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Tamarack Petitions NTSB to Reopen Investigation

amarack petitioned the NTSB on January 3, noting the agency made “erroneous findings that are unsupported by the factual record, inconsistent with engineering principles or proven to be physically impossible.”

The aircraft involved in the accident (not pictured) was equipped with Tamarack active winglets. [Courtesy: Tamarack Aerospace Group]
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Key Takeaways:

Tamarack Aerospace Group is challenging the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) determination of a 2018 fatal accident involving a Cessna CitationJet CJ2+, calling on the NTSB to reopen the investigation in order to “reconsider and modify its findings” that Tamarack’s winglet design contributed to the accident.

Tamarack petitioned the NTSB on January 3, noting the agency made “erroneous findings that are unsupported by the factual record, inconsistent with engineering principles or proven to be physically impossible.”

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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