Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
The TSB says the DHC-8’s off-airport landing followed its flight below the glide path and into a downdraft.
The pilot was flying the Air Inuit de Havilland DHC-8 cargo plane below the glide path, intending to land just beyond the threshold to reduce the risk of a runway overrun, but a downdraft speeded the descent and the wheels touched down about 220 ft (67 m) before the threshold. The DHC-8 struck a gravel mound, breaking off part of the left main landing gear, and the airplane bounced, then touched down on the nosewheel and right-main landing gear.
Accident/Incident Investigation, In-depth Feature, Runway Safety
Preliminary report on fatal LaGuardia collision says ARFF vehicles lacked transponders.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Ops, In-depth Feature, Maintenance Matters
The ATSB cited a maintenance technician’s failure to verify the completion of brake work as…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Ground Safety, News
Two airbridge operators told ATSB investigators that they were surprised when the airbridge twice struck…
