SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
When a safety recommendation is made by a federal agency or a product manufacturer, the recommendation should be taken seriously. In our homes, in the skies and on the roads, too often, recommendations are not followed and tragedies continue to occur.
In April of 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground the Zodiac CH-601XL, an experimental amateur-built plane, until a flight control problem could be corrected. The plane was not grounded and it was involved in another fatal accident on November 6, 2009. The flight broke up near Agnos, Arkansas and killed the pilot who was the sole occupant. The debris scattered over an area more than 600-feet long. Both winds separated from the fuselage in flight.
In this situation, one governmental entity failed to heed the advice of another when the FAA failed to ground the planes based on the NTSB's recommendation.
It is unfortunate that as consumers, the products that we use are not always safe. Thus, when recommendations are made to remove unsafe products from our homes, backyards and cars, heed the warning to protect yourself and your family.
