Air Accident / Incident thread

Incident: Stobart AT72 at Isle of Man on Dec 22nd 2015, tail scrape on landing

By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Dec 29th 2015 17:09Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 29th 2015 17:09Z
A Stobart Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Flybe, registration EI-REM performing flight BE-821 from Manchester,EN to Isle of Man (UK) with 70 people on board, landed on Ronaldsway Airport's runway 26, however, the tail contacted the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 13 hours before resuming service.

The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the aircraft sustained minor damage when it suffered a tail scrape upon landing at Isle of Man's Ronaldsway Aerodrome. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the AAIB.

Bsal wrote: »

New episode starting now! UPS6 B747 at Dubai from 2010.

A Ceiba Intercontinental Boeing 737-800, registration 3C-LLY performing flight C2-71 from Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Benin), was enroute at FL350 over the Senegal 45 minutes into the flight at 18:13Z when the flight path crossed with an ambulance jet, a Senegalair Hawker Siddeley HS-125 registration 6V-AIM from Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) to Dakar (Senegal) carrying a patient, a doctor, two nurses and three crew. The Boeing 737-800 continued their flight but diverted to their ultimate destination and home base Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) where the aircraft landed safely.

The HS-125 subsequently flew beyond Dakar crossing Dakar at FL350 and disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean, presumably crashing into the Ocean after running out of fuel.

On Jan 8th 2016 Senegal's BEA reported in a press conference, that the ambulance jet of Senegalair had been cleared to climb and maintain FL340, however, climbed above that assigned level and was enroute at FL350 when it collided with the Boeing. The HS-125 has not been found after it flew beyond Dakar and disappeared from radar. The BEA is looking into the reasons as to why the HS-125 was flying at the wrong level, including altimeter malfunction.

Bsal wrote: »

New episode starting now! UPS6 B747 at Dubai from 2010.

ElNino wrote: »

Links are probably not allowed in this forum but it is repeated at 7pm on National Geographic this evening.

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Bsal wrote: »

Only thing I can plausibly think of is migrating birds. Some geese have been known to fly at altitudes above FL300.

Accident: Luxair DH8D at Saarbruecken on Sep 30th 2015, takeoff ending on belly, smoke in cabin
By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Sep 30th 2015 18:47Z, last updated Friday, Feb 19th 2016 16:35Z
A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LGH performing flight LG-9562 from Saarbruecken (Germany) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg) with 16 passengers and 4 crew, was in the initial climb out of Saarbruecken's runway 09, landing gear was already retracted, when smoke developed in the aft cabin prompting the crew to put the aircraft back down onto the runway (length 2000 meters/6560 feet) for a belly landing. The aircraft came to a stop about 400 meters/1300 feet short of the runway end. All occupants evacuated safely, no injuries occurred. The damage to the aircraft is being assessed.

Germany's BFU have opened an investigation into the accident.

Saarbruecken Airport and Saarbruecken Police reported the aircraft was climbing out, gear was already retracted, when smoke developed in the aft cabin. The crew put the aircraft back onto the runway for a gear up landing.

The airline confirmed an incident at Saarbruecken during an aborted departure. The pilot, 45, had accumulated more than 10,000 hours of flying experience and was assisted by a 27 year old first officer.

On Nov 17th 2015 the airline reported in a press conference, that the first officer had retracted the landing gear too early, about three seconds prior to rotation and before the captain aborted takeoff causing the aircraft to settle on its belly without landing gear which resulted in heat and smoke in the cabin. The captain as well as cabin crew acted well in the course of the occurrence, the first officer however was suspended.

On Feb 16th 2016 Germany's BFU released their interim report within their September Bulletin in German reporting the captain (45, ATPL, 11,927 hours total, 3,649 hours on type) was pilot flying, the first officer (27, CPL, 3,295 hours total, 1,483 hours on type) was pilot monitoring. The crew prepared for a departure from runway 09 with reduced engine power at 81%. The BFU released following transcript:

10:16:24 PF take off, my controls
10:16:25 PNF your controls
10:16:27 PNF spoiler is closed
10:16:30 PNF autofeather armed
10:16:33 PF looks like spring
10:16:35 PNF yeah, power is checked
10:16:36 PNF 80 knots
10:16:37 PF checked
10:16:40 PNF V1, rotate
10:16:42 Background click sound, probably gear lever UP
10:16:43 PNF upps, sorry

The BFU stated that the aircraft had reached 5 degrees nose up at 127 KIAS when the gear retracted, the tail of the aircraft contacted the runway surface at 10:16:44 for the first time, the tailstrike warning activated. After three contacts the aircraft skidded to a stop 875 meters past the first runway contact, the aircraft came to rest abeam the PAPI lights runway 27.

Accident: Ethiopian B788 at Addis Ababa on Mar 4th 2016, nose gear collapsed at gate
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Mar 4th 2016 18:02Z, last updated Tuesday, Mar 8th 2016 17:26Z
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-ASH performing flight ET-702 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), had completed boarding and was about to depart when the aircraft settled on its nose after the nose gear collapsed. One flight attendant received minor injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage.

A ground observer reported that the aircraft bound for Rome Fiumicino had completed boarding and was about to depart the gate, when the nose gear collapsed.

On Mar 8th 2016 The Aviation Herald heard, that there had been a number of gear warnings on the ground on previous flights, a gear warning occurred again and a mechanics was called to check. The mechanics attempted to recycle the gear lever as had also been done on previous occasions, however, no gear pins had been installed this time.

Inquiries with the airline remained unanswered so far.