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Air Accidents Investigation Branch reports

2,539 reports
In Category Commercial - fixed wing
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Cabin depressurisation and emergency descent, 19 March 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Failure to achieve predicted performance during takeoff, Belfast International Airport, 21 July 2017.

  • Runway excursion on landing, Sumburgh Airport, Shetland, 26 January 2017.

  • Warning of excess cabin altitude during the cruise, En route from London Heathrow Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, USA, 23 February 2017.

  • 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.

  • Avionics fan failure causing vibration and fumes in the cockpit. In the cruise, between Paphos and Athens, 20 January 2017.

  • Moved and struck ground equipment whilst parked, Stand 559, London Gatwick Airport, 26 March 2017.

  • Runway excursion during landing roll, Tiree Airport, Isle of Tiree, 7 March 2017.

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

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

  • Pressurisation failure with emergency descent, in flight from Manchester to Jersey, 8 December 2016.

  • Loss of automatic stabiliser trim, in-flight from Heraklion to London Gatwick, 27 July 2016.

  • APU exhaust duct liner failure, resulting in smoke emanating from rear of aircraft, Belfast City Airport, 30 October 2016.

  • Stall and loss of control, Fairoaks Airport, Surrey, 15 October 2016.

  • Birdstrike during takeoff caused engine damage and diversion with overweight landing, Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, 10 January 2017.

  • Damage to runway edge light, Alderney Airport, Channel Islands, 10 November 2016

  • Smell of smoke in rear galley, London Gatwick Airport, 31 December 2016

  • Fumes in the cockpit when descending to London Gatwick Airport, 21 October 2016.