Northwest Airlines flight NWA434 was a flight bound to Detroit (Michigan US) on Sunday, 28 November 1993, scheduled at 07:00 eastern standard time (EST). The airplane , a Boeing B727-200 (registered N278US) was was parked at gate 33 at the Montreal International...
TIGER AIRWAYS – AIRBUS A320 (9V-TRG)
In the evening of 5 October 2012, an Airbus A320 Tiger Airways airplane 9V-TRG at Singapore Changi Airport was being prepared to be towed out for departure when the flight crew requested the ground staff to amend the flight crew’s load document. The passenger loading...
Malaysia Airlines – Airbus A330-323 (9M-MTM) flight MH122
Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 was a flight operated on 18 January 2018 with an Airbus A330-323 aircraft registered 9M-MTM as a scheduled passenger flight from Sydney, New South Wales, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On board Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 were two flight...
Tigerair Australia – Boeing B737-8FE (VH-VUB) flight TT229
Tigerair Australia flight TT229 was a flight operated with Boeing Company 737-8FE, VH-VUB on 12 July 2018 from Sydney, New South Wales to Melbourne, Victoria. For this flight, a trainee First Officer was the pilot flying (PF) and a training Captain was the pilot...
Garuda Airlines – Boeing B737-300 (PK-GGG) flight GA833
On 12 December 2002, Garuda Airlines flight GA833, a Boeing 737- 300 aircraft bearing registration mark PK-GGG, was on a scheduled passenger flight from Singapore to Jakarta. It was a “turn-around” flight – it had arrived from Jakarta earlier. The aircraft was parked...
Jetstar Airways – Airbus A320-232 (VH-VQG) flight JQ452
On the morning of 18 December 2017, Jetstar Airways flight JQ452 operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, registered VH-VQG was on final approach for Gold Coast Airport, Queensland. Jetstar Airways flight JQ452 was a scheduled passenger flight, from Adelaide, South...
Saudia – Airbus A320 (HZ-AS55) flight SV566
On 20 September 2018 at 1038 local time, Saudia flight SV566 from Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (OEJN), Saudi Arabia, operated by an Airbus A320-214 aircraft, registration HZ-AS55, landed at Dubai International Airport (OMDB), the United Arab Emirates....
Indigo – Airbus A320-232 (VT-IGK) flight 6E201
On 14th December 2016, Indigo flight 6E201 operated with an Airbus A320-232 (VT-IGK) was involved in hard landing incident during landing at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, while operating a scheduled from Delhi to Raipur. Indigo flight 6E201 took-off from Delhi at...
Japan Airlines – Boeing B787-800 (JA829J) flight JAL007
On January 7, 2013, about 1021 eastern standard time, smoke was discovered by cleaning personnel in the aft cabin of a Japan Airlines Boeing B787 registered JA829J , which was parked at a gate at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston,...
Adam Air – Boeing B737-329 (PK-KKE) flight DHI782
On 11 February 2006, Adam Air flight DHI782 , a Boeing B737-329 registered PK-KKE, operated by Adam Sky Connection Airlines (AdamAir) as flight number DHI 782, was scheduled to depart Soekarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta at 06.00 LT (22.00 UTC) for Hasanuddin Airport –...
Air Tahiti – ATR ATR72-212A (F-OIQU)
Air Tahiti F-OIQU airplane was on initial climb at a speed of about 170 kt, the captain noticed that the slip indicator ball had travelled to the extreme right. He used the rudder trim as far as the stop to reduce the load on the rudder. He managed to move the ball...
Air Asia – Airbus A320 (9M-AHA)
At 0654 hours on 28 February 2010, an Airbus A320, Air Asia A320 9M-AHA , taxied to its designated gate at D38 after arrival at Changi Airport. The aircraft was received by a handling team from the ground handling agent (GHA) of the airline. The team comprised three...
Centurion Air Cargo – MCDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N701GC)
Airport with the first officer in the right cockpit seat as ‘Pilot Flying’ (PF). The commander, as ‘Pilot Non-Flying’ (PNF) was in the left cockpit seat and another first officer qualified pilot was seated on the ‘Jump Seat’. The Centurion Air Cargo MD11 N701GC flight...
Gulf Air – Airbus A340 A40-LH
On 30 May 2007, at about 0555 hours local time, the pilot of an Airbus A340 Gulf Air - Airbus A340 A40-LH , while taking off from Runway 20C at Singapore Changi Airport, had to apply TOGA (Take-off Go Around) power and rotate abruptly at a high rate to expedite the...
Ryanair – Boeing B737-800 (EI-DHD) flight FR772
The Ryanair flight FR772 made a normal landing on Runway 31 at Prestwick Airport. As the turnoff at the end of the runway approached, the brakes were applied, with no apparent effect, and Ryanair flight FR772 slid off the end of the runway onto the grass. There was no...
Thomas Cook Airlines – Boeing B757-3CQ (G-JMAB) flight TCX1638
The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX1638 was on a scheduled fight from London Gatwick Airport to Hurghada Airport, Egypt. During the takeoff run, at a reported 70 kt, the right wing slide advisory message appeared on the Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System...
LOT POLISH AIRLINES – BOEING B767-300 (SP-LPA) flight LOT2
LOT Polish Airlines flight LOT2 , a Boeing 767-300 (registration SP-LPA, serial number 24865) departed from Chicago, O’Hare International Airport and was destined for Warsaw, Poland. At 2203 Eastern daylight time, while the aircraft was in level cruise flight in the...
Map Executive Flight Service – McDonnel Douglas DC9/MD83 (OE-LRW) flight KK7634
Map Executive Flight Service flight KK7634 was operated with an MD 83 aircraft that was scheduled to perform a charter flight to Antalya, Turkey : there were 169 passengers and six crew members on board. At take off, which was made from runway 30, the aircraft became...
Easy Jet – Airbus A319-111 (G-EZFV) flight EZY2016
The Easy Jet flight EZY2016 was on a scheduled flight to London Luton Airport, from Faro, Portugal. The pilot flying (PF) was a captain-under-training (Capt U/T), occupying the left seat; the right seat was occupied by a training captain, who was the commander of the...
Lufthansa – Boeing B737-300 (D-ABEA) flight LH4019
Lufthansa flight LH4019 was a flight from Turin, Italy, to Frankfurt/Main, Germany operated with a Boeing 737-300 , registration marks D-ABEA. Five crew members and ninety passengers were on board. At 0735 hrs1 during approach to runway 25L in Frankfurt , Lufthansa...
Wizz Air – Airbus A320-233 (HA-LPB) flight W6524
The Wizz Air flight W6524 incident took place during a flight between Västerås, Sweden and Poznan, Poland: the flight was operated with an Airbus A320-233 (registration HA-LPB). During cruise of WIZZ AIR flight W6524 , over the southern part of the province of...
BMIBABY – BOEING B737-3Q8 (G-OBMP)
The Boeing B737 registered G-OBMP and operated by BMIBaby departed from Runway (RWY) 09 at EIKN at 14.20 hrs on a scheduled passenger flight to Manchester, U.K. (EGCC). The First Officer was the Pilot Flying. The Commander, who was the Pilot Monitoring, reported to...
AWAIR – AIRBUS A310-322 (PK-AWA) flight QZ730
The AWAIR flight QZ730 departed from the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport of Jakarta (CGK). Block-off time was at 01.05 UTC or 08:05 LT, with an estimated time of arrival at its destination airport Sepinggan (Balikpapan) of 03:15 UTC or 11:15 LT At the time of...
LUFTHANSA – AIRBUS A340-313
The LUFTHANSA A340-313 was on a scheduled LUFTHANSA flight from Teheran (Iman Khomeini International) to Frankfurt (Rhein-Main). 224 passengers and 12 crew members were on board. According to the flight plan, landing was scheduled at 0600 hrs after a flight time of...
FLYBE – BOMBARDIER DASH 8 DHC-8-402 (G-JEDR)
The FLYBE flight G-JEDR was on a VOR approach to Southampton Airport in icing conditions when, as the first stage of flap was selected, the amber FLAP POWER caution illuminated on the Caution and Warning Panel (CWP) and the flaps remained up. The crew calculated that...
BRITISH MIDLAND – AIRBUS A321-231 (G-MEDJ)
The BRITISH MIDLAND flight G-MEDJ suffered an electrical malfunction during a scheduled night flight between Khartoum (Sudan) and Beirut (Lebanon). The more significant symptoms included the intermittent failure of the captain and co-pilot’s electronic displays and...
JETSTAR – AIRBUS A321-231 (VH-VWW) flight JQ57
The JETSTAR flight JQ57 was on a scheduled flight from London Gatwick Airport to Chania Airport, Crete. The aircraft and pilots were on their first fight of the day. The fight preparation proceeded normally until, when the co-pilot selected the slats/flaps lever to...
EasyJet – Airbus A320-214 (G-EZTE) flight EZY2133
EasyJet flight EZY2133 was a scheduled flight from London Luton Airport to Paphos, Cyprus. The forecast weather conditions at Paphos were clear, with a wind from the north-west. After reviewing the flight planning paperwork, the co-pilot was designated as the pilot...
Singapore Airlines – Boeing B777-200 (9V-SRG) flight SIA236
Singapore Airlines flight SIA236 was a scheduled service from Brisbane, Australia to Singapore operated with a Boeing B777-200. The flight was normal until the landing at 2035 hours at the Singapore Changi Airport. The first officer (FO) was the pilot flying (PF) the...
Cobham Aviation – Boeing B717-200 (VH-NXD)
On 13 October 2010, a Boeing 717-200 (717) aircraft, registered VH-NXD (NXD), was being operated by Cobham Aviation Services Australia on a scheduled passenger flight from Perth to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Cobham Aviation B717 VH-NXD was due to depart at 1150...
Austrian Airlines – Boeing B777-200 (OE-LPC)
On 17 January 2006 at 2315 hours local time, an Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200 landed at Singapore Changi Airport from Melbourne, Australia. While parking at gate F58 , Austrian Airlines Boeing B777 OE-LPC taxied beyond the designated stop line and its left hand...
Aer Lingus Regional – ATR72-212 (EI-FCY) flight EI3728
Air Lingus Regional flight EI3728 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport and had made an uneventful approach to Runway 23R. The co-pilot was PF and, after carrying out a normal landing, the aircraft started to deviate to the left...
Air Canada – Airbus A320-211 (C-FTJO) flight AC433
Air Canada flight AC433 was scheduled to depart Montréal at 0730. As part of its pre-flight preparations, the flight crew performed an external inspection where nothing unusual was found. The aircraft logbook indicated that 6 litres of hydraulic fluid had been added...
Virgin Atlantic – Airbus A340-642 (G-VATL) flight VS207
Virgin Atlantic flight VS207 was operated on 08-02-2005 with an Airbus A340-600 from Hong Kong International Airport to London Heathrow. Some 11 hours after takeoff, at about 0330 hrs with the aircraft in Dutch airspace and at Flight Level 380, the No 1 (number one)...
Punto – Netjets – Bombardier BD700 – Dassault Falcon 2000 (EC-JIL – CS-DNP) flights MGO758 – NJE599U
On 21 September 2012, a Bombardier BD-700 aircraft, registration EC-JIL and call sign MGO758, was making a flight from Nice (LFMN) to Ibiza (LEIB). At the same time, a Dassault Falcon 2000, registration CS-DNP and call sign NJE599U, was flying to Ibiza from Porto...
JET 2 – Boeing – B757-21 (G-LSAH) flight LS224
On Tuesday, 7 August 2012, a Boeing 757-21B aircraft, registration G-LSAH, was on JET 2 flight LS224 en route to the Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in the United Kingdom from the Tenerife South Airport (TFS). It had previously made the flight in the opposite direction,...
Air France – Airbus – A319-111 (F-GRHU) flight AF2184
Air France flight AF2184 was operated with an Airbus A319 between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Tunis Carthage. The briefing was carried out at 5 h 00, takeoff took place at 6 h 53 min. The Captain was Pilot Flying (PF). In cruise at FL 350, the PF prepared an arrival...
Air France – Boeing – B777-228ER (F-GSPK) flight AF681
The crew took off from Atlanta Hartsfield on a flight bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. In cruise at FL 380, a cabin crew member noticed a smell chracteristic of an electrical fire at the level of seat 4F in Business Class. He turned off electrical power to...
FLY DUBAI – BOEING – B737-800 (A6-FEK) flight no. FZ-727
On 19 April 2014, during the descent of Flydubai Boeing 737-800, registration A6-FEK, to Kiev Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine, at approximately 15,000 feet altitude, the visual display unit (VDU) of the In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system at seat 9A started...
American Airlines – Boeing B757-200 (N-668AA) flight AA22253
American Airlines flight AA2253 : this report discusses the December 29, 2010, incident involving American Airlines flight 2253, a Boeing 757-200, N668AA, which ran off the departure end of runway 19 and came to a stop in deep snow after landing at Jackson Hole...
Europe Airpost – Boeing – B737-300 (F-GFUF) flight FPO227
Europe Airpost flight FPO227 : the history of the flight is based on testimony from the pilots and analysis of the FDR parameters. The absence of the CVR recording (communications and aural warnings in the flight deck, in particular) and data from ATC (transcript of...
Cimber Air – ATR – ATR72-212A (OY-CIN) flight QI332
Timber Air flight QI332 incident ccurred during a scheduled flight from EKCH to Bornholm Airport (EKRN). The commander was Pilot Flying (PF) and the first officer was Pilot Non Flying (PNF). At 17:06:51 the pilots made radio contact with the control tower at EKRN. The...
Air France – Airbus – A320-311 (G-GLZC) flight no. AF3682
Air France flight AF3682 was on ILS final approach to runway 08 at Cayenne-Rochambeau aerodrome, the airplane encountered windshear and sank suddenly at a height of a hundred feet. A "SINK RATE" warning sounded. The Co-pilot, at the controls, pulled back on the...
Swissair – Airbus – A321-111 (HB-IOC) flight SR831
Swissair flight SR831 was in flight from London Heathrow to Geneva after the climb to FL290 and establishing cruise conditions at 11:05 UTC a loud bang was heard by the flight and cabin crew. The cabin crew advised the cockpit crew by interphone of their observations....
TAROM – AIRBUS – A310 (YR-LCA) flight no. ROT381
The Romanian Tarom Airbus A 310 YR-LCA, coming from Bucharest as scheduled flight ROT 381, estimated its arrival time at Paris Orly at 10 h 40. The Orly ATIS indicated that runway 26 was in service and visibility announced was ten kilometers with scattered cloud at...
Aviation accidents
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