Fokker 27 Improper Loading Of Cargo
Improper Loading of Cargo Causes Loss of Aircraft Control on Approach… Continue Reading →
Fokker 27 Loss Of Control In Strong Crosswind
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 →
Fokker 27 Loss of Aircraft Control on Approach
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 →
Fokker 100 Aircraft Crashed After Severe Engine Icing
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 →
Gulfstream III Crash During Approach To Landing
The US NTSB determined that the probable cause of this accident was the flight crew's failure to adequately monitor and cross-check the flight instruments during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to select the instrument landing system frequency in a timely manner and to adhere to approved company approach procedures,…… Continue Reading →
Gulfstream IV Acrid Smell In Cabin
After take-off, immediately after switching on the wing anti-ice system, the cabin crew reported to the pilots that a loud rushing air noise could be heard in the area of the root of the left wing. Shortly afterwards, it was noticed some systems anomalies. The crew quickly reported to ATC that they had quite a…… Continue Reading →
Gulfstream III CFIT In Mountainous Terrain
Darkness increased and weather conditions deteriorated as the pilots continued a nonprecision instrument approach below minimums without adequate visual references at the Aspen (Colorado, U.S.) airport. A delayed departure, a nighttime landing curfew and pressure from the charter customer to land were factors cited in the controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accident… Continue Reading →
OTHERJETS IL76 CFIT After Improvised GPS Approach Procedure In Low Visibility
The flight crew of the Ilyushin IL-76TD freighter conducted two approaches based on a user-defined global positioning system waypoint that incorrectly depicted the location of the runway threshold. The first approach led to a go-around. The second approach was not stabilized; the descent rate was high when the airplane struck rising terrain…. Continue Reading →
Lockheed Tristar Tailstrike On Landing
The accident occurred during an automatic landing when the rear of the aircraft struck the ground on landing. The recorded airspeed on touchdown was 120 kt, while the calculated Vref was 145 kt. During the final stages of approach, the Auto Throttle System was inoperative but the crew did not detect the consequent diverging parameters…… Continue Reading →
OTHERPROPS C130 CFIT After Noncompliance With Departure Procedures
Investigators said that the controlled-flight-into-terrain accident resulted from the flight crew’s failure to properly plan for a night departure from an unfamiliar airport. The crew of the U.S. Air Force C-130H did not follow published instrument departure procedures…. Continue Reading →
OTHERPROPS C130 Crash Because Of Non Compliance Witth SID
Noncompliance With Departure Procedures Sets Course for Impact With Mountain… Continue Reading →
Mc Donnell Douglas DC10 Emergency after Smoke detection
Mc Donnell Douglas DC10 Emergency after Smoke detection After Smoke Detected in Cargo Compartment Crew Lands DC-10, Then Fire Destroys Aircraft… Continue Reading →
Mc Donnell Douglas Microburst On Final Caused Accident
The approach controller did not warn the crew of the possibility of wind shear, but the official Portuguese accident report noted that such an experienced crew should have been aware that wind shear was a possibility…. Continue Reading →
Mc Donnell Douglas RTO With Runway Overrun
The accident raised crew-training issues and renewed concern about rejected takeoffs when runways are wet or contaminated by slush or snow, the official Canadian accident report said…. Continue Reading →
Mc Donnell Douglas DC10 Runway Overrun While Being Landed in a Storm
The flight crew encountered showers, turbulence and a strong, gusting crosswind on final approach. The airplane touched down about midpoint on the wet runway, overran the runway, struck localizer antennas and came to a stop with the forward section of the fuselage in a lagoon…. Continue Reading →