Synopsis

Having landed normally on Runway (RWY) 25, in gusty conditions, the Pilot was conducting a turn to backtrack along RWY 07 towards the airfield hangar when a gust of wind lifted the tail, resulting in the aircraft nosing into the ground and flipping over on its back. While the aircraft was substantially damaged, there were no injuries to persons on board

Synopsis

The Pilot reported that the aircraft encountered a downdraft immediately before landing.   He applied power but the wheels contacted high corn crop before the runway threshold.   The aircraft landed and, when the main landing gear hit a raised ridge, stopped suddenly and inverted.   The Pilot switched off the electrics and fuel and was able to exit unaided from under the aircraft.

Synopsis

On lift off from a concrete surface, the helicopter yawed abruptly to the left. This surprised the Pilot who, failing to control the yaw, immediately elected to land on again. During this landing the tail struck the ground, and the tail-rotor assembly and empennage separated from the tail-boom. On landing, the helicopter remained upright and the Pilot shut down the engine and exited safely.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft was being restored to flight status, having had a new and larger wing fitted.  During a high speed taxi check, the aircraft inadvertently became airborne and drifted off the runway heading.  The Pilot, who had not intended to fly the aircraft and who had not flown for six months considered that a safe landing could not be made and commenced a circuit.  During this circuit the engine lost power and a forced landing was carried out into a grass field.  The subsequent heavy landing caused the nose wheel to detach, destroyed the propeller and led to the collapse of the left main wheel.  The Pilot exited the aircraft without injury.

SYNOPSIS

Shortly after landing, smoke was observed in both the cockpit and cabin.  The aircraft was stopped, the engines were shut down and an evacuation was carried out. No technical defect was found during the subsequent examination.  It is probable that the smoke was caused by the engines ingesting granular urea, which had been used to de-ice the runway during a very cold weather period.

INTERIM STATEMENT

Accident to Fairchild Metro III EC-ITP at Cork Airport on 10 February 2011

A Preliminary Report on this accident was published on 16 March 2011.

EU Regulation 996/2010 requires that, if the Final Report cannot be made public within 12 months, the safety investigation authority shall release an interim statement at least at each anniversary of the accident or serious incident, detailing the progress of the investigation and any safety issues raised.

This Interim Statement should be read in conjunction with the published Preliminary Report.

SYNOPSIS

Following a short training flight the glider returned to land on the same runway but in the opposite direction.  As it was high on short final approach, side-slip was used to a low height.  The landing was heavy and the glider bounced.  It subsequently impacted nose down and was substantially damaged.  Neither occupant was injured.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft landed on Runway (RWY) 28 at EIDW in conditions of strong and gusty crosswinds. After its initial touchdown, the aircraft became airborne again and travelled diagonally above the runway surface before it touched down on the right edge of the runway, in the area where Taxiway (TWY) E3 joins RWY 28. The propeller struck a taxiway edge light, destroying it, before the Pilot regained directional control and steered the aircraft back to the central area of the runway.

Synopsis

The aircraft experienced violent rolling motion due to the partial separation of the inboard section of the starboard de-icing boot.  The partially separated portion of the de-icing boot flailed in the airflow impacting and damaging the starboard wing, flap and aileron, and causing significant handling challenges for the Pilot.  When the de-icing boot fully separated normal handling returned.  The separated portion of the de-icing boot was not recovered.

SYNOPSIS

A serious incident occurred at Dublin Airport on 16 October 2010 when a Boeing 737-800 aircraft (TC-JGG) taxied onto the active Runway (RWY) 28 while an Airbus A319 aircraft (D-AGWJ) was on short final approach to land on the same runway. Dublin ATC had cleared TC-JGG to taxi in preparation for subsequent departure from RWY 28 and the aircraft was instructed to hold short of the runway. D-AGWJ had been cleared to land. The crew of the landing aircraft observed TC-JGG approaching the runway and initiated a go-around manoeuvre. Simultaneously ATC issued a go-around instruction. D-AGWJ descended to a height of less than 200 ft above the ground, less than 0.4 nautical miles (nm) from its touchdown point, before it climbed away.

The Report of the Investigation makes six Safety Recommendations.