PA-34 Electrical Short Melted Rudder Cable
The stand-by battery wiring of a Garmin 1000 chaffed on the rudder cable, shorted and melted the flying control cable.
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Survey Aircraft Fatal Accident: Fatigue, Fuel Mismanagement and Prior Concerns
Concerns had been raised about the pilot and the operation just days before this fatal accident. It highlights the importance of doing a proper due diligence and having independent aviation expertise available when contracting for special mission support.
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Alaskan Mid Air Collision at Non-Tower Controlled Airfield
Both pilots failed to see and avoid each other while landing at a non-tower-controlled airport. Contributing to the accident was the absence of radio calls from the Cessna during the traffic pattern preceding the accident.
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Near B777 CFIT Departing LAX (0.3 mi H / 0 ft V)
Near B777 CFIT Departing LAX (0.3 mi H / 0 ft V) According to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation report issued 7 May 2019 a “near controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) incident occurred near Mt. Wilson, California, when a Boeing 777-300 departing Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was instructed to turn left toward
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G200 Leaves Runway in Abuja Due to “Improper” Handling
Nigerian AIB report on a runway excursion due to the premature use of nose wheel steering, exaggerated by both crew making inputs.
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FAA Rules Applied: So Misrigged Flying Controls Undetected
The FAA’s failure to require Independent Inspections on lighter aircraft sends a cultural signal that means avoidable maintenance HF accidents persist.
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Wrong Engine Shutdown Crash: But You Won’t Guess Which!
A British airliner, an engine problem and the crew inadvertently shutting down the wrong engine, crashing close to the airfield. We look the human factors of a misdiagnosed engine failure and premature action.
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A Failure in Propeller Design and Certification Resulted in the Loss of an EMB-120 in 1991
In 1991 a minor modification, changing a surface treatment, triggered accelerated wear and a catastrophic propeller failure. The FAA conducted a Special Certification Review. A failsafe design and certification rule changes followed.
Contaminated Oxygen on ‘Air Force One’
Poor standards at a Boeing maintenance facility resulted in contamination of two oxygen systems on a USAF Presidential VC-25 (B747).
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USAF T-38C Downed by Bird Strike
The trainer struck the 0.9 kg bird while at 1000-1500 ft AGL. The bird strike caused a catastrophic engine failure and an unrecoverable fire.
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Easyjet A320 Flap / Landing Gear Mis-selections
AAIB examine the human factors related to a number of flap / landing gear mis-selections.
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What a Difference a Hole Makes: E-8C JSTARS $7.35 million Radar Mishap
Contractor errors in base maintenance have a high financial impact.
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USAF Parachutist Fatally Extracted Through Ventilation Door
The parachute was inadvertently deployed through a small ventilation door. We look at the ergonomics of the parachute and an absence of guidance on use of the ventilation door.
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A319 / Cougar Airprox at MRS: ATC Busy, Failed Transponder and Helicopter Filtered From Radar
BEA point to a series of human factors and technical problems in this near mid air collision.
Production Defect IFSD Triggers Night Deadstick PC-12 Landing
An ambiguous spec for standard parts features in a nighttime engine failure and nearly 30 IFSDs before the problem was contained.
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Commander of Crashed Dash 8 Q400 in Nepal “Harboured Severe Mental Stress” Say Investigators
A stressed and erratic aircraft commander featured in this horrific landing accident in Nepal.
MC-12W Loss of Control Orbiting Over Afghanistan: Lessons in Training and Urgent Operational Requirements
A very low experience on type flight crew had been paired together. Surprisingly little comment is made by investigators of insufficient certification testing of the modified aircraft and the failure to act after 4 prior ‘near catastrophic’ stall events.
HF of the Selection of Parking Brake Instead of Speed Brake During a Hectic Approach
AAIB examine the human factors related to the mistaken selection of a parking brake instead of the speed brake that was the precursor to an ERJ145 runway excursion at Bristol.
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Incorrectly Rigged B1900D Charlotte, NC, 8 January 2003: 21 Fatalities
The crew were unable to control the aircraft in pitch due to errors during maintenance two evenings before. We look at some of the human performance influencing factors in this accident that killed 21.
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British Midland Boeing 737-400 G-OBME Fatal Accident, Kegworth 8 January 1989
Fan flutter triggered a fan blade failure that was misdiagnosed. 47 died in the crash near the Leicestershire village of Kegworth.
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Fatal Biplane/Helicopter Mid Air Collision in Spain, 30 December 2017
At an uncontrolled aerodrome the Jungmann biplane struck the B412’s tail rotor. The biplane pilot died but all 10 POB on the firefighting helicopter survived.
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Disorientated Dive into Lake Erie
Potential confusion with an unfamiliar cockpit, spatial disorientation and fatigue are all factors in this Cessna 525 accident that killed 6.
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Final Report Issued on 2008 B737 Bird Strike Accident in Rome
After 10 years, the ANSV report on a massive bird strike on a Ryanair 737 landing in Rome. Engine surges foiled a go-around and the aircraft landed hard in a near stalled state.
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Inadequate Maintenance at a USAF Depot Featured in Fatal USMC KC-130T Accident
An inadequate USAF propeller overhaul preceded an in-flight failure that resulted on loss of a USMC C-130 and 16 personnel.
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B777 in Autoland Mode Left Runway When Another Aircraft Interfered With the Localiser Signal
As the crew did not declare an autoland, ATC allowed another aircraft to depart which interfered with the localiser signal.