Flight Safety Foundation Accident Prevention 2000

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December 2000

A340 Crew Conducts Emergency Landing With Left-main Gear Partially Extended 8 pages. [PDF 107K]

The report said that a wheel-brake torque rod detached and prevented the left-main gear from extending fully. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport. Seven occupants received minor injuries during evacuation.

November 2000

Embraer Bandeirante Strikes Mountain Ridge During Trans-island Flight in Fiji 8 pages. [PDF 84K]

Investigators could not determine the circumstances of the collision, but their accident report included findings of inadequate surveillance by the regulator and inadequate check-and-training procedures, standard operating procedures and record keeping by the operator. The report also said that the captain had insufficient rest before the flight and had consumed an ‘above-therapeutic level’ of antihistamine.

October 2000

ATR 42 Strikes Mountain on Approach In Poor Visibility to Pristina, Kosovo 6 pages. [PDF 56K]

Deficiencies in the performance of the flight crew and the air traffic controller were among the causes cited by the report on the controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accident. Crew fatigue and an inoperative ground-proximity warning system were factors.

September 2000

See-and-avoid Deficiencies Cited in Collision of Fighter and Light Airplane 8 pages. [PDF 73K]

The report said that the pilot of a Cessna 152 probably was taking aerial photographs and the pilot in the front seat of a Panavia Tornado was head-down, conducting operational checks, when the aircraft collided in good weather over relatively flat terrain.

August 2000

Noncompliance With Departure Procedures Sets Course for Impact With Mountain 8 pages. [PDF 87K]

Investigators said that the controlled-flight-into-terrain accident resulted from the flight crew’s failure to properly plan for a night departure from an unfamiliar airport. The crew of the U.S. Air Force C-130H did not follow published instrument departure procedures.

July 2000

Pilot Loses Control of Twin Turboprop During ILS Approach in Low Visibility 8 pages. [PDF 504K]

The accident report said that the corporate pilot selected an incorrect source of distance-measuring equipment information and did not fly the proper descent profile for the instrument landing system approach. Airspeed decreased rapidly during the final segment of the approach before the Beech Super King Air 200 stalled and struck the ground.

June 2000

Low Engine Oil Pressure, Severe Vibration Prompt Pilatus PC-12 Forced Landing 8 pages. [PDF 84K]

The pilot did not follow the prescribed emergency procedure for a low-oil-pressure indication and eventually had to shut down the engine because of severe vibration. Three of the 10 occupants were seriously injured when the pressurized, single-engine turboprop aircraft was landed in a bog. The investigation did not determine why the oil-flow interruption occurred.

May 2000

Improper Loading of Cargo Causes Loss of Aircraft Control on Approach 12 pages. [PDF 83K]

The Fokker F27 pitched nose-up when the flight crew extended full flaps on final approach. The crew did not regain control, and the aircraft stalled and struck the ground. The accident report said that the aircraft’s center of gravity was “significantly aft” of the approved limit.

April 2000

Floatplane Strikes Ridge During Sightseeing Flight 8 pages. [PDF 1,668K]

Five people were killed when a float-equipped Cessna U206G struck a mountain ridge in New Zealand. The report on the controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) accident said that the pilot probably attempted to cross the ridge at low level and might have misjudged the ridge height because of visual illusions or distraction.

March 2000

Crew Fails to Compute Crosswind Component, Boeing 757 Nosewheel Collapses on Landing 8 pages. [PDF 92K]

A crosswind component of approximately 35 knots existed for the runway in use at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The report said that the flight crew did not calculate the crosswind component and had insufficient time, after disengaging the autopilot at 100 feet, to align the aircraft properly for landing.

February 2000

Fuel Imbalance Cited in Learjet 35A Control Loss 12 pages. [PDF 69K]

The U.S. Air Force said that the flight crew of a C-21A (military version of the Learjet 35A) did not have a checklist to help them correct a fuel imbalance that was caused by a fuel-pump malfunction. During approach for an emergency landing, the crew allowed airspeed to become too slow and made control inputs that caused the aircraft to depart from controlled flight.

January 2000

Cargo Airplane Strikes Building During Rejected Takeoff 6 pages. [PDF 76K]

The accident report said that an engine malfunction may have occurred at a critical time during the Douglas C-54A-DC’s takeoff, that the flight crew used inadequate procedures during the rejected takeoff and that the first officer was impaired by medications.