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AMC FY13 Mishap Statistics Scoreboard

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Winter 2013/2014 --  FY13 FLIGHT SAFETY NOTES

Class A
AMC had three Class A flight mishaps in FY13: a C-17A landing mishap, a C-130J landing mishap/runway excursion, and a KC-135R inflight breakup. This is an increase from two in FY12.

Class B
The total number of Class B mishaps also increased in FY13 as compared to the three in FY12. These included C-5M taxi and bird strike mishaps, a C-17A engine compressor stall, and C-17A engine damage.

C-5M Bird Strike
While in the radar pattern, the aircraft sustained damage to the radome and number two engine from multiple Canada geese.

C-5M Taxi Mishap
The wingtip of the taxiing aircraft damaged the radome of a parked C-5.

C-17A Engine Overtemp
C-17A engine overtemp transiting Europe, resulting in Class B damage.

C-17A Engine Compressor Stall
The aircraft ingested sand during backing operations that caused mechanical erosion of the compressor blades in engines number two and three. The damage led to the reduction in both EGT margin and surge margin resulting in compressor stalls in the number two engine and rapid margin drop in the number three engine.

C-17A Land Short
Crew continued on an unstable approach and landed short of the runway. The ILS antenna contributed to the extensive damage to the aircraft.

C-130J Departed Runway
Crew continued on an unstabilized approach for excessive airspeed and landed long and fast on the runway resulting in the aircraft departing the runway. There were no injuries, but the subsequent fire destroyed the aircraft.

KC-135 Crash
Aircraft experienced an inflight breakup. All three crewmembers were fatalities.

FY13 GROUND SAFETY NOTES
There were six fatal mishaps and one permanent partial disability.

PMV 2Whl
· One member was attempting an illegal pass and struck a turning vehicle.
· One member was speeding, lost control in a curve and struck a guard rail.
· One member was struck by a deer.

PMV 4Whl
One member was struck by another vehicle and forced into fixed object.

Industrial
· One member struck by a crated boom sustained crushing fatal injuries.
· One member stepped behind a vehicle he was spotting and sustained crushing fatal injuries.
· One member was attempting to raise an aircraft pallet lock and sustained a partial finger amputation.

AMC sustained no losses in Sports and Recreational/Miscellaneous, Property Damage, or Pedestrian/Bicycle categories.