Very serious incident that happened on December 19, 2021 and during which a Boeing B777-300ER failed to climb properly on takeoff from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Immediately after take-off, the aircraft entered a shallow climb, and was at just 175 feet above the ground when passing a residential area beyond the end of the runway…. Continue Reading →
The Boeing 777-300, impacted the runway during an attempted go-around at Dubai Airport (DXB), United Arab Emirates. All 300 on board survived the accident. One fire fighter was killed during the ARFF operations.The aircraft was destroyed…. Continue Reading →
Near CFIT in Africa during weather avoidance with the activation of EGPWS warning. Execution of an emergency maneuver, at night, enroute at FL90… Continue Reading →
During the ILS approach to runway 26L, without external visual references, in manual flight, the PF expressed his surprise about the airplane’s bank angle and flew a missed approach. At this time, the airplane was within 0.2 dots left of the localizer with a bank angle of 6°. The two pilots then simultaneously made inputs…… Continue Reading →
On 22 May 2020 the Pakistan International Airlines aircraft Airbus A320 took off from Lahore (Pakistan) to perform a regular commercial passenger flight to Karachi (Pakistan). The aircraft performed an ILS approach for runway 25L and touched down without landing gears. Both engines scrubbed the runway at high speed. Flight crew initiated a go-around and…… Continue Reading →
After a shortened final approach, the Airbus A350 was flying at night in good visual meteorological conditions unstabilized on instrument approach to runway 07R of Frankfurt/Main Airport. The glide slope of the instrument landing system was flown through from above. Starting at 3,300 ft AMSL, the flight path was continuously below the glisdesope. The flight…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft was approaching Runway 27L at London Heathrow airport at the end of a flight from Dubai. During the flare for landing the aircraft “floated” and the crew believed it would not land within the runway Touchdown Zone (TDZ). A go-around was initiated from low height and speed; the subsequent pitch rate applied caused…… Continue Reading →
Predictive windshear warning on final, cognitive incapacitation of copilot during go-around, lateral and vertical flight path deviations, low energy alert, conflict with a departing aircraft…. Continue Reading →
During the final stages of landing at Nairobi (Kenya) the flight crew lost visual references, during which time the pilot flying made a left rudder pedal input. A go‑around was initiated. However, the aircraft touched down and the left main landing gear ran off the paved runway for a distance of 180 m. No significant…… Continue Reading →
On 7 October 2008, an Airbus A330 aircraft, departed Singapore on a scheduled passenger transport service to Perth, Australia. While the aircraft was cruising at 37,000 ft, the autopilot disconnected with various aircraft system failure indications. While the crew was evaluating the situation, the aircraft abruptly pitched about 8.4 degrees nose-down, and descended 650 ft…… Continue Reading →
The flight crew of an Airbus A330 declared “MAYDAY” when approaching Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) with control problem on both engines. The aircraft landed at a groundspeed of 231 knots, with No. 1 engine stuck at about 70 % N1 and No. 2 stuck at about 17 % N1. Five main tyres were deflated…… Continue Reading →
On 10 March 2015 an Airbus A330 was conducting a regular passenger service from Sydney (Australia) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). On departure from runway 16R the aircraft was observed by ATC to enter the departure flight path of the parallel runway 16L. The flight crew identified a problem with the onboard navigation systems. Attempts to…… Continue Reading →
On June 1st, 2009 flight AF447 from Rio to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 persons on board. The safety and legal investigations concluded that human factors have played an important role in the accident…. Continue Reading →
The aircraft was completely destroyed on impact with the sea…. Continue Reading →
Early in the flight the A330 crew received a series of smoke warnings from the aft cargo hold and the Captain elected to return to London Gatwick (UK). The crew carried out the appropriate emergency drills, including the discharge of the fire extinguishers in the aft cargo hold, but the smoke warnings continued. The aircraft…… Continue Reading →