“GO TEAMS” A Value to Your Department?

Eric Johansen and John Griffin DFW Airport Fire Services

ARFFWG Annual Conference Oct. 2010

Objectives:

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What is a Go Team?

Who should be on a Go Team?

What are the functions of the Go Team?

What is the Value of a Go Team?

What is a Go Team?

Various members of airport departments who respond to aircraft incidents at other airports for the purpose of gaining knowledge and lessons learned to bring back and apply at their airport.

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Who should be on a Go Team?

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Fire Service Personnel Law Enforcement Personnel Airport Operations Airport Maintenance Other local mutual aid jurisdictions.

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What are the functions of the Go Team?

    To review the emergency response Evaluate the effectiveness of SOPs/ AEP To interview first responders / gather lessons learned Make recommendations for changes in local SOPs/ AEP

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What is the Value of a Go Team?

    There absolutely no value if we do not learn from others lessons.

There is no value if we do not apply the incident response to our own jurisdictions in an honest and truthful manner.

There is no value if we do not make changes to our SOPs and AEPs.

There is no value if we are arrogant and think we can handle anything.

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DFW Airport past Go Teams Date Airline

Sept. 25, 1978 Pacific Southwest

Location

San Diego, CA May 25, 1979 A/A Flight 191 Chicago O’Hare Aug. 31, 1986 Aero México Cerritos, CA July 19, 1989 United Airlines Flight 232 DC-10 Gateway Airport, Sioux City, IA

Details Team Members

Mid-air collision. Aircraft crashed into the residential area of North Park after colliding with a Cessna 172 while making a visual approach to runway 27. ATC failure. 144 fatalities.

American Airlines Flight 191 was a flight to Los Angeles International Airport from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. On May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 10 crashed at around 15:04 CDT after taking off from O'Hare with 271 passengers and crew onboard, all of whom were killed, along with two people on the ground.

Mid-air collision between a DC-9 and a Piper Archer aircraft as the DC-9 was approaching to land at LAX. All crew and passengers (64) on the DC-9 and 3 persons in the Archer were killed in the resulting crash. In addition, 20 other persons were killed when the DC-9 crashed into a residential neighborhood.

While cruising at 37,000 feet, the aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure.

Navigated to the municipal airport at Sioux City, Iowa, where the aircraft was crash-landed approximately 45 minutes after the hydraulic failure. Of the 285 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, 174 passengers and 10 crew members survived. Insp. R. Winters – Police Lt. Dennis Leon – Fire L. Roman – Operations Lt .Sympson - Police Lt. Buckmeyer – Police Lt. Wayne Young – Fire Paddock – Operations Wayne Eichel (Grapevine PD) Lt. Dodson – Police Lt. Jim Malloy – Fire Parra – Operations

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DFW Airport past Go Teams Cont.

Date

Dec. 3, 1990 Feb. 1, 1991 Mar.31, 1991 Mar.22, 1992

Airline Location

Northwest Airlines DC-9 Detroit Metro US Airways Flight 1943 DC-10 LAX United Airlines Flight 585 Boeing 737 Colorado Springs, CO US Airways Flight 405 Fokker F100 LaGuardia New York

Details Team Members

NWA DC-9 collided w/ a NWA 727 during a runway-incursion accident in heavy fog. DC-9 caught fire; 8 passenger fatalities (7 from smoke inhalation).

US Airways collided after a smooth landing with Skywest flight 5569 that was holding for takeoff after being cleared onto the runway. US Airways: 85 PAX; 57 minor or no injuries; 6 critical injuries (mostly burns); 22 fatalities. Skywest: 10 PAX; 2 crew; total loss.

United Flight 585 crashed on final approach, 4 1/2 miles south of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in Widefield Park. The plane was inverted at a 70˚ angle, burying most of the aircraft underground. The aircraft was occupied by 20 PAX and 5 crew members. No survivors After 2 de-icing delays, the aircraft attempted take off. The left wing struck the ground. Aircraft veered off runway, struck ILS equipment and a small building. The aircraft tumbled over an embankment into Flushing Bay.

Lt. Cinquemani – Police Lt. Richard Hayes – Fire Steve Toby – Operations Lt. Gary Pinkston – Police Lt. Alan Black – Fire R. Hoppens – Operations Lt. Rick Smith – Police Lt. Johnston – Fire M. Weller – Operations Lt. Brandenburg – Police Lt. Richard Wilder – Fire W. Brockles Operations –

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DFW Airport past Go Teams Cont.

Date Airline Location Details Team Members

July 2, 1994 Sept. 1, 1994 US Airways Flight 1016 DC-9 US Airways Flight 427 Boeing 737 Charlotte Douglas Airport; Charlotte, NC Allegheny County, PA On final approach to runway, aircraft received warning from air traffic controller that ground level winds were shifting quickly 90˚ in 15 seconds. Miscommunications between air traffic controller and flight crew resulted in the aircraft touching down in an open area, skidding in a SW direction or 45˚, striking the perimeter fence and 3 large oak trees prior to crossing a residential street.52 PAX; 5 crew; Boeing 737 on approach pitched over and crashed into hillside due to uncommanded rudder movement. No survivors. First crash scene where NTSB declared scene a biohazard and required full PPE for all recovery workers. Lt. Jim Hampton – Police Lt. N. Gilchrest – Fire C. Kuehner – Operations Lt. Tyler Bond – Police Lt. Forrest Broom – Fire Vic Nartz – Operations June 1, 1999 Aug. 2, 2005 American Airlines Flight 1420; MD-80 Little Rock, AR Air France Flt 358 Airbus A340 Toronto Pearson Aircraft attempted landing during a thunderstorm. After landing aircraft departed runway and slid down a bank of riprap into a support structure for the approach lights. Aircraft broke in 1/2 and came to rest 150-200 ft. from Arkansas River. 185 PAX & crew; 11 fatalities (including pilot); 80 injured.

Capt B.McKinney

– Fire Lt Jerry Cooper – Police K. Dawson – Operations Kirk McWethy Maintenance – Airport An Airbus A340 failed to stop while landing on RW 24L and plunged into a nearby shallow ravine, coming to rest and bursting into flames approximately 300 meters past the end of the runway. All 309 people aboard survived. 43 injuries reported. Capt Gentry - Fire Lt. Freeman - Police A. Mills – Operations

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A Recent Go Team Member’s Experience

On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549, an Airbus Industrie A320-214, N106US, experienced an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines after encountering a flock of birds and was subsequently ditched on the Hudson River about 8.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York. The flight was en route to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, and had departed LGA about 2 minutes before the in-flight event occurred. The 150 passengers, including a lap held child, and 5 crewmembers evacuated the airplane via the forward and overwing exits. One flight attendant and four passengers were seriously injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. There were no fatalities.

New York, LGA Go Team Report

     What was the response?

When did we arrive?

How were we received?

What were the Lessons Learned?

Did we make any changes to our operation or AEP?

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A Recent Go Team Member’s Experience

On February 12, 2009, a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, was on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, when it crashed into a residence in Clarence Center, New York, about 5 nautical miles northeast of the airport. The 2 pilots, 2 flight attendants, and 45 passengers aboard the airplane were killed, one person on the ground was killed, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: The captain’s inappropriate response to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover.

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Clarence Center NY —Buffalo Go Team Report

     What was the response?

When did we arrive?

How were we received?

What were the Lessons Learned?

Did we make any changes to our operation or AEP?

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