Beech 99A MLG Collapse
MLG actuator rod failure after loss of torque.
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Fatal R44 Loss of Control Accident: “Overweight and Out of Balance” Say NTSB
A flight with friends for lunch turned deadly when mass and balance calculations were skipped claims NTSB. The survivor said: “Everything was white for a split second…I remember the intense pain, the taste of blood, the broken glass and crumpled metal around me…”.
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Poor Painting Prevents Proper Performance: Shorts Sherpa NLG Collapse
Despite a Service Information Letter that highlighted the MM instructions, the NLG downlock actuator piston of this smokejumper aircraft was painted. The NLG collapsed on the next landing.
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SAR Helicopter Loss of Control at Night: ATSB Report
Night SAR single pilot. While descending it entered a degraded visual environment and an inappropriate automation was made. ROD peaked at 1,952 ft/min. Aircraft pulled up at just 31 ft AGL. It was also flown on one more flight after the 159.5% over-torque.
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Jest11 is Dead: Hawker Hunter Downed by F-35A Jet Wash
One of a pair of contractor’s Hunters is brought down during a military exercise with USS Theodore Roosevelt off California.
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Inadequately Secured Pallets Penetrate the Rear Pressure Bulkhead of a Cargo B737
The lack of the required competent loading expertise on site and dispatch’s late, and not fully considered, request to change the loading plan resulted in significant damage to this B737 in Hawaii.
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Bear Paws Claw Reindeer Herding Bell 206
A reminder for care when operating helicopters from soft ground.
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NTSB Confirms United Airlines Maintenance Error After 12 Years
The 3rd United A320 tachometer cross-connection maintenance error to emerge in just 5 months.
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HEMS AW109S Collided With Radio Mast During Night Flight
The helicopter crashed after clipping a radio mast on a ridge line just 5 minutes into a positioning flight back from an inter-hospital transfer at night.
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