Getting Behind the Aircaft
Distracted and task-saturated, a pilot continued an increasing unstabilized approach until he lost control of…
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Posts Categorized: Causal Factors
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Causal Factors
Life Support Shutdown
When the TBM 900 depressurized, the pilot had four minutes to save himself and his…
Copycat Crash?
The captain had been drinking heavily and may have intentionally placed his aircraft into a…
Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Tossed by a Thunderstorm
A regional jet plummeted 4,000 ft in severe turbulence and icing before the pilots regained…
One Down, One to Go
An MD-83 flight crew pressed on after one engine lost power en route, only to…
Deadly Deceleration
A business jet stalled during an unstabilized nonprecision approach and crashed into an apartment building.
Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Spurious Autofeather
The loss of thrust on takeoff caught the ATR 72 pilots off guard and unprepared.
Lost in Reverse
Airflow disruption by excessive reverse thrust rendered the rudder useless when it was needed most.
Accident Investigation, Causal Factors, Safety Oversight
Lack of Restraint
The 747 freighter was doomed when a massive military vehicle broke free in the cargo…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Off Course and Below Minimums
Pressing on in a blinding deluge, the pilots were searching for the runway when the…