Errors slips lapses are common occurrences in human behavior. They are different types of mistakes that can happen in any activity, including cognitive and physical tasks. Understanding these types of errors is essential in many fields, such as psychology, human...
Aviation training is the comprehensive process of equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills, and temperament necessary for safe and effective operation of aircraft. This multifaceted training prepares individuals for various roles in the aviation industry, from pilots and air traffic controllers to maintenance technicians and aviation managers.
The core curriculum for pilots typically involves ground school and flight training. Ground school focuses on theoretical knowledge, covering subjects like aerodynamics, meteorology, navigation, aircraft systems, and regulations. Flight training provides practical experience under the guidance of a certified instructor, gradually building proficiency in aircraft handling, emergency procedures, and decision-making in different flight scenarios.
Aviation training extends beyond the core curriculum. Advanced programs specialize in areas like instrument flight, multi-engine flying, and type ratings for specific aircraft models. Recurrent training ensures pilots stay current with regulations, procedures, and maintain proficiency through simulator sessions and flight checks.
For non-pilot roles, aviation training adapts to the specific function. Air traffic controllers undergo intensive training in airspace management, communication protocols, and radar systems. Maintenance technicians receive specialized instruction on aircraft systems, troubleshooting techniques, and safety procedures.
Effective aviation training emphasizes not just technical skills but also non-technical skills like crew resource management, situational awareness, and decision-making under pressure. These skills are crucial for fostering teamwork, communication, and maintaining a safety-conscious mindset in the dynamic environment of aviation.
Sirwijaya Air – Boeing B737-500 (PK-CLC) flight SJ182
On 9 January 2021, Sirwijaya Air flight SJ182 took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (WIII), Jakarta with intended destination of Supadio International Airport (WIOO), Pontianak, and operated with a Boeing B737-500 registration PK-CLC. At 0736 UTC (1436...
Air Arabia – Airbus A320-214 (A6-ANV) flight ABY111
On 18 September 2018, Air Arabia Airbus A320 Aircraft, registration A6-ANV, was scheduled to operate commercial flight Air Arabia flight ABY111 from Sharjah International Airport (OMSJ), the United Arab Emirates, to Salalah International Airport (OOSA), Sultanate of...
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...
Smartlynx Airlines – Airbus A320-214 (ES-SAN)
On 28th February 2018 at 10:02, the Smartlynx Airlines - Airbus A320-214 (ES-SAN) took off from Tallinn airport Estonia to perform training flights with 2 crew members (captain and safety pilot), 4 students and 1 ECAA inspector on board. Following several successful...
Cargo Airline – Boeing B747-271C (4X-ICM)
The serious accident of Cargo Airline 4X-ICM happened on October 01st 2003. The Boeing B747-271C cargo airplane registered 4X-ICM was operated by Cargo Airline Ltd. After an uneventful flight from Tel Aviv and a normal ILS approach on runway 05R of Liege, the Cargo...
Aerosweet Airlines – Yakovlev YAK42 (UR-42334) flight AEW241
Aerosweet Airlines flight AEW241 was a regular scheduled passenger flight from Odessa International Airport, Ukraine, to "Makedonia" International Airport Thessaloniki Hellas. The flight was approaching by VOR/ILS procedure, for landing on runway 16. Executing the...
USAIR – Boeing B737-300 (N513AU) flight US427
On September 8, 1994, about 1903:23 eastern daylight time, USAIR flight US427, a Boeing 737-3B7 (737-300) registered N513AU, crashed while maneuvering to land at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USAIR flight US427 was operating under the...
Hermes Airlines – Airbus A321-111 (SX-BHS) flight ML7817
The crew of Hermes Airlines flight ML7817 made a Category 1 (CAT I) ILS approach to runway 36R at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport. The meteorological conditions were such that low visibility procedures (LVO) were in place. On passing the stabilisation height at 1,000 ft,...
All Nippon – Boeing B737-800 (JA56AN) flight NH298
On August 10 (Monday), 2009, a Boeing 737-800, registered JA56AN, operated by Air Nippon as All Nippon flight NH298 on a regularly scheduled service under the agreement of joint transportation, made a tail strike with the surface of runway 22, Tokyo International...
Iceland Air – Boeing B757-200 (TF-FIO) flight FI315
On the 22nd of January 2002 a Boeing 757-208, TF-FIO, on Iceland Air flight FI315, made an approach to Oslo airport Gardermoen. The descent and approach was made in strong tailwind. The unstabilized final approach was abandoned at low altitude, and during the...
Ryanair – Boeing B737-800AS (EI-DYG) flight FR4102
Ryanair flight FR4102 accident occurred on 10 November 2008, at 06.56 '(07.56' local), on the Rome Ciampino airport and involved the aircraft type B737-8AS registration marks EI-DYG.On 10 November 2008, at 05.30', the aircraft Boeing 737-8AS EI-DYG took off from...
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...
Delta Airlines – Boeing B727-232 (N473DA) flight DL1141
About 0901 central day light time on August 31, 1988, Delta Airlines flight DL1141 crashed shortly after lifting off from runway 18L at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Texas. The airplane, a Boeing 727 -232 , U. S. Registry N473DA, was a regularly...
Asiana Airlines – Airbus A321-200 (HL7730) flight OZ340
On 16 April 2013, about 17:37, an A321-200 Asiana Airlines flight OZ340 , as a scheduled international passenger flight, which took off from Harbin Taiping International Airport, China for Incheon International Airport, the Republic of Korea, experienced a tail strike...
TRANSASIA AIRWAYS – ATR ATR72-212A (B-22810) flight GE222
On 23 July 2014, an ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional ATR72-212A (ATR72) aircraft, registered B-22810, Transasia Airways flight GE222 , with two pilots, two cabin crew, and 54 passengers, was being operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) regular public...
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...
United Airlines – Boeing B737-200 (N999UA) flight UA585
On March 3, 1991, United Airlines flight UA585 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Numerous...
Merpati Nusantara Airlines – XIAN MA60 (PK-MZO) flight MZ6517
Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight MZ6517 was operated on 10 June 2013 with a Xi‘An MA60 aircraft registered PK-MZO. The Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight MZ6517 departed from Bajawa Airport (WATB) Nusa Tenggara Timur, at 0102 UTC to El Tari (WATT) Kupang, Nusa...
AIR NEW ZEALAND – AIRBUS A320 (ZK-OJB) flight NZ706
On 11 January 2007, after an overnight layover in Sydney, NSW an Airbus A320 Air New Zealand flight NZ706, was being operated on a scheduled flight from Sydney Airport to Auckland, New Zealand. The flight crew taxied for a planned takeoff from runway 25, but that was...
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...
Air France – Airbus A320 (F-GJVA) flight AF268P
Air France flight AF268P was a scheduled flight from Sofia to Paris (LBSF-LFPG) on April 13th 2007 , operated with an Airbus A320 registration F-GJVA. The Air France flight AF268P crew was briefed according to the Air France procedures. At 11:43:15 Sofia Tower gave...
One Two Go Airlines – McDonnel Douglas DC-9-82 (HS-OMG) flight OG269
On 16 September 2007, at approximately 14:30 hours, a One Two Go Airlines flight OG269 nationality and registration mark HS-OMG, a McDonnel Douglas DC9 departed from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport on a domestic flight OG 269 with 130...
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...
BRIT AIR – Bombardier CRJ700 (F-GRZE) Flight AF5937
The BRIT AIR flight AF5937 crew took off from Paris Orly at 18 h 30 bound for Lorient Lann Bihoué. It was the fifth and last flight of the day. The captain was at the controls (PF). At around 19 h 00 just before the descent, he reviewed the ATIS Whisky information...
Itek Air – Boeing B737-200 (EX-009) flight IRC6895
Itek Air flight IRC6895 was a flight from Bishkek to Teheran, flown on 24 August, 2008 with a Boeing 737-200 aircraft registered ЕХ-009 . Souls onboard where the PIC plus co-pilot, cabin crew (3 persons) as well as 85 passengers including two service passengers: a...
Garuda Indonesia – Boeing B737-497 (PK-GZC) flight GA200
On 7 March 2007, Garuda Indonesia flight GA200, a Boeing B737-497 registered PK-GZC , was being operated by Garuda Indonesia on an instrument flight rules (IFR), scheduled passenger service, from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta to Adi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta....
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...
Metro Batavia Airlines – Airbus A320-321 (PK-YVE) flight 7P591
On 1 June 2008, an Airbus A320 registration PK-YVE operated by Metro Batavia Airlines flight 7P591 (Batavia Air) , on a scheduled passenger flight from Jakarta to Medan. The flight departed at 00:10 UTC (07:10 local time) with an estimated arrival time at Medan of...
Air France – Boeing B747-228B (F-GCBC) flight AF091
On December 1st , 1985, at 21:30 UTC, Air France Boeing B-747-228-B-Combi, F-GCBC took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport - Paris, as flight AF091, with stops in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. The Air France Flight AF091 crew, composed of a Captain, two copilots and...
Swiss Airlines – Embraer E145 (HB-JAU) Flight LX1190
The Serious accident took place on 18-07-2005 : the Swiss Airlines Flight LX1190 departed from Zurich-Kloten to Nuremberg and was delayed eight minutes by vigorous thunderstorms. During the subsequent climb the aircraft was subject to turbulence and ice accretion. The...
Japan Airlines – Boeing B747 SR-100 (JA8119) flight JAL123
Japan Airlines Flight JAL123 , during a flight from Tokyo to Osaka scheduled as flight JAL123 on August 12, 1985, experienced an emergency at approximately 18:25 hours when approaching east coast of Southern Izu Peninsula, and after a continued flight of about 30...
Air India Charters – Boeing B737-800NG (VT-AXJ) flight IX212
The aircraft was scheduled to fly on sector Dubai – Pune with Air India Charters flight IX212. The departure from Dubai was at 16:30 Z. The aircraft was cruising at FL 370, with Auto Pilot CMD ‘A’ and Auto Throttle engaged. At 17:53 Z after aircraft crossing PARAR and...
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...
Air Maldives – Dornier DO228-212K (9M-PEQ) flight L63312
Air Maldives flight L63312 on a regular scheduled public transport flight departed from Kadhdhoo Airport (153300N, 0733045E) at 0403Z and landed at Male' International Airport (041126N, 0733201E) at 0443Z. The flight was conducted on a Dornier 228-212K, registration...
RIGAS AEROKLUBS LATVIA – ANTONOV AN-28 (YL-KAB)
RIGAS AEROKLUBS LATVIA flight YL-KAB was performing parachutists dropping with two airplanes at the National Parachute Sport Centre, Østre Æra airstrip in Østerdalen. The company had had a great deal of experience with this type of operations, and had been carrying...
TAROM – BOEING B737-300 (YR-BGC) flight ROT3107
On December 30th, 2007 the TAROM flight ROT3107, registered YR-BGC was scheduled for the flight ROT 3107 Bucharest – Sharm el Sheik. At 09:27 UTC, during the take-off procedure from runway 08R at “Henri Coandă” International Airport Bucharest, the aircraft collided...
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...
KOREAN AIR – BOEING B747-400F (HL7467) flight KAL520
On 21 September 2004, at time 1302, a B747-400F operated by Korean Air was taking off from Oslo Airport Gardermoen for a KOREAN AIR flight KAL520 to Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Republic of Korea. During take-off run, the aircraft started to autorotate at...
OZJET AIRLINES – BOEING B737-229 (VH-OBN)
On 29 December 2007, a Boeing Company 737-229 aircraft, registered OZJET AIRLINES flight VH-OBN, was being operated on a scheduled passenger service from Brisbane, Qld to Norfolk Island. At 0352 Coordinated Universal Time1, the flight crew briefed the cabin crew that...
Air China – Boeing B767-200ER (B-2552) flight CCA129
On April 15, 2002, about 11:21:17 (02:21:17 UTC), Air China flight CCA129, a Boeing 767-200ER, Chinese registration B2552, operated by Air China, en route from Beijing, China to Busan, Korea, crashed on Mt. Dotdae, located 4.6 km north of runway 18R threshold at...
Bhoja Air – Boeing – B737-236A (AP-BKC) flight BHO213
Bhoja Air flight BHO213 , a Boeing B737-236A was scheduled to fly a domestic flight on 20th April, 2012 from Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) Karachi to Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIAP) Islamabad. The aircraft had 127 souls onboard including 06 flight...
Hermes Airlines – Airbus – A320 (SX-BHV) flight BIE9861
The crew took off from Ajaccio bound for Lyons Saint-Exupéry. The flight was chartered by Air Méditerranée and performed by Hermes Airlines. The Captain was the instructor (PNF) and was sitting in the right-hand-side seat. The student /pilot in-command was PF in the...
ATI Air Transport International – Douglas Corporation – DC8-63 (N-782AL) takeoff with one engine inoperative
On Thursday, February 16, 1995, at 2027 central standard time, a Douglas DC-8-63, N782AL, operated by Air Transport International, was destroyed by ground impact and fire during an attempted takeoff at the Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri. The...
Cirrus Aviation – Dornier – DO328-110 (D-CTOB) flight C91567
Cirrus Aviation flight C91567 was a Do 328-100 that had taken off from Berlin-Tempelhof to a scheduled service to Mannheim City. Three crew members and 24 passengers were aboard the airplane. The co-pilot was the Pilot Flying (PF) during this flight. After an...
UtAir aviation – ATR72 (VP-BYZ) flight UT120
UtAir aviation flight UT120 crashed on 02.04.2012, at 01:35 UTC (07:35 local time), at day time, under VMC after the takeoff from the Roschino (Tyumen) airport RWY 21. The АТR72-201 VP-BYZ aircraft, operated by JSC “UTAir Aviation” (further referred to as “UTAir”)...
Air Nippon (now ANA) – Boeing – B737-700 (JA-16AN) flight NH140
Air Nippon (now ANA) flight NH140 : on September 6 (Tuesday) 2011, a Boeing 737-700, registered JA16AN, operated by Air Nippon Co., Ltd., nosedived after having an unusual attitude (upset) at around 22:49 Japan Standard Time (JST: UTC+9hr, unless otherwise stated all...
Air France – Airbus – A340-313 (F-GLZU) flight AF471
The Air France flight AF471 took off from Caracas-Maiquetía Simón Bolívar airport at 23 h 38 for Paris Charles de Gaulle. The captain was PF. At 23 h 52, climbing through FL180, the PF and the PNF both set the range of their Navigation Display (ND) to 320 NM. Between...
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...
Iran Air – Airbus – A300 (EP-IBB) flight IR762
Iran Air flight IR762 , an Airbus A300-600 with the registration EP-IBB, was to commence a flight from Stockholm/Armanda Airport to Tehran in Iran. Following normal preparations, the aircraft was taxied out to runway 19R for take-off. The runway conditions were...
Air France Airbus A330-203 (F-GZCP) flight AF447
On 31 May 2009, the Airbus A330 flight AF 447 took off from Rio de Janeiro Galeão airport bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle. The aeroplane was in contact with the Brazilian ATLANTICO control centre on the INTOL – SALPU – ORARO - TASIL route at FL350. At around 2 h 02,...
Continental Airlines – Boeing – B737-500 (N-18611) flight CO1404
Continental Airlines flight CO1404 : on December 20, 2008, about 18:18 mountain standard time, Continental Airlines flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500, N18611, departed the left side of runway 34R during takeoff from Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. A...
XL AIRWAYS Germany – AIRBUS – A320-232 (D-AXLA) flight GXL888T
XL Airways Germany flight GXL888T from Perpignan – Rivesaltes aerodrome was undertaken in the context of the end of a leasing agreement, before the return of D-AXLA to its owner. The programme of planned checks could not be performed in general air traffic, so the...
Pinnacle Airlines – Bombardier – CL600-2B19 (N-8396A) flight 9E3701
Pinnacle Airlines flight 9E3701 : on October 14, 2004, about 2215:06 central daylight time, Pinnacle Airlines flight 3701 (doing business as Northwest Airlink), a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396A, crashed into a residential area about 2.5 miles south of Jefferson City...
Executive Airlines – ATR – ATR72-212 (N-438AT) flight MQ5401
On May 9, 2004, about 1450 Atlantic standard time, Executive Airlines (doing business as American Eagle) flight 5401, an Avions de Transport Regional 72-212, N438AT, skipped once, bounced hard twice, and then crashed at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, San...
Channel Express (Air Services) – Fokker – F27-600 (G-CHNL)
Channel Express (Air Services) Fokker F27, registered G-CHNL crashed during approach in Guernsey airport. The accident was notified to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) at 1723 hrs on 12 January 1999 and an investigation began the same day. The...
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.