AAIU Reports

SYNOPSIS

While transitioning out of Birr Airfield during a solo navigational exercise, the student pilot observed that he was not climbing as normal and felt that the helicopter was suffering from a lack of power. Fearful of imminent impact with a number of obstructions ahead of his position the pilot decided to carry out an emergency landing in a field adjacent to the airfield. During the final phase of the run-on landing, the helicopter started to drift to the right and subsequently rolled over onto its right-hand side just prior to coming to a halt. The pilot evacuated the helicopter without injury.

SYNOPSIS

The Aircraft was dispatched from Stand 25 and was pushed back and proceeded along the South apron taxiway. During routine checks the crew of the aircraft noted a light on in the cockpit to indicate that the aircraft cargo door was open. The aircraft was halted and a dispatch technician sought. As the technician was returning from adjusting the door he was caught by the No.2 engine jetblast and knocked to the ground. He later discovered, that in falling, he had fractured his wrist.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft, which was on a checkout flight, took off from Weston Aerodrome at 1700 hours on 15 July 1999.   It was the intention of the instructor to complete a half hour flight and then return to the field.  Whilst the aircraft was being configured for the final approach by the co-pilot to Runway 25 the engine failed and could not be restarted.   The instructor immediately took  control of the aircraft and elected to carry out an emergency landing in a cornfield 1 NM north east of the runway threshold.   On landing, the nose strut collapsed and the aircraft inverted.  There was no fire.

SYNOPSIS

While descending into Cork Airport (EICK) the flight crew experienced severe airframe vibrations. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed without further incident at EICK.  There were no injuries to passengers or crew.  After landing it was found that a large panel at the fuselage/wing joint had become detached along its trailing edge. Further examination detected significant cracking in this panel.

SYNOPSIS

During climb-out from Stansted Airport (EGSS), the flight crew experienced an illumination of the “Master Caution” indicating “Overhead” on the main instrument panel. A short time later, the “Master Caution” (Overhead) illuminated again, followed by an additional warning light on the rear overhead panel, indicating that the passenger oxygen masks had automatically deployed in the cabin. Having reached FL 143, the aircraft was descended to and levelled at FL 100, where further analysis by the flight crew determined that the pressurisation system had not been properly configured for flight. The aircraft returned to the airport of departure, where it landed without further incident. There were no reported injuries to passengers or aircrew.

SYNOPSIS

Following a 20 minute flight the aircraft stalled in a left base turn to land at Minnistown private airfield.  The aircraft landed heavily in a small field and inverted.

SYNOPSIS

On Monday 3 July, 2000,  circa 0348 hours, a Swissair MD-11 aircraft, callsign SWR 127, reported a near miss with another aircraft, identified as an American Airlines B767, callsign AAL 176.  The event occurred at 050N 013W in the Shannon Oceanic Transition Area (SOTA) (Annex A), approximately 210 nautical miles South West of the Cork VOR. SOTA is a designated Reduced Vertical  Separation Minima (RVSM) area.   SWR 127 was en route from Boston to Zurich and maintaining Flight Level (FL) 320.  AAL 176 was en route from JFK, New York, to Frankfurt and, at the time of the event, was climbing from FL 290 to FL 370, having received clearance from Shannon Radar.  The aircraft commander of SWR 127 had been observing AAL 176 to his left and below him for more than five minutes when he got the impression that it had started climbing.  This was confirmed by warnings on his Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).  He immediately turned his aircraft 10º to his right and observed AAL 176 climbing through his assigned level, within 0.5 nautical miles (NM) of his left wing.  

SYNOPSIS

Following a flight from Denmark via the U.K, the aircraft made a high approach to Runway 25 at Weston and touched-down approximately 200 metres before the end of the runway. It failed to stop on the runway and struck a boundary hedge at the edge of airfield. There was substantial damage to aircraft but no injuries. 

SYNOPSIS

Shortly after take-off from Cork Airport (EICK), the flight crew were alerted to a pressurisation problem. Continuing to climb in an un-pressurised condition, the aircraft reached FL 142 before a decision was made by the Captain to return back to the airport of departure. The aircraft landed without further incident at 0755 hours. There were no injuries. The investigation found that the pressurisation system had not been correctly configured for flight.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft was scheduled to make a routine refuelling stop at Shannon. After a normal landing on Runway 24, ATC requested the aircraft to expedite its clearance off the runway. As the aircraft entered the turnaround area at the end of the runway, it failed to complete the 180° turn and skidded of the end of the runway. There were no injuries to passengers or crew and no significant damage to the aircraft.