Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck, News
A 737’s low thrust setting kept the airplane on the ground until only 400 m of runway remained, the U.K. AAIB says.
Existing methods are not fully effective in preventing takeoffs with inadequate thrust, the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) says, citing a 2021 serious incident in which a Boeing 737-800 took off from Kuusamo Airport in Finland with the thrust set at 70 percent instead of the required takeoff setting of 89 percent.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
An AS350 encountered a whiteout and struck a ridgeline during an attempted landing in an Alaska heli-ski area, killing the pilot and four passengers.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
The risks at a hospital landing site in Plymouth, England, had not been identified before an S-92’s downwash knocked over three people, killing one.
Accident Investigation, Human Factors, News
The pilot of an aerial survey helicopter was injured when the Cabri G2 struck a Canadian lake’s glassy water and sank.
