Accident Investigation, Maintenance Matters, News
The NTSB cites a wiring problem and malfunctioning antiskid system in a Saab SA-2000’s runway overrun, which killed one passenger.
A PenAir Saab SA-2000, pushed along by a 15-kt tailwind and hindered by incorrect wiring that caused the antiskid system to malfunction, overran both the runway and the runway safety area after touching down at Unalaska (Alaska, U.S.) Airport, stopping with its nose inches above the water at Dutch Harbor.
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, uncrewed aircraft
When the drone did not respond to pilot efforts to reduce power, the pilot used an automatic mode switch to direct it away from people gathered at an Australian airport,…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Ops, News
The close encounter of an EMS helicopter and a Piper Seminole prompted the ATSB to encourage pilots to be more attentive to radio transmissions.
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
The pilots of a 737 failed to realize they were beginning their takeoff on a taxiway, the Dutch Safety Board says; the pilots say lights and markings were unclear.
