This report explains the accident involving Air Tahoma, Inc., flight 185, a Convair 580, N586P, that crashed about 1 mile south of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Covington, Kentucky, while on approach to runway 36R. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on flight crew performance, fuel crossfeed operations, operating with different fuel boost pump output pressure settings, and cockpit voice recorder power source reliability. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration. A safety recommendation concerning operating with different fuel boost pump output pressure settings is addressed to Transport Canada.
- | Author: National Transportation Safety Board
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jun 23, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 76 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1514675706
- | ISBN-13: 9781514675700
