Informal verbal handovers over 4 shifts and skipping a key functional check had a hand in an air refuelling boom that went ‘crazy’ in flight and detached.
‘Crazy’ KC-10 Boom Loss: Informal Maintenance Shift Handovers and Skipped Tasks Read Post »
Unclear communications, shift handover & roles and responsibilities, complacency about fatigue and failure to use access equipment all feature in this serious incident.
ATR72 Missed Damage: Maintenance Lessons Read Post »
Errors embodying an AD resulted in a loss of air break control.
Glider Controls Fail After Non Compliant Maintenance Embodying an AD Read Post »
A giant Mi-26T enters a VRS during an approach in poor visibility in the Russian Arctic.
Mi-26T Arctic VRS Accident 28 November 2018 Read Post »
A slow deflation of a tyre was not noticed until a turnaround in Singapore. A Cold check was conducted on what was likely still a Hot tyre. It was erroneously decided the tyre could be kept in service but it burst during inflation.
B747-400F Tyre Explosion During Inflation Read Post »
The operator had “wide-ranging deficiencies” said a Transport Canada audit but was allowed to continue to operate before a scheduled suspension came into force.
NTSB examine an injury caused after the loss of control of a UAS during a university demonstration.
Drone Operation Injury Read Post »
A door safety strap, as it does not prevent falls, cannot replace a work platform installed outside the aircraft say CIAIAC. We look at some of the guidance on safe working at height on aircraft.
Hurried Door Inspection Results in Fall From Aircraft Read Post »
Improper use of nose wheel steering leads to a runway excursion in Taiwan.
Twin Otter Nose Wheel Steering Misused in Runway Excursion Read Post »
A pilot lost his life while making in-flight call about a hire car discount say NTSB.
Fatal B206L3 Cell Phone Discount Distracted CFIT Read Post »
The operator’s training system did not adequately prepare the pilot. The regulator claims they were mislead by an operator about who was really in charge of training. TAIC say this was evident in advance.
Regulator Missed the Chance to Intervene Before Fatal Tour Accident say TAIC Read Post »
A Robinson R22 suddenly fails to respond to control inputs and descends and impacts the sea. Investigators find a tie-down wrapped around the main rotor head.
Troublesome Tiedowns: The Sequel Read Post »
Portuguese accident investigators say an incorrect aileron control cable system installation was not detected despite an FLT CTRL NO DISPATCH message and 11 days of troubleshooting or by pre-flight crew checks.
ERJ-190 Flying Control Rigging Error Read Post »
Loose Engine B-Nut Triggers Fatal Forced Landing On 26 September 2017 Hughes (later MD) 369D SE-JVI was being used for power line inspection on behalf of energy company Vattenfall, by the First European Aviation Company when it suffered a sudden power loss and impact with the ground that killed one occupant History of the Accident Flight The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, the
Loose Engine B-Nut Triggers Fatal Forced Landing Read Post »
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.
Survey Aircraft Fatal Accident: Fatigue, Fuel Mismanagement and Prior Concerns Read Post »
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.
Alaskan Mid Air Collision at Non-Tower Controlled Airfield Read Post »
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
Near B777 CFIT Departing LAX (0.3 mi H / 0 ft V) Read Post »
Nigerian AIB report on a runway excursion due to the premature use of nose wheel steering, exaggerated by both crew making inputs.
G200 Leaves Runway in Abuja Due to “Improper” Handling Read Post »
The compass was not returned to slave mode on take off from an FPSO. Subsequent aircraft behaviour convinced the crew they should ditch.
Ditching of Bristow S-76C++, Off Nigeria, 3 February 2016 Read Post »
Skipping steps in a procedure while fault-finding as an undetected drift in position occurred, resulted in snagging an object and flying the now tethered aircraft into the ground.
USAF UH-1N SAR Helicopter Hoist Training Accident Read Post »
The FAA’s failure to require Independent Inspections on lighter aircraft sends a cultural signal that means avoidable maintenance HF accidents persist.
FAA Rules Applied: So Misrigged Flying Controls Undetected Read Post »
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.
Wrong Engine Shutdown Crash: But You Won’t Guess Which! Read Post »
A loose B-nut on an imported helicopter necessitated autorotation into woodland. There was no evidence of torque stripes having been applied.
Tree Top Autorotation for B206L1 After Loose Fuel Line B-Nut Leaks Read Post »
Poor standards at a Boeing maintenance facility resulted in contamination of two oxygen systems on a USAF Presidential VC-25 (B747).
Contaminated Oxygen on ‘Air Force One’ Read Post »
Incorrect troubleshooting was conducted after previous reports of stiff anti-torque pedals, possibly inadvertently untightening a left hand thread.
Maintenance Misdiagnosis Precursor to EC135T2 Tail Rotor Control Failure Read Post »
