A Boeing 727-200 freighter was scheduled a night cargo flight. On arrival the flight crew conducted two unsuccessful approaches in darkness and poor weather conditions before landing on the third approach. A post-flight inspection of the aircraft found visible damage on the left wing. The tip of the left outboard leading edge flap and the…… Continue Reading →
During takeoff from Tamanrasset (Algeria), a sharp thump was heard just after rotation. The left engine had just suffered a contained burst. The airplane swung to the left. The Captain took over the controls. The airplane lost speed progressively, stalled and crashed, with the landing gear still extended, about one thousand six hundred and forty-five…… Continue Reading →
The crew of a B737-400 intended to make an ILS approach followed by a visual approach. Approximately 10 miles from the runway the airspeed was 283 knots. The PIC descended the aircraft steeply in an attempt to reach the runway, but in doing so, the airspeed increased excessively. Because the aircraft was being flown at…… Continue Reading →
A Boeing 737-400 aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Surabaya, East Java to Manado, Sulawesi, at FL 350 when it disappeared from radar. The DFDR analysis showed that the aircraft was in cruise with the autopilot engaged. The autopilot was holding 5 degrees left aileron wheel in order to maintain wings level. Following…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft was at an altitude of 40,000 ft when the pilot in command noticed the cabin rate of climb indicator suddenly indicate a maximum rate of climb. The PIC disengaged the autopilot and commenced an emergency descent to an altitude of 10,000 ft…. Continue Reading →
As the taxiway was covered with ice, the aircraft, when taking a turn, no longer reacted to the nose wheel steering. As a consequence, the aircraft skidded to the side of the apron and the left wing of the aircraft collided with a lamppost. The collision seriously damaged the aircraft and the lamppost…. Continue Reading →
On a scheduled cargo flight from Liège Airport (Belgium) to London Stansted Airport (UK) the crew diverted to Nottingham East Midlands Airport (UK) due to unexpectedly poor weather conditions at London Stansted. The weather conditions at East Midlands required a CAT IIIA approach and landing. On approach, at approximately 500 feet agl, the crew were…… Continue Reading →
The causes of the accident were the incorrect positioning of a de-icing vehicle left without its driver and the crew’s incorrect perception of the dimensions of the obstacle in a difficult environment in terms of lighting…. Continue Reading →
The initial cause of the accident was the incomplete reduction of thrust on the left outer engine at the beginning of deceleration. This caused the de-activation of the automatic braking systems and the non-extension of the n° 1 thrust reverser. The inadvertent selection of full thrust on this engine after the landing created high thrust…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft overshot the end of the runway for a distance of 825 feet, became airborne for 325 feet, then struck an earthen berm. The aircraft’s tail section broke away from the fuselage, and the aircraft remained in the air for another 1200 feet before it struck terrain and burst into flames. The aircraft was…… Continue Reading →