, approximately 1245 Pacific standard time, a Cessna
182A, N6147B, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight and an American Champion
Aircraft 7GCBC, N707BS, registered to a private individual and operated
by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal
flight, collided mid-air about six miles north of Tacoma Narrows Airport
(TIW), Tacoma, Washington. The private pilot, sole occupant of the
Cessna 182A was not injured. The private pilot of American Champion
Aircraft 7GCBC was not injured and his passenger sustained minor
injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan
was filed for either flight. The Cessna 182A departed from Pierce County
Airport - Thun Field (PLU) approximately 15 minutes prior to the
accident with an intended destination of Port Angeles, Washington. The
American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC departed from Crest Airpark (S36) at an
unknown time with an intended destination of TIW.\
\
During a telephone interview, the pilot of the Cessna 182A reported that
during cruise flight at an altitude of 1,500 feet mean sea level (msl)
on a northwesterly heading over Commencement Bay, he observed an
airplane crossing in front of his immediate position and pitched the
airplane upwards just prior to colliding with the other airplane. After
the collision, the pilot determined that his airplane was still
controllable and he was able to continue flight and land at PLU without
further incident.\
\
During a telephone interview, the pilot of American Champion Aircraft
7GCBC reported that he was in cruise configuration over Commencement Bay
at an altitude of 1,500 feet msl on a southwesterly heading towards TIW
when he heard a loud bang followed by a sudden loss of directional
control. The pilot stated that the airplane remained flying however, was
in a left bank despite opposite control inputs. The pilot decided to
initiate a forced landing into the waters of Commencement Bay.
Subsequent to the forced landing, both the pilot and passenger exited
from the airplane as it started to sink. Shortly after the water
landing, the crew of a nearby boat rescued the pilot and passenger from
the water. The pilot added that prior to the airplane sinking, he
noticed that the vertical stabilizer was missing.\
\
Examination of the Cessna 182A by a Federal Aviation Administration
inspector revealed that the left wing exhibited structural damage.