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“Commuter Aircraft Strikes Terrain During Unstabilized, Homemade Approach.” Accident Prevention, June 2002. 8 pages. [PDF 106K]
“Data Show That U.S. Wake-turbulence Accidents Are Most Frequent at Low Altitude and During Approach and Landing.” Flight Safety Digest, March–April, 2002. 60 pages. [PDF 875K]
“Continued Visual Flight in IMC Precedes Controlled Flight Into Terrain by Piper Chieftain.” Accident Prevention, March 2002. 6 pages. [PDF 76K]
“MD-82 Overruns Runway While Landing in Proximity of Severe Thunderstorms.” Accident Prevention, February 2002. 20 pages. [PDF 114K]
“Cargo Airplane Strikes Frozen Sea During Approach in Whiteout Conditions.” Accident Prevention, January 2002. 8 pages. [PDF 97K]
“ALAR Regional Implementation Campaign Reaches Key Objective of Introducing Safety Tools in Africa.” Flight Safety Digest, January 2002. 27 pages. [PDF 338K]
“Sikorsky S-76B Strikes Water During Approach to North Sea Oil and Natural Gas Production Platform.” Helicopter Safety, January–February 2002. 8 pages. [PDF 44K]
“Descent Below Minimum Altitude Results in Tree Strike During Night, Nonprecision Approach,” Accident Prevention, December 2001. 6 pages. [PDF 113K]
“Controlled Flight Into Terrain: A Study of Pilot Perspectives in Alaska” and “Among U.S. States, Alaska Has Highest Incidence of Accidents in FARs Part 125,” Flight Safety Digest, November–December 2001. 88 pages. [PDF 607K]
“AS 350BA Strikes Glacier During Alaskan Air Tour,” Helicopter Safety, November–December 2001. 4 pages. [PDF 41K]
“Douglas DC-3 Strikes Hill During Night Cargo Flight,” Accident Prevention, November 2001. 6 pages. [PDF 66K]
“EMS Helicopter Strikes Terrain on Dark, Snowy Night,” Helicopter Safety, September–October 2001. 4 pages. [PDF 34K]
“Pitch Oscillations, High Descent Rate Precede B-727 Runway Undershoot,” Accident Prevention, September 2001. 8 pages. [PDF 63K]
“International Organizations Rise to Challenge to Prevent Approach-and-landing Accidents,” Flight Safety Digest, August–September 2001. 52 pages. [PDF 512K]
“Crew Loses Control of Boeing 737 While Maneuvering to Land,” Accident Prevention, August 2001. 6 pages. [PDF 57K]
“Lightning Strike, Loose Electrical Connector Disable Fokker 100 Hydraulic Systems,” Accident Prevention, July 2001. 8 pages. [PDF 66K]
“Data Show That More Than Half of EMS Airplane Accidents Occur During Approach and Landing,” Flight Safety Digest, April–May 2001. 68 pages. [PDF 610K]
“Runway Overrun Occurs After Captain Cancels Go-around,” Accident Prevention, June 2001. 12 pages. [PDF 189K]
“Helicopter Strikes Terrain During Low-visibility Flight to Mountain Helipad,” Helicopter Safety, May–June 2001. 4 pages. [PDF 85K]
“Data Show That More Than Half of EMS Airplane Accidents Occur During Approach and Landing,” Flight Safety Digest, April–May 2001. 68 pages. [PDF 610K]
“Hughes 369FF Strikes Power Lines During Approach to Landing Site,” Helicopter Safety, March–April 2001. 4 pages. [PDF 52K]
“Destabilized Approach Results in MD-11 Bounced Landing, Structural Failure,” Accident Prevention, January 2001. 8 pages. [PDF 71K]
“A340 Crew Conducts Emergency Landing With Left-main Gear Partially Extended,” Accident Prevention, December 2000. 8 pages. [PDF 107K]
“Embraer Bandeirante Strikes Mountain Ridge During Trans-island Flight in Fiji,” Accident Prevention, November 2000. 8 pages. [PDF 84K]
“ATR 42 Strikes Mountain on Approach in Poor Visibility to Pristina, Kosovo,” Accident Prevention, October 2000. 6 pages. [PDF 56K]
“Pilot Loses Control of Twin Turboprop During ILS Approach in Low Visibility,” Accident Prevention, July 2000. 8 pages. [PDF 504K]
“Improper Loading of Cargo Causes Loss of Aircraft Control on Approach,” Accident Prevention, May 2000. 12 pages. [PDF 83K]
Special Issue: “Controlled Flight Into Terrain, Korean Air Flight 801, Boeing 747-300, HL7468, Nimitz Hill, Guam, August 6, 1997,” Flight Safety Digest, May–July 2000. 142 pages. [PDF 1,189K]
“Floatplane Strikes Ridge During Sightseeing Flight, Accident Prevention, April 2000. 8 pages. [PDF 1,668K]
“Crew Fails to Compute Crosswind Component, Boeing 757 Nosewheel Collapses on Landing,” Accident Prevention, March 2000. 8 pages. [PDF 92K]
“Air Ambulance Strikes Mountain in Heavy Snow and High Winds,” Helicopter Safety, January–February 2000. 4 pages. [PDF 49K]
“Business Jet Overruns Wet Runway After Landing Past Touchdown Zone,” Accident Prevention, December 1999. 6 pages. [PDF 66K]
“Darkness Increases Risks of Flight,” Human Factors & Aviation Medicine, November–December 1999. 8 pages. [PDF 87K]
“Unaware of Strong Crosswind, Fokker Crew Loses Control of Aircraft on Landing,” Accident Prevention, November 1999. 6 pages. [PDF 62K]
“Gulfstream II Collides with Stalled, Unlighted Vehicle After Tower Controller’s Clearance to Land,” Airport Operations, July–August 1999. 8 pages. [PDF 55K]
“Airplane’s Low-energy Condition and Degraded Wing Performance Cited in Unsuccessful Go-around Attempt,” Accident Prevention, July 1999. 12 pages. [PDF 118K]
“Learjet Strikes Terrain When Crew Tracks False Glideslope Indication and Continues Descent Below Published Decision Height,” Accident Prevention, June 1999. 12 pages. [PDF 120K]
“B-757 Damaged by Ground Strike During Late Go-around from Visual Approach,” Accident Prevention, May 1999. 8 pages. [PDF 76K]
Special FSF Report: “Killers in Aviation: FSF Task Force Presents Facts about Approach-and-landing and Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accidents,” Flight Safety Digest, November 1998–February 1999. 288 pages. [PDF 1,551K]
“Attempted Go-around with Deployed Thrust Reversers Leads to Learjet Accident,” Accident Prevention, January 1999. 6 pages. [PDF 49K]
Special Double Issue: “Boeing 757 CFIT Accident at Cali, Colombia, Becomes Focus of Lessons Learned,” Flight Safety Digest, May–June 1998. 44 pages. [PDF 288K]
Special FSF ALAR Task Force Report: “A Study of Fatal Approach-and-landing Accidents Worldwide, 1980–1996,” Flight Safety Digest, February–March 1998. 64 pages. [PDF 365K]
“A Safe Flight into the Next Millennium,” Flight Safety Digest, January 1998. 36 pages. [PDF 287K]
“Safety and Statistics: What the Numbers Tell Us About Aviation Safety at the End of the 20th Century,” Flight Safety Digest, December 1997. 28 pages. [PDF 303K]
“MD-88 Strikes Approach Light Structure in Nonfatal Accident,” Accident Prevention, December 1997. 16 pages. [PDF 204K]
“Collision with Antenna Guy Wire Severs Jet’s Wing During Nonprecision Approach,” Accident Prevention, October 1997. 8 pages. [PDF 62K]
“Automatic Deployment of DC-9 Ground Spoilers During Final Approach Results in a Hard Landing Short of the Runway,” Accident Prevention, June 1997. 8 pages. [PDF 63K]
“Flight Crew’s Failure to Perform Landing Checklist Results in DC-9 Wheels-up Landing,” Accident Prevention, May 1997. 16 pages. [PDF 287K]
“During Nonprecision Approach at Night, MD-83 Descends Below Minimum Descent Altitude and Contacts Trees, Resulting in Engine Flame-out and Touchdown Short of Runway,” Accident Prevention, April 1997. 16 pages. [PDF 168K]
“Learjet MEDEVAC Flight Ends in Controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) Accident,” Accident Prevention, January 1997. 8 pages. [PDF 68K]
“Spatial Disorientation Blamed for Fatal Helicopter Accident in Poor Weather,” Helicopter Safety, September–October 1996. 6 pages. [PDF 55K]
Special Double Issue: “Dubrovnik-bound Flight Crew’s Improperly Flown Nonprecision Instrument Approach Results in Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accident,” Flight Safety Digest, July–August 1996. 54 pages. [PDF 416K]
“Helicopter Strikes Water on Approach After Pilots Lose Altitude Awareness,” Helicopter Safety, July–August 1996. 6 pages. [PDF 107K]
“Flight Crew of DC-10 Encounters Microburst During Unstabilized Approach, Ending in Runway Accident,” Accident Prevention, August 1996. 12 pages. [PDF 105K]
Special Double Issue: “An Analysis of Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain (CFIT) Accidents of Commercial Operators, 1988 Through 1994,” Flight Safety Digest, April–May 1996. 39 pages. [PDF 407K]
“Commuter Captain Fails to Follow Emergency Procedures After Suspected Engine Failure, Loses Control of the Aircraft During Instrument Approach,” Accident Prevention, April 1996. 12 pages. [PDF 166K]
Special FSF Safety Report: “Airport Safety: A Study of Accidents and Available Approach-and-Landing Aids,” Flight Safety Digest, March 1996. 47 pages. [PDF 241K]
“Unaware That They Have Encountered a Microburst, DC-9 Flight Crew Executes Standard Go-around; Aircraft Flies Into Terrain,” Accident Prevention, February 1996. 16 pages. [PDF 414K]
“Different Altimeter Displays and Crew Fatigue Likely Contributed to Canadian Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accident,” Accident Prevention, December 1995. 8 pages. [PDF 56K]
“Captain’s Inadequate Use of Flight Controls During Single-Engine Approach and Go-around Results in Loss of Control and Crash of Commuter,” Accident Prevention, November 1995. 8 pages. [PDF 42K]
“Commuter Crew’s Loss of Situational Awareness During Night Takeoff Results in Controlled Flight into Terrain,” Accident Prevention, October 1995. 8 pages. [PDF 44K]
“Crew’s Failure to Monitor Terrain Clearance After Night Takeoff Results in Collision with Mountain,” Accident Prevention, September 1995. 6 pages. [PDF 35K]
“Poorly Flown Approach in Fog Results in Collision with Terrain Short of Runway,” Accident Prevention, August 1995. 8 pages. [PDF 108K]
“Captain’s Failure to Establish Stabilized Approach Results in Controlled-flight-into-terrain Commuter Accident,” Accident Prevention, July 1995. 6 pages. [PDF 39K]
“Failure to Intercept Final Approach Course, Improperly Performed IFR Approach Cited in Fatal Collision with Terrain,” Helicopter Safety, May–June 1995. 6 pages. [PDF 54K]
“Charter Captain Chooses Not to Use ILS Glideslope, Misjudges Landing in Fog, Runs Off Runway End into Blast Fence,” Accident Prevention, April 1995. 8 pages. [PDF 107K]
“Fatal Turbine-helicopter Accidents Provide Clues to Safer Operations,” Helicopter Safety, March–April 1995. 6 pages. [PDF 39K]
“Aircraft Descended Below Minimum Sector Altitude and Crew Failed to Respond to GPWS as Chartered Boeing 707 Flew into Mountain in Azores,” Accident Prevention, February 1995. 16 pages. [PDF 150K]
”Stall and Improper Recovery During ILS Approach Result in Commuter Airplane’s Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain,” Accident Prevention, January 1995. 12 pages. [PDF 80K]
“Breakdown in Coordination by Commuter Crew During Unstabilized Approach Results in Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accident,” Accident Prevention, September 1994. 8 pages. [PDF 41K]
“Lack of Management Oversight Cited in Controlled-flight-into-terrain Accident of FAA Aircraft,” Accident Prevention, August 1994. 8 pages. [PDF 45K]
“Captain Stops First Officer’s Go-around, DC-9 Becomes Controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) Accident,” Accident Prevention, February 1994. 12 pages. [PDF 64K]
“Cockpit Coordination, Training Issues Pivotal in Fatal Approach-to-Landing Accident,” Accident Prevention, January 1994. 8 pages. [PDF 50K]
“Fatal Commuter Crash Blamed on Visual Illusion, Lack of Cockpit Coordination,” Accident Prevention, November 1993. 4 pages. [PDF 47K]
“Anatomy of a Mountain Crash: Error Chain Leads to Tragedy,” Accident Prevention, October 1992. 6 pages. [PDF 35K]
 

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