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NTSB Hearing Addresses Safety Issues on Operating in Icing ConditionsJanuary 29, 2007On January 23, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public hearing on the February 16, 2005, accident of a Cessna Citation 560 during approach to landing at Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB). The Board concluded the probable causes for the accident were "the flightcrew's failure to effectively monitor and maintain airspeed and comply with procedures for deice boot activation on the approach." The NTSB also found that the FAA contributed to the accident by failing to "establish adequate certification requirements for flight into icing conditions." NBAA generally supports the NTSB's findings, and the Association will advise the Board of any concerns with specific technical issues. NASA has developed two free online courses for pilots who make their own operational deicing and anti-icing decisions, available at http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/courses.html. The NTSB report, including safety recommendations to the FAA, may be found at http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/A_Acc1.htm.