Aircraft Accident Investigation Reconstruction Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1308

New York

Education

1962 BA in History, University of Notre Dame
1963 USAF Pilot Training
1968 Dale Carnegie Course
1972 USAF Squadron Officers School
1983 University of Southern California, (Accident Investigation Workshops)

Certifications

Airline Transport Pilot

Airplane Multiengine Land- B-707, B-720, B-727, B-747, B-757, B-767, CE-500, DA-2000

Commercial Privileges

Airplane Single Engine Land and Sea- B-377, L-382

Flight Instructor

Airplane Single and Multiengine Instrument Airplane

Flight Engineer Turbojet

Ground Instructor

Advanced Ground Instructor

Instrument Ground Instructor

Professional Experience

2003 to Present Senior Aircraft Accident Investigator
Thirty-Eight (38) years and over 18,000 hours experience as Pilot and Flight Engineer in a variety of Airline, Military, Corporate, and General Aviation aircraft and flight simulators.  Extensive background in line flying, training, and flight operations management, Twenty-four (24) years experience as an Aircraft Accident Investigator, Three (3) years at Flight Safety International as Director of Standards and Flight Instructor-Falcon 2000.

Trans World Airlines, Inc.  -  32 years
Line Flying:  Captain on B757/767 and B727.  First Officer and Flight Engineer on B747, B707 and B727.  Domestic and International Operations, Retired May 30, 2000 at age 60

Training:  Seventeen years at JFK Training Center.  Captain Simulator Check Airman B727.  Flight Engineer Simulator Check Airman on B747, B707 and B727.  Manager Flight Engineer Training B707 and B727.  Saudi Arabian Line Check Airman on B707.  Certified Flight Instructor – Airplane and Instrument.  Total Pilot Time 3,340 hours, Total Flight Engineer aircraft/simulator time 10,000 hours.

Flight Operations Management:  General Manager of TWA Operations Control Center.  Staff of 109 Responsible for Flight Dispatch, Meteorology, Aircraft and Crew Planning, Manager of Flight Crew Operating Procedures, Duties included liaison with FAA Air Traffic Control Division; membership with the Air Transport Association’s Air Traffic Control Committee; coordination with airport Noise Control Departments; management of the Jeppesen Subscription Service; currency of the Flight Operations Policy Manual; maintenance of the Jeppesen TWA Special Airport Operations pages.

Eastern Regional Coordinator and instructor on the Family Assistance/Trauma Response Team

Military Work Experience  - United States Air Force  - 25 Years

Five (5) years on active duty in the Strategic Air Command.  Twenty (20) years in the New York Air National Guard.  4500 hours experience in T37, T33, B52G, C97, C130 & D, O2, and C5 aircraft, Staff position as C5 Plans Officer, Additional duties as Instrument Ground School Instructor and Squadron Safety Officer

General Aviation Work Experience  - New York City Area  - 10 Years

Hired by Fischer Aviation, Teterboro, New Jersey May 1971.  Responsible for development and teaching of all Ground School material for Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Flight Instructor candidates.  Certified Flight Instructor since January 1972.  Instructed in Cessna 150, 172, and 401, Grumman American Trainer and the Link Simulator.  Single Engine Seaplane Rating obtained in February 1973.  Earned Air Transport Pilot Certificate in November 1977, Type rated on Cessna Citation.  Certified Flight Instructor status renewed every two years.  Flight Instructor for Flight Safety International on Falcon 2000 since March 2001.  Total time in General Aviation 500 hours

Additional Experience

Owner and President of an aviation consulting firm experienced in aircraft accident and incident investigation and reconstruction, Twenty-four (24) years experience as expert witness in post crash litigation. 

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

Airline Pilots Association

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association