Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
The NTSB has published findings on two helicopter accidents: a preliminary account of a fatal crash in Yosemite that notes earlier water-bucket problems and the aircraft’s final moments, and a final report on a May Dallas night takeoff in which a Bell 407’s tail rotor struck a rooftop surveillance camera. The reports describe separate events.
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The NTSB has published findings on two helicopter accidents: a preliminary account of a fatal crash in Yosemite that notes earlier water-bucket problems and the aircraft’s final moments, and a final report on a May Dallas night takeoff in which a Bell 407’s tail rotor struck a rooftop surveillance camera. The reports describe separate events.
An inquiry attributed a second inertial reference shock involving an A319 at Edinburgh Airport to the runway surface. It believes recent resurfacing will reduce the risk of further incidents, though the available report summary provides no details on the event’s operational impact or the resurfacing work.
US investigators believe excessive pitch input after a bounced landing caused a Delta Air Lines A321 to strike its tail at New York LaGuardia earlier this year. The first officer was undergoing operational training at the time of the occurrence.
The Philippine Air Force has suspended flights by its SF-260 fleet while officials investigate a midair collision during training at Fernando Air Base in Batangas that killed four pilots. The grounding puts the continuation of pilot training on hold as investigators examine the fatal accident.
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A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registration LX-VCF, suffered a collapse of its left-wing main landing gear while parked at Luxembourg Airport. No injuries were reported. The freighter was grounded, prompting inspections across the carrier’s 747-8F fleet and an investigation into the incident.
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Two Philippine Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 training aircraft collided over Fernando Air Base in Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The air force grounded its SF-260 fleet while officials investigate the cause; reports describe the flight as training, with one saying it was a rehearsal for an air show.
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Pilots at Frankfurt Airport turned onto a runway in the wrong direction, leaving them with less than half the available takeoff distance, according to the report. Air traffic control spotted the error and ordered the pilots to abort, averting a potential near-miss from developing further.
Two Air Force pilots safely ejected from a T-6A training aircraft near San Antonio on Thursday after receiving indications of a potential landing gear problem. The available reports do not identify the aircraft’s damage or provide further details about the incident.
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