At night under IMC conditions, the crew performed a non-stabilized approach, deliberately exited the protection envelope in the published procedure then performed a go-around while they were over-flying a built-up area at a height of around four hundred feet…. Continue Reading →
The US NTSB determined that the probable cause of this accident was a loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the in-flight failure of the horizontal stabilizer trim system jackscrew assembly?s acme nut threads. The thread failure was caused by excessive wear resulting from insufficient lubrication of the jackscrew assembly…. Continue Reading →
The aircraft was on its initial climb, the crew heard an explosion and noticed that the right engine FIRE warning light was illuminated. They applied the Engine Failure emergency procedure, discharged the two extinguishers and performed an emergency landing…. Continue Reading →
This serious incident resulted from the decision to put the airplane into descent when, as a result of a display error, it was neither on the localizer track nor on the glide path, and with no context defined for this improvised manoeuvre. The importance that AOM attached to accelerated training given to new co-pilots and…… Continue Reading →
the crew rejected the take-off at a late stage, as a result of which the aircraft overran the runway ending. The aircraft and part of the airport infrastructure sustained serious damage… Continue Reading →