[Ref Flight International Magazine 21-27 Apr 2020] Occurrence Date/Time 29 August 2019 Aircraft Type A319-111 (G-EZBI) Flight / Operator EasyJet POB N/A Description Both pilots of an EasyJet Airbus A319 mistakenly selected the wrong intersection during take-off performance calculations at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, France. Cross-check of runway length was ‘invalidated’ by crew making same […]
Category: Incident
A220 crew made laboured departure
[Ref Flight International Magazine 24-30 Mar 2020] Occurrence Date/Time 15 July 2018 Aircraft Type A220 (=Bombardier CS300) Flight / Operator N/A POB 46 occupants Description The pilots had been distracted by an unexpected discontinuity in the flight plan after entering the standard departure route into the flight-management system (FMS) Then, the captain asked the first […]
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Portuguese airports warned over ‘confusing’ terminology
[Ref Flight International Magazine 28Jan-3Feb 2020] Two identical serious take-off incidents within two weeks involving EasyJet Airbus A320s at Lisbon. Both incidents involved the aircraft accelerating with insufficient thrust and becoming airborne close to the far end of the runway. While calculating take-off performance criteria with the electronic flightbag, the pilots both based the calculation […]
Turkish 737 veered off runway before gear collapse
[Ref 3-9 Dec Flight International Magazine] On 21 November 2019, Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (TC-JGZ) had been operating flight TK467 from Istanbul. It suffered a gear collapse at Odessa had initially veered off the runway while landing. The aircraft executed a go-around during its first landing approach. Later, the aircraft touched down on runway 16 but, during […]
Gear-up 727 captain ignored warnings
[Ref Flight International | 19-25 November 2019 P.12] Occurrence Date/Time 28 January 2019 Aircraft Type Boeing 727-200 freighter (N720CK) Flight / Operator Kalitta Charters II POB 4 Crews Description Notes: On the day before 28 January 2019 (the accident) a different crew, also arriving at Tuscaloosa, had similarly experienced an indication that the nosegear had […]
A320 nursed home after runway strike
[Ref Flight International | 12-18 November 2019] On 28 February 2018, a SmartLynx A320 (ES-SAN) did not respond to sidestick rotation commands as it accelerated for take-off, the plane is written off due to badly damage after touchdown at Tallinn. However, only minor injuries were suffered by those on board. Estonian investigation authority OJK credits the […]
A319 mistakenly crossed active runway
[Ref 30 July-5 August 2019 | Flight International P.12, BEA Report] Occurrence Date/Time 25 November 2014 Aircraft Type A319 (LZ-FBB) ; A320 (TC-FBJ) Flight / Operator A319 (Bulgaria Air) ; A320 (Freebird Airlines) POB LZ-FBB: Captain; first officer; 6 cabin crew; number of passengers not determined TC-FBJ: Captain (PF(3)); first officer (PM(4)); number of cabin […]
Citation climbed into conflict with 737
[Ref 18-24 June 2019 | Flight International P.12] Occurrence Date/Time 20 April 2017 Aircraft Type Cessna Citation (EC-LCX) ; 737-800 (EC-JBK) Flight / Operator Caladero Aviation ; Air Europa POB – Description The Cessna was cleared to climb to 11,000ft but its captain incorrectly read back the clearance as 12,000ft. At the point where the […]
ATC error put EVA B777 on collision course with mountainside
[Ref 21-27 May 2019 | Flight International P.17] Occurrence Date/Time 16 December 2016 Aircraft Type B777-300ER Flight / Operator EVA 015 (B-16726) POB Description controller at the Southern California terminal radar approach centre incorrectly told the crew to turn left [This] resulted in the aircraft turning toward rising terrain In testimony, the captain pointed out […]