Project Summary: Highway Investigation - 29 Docket Items - HWY15FH010

Description: A school bus departed from a highway overpass

Mode: Highway

NTSB Number: HWY15FH010

Date of Accident: 09/15/2015

City: Houston

State/Region: TX

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation

Docket Information

Creation Date: 06/01/2016

Last Modified: 06/09/2016 6:55 AM

Public Release Date & Time: 06/01/2016 8:02 AM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 29
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Title
Pgs
Photo
Type
File
1 Highway Accident Brief 15 6 Adobe PDF file View
2 Crash Summary Report 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
3 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 16-005 5 4 Adobe PDF file View
4 Highway Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report 17 4 Adobe PDF file View
5 Highway Attachment 1 – 24-Hour Traffic Count and Vehicle Classification Study conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District on October 27, 2015 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 Highway Attachment 2 – 85th Percentile Radar Motor Vehicle Speed Study conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District on October 21, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 Highway Attachment 3 – Contract Plans for the Type C4 (modified) Bridge Railing 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
8 Highway Attachment 4 – Email from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety to NTSB Investigators dated November 6, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 Highway Attachment 5 – Photographs taken on December 27, 2012 of the IH-610 Overpass above Telephone Road obtained from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Bridge Inspection Reports 6 9 Adobe PDF file View
10 Highway Attachment 6 – Contract Plans for the New Single-Sloped Concrete Traffic Rail 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
11 Highway Attachment 8 – Email from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated January 28, 2016 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 Highway Photograph 1 – View of the bridge rail after impact by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) bus looking to the southeast 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
13 Highway Photograph 2 – View of the new single-sloped concrete traffic rail installed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District after the crash looking to the southeast (Source: TxDOT Houston District) 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
14 Highway Photograph 3 – View of approximate 30 foot long opening in the metal rail from the view of Telephone Road looking up to IH-610 looking to the north 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
15 Highway Photograph 4 – View of the hanging metal post in immediate aftermath of impact at Post 1 of Span 2 on the IH-610 overpass 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
16 Highway Photograph 5 – View of the U-bolts at Post 2 of Span 2 on the IH-610 overpass 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
17 Highway Photograph 6 – View of the U-bolts at Post 3 of Span 2 on the IH-610 overpass 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
18 Highway Photograph 7 – View of the damage to the left front corner and left side of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) bus 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
19 Highway Photograph 8 – View of the damage to the left rear corner and left side of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) bus 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
20 Highway Photograph 9 – View of the damage to the right rear corner and right side of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) bus 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
21 Highway Photograph 10 – View of the damage to the right front corner and right side of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) bus 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
22 Highway Photograph 11 – View of the damage to the right side of the Buick LeSabre passenger vehicle 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
23 Vehicle Group Chairman's Factual Report 9 2 Adobe PDF file View
24 Vehicle Attachment 1 - HISD Bus PM Inspection Report 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 Vehicle Attachment 2 - Buick Airbag Control Module Download 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 Vehicle Factors Photos 3 3 Adobe PDF file View
27 Technical Reconstruction Attachment 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 Video Study 4 1 Adobe PDF file View
29 Release Form Transmitting the 3 U-Bolt Anchors back to the Texas Department of Transportation 1 0 Adobe PDF file View