The flight crew reported for duty at Manchester at 2130 hrs on 21 February to operate a series of three cargo flights. Following normal pre-flight preparations they flew an ATR-72 to Paris Charles de Gaulle, arriving at 2246 hrs; the commander was pilot flying on this...
Aom Minerve S.A – McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (F-GRMC) flight IW68
The evolution of the Aom Minerve flight IW68 was analyzed on the basis of flight documents, recorded data and witness statements. On Sunday 23 November 1997, the crew flew the Toulon-Orly-Marseille route stages : on the previous day, they had flown the...
Scandinavian SAS – McDonnel Douglas MD-81 (OY-KHP)
The SCANDINAVIAN SAS flight OY-KHP crew took off from Copenhagen airport at 16 h 34 for Grenoble. At approximately 17 h 53, the crew began the descent for an ILS approach on runway 09. The meteorological conditions on arrival were VFR conditions, at night with an...
JET 2 – BOEING B737-33A (G-CELC)
The fight crew of JET 2 flight G-CELC were carrying out an ILS approach to Chambery Airport, in IMC, with the autopilot engaged and the LOC (localiser) and VS (vertical speed) modes selected. The crew reported that they had observed some anomalies with the ILS and DME...
Vnukovo Airlines – Tupolev – TU-154M (RA-85621) flight VKO2801
Vnukovo Airlines flight VKO2801 : on 29 August 1996, at 08:22:23 hours, a Russian Tupolev TU-154M, RA 85621 hit the mountain Operafjellet on Svalbard, Norway and crashed while on a localizer (LLZ) approach (offset) to runway 28 at Svalbard Airport Longyear. The...
Ryanair – Boeing – B737-800 (EI-ENL) flight FR3531
Ryanair flight FR3531 departed from from Palma Mallorca (Spain) to Eindhoven (Netherlands) with 126 passengers and 6 crew. During the approach to Eindhoven Airport (the Netherlands) on 31 May 2013, Ryanair flight FR3531 a Boeing 737-800 was radar vectored towards...
Turkish Airlines – Boeing B737-800 (TC-JGE) flight TK1951
Turkish Airlines flight TK1951 was a Boeing 737-800 (flight TK1951) operated by Turkish Airlines , flying from Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, on 25 February 2009. As this was a ‘Line Flight Under Supervision’, there were three crew...
Alitalia – Mcdonnel Douglas – DC9-32 (I-ATJA) flight AZ404
Alitalia flight AZ404 departed from Milan - Linate airport on the 14th November 1990 at 1836 hrs with the destination Zürich. After a problem-free flight, the crew were cleared by Zürich Approach to descend to 4000 ft (QNH) and to make an approach on the ILS 14. At 14...
Aviation accidents
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
Aviation incidents
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
Aviation serious incidents
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.