Tragic Transition
A 737 captain may have been overwhelmed by stress and anxiety when he lost control…
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Posts Categorized: Causal Factors
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Hole in the Fuselage
A passenger was partially ejected when debris from an uncontained engine failure blew out a…
Exception to the Rule
When the airplane would not rotate, rejecting the takeoff several seconds after reaching V1 was…
‘Struggling to Find the Runway’
The captain was agitated and disoriented before his Q400 crashed on approach to Kathmandu, accident…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Causal Factors
‘Something Was Not Right’
After near-disaster at SFO, the NTSB recommends action to aid in correctly identifying intended landing…
For Lack of a Mask
The pilot was not using supplemental oxygen when the Citation’s cabin pressurization system failed at…
Getting Behind the Aircaft
Distracted and task-saturated, a pilot continued an increasing unstabilized approach until he lost control of…
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…