Accident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
The EMB145 crew continued the descent past decision altitude even though snow had obscured their view of the runway.
Snow was falling onto snow-covered ground —and a snow-covered runway — at Presque Isle (Maine, U.S.) International Airport when the pilots of an Embraer EMB145XR expressed confusion about their position but continued the descent, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The airplane struck snow-covered grass next to the runway, leaving three of the 31 people on board with minor injuries.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Maintenance Matters, News
The NTSB cited a mechanic’s likely failure to correctly install attaching hardware as the probable cause of the fatal crash of an S-61N during a training flight.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
A bearing failure in the tail rotor of an AW169 caused a loss of yaw control that led to the fatal crash, the AAIB says.
Accident Investigation, loss of control, News
The NTSB faulted actions by a Challenger flight crew that led up to the fatal loss-of-control crash.
