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An Airbus A320-216 (EC-KLT) made two approaches above the correct descent profile, on each occasion leading to a missed approach, 26 August 2019.
Shortly after the takeoff roll of an Airbus A320-214 (OE-LOA) was commenced it was rejected, due to a contained engine failure, 1 March 2019. As the flight crew were about to taxi the aircraft off the runway, an evacuation w…
During pre-flight preparations, both pilots of an Airbus A320-214 (G-EZWE) completed a takeoff performance calculation based on the incorrect runway intersection, resulting in the aircraft becoming airborne with only 110m of…
The flight crew of an Airbus A320-232 (G-EUYB) detected strong acrid fumes on the flight deck, 23 September 2019. After landing and removing their masks, the co-pilot became incapacitated and the commander felt unwell; both …
A DH-82A Tiger Moth (N54556) rolled into a steeply banked turn and struck the ground in a steep nose-down attitude near Hythe, Kent, 21 July 2019. The accident resulted in one fatality.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch are recruiting a safety data co-ordinator
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its Annual Safety Review covering Branch activity for 2019.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch are recruiting two Facilities Officers
The AAIB has sent a team to Warwickshire to investigate an accident which occurred on 24 June involving a Bell 407 helicopter.
A DJI M600 Pro suffered a GPS-compass error and did not respond to the return-to-home function. It subsequently collided with the roof of a house before falling into the property’s rear garden, 13 Dec 2019.
A Boeing 737-4Q8 (G-JMCR) suffered a partial electrical failure resulting in the loss of a number of systems. The pilot declared a MAYDAY and proceeded to land but poor weather meant that visual references were lost during t…
A Cirrus SR22T (2-RORO) produced varying amounts of power on takeoff, insufficient to allow the aircraft to climb away and it contacted power lines before pitching down and striking a dual carriageway, 12 May 2019.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is recruiting a Publications Officer (Apprentice)
The AAIB confirms we have complied with the government’s guidance on managing the risk of COVID-19.
During ground roll, the tailplane detached from the Standard Cirrus 75 (G-DDGX). Signals for the takeoff to be aborted did not reach either pilot. The glider became airborne, climbed rapidly, before descending steeply and st…
During a smoke and fumes event on an Airbus A319-111 (G-EZNM) the pilots’ oxygen masks misted up shortly after donning. This was due to a combination of the environment in which they were stowed, the crews’ breathing rate an…
Following a heavy rain shower which made the runway wet, a Britten-Norman Islander (VP-MNI) made a positive touchdown but could not stop. It overran the runway and departed the level surface of the airfield, 23 September 201…
On reaching top of climb, a Boeing 747-436 (G-BNLN) experienced unreliable airspeed indications resulting in overspeed warnings and activation of the stall warning system, 9 June 2019.
This report refers to two separate events with the same Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopter (G-WLTS), one on 15 June 2018 and one on 2 January 2019.
During an unstable approach to Bristol Airport, a Boeing 737-86N (I-NEOT) descended below the approach path before being instructed to go around by the tower controller, 1 June 2019.
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