SYNOPSIS

The flight crew of G-VIIK experienced a series of smoke events on the flightdeck while in the cruise over mid-Atlantic. They declared an emergency and the First Officer (F/O) donned his oxygen mask. They descended the aircraft to Flight Level (FL) 150 and diverted to Shannon Airport (EINN), Ireland. The cause of the smoke was later identified as a bearing failure of the primary equipment cooling supply fan.                                                                                                  

SYNOPSIS

During cruise the First Officer (F/O) began to feel unwell. His condition deteriorated progressively while the aircraft was over the North Atlantic Ocean. The Commander was advised by a doctor on board that the F/O should be brought to hospital and a decision was taken to divert to Dublin. An experienced captain with a different airline, who was travelling as a passenger, was identified by the cabin crew and assisted the Commander with cockpit duties for descent, approach and landing. Following an uneventful landing the F/O was taken to hospital by ambulance.

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During the landing roll, the landing gear selector was inadvertently moved to the UP position. This mistake was immediately recognised and the selector was returned to the DOWN position but the nose-wheel, which had started to retract, continued retracting, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.

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The aircraft was approaching RWY 25 for a landing when, without any control input, the aircraft suddenly tracked to the right of the runway, struck a windsock pole and a boundary ditch and impacted into the adjacent field. The Pilot was unhurt and exited the aircraft without assistance.

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The scheduled passenger flight from Manchester (EGCC) to EINN made two approaches to Runway 24 (RWY 24) in blustery weather conditions that featured a strong and turbulent crosswind. The first approach resulted in a bounced landing following which a go-around was performed. The aircraft then conducted a second approach. Following a number of bounces the aircraft impacted the runway in a nose down attitude and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded along the runway before coming to a stop. There were no injuries but the aircraft was deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair.

A Preliminary Accident Report was published on the 23 August 2011. This Report contained Safety Recommendation IRLD2011010 which recommended that the Operator review the maximum crosswind limitations for approaches onto RWY 24 at EINN. The Safety Recommendation was accepted by the Operator and new reduced limits were published.

This Final Report issues four further Safety Recommendations.

SYNOPSIS

Following an uneventful tandem drogue-fall from 10,000 ft, the main chute was deployed at approximately 5,500 ft, but following inflation, it immediately developed a violent spiral rotation to the right. Unable to cut-away the main canopy, the tandem master deployed his reserve chute. There then followed a complex sequence of events that resulted in both canopies being in a condition of partial inflation. This condition persisted throughout the remaining descent until the tandem pair impacted heavily within a forest clearing. Both the tandem master and the tandem passenger suffered serious impact injuries.

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Following a longer than expected take-off run over wet/soft grassland, the aircraft became airborne and had insufficient height to clear a line of trees at the airfield boundary hedgerow.  The right-hand wing-tip struck a holly tree and the aircraft subsequently impacted heavily into the adjacent field. Both occupants escaped without injury, but the aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.