Korean Air Flight 801 investigation/Witnesses

PUBLIC HEARING - Witness List and Schedule

March 24, 1998 -

Mr. Kurt Mayo Approach Controller Federal Aviation Administration Guam CERAP

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications b. Handling and observations of KAL 801; c. Weather observations during approach of KE801; d. Knowledge and use of MSAW at Guam; e. Accident notification for search and rescue.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Richard Wentworth

Mr. Marty Theobald Local Controller Barton ATC International, Inc. Agana Contract Air Traffic Control Tower

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Handling and observations of KE801; c. Weather observations during approach of KE801; d. NOTAMS and NAV/AID status at Agana; e. BRITE display knowledge and operation; f. Accident notification for search and rescue.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Richard Wentworth

Ms. Sherrie Ewert Air Traffic Manager Barton ATC International, Inc. Agana Contract Traffic Control Tower

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Knowledge and operation of BRITE display and MSAW; c. NOTAMS and status of NAVAIDs at Agana; d. Accident notification for search and rescue.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE Questioned by: Richard Wentworth

Thomas Howell Acting Manager National Field Support Division, AOS-600 FAA Technical Center Atlantic City, New Jersey

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. General overview and operational characteristics of MSAW; c. Specific history of operations and modifications to Guam MSAW system; d. Post-accident actions at Guam and national review of MSAW systems.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Scott Dunham/Charlie Pereira

Sabra Kaulia Deputy Director Air Traffic Operations Program, ATO-2 Federal Aviation Administration Washington, D.C.

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Air traffic requirements and policies for MSAW; c. FAA MSAW action plan - post accident at Guam; d. FAA MSAW action plan - on-going and long term;

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Scott Dunham

David Canoles Manager Evaluations and Investigations Staff, AAT-20 Federal Aviation Administration Washington, D.C.

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. General overview and operational knowledge of MSAW; c. Post-accident actions at Guam and national review of MSAW systems; d. Air Traffic Quality Assurance Programs - both general and Guam specific.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Scott Dunham

Carl Schellenburg Director Potomac Tracon Development, ATS-20 Federal Aviation Administration Washington, D.C.

Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; FAA action plan - post accident at Guam; FAA action plan - on-going and long term.

Exhibits: 3A thru 3EE, 13A Questioned by: Scott Dunham

8. Lewis Zeigler KAL Principal Operations Inspector (POI) FAA Flight Standards District Office San Francisco, California

Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; General overview and knowledge of FAA Part 129 oversight program; Corrective actions in Part 129 program; Interaction with Korean Airlines and MOCT POI; Discrepancy resolution with Korean Airlines and MOCT; Post accident actions at Korean Airlines and FAA

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik

(END OF FIRST DAY)

March 25, 1998

9. Captain Lee, Jung Taek Flight Crew Operation Korean Air Seoul, Korea

a. Duties responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Simulator training curriculum, simulator training modules (profiles) and training scenarios; c. Flight training procedures, crew coordination, and standard operating procedures; d. Flight check procedures, standards, and evaluation of flight crew performance; e. Description of route qualifications and initial operating experience (IOE); f. Crew briefings and checklist usage; g. Crew Resource Management (CRM) between flight crewmembers, emphasis on conducting approaches; h. Non-precision approach procedures; i. Automated and manually flown approaches, role and duties of flying pilot, non-flying pilot, and flight engineer; j. Post accident actions at Korean Air.

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Malcolm Brenner

10. Park, Chun Sik Director, Academic Flight Training Korean Air Seoul, Korea

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Training philosophy and how it was developed; c. Training curriculum - precision and non-precision approaches; d. Unusual approach training - automated vs. manually flown approaches; e. Crew Resource Management (CRM) between pilots, emphasis on conducting approaches; f. Initial operating experience (IOE) philosophy - describe line flying; g. Automated and manually flown approaches; h. Post accident actions at Korean Air; i. Crew briefing, philosophy and procedures; j. Post accident actions at Korean Air.

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Malcolm Brenner

11. Captain Park, Pyung-Woo Deputy Director, Flight Operations Korean Air Seoul, Korea

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Korean Air flight operations and management structure; c. Management oversight responsibilities; d. Assessment of accident flight crew and events related to the accident flight; e. Interaction with Korean Air and MOCT POI; f. Accident prevention actions taken by Korean Air.

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Malcolm Brenner

12. Juan Rosario Director Guam Civil Defense Agana, Guam

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Guam Emergency Response Plan and the standard operating procedures, including notification system; c. Incident Command; d. Post-accident response to accident site; e. Coordination with other local and federal agencies - MOUs; f. Post-accident changes.

Exhibits: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16H, 16I Questioned by: Gary Hammack

13. Ciriaco C. Sanchez Deputy Fire Chief Guam Fire Department Agana, Guam

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. On-scene command activities; c. Guam Fire Department Emergency Response Plan and Disaster Preparedness Plan, including notification system; d. Equipment/Fire Truck Maintenance Plan; e. Post-accident changes.

Exhibits: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16I Questioned by: Gary Hammack

14. Joseph Mafnas Deputy Chief of Police Guam Police Department Agana, Guam

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Officer training for emergency response; c. Coordination with Guam Civil Defense and participation in Disaster Plan Exercise; d. Post-accident changes.

Exhibits: 16A, 16D, 16I Questioned by: Gary Hammack

15. Captain Mary Humphreys-Sprague Inspector General U.S. Navy Southern Command Miami, Florida

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Observation and comments regarding the events related to accident response, both initially and post-accident; c. Navy Emergency Response Plan; d. Interaction/participation with Guam Disaster Preparedness Plan, including notification system; e. Post-accident changes.

Exhibits: 16A, 16D, 16E, 16F, 16I Questioned by: Gary Hammack

(END OF SECOND DAY)

March 26, 1998

16. Nelson Spohnheimer National Resource Engineer for Navigation Federal Aviation Administration Renton, Washington

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Overview of avionics construction; c. FAA avionics design criteria; d. Methods used for prevention of spurious or unwanted frequency interference; e. Evaluation of Flight 801 post-accident testing;

Exhibits: 9A, 9E, 9F Questioned by: Gregory Phillips

17. Paul Woodburn British Airways Chairman, ICAO, CFIT Steering Committee London, England

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Overview of Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)issues; c. CFIT Training and aircraft equipment; d. Stabilized approach philosophy and crew coordination techniques; e. Evaluation of Flight 801 and "classic" CFIT scenario;

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Malcolm Brenner/Paul Misencik

18. Don Bateman Chief Engineer, Flight Safety Systems Allied Signal, Inc. Redmond, Washington

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Overview of Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS); c. Evaluation of Flight 801 GPWS and EGPWS simulations; d. EGPWS availability and certification issues.

Exhibits: 2A thru 2R, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Charlie Pereira/Malcolm Brenner

19. William Henderson Manager Western Flight Procedures Development. Branch FAA Western Pacific Regional Office Los Angeles, California

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Overview of TERPs and application to approach criteria; c. Certification of the Guam ILS Runway 6L approach; d. Instrument approach charting design, limitations, information; e. Interaction with chart vendors; f. Approach charting quality assurance; g. Initiatives for future charts, procedures, etc.

Exhibits: 2A, 2L, 2M, 2N, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Gregory Feith

20. James Terpstra Sr. Corporate Vice President Flight Information Technology and External Affair Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. Englewood, Colorado

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Instrument approach charting design, limitations, information; c. Interaction with FAA regarding charting information; d. Approach charting quality assurance; e. Initiatives for future charts, procedures, etc.

Exhibits: 2A, 2L, 2M, 2N, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Gregory Feith

21. Captain Wallace Roberts Former Chairman, ALPA CHIPS Committee Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Herndon, Virginia

a. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; b. Review of FAA instrument approach charting design, limitations, procedures; c. TERPS criteria used to develop instrument approach; d. Initiatives for future charts, procedures, etc.

Exhibits: 2A, 2L, 2M, 2N, 12A, 13A Questioned by: Paul Misencik/Gregory Feith