The captain ignored several cues that the unstabilized approach should have been aborted. These included excessive airspeed, an alert from the ground-proximity warning system, lack of green lights signaling that the landing gear was down and locked, and the sounding of the gear-warning horn…. Continue Reading →
The cockpit crew had no means to extinguish or suppress the fire because the cargo compartment was not equipped (nor was it required to be equipped) with a fire extinguisher, the official report said…. Continue Reading →
Flight Crew’s Failure to Perform Landing Checklist Results in DC-9 Wheels-up Landing… Continue Reading →
This report explains the accident involving an MD-88, which experienced an uncontained engine failure during the initial part of its takeoff roll at Pensacola Regional Airport in Pensacola, Florida (USA) on July 6, 1996. Safety issues in the report include the limitations of the blue etch anodize process, manufacturing defects, standards for the fluorescent penetrant…… Continue Reading →
Inadequate crosswind-landing technique by the pilot flying and inadequate monitoring by the pilot not flying were cited in the collapse of the Boeing MD-10’s right main landing gear on touchdown… Continue Reading →
Inadequate material-flammability-certification standards and the absence of training and procedures for in-flight fire fighting were among the factors cited in the propagation of a fire that became uncontrollable and caused a loss of control of the airplane off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada…. Continue Reading →
The right wing separated from the fuselage during the second touchdown on the runway, and the airplane rolled and came to rest inverted. The five occupants received minor injuries during the impact and evacuation. The investigation generated a recommendation for pilot training on conducting stabilized approaches through the landing flare…. Continue Reading →
This report explains the accident involving a MD-82, which crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on flight crew performance, flight crew decision-making regarding operations in adverse weather, pilot fatigue, weather information dissemination, emergency…… Continue Reading →
The investigation of the approach-and-landing accident generated several recommendations, including improvement of standard operating procedures regarding the use of airplane spoiler systems, autobrake systems and reverse thrust on wet/slippery runways…. Continue Reading →
The investigation generated recommendations about the practice of clearing more than one aircraft onto a runway, the terminology used in takeoff clearances, coordination among controllers and the use of different languages in controller-pilot communication…. Continue Reading →