Flight Crew Expert Witnesses
Flight crew expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on flight crew. The flight crew expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction and Aviation & Aerospace.
Bert Botta
Airline, Corporate Charter, Gen'l Aviation Expert
Botta Aviation Expert, Aviation Writer
Petaluma, California
Aviation & Aerospace, Accident Reconstruction
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Aviation Accidents, Airline, Corporate, General Aviation, Flight Crew, Pilot Error, Flight Training, Airplane Crash, Aviation Safety, InFlight Emergency, FAA, Maintenance Negligence, Crash Investigation, Aircraft Safety, Corporate Jet Accidents, Controlled Flight Into Terrain, Loss of Control
June, 2024: Runway Excursions are becoming increasingly frequent and potentially deadly. The reasons for this growing danger are relatively simple to understand but not easy to correct.
July, 2023: "2 aircraft line up to land on the same runway and collide on final approach! 4 souls lost. FAA calls these 'wrong surface events.' The ATC system is broken and needs fixing!"
Captain Botta has 35 years of Aviation Experience as an International Airline and Corporate Jet Captain with a General Aviation background. He also has 10 years experience in Private Practice as a former Licensed Professional Counselor.
• Whistleblower case, Major Jet Charter company, 3/24
• Sky West/American Airlines, passenger dry ice injury, 1/24
• Wrong-surface event, 11/22 - 3/23
• Wrongful death case, 7/22
• Other cases opined on: pilot competency, pilot incapacity, medical issues
• SEAK Expert Witness Training, 2/22
• SEAK Expert Witness Directory, 12/21
Captain Botta's Specialty is: Investigating Accid...
