NTSB Probable Causes and Bad Apples
Do accident reports make the error of treating human error as a cause not a symptom?
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A330 Starts to Taxi Before Tug is Clear
ATSB say misunderstandings by the parties involved led to incorrect expectations and the aircraft beginning to taxi prior to the tug moving clear.
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C208B Force Landing After Inadequate Maintenance Fault Finding
Everyone walked away from this accident after a faulty fuel line clamp was missed during an inspection.
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The “Hold My Beer” Helicopter Accident
It will be no revelation that alcohol and piloting are a bad mix. But what would you do if you saw someone drinking for several hours then saying they were going to “put on an airshow”?
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Investigators Criticise Cargo Carrier’s Culture & FAA Regulation After Fatal Somatogravic LOC-I
A Shorts 360 cargo aircraft contracted to FedEx crashed in the Caribbean after the crew likely suffered a Somatogravic Illusion raising the flaps on a dark night in 2014. The lack of an FAA SMS regulation for Part 135, the operator’s poor safety culture and implications for the wider industry culture stand out in a thoughtful accident report.
Hoist Assembly Errors: SAR Personnel Dropped Into Sea
Taiwanese investigators determined that the hoist hook had been inappropriately assembled during maintenance 2 days earlier.
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Man Hit By Aircraft During Arctic Nuclear Sub Exercise
During take off from a floating ice runway, while supporting a US/UK nuclear submarine exercise in the Arctic (ICEX 2018), a civilian Twin Otter strikes a photographer alongside the runway.
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King Air 200 Smoke and Fumes From Windshield Electrical Fault
Under-torquing a screw 5 years earlier is believed to be the cause of this in flight emergency.
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Indian King Air Take Off Accident: Organisational & Training Weaknesses
Investigators point to a shelfware SMS and low crew type experience / confidence in an automation related KA200 accident that killed 10.
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Significant Twin Otter NLG Crack
A significant crack was found in the Nose Landing Gear of a Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter according to a CASA SDR.
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USAF F-16C Crash: Engine Maintenance Error
A $22mn F-16C was lost after components were omitted when assembling an engine control unit. The USAF investigation points to a lack of ‘parts accountability’ in the overhaul shop.
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EC120 Forgotten Walkaround
Interruption and distraction mean a walkaround was missed and the helicopter took off with a cowling unlatched. On approach it opened and struck the main rotor.
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Fatal Engine Power Loss: Powerline Helicopter Not Modified IAW OEM Recommendations
We look at a fatal accident that demonstrates the criticality of assessing recommended service bulletins.
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Heli-Expo 2018 Photo Report
News and photos from HAI Heli-Expo 2018 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Swedish Military NOE Helicopter Bird Strike
During a low-level night training flight a Swedish Armed Forces Agusta 109LUH collided with a large bird. We look at the safety lessons.
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NTSB Reveal Lax Maintenance Standards in Honolulu Tour Helicopter Accident
In a report released on 22 Feb 2018 the NTSB reveal shocking maintenance standards prior to an air tour accident in which a 16 year old boy died and his parents were seriously injured.
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Flawed Post-Flight and Pre-Flight Inspections Miss Propeller Damage
We look at an ATSB report into why propeller damage was missed on several inspections. They comment on distractions/interruptions and complacency.
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Fatal Fall From B429 During Helicopter Hoist Training
Less than a month after a formal training course, a winch operator fatally falls from a Police B429 during hoist training in Delaware.
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Lost in Translation: Misrigged Main Landing Gear
Erroneous translation of a CMM from English to French resulted in incorrect instructions being followed.
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Complacency: A Useful Concept in Safety Investigations?
Is complacency really more about risk perception and tolerance? The RAIB recommend leadership, people management and risk perception development to address complacency.
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Wasp Stung By Lack of Lubrication
This Wasp crashed out of control. The military Maintenance Schedule assumed 200FH pa and an MGB overhaul ever 600FH. This MGB was fitted for 429 hours over 20 years.
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Dispatcher Forced to Run After Distracted Pushback
A dispatcher was forced to run when an aircraft started to taxi while he was still connected to it after the crew became distracted, skipped procedural steps and misidentified the dispatcher.
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RCAF Production Pressures Compromised Culture
The investigation into a training accident identified a unit culture that instructor proficiency was not a high priority but student output was, and consequently flight commanders and schedulers acted within that culture.
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Human Factors of Dash 8 Panel Loss
We look at the operational and maintenance HF aspects of the loss of a panel from a Dash 8 and how the response to a previous incident had failed.
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RJ85 Landed Alongside Runway Obscured by Dust
We look at the human factors that influenced a landing parallel to an unsealed runway on a FIFO charter to an Australian gold mine on 20 Jan 2017.
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