ASAP Case Studies for May 2026

TCAS TA/RA – Traffic Approaching the NYC metropolitan area to land at the 34th St Helipad (6N5), we followed the Harlem helicopter route as cleared by LaGuardia (LGA) Tower. Near the Class B airspace limit at1,000 feet, LGA Tower advised us of a helicopter maneuvering over the Manhattan Bridge, thenreleased us to the East River […]
ASAP Case Studies for April 2026

Security Issue – Customs Upon arrival in Las Vegas at [FBO name], the flight was required to clear Customs. The crew was supposed to keep the aircraft door closed until a customs officer arrived and granted permission to open it. The captain, [name], unintentionally opened the aircraft door, treating the arrival as a normal domestic […]
ASAP Case Studies for March 2026

Aircraft Damage/Encounter – Aircraft Configuration After completing the oral knowledge evaluation of [name] under observation by FAA POI, we notified line service at KTEB that we were ready to depart. They informed us that they needed to move the aircraft to a different location due to the new procedures on the ramp. Once the aircraft […]