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Air Accidents Investigation Branch reports

636 reports
In Category Commercial - fixed wing
Of Type Bulletin - Field investigation
  • Autopilot difficult to disconnect, on approach to East Midlands Airport, 14 December 2017.

  • Unintended descent during departure from Belfast City Airport, 11 January 2018.

  • Failure of nose landing gear axle, on departure from London Stansted, 15 September 2017.

  • Mid-air collision, near Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 23 September 2017.

  • Emergency descent due to loss of cabin pressure, en route from London Heathrow to Delhi, 29 April 2017.

  • Escape of fuel from helicopter being transported as cargo, en route from Houston to Prestwick, 30 March 2017.

  • Serious injury to cabin crew, during descent to Manchester Airport, 14 January 2017.

  • Smoke and fumes after departure, Isle of Man Airport, 31 March 2017.

  • No 2 engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure, during descent into Manchester Airport, 26 May 2017.

  • Overrun on landing, Gorda Airport, British Virgin Islands (BVI), 11 February 2017.

  • Landing gear failed to lower, RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, 27 May 2017.

  • Aircraft landed with crosswind component of 40 kt (maximum demonstrated crosswind component is 19.4 kt), Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) Airport, 23 February 2017.

  • Stick shaker activation, during the climb after departure from Edinburgh Airport, 5 June 2017.

  • Cabin depressurisation and emergency descent, 19 March 2017.

  • Emergency evacuation at parking stand after APU failure filled cabin with smoke, London Heathrow Airport, 26 June 2016.

  • Loss of control, 5 nm north of reporting point ORTAC, 21 December 2016.

  • APU bleed air duct leak, East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, 3 February 2017.

  • Loss of terrain separation, on approach to Hong Kong International Airport, 15 November 2016.

  • Main gear shimmy on landing on Runway 25 at Belfast International (Aldergrove) Airport, 4 October 2016.

  • Struck a tree during go-around at Topcroft Farm Airstrip, near Hardwick Airfield, Norfolk, 2 October 2016.

  • In-flight loss of engine access panel, on departure from Manchester Airport, 14 December 2016.

  • Diversion due to smoke in cockpit, 28 November 2016.

  • Inadvertent flap retraction, on departure from Bristol Airport, 30 June 2016.

  • Landing gear collapse on landing, Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton, 15 September 2016

  • Nose landing gear torque link separation whilst taxiing, Manchester Airport, 19 October 2016.

  • Pitch control difficulty after departing Manchester Airport in icing conditions, diverted to East Midlands Airport, 4 March 2016

  • Incorrect takeoff performance calculation, Malaga Airport, Spain, 14 April 2016.

  • Reduction in aircraft controllability, near Manchester, 6 November 2015.

  • Steep and fast approach followed by runway overrun and fire, Blackbushe Airport, 31 July 2015.

  • Descent into terrain following departure from Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex, 3 October 2015.

  • Landing gear lever jammed in the ‘UP’ detent after takeoff due to a maintenance error, 30 January 2016.

  • Go-around due to autopilot issue and subsequent elevator control problems, on approach to Guernsey Airport, 26 January 2016.

  • Left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll, East Midlands Airport, 14 January 2016.

  • Taxiway excursion, Birmingham International Airport, 21 February 2016

  • Engine cowling detached during flight, Farnborough Airport, 29 November 2015.

  • Tailstrike on landing, Glasgow Airport, 19 July 2015.

  • In-flight engine fire, en route Glasgow to Belfast, 16 December 2014.

  • Attempted takeoff using runway edge lights as the centreline reference, Biggin Hill Airport, 24 November 2014.

  • Incorrect takeoff performance data calculated, Belfast Aldergrove Airport, 25 June 2015.

  • Fatigue fracture of shock-absorber bolt, London City Airport, 16 August 2015.

  • Loss of control and impact with terrain during a flying display, Oulton Park, 1 August 2015.

  • Separation of the shock absorber on the left main landing gear, Gatwick / Guernsey Airport, 23 February 2015.

  • Runway excursion after landing, Blackpool Airport, 12 March 2015.

  • In-flight fumes event, 90 nm south-east of London Heathrow Airport, 27 July 2015.

  • Multiple tyre burst on landing, London Luton Airport, 14 January 2015.

  • Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) on approach to Dundee Airport, 3 May 2015.

  • Target winch overspeed, English Channel, 25 April 2015.

  • Hydraulic fluid leak and partial extension of right main wing landing gear, near London Gatwick Airport, 29 December 2014.

  • Runway excursion during takeoff, Stornoway Airport, 2 January 2015.

  • Stall warning in icing and mountain wave conditions, en-route from Aberdeen to Sumburgh, 3 October 2014.