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Air Accidents Investigation Branch reports

782 reports
In Category Commercial - fixed wing
Of Type Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
  • Inadvertent Flap Retraction, During takeoff from Düsseldorf Airport, 16 July 2018.

  • Loadsheet and takeoff-performance calculation error, London Gatwick Airport, 30 September 2018.

  • Tailstrike on takeoff, Birmingham Airport, 28 July 2018.

  • Incorrect takeoff configuration for calculated performance, Dublin Airport, Ireland, 11 August 2018.

  • Incorrect engine performance mode used on takeoff from London City Airport, 11 December 2018.

  • Undercarriage indication fault leading to undercarriage collapse on landing, Denham Airfield, Buckinghamshire, 27 February 2019.

  • Collision with parked aircraft during landing, Haydock Park Airfield, Newton-Le-Willows, 8 September 2018.

  • Engine tailpipe fire during start up, London Gatwick Airport, 20 November 2018.

  • Degradation of slat, flap and nose landing gear systems, London Gatwick Airport, 6 July 2018.

  • Bearing corrosion leading to aileron drive rod failure, Saint Kitts, Caribbean, 4 July 2018.

  • Wheels-up landing, Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands, 28 December 2018.

  • Cabin bar trolley broke free from stowage, London City Airport, 8 October 2018.

  • On final approach flames emitted from the wing-mounted smoke generators, Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, 13 July 2018.

  • Hard landing in undershoot, Beaver Island, Falkland Islands, 11 June 2018.

  • Pushed back into the blast fence, London Stansted Airport, 30 April 2018.

  • Inadvertent flap retraction on departure from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, 24 June 2018.

  • Landing gear collapse due to crosswind and runway surface, Goodwood Aerodrome, Sussex, 16 July 2018.

  • Began takeoff roll from incorrect point on runway, London Gatwick Airport, 28 March 2018.

  • Landing gear indication fault leading to turnback and emergency evacuation, Aberdeen Airport, 27 February 2018.

  • Tail scrape on landing, Newquay Airport, 17 April 2018.

  • Stall and impact with the ground, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, 19 July 2018.

  • Cabin altitude increased to 15,900 ft, London Heathrow Airport, 13 August 2017.

  • In-flight fumes event, descending towards Heathrow Airport, 13 November 2017.

  • Emergency evacuation, Hawarden Airport, Chester, 16 October 2017.

  • Nose landing gear drag link spring failed during a normal landing, Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire, 21 February 2018.

  • Ground collision during taxiing, Bristol Airport, 10 January 2018.

  • Unsecured catering cart injured a cabin crew member during landing, London Stansted Airport, 2 December 2017.

  • Pilot incapacitation in the cruise, 5 August 2017.

  • Aircraft tail bumper contacted the runway during landing, Isle of Man Airport, 18 December 2017.

  • Passenger fell down the steps whilst disembarking, Stand 13, Jersey Airport, 1 December 2017.

  • Fumes in cockpit, 10 nm south of Belfast International Airport, 29 August 2017.

  • Smoke emitted from forward galley ovens resulting in diversion, en route from Manchester to Girona Airport, Spain, 8 July 2017.

  • En route diversion to Newcastle Airport due smoke from a windscreen heater connection, 21 July 2017.

  • Smoke in the cabin after landing, Sumburgh Airport, 27 October 2017.

  • The aircraft cabin depressurised, en route Exeter to Faro, Portugal, 26 July 2017.

  • Incorrect stabiliser trim on takeoff, Malta International Airport, 28 September 2017.

  • Possible windshear on landing, Netheravon, Wiltshire, 16 August 2017.

  • Left wing made ground contact in landing flare, Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex, 27 October 2017.

  • Left engine failure, 9 nm south of Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands, 4 September 2017.

  • Aircraft landed heavily, Munich Airport, Germany, 3 July 2017.

  • Towbar shear pins fractured during pushback and tug subsequently collided with the aircraft, Stand 1 Manchester Airport, 3 March 2017.

  • Aircraft collided with fuel bowser when chocks removed without pressure in the brake system, London Biggin Hill Airport, 15 June 2017.

  • Loss of cabin pressure, en route from Bristol Airport to Paderborn Lippstadt, Germany, 20 September 2017.

  • Rejected takeoff, Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands, 27 July 2017.

  • Nose landing gear failed to lock down, Shoreham Airport, Sussex, 30 June 2017.

  • Right winglet penetrated the nose cone of a parked aircraft at London City Airport, 24 November 2016.

  • Tailstrike on landing, Newcastle Airport, 9 January 2017.

  • Forced landing after the engine stopped in flight, Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, 9 July 2017.

  • Pilot’s emergency exit door opened in flight, En route from East Midlands Airport to Kristiansund, Norway, 1 June 2017.

  • Ground collision due to a loss of directional control during taxiing, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire, 13 May 2017.