The aircraft carried out a lower and faster approach than normal, due to gusty wind conditions, and touched down further along the runway than normal i.e. almost halfway down the runway. The aircraft skidded along the runway and off at its end, coming to a halt with the nose section of the aircraft in the…… Continue Reading →
During rotation the left engine developed fan vibration followed immediately by the failure of the right engine at lift off. The crew executed a right hand turn at 1.500 feet QNH and proceeded to a holding fix to prepare for a single engine return to Torino. A PAN PAN PAN call was transmitted…. Continue Reading →
An in-flight lightning strike caused depletion of fluid from the main hydraulic systems, and the alternate anti-skid braking system failed, but none of the occupants was injured when the airplane veered off a wet runway during landing…. Continue Reading →
Improper Loading of Cargo Causes Loss of Aircraft Control on Approach… Continue Reading →
During approach to Guernsey, United Kingdom, the pilots of the Fokker F27 received a report containing an average of wind-speed values recorded over a two-minute period. The aircraft touched down about mid-field, according to witnesses, then overran the end of the runway, veered left and struck an embankment…. Continue Reading →
The Fokker F27 pitched nose-up when the flight crew extended full flaps on final approach. The crew did not regain control, and the aircraft stalled and struck the ground. The accident report said that the aircraft’s center of gravity was significantly aft of the approved limit…. Continue Reading →
On 5 January 2004 a Fokker 70 departed from Vienna with for a scheduled flight to Munich. It had been an uneventful flight until the airplane was transferred to the air traffic control unit Munich. Suddenly, at FL 90, heavy vibrations on the RH engine were indicated during the approach to airport Munich. When additionally…… Continue Reading →