‘Too Many Air Tour Tragedies’
The NTSB is calling for more conservative flight visibility minimums and better weather training for air tour pilots in an accident-prone area of Alaska.
Accident/Incident Investigation
Insight: Expanding the Focus on ‘Pre-Accidents’
A safety department’s examination of everyday concerns can detect drift toward a dangerous operational state.
Delayed Liftoff
A 737’s low thrust setting kept the airplane on the ground until only 400 m of runway remained, the U.K. AAIB says.
Uncommanded
Investigators are trying to determine why the flaps on a Bombardier Challenger CL-600 activated during flight without action by the pilots, the AAIB says.
Fearing ‘Something Big’
An A330 crew underestimated the fire hazard associated with a fuel leak and continued flying after detecting the problem, the BEA says.
‘Distorted’ Decision-Making
The DC3 cargo flight, being operated under VFR, crashed in instrument conditions near an airport in northwestern Ontario, the TSB says.
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