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The airport lacks ground markings or signage on several taxiways, and the green taxiway centreline lights do not indicate the turn, making night taxi operations difficult and providing no visual guidance for the M1, M2, N1, N2, and N3 routes from the ramp side.
1airport
2,009,412
The aircraft departed Las Vegas on runway 26R using a Flaps 1 takeoff configuration and encountered wake turbulence from a preceding Airbus A321 at approximately 500 feet above ground, causing an aerodynamic stall indicated by the stick shaker. The crew declared a stall, lowered the nose, applied maximum thrust, and re...
6environment-nonweatherrelated
1,663,823
During cruise at approximately 29,100 feet the flight encountered severe turbulence over the Dalian VOR, causing repeated airspeed excursions that triggered stick shaker, overspeed warnings, and required rapid thrust adjustments; ATC communication was hampered by language barriers and static, leading to multiple unclea...
8humanfactors
2,251,900
After departing from airport ZZZ, the crew received a Low Hydraulic System Warning immediately after takeoff. The first officer executed the hydraulic system checklist, shutting off the hydraulic pump and pressure transfer system, while the captain assumed control of the aircraft and completed the checklist, including ...
0aircraft
1,918,623
While managing the ’A’ Final, the controller allowed an adjacent final controller’s aircraft to enter the same airspace without issuing a point‑out or coordinating visual separation, resulting in the two aircraft coming within approximately 600 feet vertically and 2.1–2.5 miles laterally; the lack of communication and ...
13procedure
1,249,825
Air traffic management and company management forced multiple departures to fly through deteriorating weather despite known turbulence, creating a situation where 12‑24 aircraft became positioned too close to each other and to hazardous weather. The pressure to keep aircraft moving resulted in a gap in the weather bein...
5companypolicy
1,525,374
The air traffic controller, simultaneously handling ground and local control due to staffing shortages, cleared Aircraft X to land on runway 3 and Aircraft Y to take off from runway 8, despite the airport's converging runway operations restriction that prohibits a departure from runway 8 while a landing is occurring on...
13procedure
1,397,750
After completing run‑up and instrument checks, the aircraft departed ZZZ2 under instrument flight rules and, midway to ZZZ3, experienced a total electrical failure that caused loss of primary flight instruments and the crew's checklist. Flying in instrument meteorological conditions at night, the pilots used the artifi...
0aircraft
1,895,081
During a flight, the aircraft displayed an auxiliary power unit generator off bus electronic centralized aircraft monitoring message. The captain executed the quick reference handbook procedure, which cleared the message, and then reported the event to maintenance. Maintenance recorded the discrepancy in the logbook as...
10logbookentry
1,690,599
While enroute, the crew heard another company flight with a nearly identical callsign using the same radio frequency. Air traffic control reported that the two flights operate on the same route at the same scheduled time each day, creating unnecessary communication workload. The similarity did not cause any operational...
5companypolicy
1,776,545
The airline did not provide crew meals or a mechanism for pilots to obtain food during long international turn pairings, forcing pilots to navigate customs to find food or go without for many hours. This lack of access created distractions that interfered with flight preparation and risked pilots becoming unfit for dut...
5companypolicy
1,249,596
At approximately 19,000 feet mean sea level the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence, after which the captain received an interphone call reporting a possible flight attendant injury in the aft galley. The crew maintained positive aircraft control and relayed the turbulence report to air traffic control. The capta...
16weather
1,429,879
While departing Runway 25L at Long Beach Airport, the pilot was cleared to maintain runway heading and at 800 feet to turn left to heading 200 degrees, then later instructed to turn to heading 200 and switch to a departure frequency of 127.2. During the left turn at approximately 300 feet altitude and a climb rate of 7...
13procedure
1,460,954
During a pushback, a trainee set the aircraft brakes and reported inability to turn, but the pushback driver instructed brake release; the aircraft rolled only two feet before the driver re‑applied the brakes and stopped it. The incident occurred because the aircraft had already been disconnected from the pushback tug ...
8humanfactors
2,269,176
During approach to airport ZZZ, the pilot encountered wind gusts up to 30 knots and experienced wind shear approximately 8‑10 feet above the runway, causing an abrupt loss of lift and a hard touchdown. The impact broke the aircraft's right‑side front shock clevis, though the wing, propeller, and lift struts remained un...
6environment-nonweatherrelated
1,652,369
A flight was delayed because of a late inbound aircraft, prompting the relief pilot and crew to seek clarification on allowable duty extensions under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 117. Crew scheduling provided three conflicting duty‑day cut‑off times (XF40, XG10, and XA40), and the chief pilot later offered a fourt...
5companypolicy
1,318,498
While entering the left upwind leg for runway 16 at Lincoln County Airport, the aircraft passed the crosswind leg for runway 34 and the flight crew visually identified a blue drone operating at a relatively high altitude but in close proximity to the airport. No evasive maneuver was executed because the drone was deeme...
13procedure
1,465,191
Guidelines mandate that flight crews don face covering masks immediately prior to flight, with optional use during flight, citing public health guidance. The report raises concerns that mask wear may increase crew risk of hypoxia, hypercapnia, dizziness, and infection due to rebreathing exhaled air and contaminated mas...
5companypolicy
1,742,979
Aircraft X ZZZ-ZZZ1 was pushed out of the gate while dangerous goods were loaded in pit 2 and the required 15 securing bags were missing, resulting in the aircraft having to return to the parking block to correct the loading deficiency.
8humanfactors
2,145,776
During a ramp audit, the ramp agent claimed to have staged 15 bags in pit three to secure a lithium metal battery shipment, but the supervisor verified only 14 bags were loaded and observed six bags plus one heavy bag stacked on top of the dangerous goods despite a 'Do Not Stack' label, resulting in violations of 14 Co...
8humanfactors
1,731,524
Runway 7L/25R at Hong Kong International Airport was closed for construction, but the closure was not published in a NOTAM and was only indicated in the automatic terminal information service broadcast. The absence of a NOTAM meant pilots and operators were not formally warned of the runway unavailability. Consequently...
4chartorpublication
1,773,900
At flight level three thousand four hundred, the crew observed a window overheat warning followed by a loud pop that caused approximately twelve cracks in the captain's forward windscreen. The flight crew, after consulting dispatch, maintenance, and air traffic control, elected to divert back to the departure airport r...
0aircraft
1,885,041
Following de‑icing, the crew received a clearance that de‑icing was complete and all equipment was clear, completed their checklist and requested taxi clearance, which was granted to runway XXL. The captain looked left and the first officer looked right, each verbally confirming the respective side was clear, and the c...
8humanfactors
1,959,671
During a final approach, aircraft X broke out of clouds at 1,700 feet and was judged unable to complete the descent, prompting the controller to issue a go‑around with a heading of 275 degrees and a climb to 2,500 feet. At the same time, aircraft Y was departing on a PADRZ departure, increased speed, and overtook aircr...
13procedure
1,476,384
During pushback the aircraft was backed past the end of the paved taxiway, placing the main landing gear onto a grass area. After the captain released the brakes and applied single‑engine thrust, the #2 engine did not generate enough forward thrust and the aircraft rolled backward onto the grass, where it became stuck ...
8humanfactors
2,045,470
The pilot requested visual flight rules flight following from the ground controller at ZZZ airport but was denied and instructed to contact the center after takeoff. After departing and following tower vectors, the pilot was cleared to assume own navigation and attempted to contact the center, which failed to acknowled...
8humanfactors
1,753,910
After a rain shower, the aircraft taxied to Gate XX while exterior lighting was on, but the lead‑in line and J‑line markings were not visible because the paint lacked reflective properties or the markings were missing. The flight crew could only align the aircraft using ground marshalling and felt unsafe completing the...
1airport
1,828,584
After landing at ZZZ airport the crew noted a spongy brake feel and set the parking brake, confirming the indication on the engine indicating and crew alerting system. Within seconds the parking brake handle released unexpectedly, the electronic indication cleared, and the aircraft rolled forward several feet toward a ...
0aircraft
2,059,982
A crew chief at the maintenance facility used a tool whose calibration had expired, falsified the calibration year, and relied on borrowed tooling with a different part number than specified in the aircraft maintenance manual to complete and close a nose landing gear shock strut fluid check that assigned mechanics coul...
13procedure
1,802,170
Immediately after takeoff the number one inverter failed and the pilot accidentally turned off the avionics master while attempting to switch to the backup inverter, resulting in loss of avionics. The pilot reduced power to remain below cloud cover and elected to return to the departure airport, contacting tower to rep...
0aircraft
1,804,940
During a routine inspection of aircraft CE560XL, the maintenance team discovered that the requested upgrade of the Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System was not applicable because two Service Bulletins had already addressed the task, a fact obscured by missing historical records after a maintenance trackin...
5companypolicy
1,517,120
After taking a handoff, the pilot of Aircraft X cancelled IFR while airborne at about 3,000 feet and subsequently attempted a missed approach at the destination airport, but could not activate the runway lights. The pilot, believing he still had instrument clearance, descended below the Minimum Instrument Altitude towa...
3atcequipment/navfacility/buildings
1,829,342
Dry ice was placed in the forward cargo hold without being recorded on the cargo load sheet and without notification to the flight crew; the lack of documentation and communication by operations and ground personnel caused the crew to be unaware of the hazardous material.
8humanfactors
1,756,696
An Airbus aircraft was loaded with fuel exceeding the maximum fuel on departure limit of 36,000 pounds, violating the company fuel policy guidelines; this overtankering occurred repeatedly on the same flight route despite a prior report, indicating non‑compliance with established weight and fuel limits.
13procedure
1,323,959
During a training session, the trainee controller, who had low experience, instructed aircraft X to descend to 6000 feet about 15 nautical miles south of the higher minimum vectoring altitude while on a northbound downwind heading; the trainer failed to notice this clearance and later, after observing the aircraft at 8...
2airspacestructure
1,899,878
During the flight, lavatory waste tank level alarms indicated the tanks were full and lavatories 1 left forward, 2 left, 3 left, and 4 left were inoperative per maintenance; the captain elected to continue to Sydney, after which the first officer locked off lavatories 1 left aft, 2 right, 3 right, and 4 right, leaving ...
13procedure
2,073,082
While handling aircraft on runway twenty‑eight right, the controller instructed Aircraft X to line‑up and wait, but missed the aircraft’s readback of “cleared for takeoff” and did not correct it. Believing the aircraft was still holding, the controller cleared another aircraft to hold short, and Aircraft X commenced th...
13procedure
1,411,559
The pilot’s flight plan originally routed the aircraft southward over NAT A with a Cost Index of 289, predicting a flight time of 11:04 and a fuel burn of 257,542 pounds. After reviewing upper‑wind data, the pilot requested a more northerly route that would have reduced the flight time to 10:58, lowered the Cost Index ...
5companypolicy
1,244,281
Big Sky Approach failed to issue a timely handoff for an aircraft that was within 2.5 nautical miles of its airspace, adhering to a policy that required handoff only at 8 nautical miles; this delay forced the aircraft to descend via a clearance that could have resulted in terrain conflict if a turn was required, creati...
13procedure
1,592,006
During beverage service on a 737-800, the captain informed the crew of a gas line issue and instructed a diversion to ZZZ1, prompting cabin preparation for landing. Shortly after, the left engine failed, but the captain, focused on handling the emergency, did not immediately notify the crew of the engine loss. The airc...
0aircraft
2,055,476
A 14‑piece trek bicycle containing two dangerous goods batteries was accepted and placed in a dangerous goods rack, then assigned to a flight on Aircraft X and loaded onto a cargo cart. The cart was moved to a different gate, but the ramp crew failed to relocate the freight, resulting in a NOTOC (Notice to Captain) ref...
8humanfactors
2,020,865
The flight experienced a 592‑minute delay because operations staff had no contact with dispatch, leaving the aircraft and crew idle at the gate.
13procedure
1,670,778
After a twin‑engine propeller aircraft landed, the crew was cleared to line up and wait while the preceding aircraft was instructed to exit the runway via a taxiway; however, the preceding aircraft remained on the far end of the runway. The crew proceeded with a normal takeoff, reached rotation speed, and discovered th...
8humanfactors
2,202,849
The flight encountered a momentary episode of severe turbulence caused by the wake of a heavy jet while operating in a crosswind exceeding 100 knots; the crew did not visually identify the generating aircraft.
6environment-nonweatherrelated
1,647,754
An MD‑80 arrived with a deferred AUTOSPOILERS condition, yet the aural "auto brakes" warning sounded during the pre‑takeoff configuration check despite the auto‑brake switch being off, indicating that the auto spoiler circuit remained armed. Maintenance repeatedly pulled and collared the designated circuit breaker per ...
12mel
1,330,871
While cruising at flight level 330, the crew observed a small radar return that expanded into a larger thunderstorm cell ahead of the aircraft, prompting a request for a right deviation. The aircraft entered severe turbulence, causing the autopilot and autothrottle to disengage, rapid Mach .74 airspeed fluctuations, an...
16weather
2,262,131
During the approach to runway 26R the crew was reassigned to a different arrival route and, without a proper brief, failed to tune the instrument landing system frequency, resulting in loss of lateral guidance. Gusty crosswinds, up‑ and downdraft turbulence and ATC instructions to descend and slow in the traffic patter...
16weather
1,725,462
After the flight crew closed and armed the aircraft doors for departure, a person external to the aircraft opened a door while push‑back personnel were still connecting the aircraft to the tow bar; as a result the evacuation slide deployed but failed to inflate and fell onto the boarding stairs, remaining attached by i...
8humanfactors
2,237,481
While following a heavy Boeing 777 at approximately eight nautical miles, the aircraft encountered wake turbulence that caused uncommanded rolls of 30‑45 degrees to both sides. The pilot flying disengaged the autopilot on the first roll and manually controlled the aircraft, subsequently receiving vectors to return to r...
6environment-nonweatherrelated
1,642,849
During takeoff from runway XX, a master warning indicating a 14th stage duct failure appeared just before or immediately after passing V1, prompting the captain to initiate a rejected takeoff despite being past the decision speed. The aircraft departed the runway onto the taxiway, brake temperatures rose, and fire serv...
0aircraft
1,791,706
After landing on runway 21L at Detroit, the crew was cleared to taxi via taxiway Tango, hold short of taxiway Quebec, then proceed to the gate via taxiway Tango and Kilo. While searching for taxiway Kilo on the right, the captain lost spatial awareness, missed the right turn onto Kilo, and continued on Tango, crossing ...
4chartorpublication
1,680,849
After departing from ZZZ the flight crew received a gear disagree caution and a red boxed nose gear indication, prompting a request for a holding pattern and execution of the gear malfunction checklist. While in hold, three down‑lock indications were displayed after the gear handle was selected down, and maintenance wa...
0aircraft
1,910,541
While awaiting air traffic control clearance to exit the Southport taxiway on the Bravo line, the aircraft's nose wheel fell into an unfilled pavement depression. With only the right engine operating, the crew could not generate sufficient thrust to free the aircraft, so they started the left engine and increased thrus...
1airport
1,843,730
While operating in the ZZZ flight phase, Aircraft X experienced a failure of the integrated drive generator accompanied by an electrical generator off advisory displayed on the engine indication and crew alerting system, prompting maintenance personnel to apply the mandatory equipment list procedure 24-XX-X, and raisin...
8humanfactors
2,000,321
During maintenance on Aircraft X, a contract vendor opened the right-hand wing fuel tanks and left fuel tank panels exposed while failing to complete the required fuel tank pre‑entry checklist and to record fuel‑gas concentration readings; only a partial rope barrier and no warning signs were installed despite the Airc...
5companypolicy
1,774,139
While climbing through approximately 9,500 feet mean sea level, a large white unmanned aerial vehicle flew beneath the nose of the aircraft, resulting in less than 100 feet vertical separation between the two.
8humanfactors
2,001,067
The Controller in Charge instructed the radar controller to keep Denver arrivals north of the RAMMS fix, but worsening weather caused three aircraft to deviate southward toward Denver Approach. When the radar controller attempted to hand the deviating aircraft to the RAMMS/TOMSN sector, that sector declined responsibil...
16weather
1,384,731
After departing on a ferry flight, the crew received a No. 1 bleed air hot warning while climbing, followed by a master warning indicating a No. 1 engine fire; they elected to return to the departure airport, shut down and secured the No. 1 engine, and landed safely. Post‑flight inspection revealed that a borescope ins...
0aircraft
2,164,481
During a visual approach to runway 16R at Denver, the crew was cleared by Approach and instructed to join the final while traffic was landing on runway 16L. The crew set the traffic collision avoidance system to traffic advisory, but the converging aircraft from the other carrier was closer than expected due to insuffi...
13procedure
1,522,423
While taxiing back to the hangar after a training flight, the narrator observed Pilot Y attempting to start his recently purchased Beechcraft Model 23 parked at the tie‑downs. The aircraft suddenly started, revved to a very high engine speed, and accelerated forward out of control toward Hangar X‑E. The narrator increa...
8humanfactors
1,793,267
The flight departed late because the aircraft arrived late from the previous station, and during climb the pilots instructed flight attendants to remain seated until cleared. After reaching cruise altitude three eight zero, intermittent light turbulence was reported and flight attendants were allowed to move about, wit...
16weather
1,328,381
During the after‑takeoff checklist the pilot's finger became jammed between the auxiliary power unit and the right generators, causing both generators to shut down; the pilot then reflexively turned off the left generator, prompting deployment of the air‑driven generator, which was later reset and power restored before...
13procedure
1,725,130
During landing on runway XX at ZZZ, a Cessna Skylane encountered a sudden crosswind gust exceeding 20 knots, causing the aircraft to become airborne again and bounce before a large gust attempted to flip the airplane; full left aileron and right rudder prevented a runway excursion but could not stop a propeller strike ...
16weather
1,813,504
The controller was simultaneously managing four sectors (arrival east, arrival west, Boeing arrivals, and PAE) and was zoomed out to an 80‑mile range, causing VFR aircraft symbols to overlap and become difficult to see. While vectoring Aircraft X for a visual approach to runway 15 at RNT, a VFR traffic at 2,000 feet, t...
2airspacestructure
1,753,736
Air Carrier XYZ requested taxi instructions and taxied to the runway. When contacting Local Control, the controller mistakenly used the callsign Air Carrier AYZ for Air Carrier XYZ, cleared Air Carrier XYZ for takeoff under Air Carrier AYZ, and the pilot responded using the incorrect callsign. The aircraft departed wit...
5companypolicy
1,518,920
During a scheduled 91‑kilometer flight with two passengers, the pilot flying and pilot monitoring cancelled instrument flight rules and switched to the Unicom frequency, making all visual flight rules calls for approach, landing and taxi. After landing, airfield operations personnel on the runway reported not hearing a...
13procedure
1,666,910
ZOB Cleveland Center repeatedly accepted handoffs from Litchfield sector (C14) with less than two minutes of flight time remaining to the sector boundary, exemplified by a delayed handoff of Aircraft X at flight level 210 on the MIZAR3 arrival to Detroit Metropolitan Airport that was not accepted until one minute from ...
13procedure
1,350,291
During the Coronavirus outbreak, a cabin crew purser transported an additional passenger on a shuttle for an entire month of work trips, allowing the individual to travel without wearing a mask, thereby exposing the purser and other crew members to potential infection.
8humanfactors
1,740,585
The ramp crew secured the dangerous goods on the aircraft with fourteen restraint bags instead of the required fifteen bags, resulting in the aircraft remaining on the ground with unsecured cargo.
13procedure
1,588,833
During a flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1, severe weather forced air traffic control to issue a reroute to the ZZZ2 VHF omnidirectional radio range, which placed the aircraft at minimum fuel for the planned landing. After recalculating performance and reducing speed to long‑range cruise, the crew was cleared to deviate as neces...
16weather
1,805,293
During approach the crew received a wind shear alert and initiated a go-around, but severe turbulence and gusting winds caused them to exceed the published missed‑approach altitude of 2,000 feet and deviate from the required heading. Subsequent attempts were also aborted because wind gusts exceeded the aircraft’s cross...
16weather
1,586,812
After takeoff from ZZZ and leveling at 10,000 feet, the crew heard a loud bang and experienced a rapid compressor stall on engine 1 when power was increased for a climb, triggering an ECAM warning; reducing thrust stopped the stall and the warning cleared. The aircraft then continued climbing to 11,000 feet when anothe...
0aircraft
2,055,150
The ramp exit parking spots were painted the same vivid yellow on both the ramp side and an adjacent active taxiway, creating indistinguishable markings. The pilot mistakenly crossed the line onto the active taxiway and proceeded to the assigned spot, believing it was a ramp location. Air traffic control did not detect...
1airport
2,103,954
During climb-out at 17,000 feet the aircraft’s right‑hand stabilizer‑out‑of‑trim warning illuminated, indicating a failure of the electric stabilizer trim system; the autopilot trim and yoke trim switches became inoperative, requiring use of the manual hand‑cranked trim wheel which exhibited high resistance and a coggi...
0aircraft
1,824,764
While crossing the Final Approach Fix for Runway 25 Left, the first officer observed a small quadcopter drone hovering about 200 feet beneath the aircraft and immediately reported the sighting to air traffic control. The aircraft proceeded to land at Los Angeles International Airport, after which a telephone call was m...
13procedure
1,529,932
During approach, the aircraft experienced erratic performance from engine number one, prompting the crew to plan a landing with flap angle fifteen degrees as a precaution. While on final approach, engine number one thrust reduced to zero, leading the pilots to request priority handling from air traffic control. The air...
0aircraft
1,854,891
The flight was vectored by approach and cleared for a visual approach to Renton runway 34, intercepting final at approximately five nautical miles. While rolling final, the aircraft’s flight path overlapped the instrument landing system glideslope for Boeing Field runway 31L, causing Renton tower to inform the crew the...
13procedure
1,481,366
During a climb on a line mission, the pilot in command exceeded the published engine limit of 104 percent N1 by an estimated 0.1 percent for about 1.5 seconds, but the observer, who was only acting as a passenger, did not intervene or ensure that maintenance was notified; the aircraft continued to fly without reported ...
8humanfactors
1,747,932
After a delayed arrival, the flight crew experienced high workload and time compression, reviewed the dangerous goods summary and printed the necessary documents, but failed to transmit the dangerous goods acknowledgement code via ACARS before brake release and aircraft movement.
8humanfactors
2,153,691
At Gate XX, a jet bridge struck the aircraft's left side 1 boarding door, lifting the door 3‑5 inches above its normal position. Maintenance personnel inspected the door, citing possible hinge and hidden structural damage, and determined a thorough evaluation was required before the aircraft could be declared airworthy...
0aircraft
2,304,243
During climbout from airport ZZZ, the aircraft autopilot failed to level off at the selected altitude of 1700 feet, displaying an altitude capture mode on the Flight Mode Annunciator, and required three separate attempts to disengage using the trim switch before manual control could be re-established. Air traffic contr...
8humanfactors
2,294,815
The Boeing 787 flap track fairing drain tubes were found broken, a recurring issue noted in previous reports, and the problem is attributed to the design where the drain tubes extend outward rather than being a simple perforation like on other aircraft.
0aircraft
2,304,636
At flight level 41000 feet the aircraft entered a severe atmospheric wave that caused an unexpected climb of approximately 900 feet and a rapid increase in airspeed. The crew responded by moving the throttles to idle, disconnecting the autopilot, and extending the speed brakes, yet the airspeed still exceeded the maxim...
16weather
1,615,349
Denver Sector X transferred two aircraft at flight level three hundred fifty on intersecting trajectories without confirming positive separation. Aircraft X was acknowledged on the frequency, but Aircraft Y was not, requiring a directional change to avoid a conflict. Attempts to coordinate the maneuver with Denver Sect...
13procedure
1,677,948
During a high‑traffic period with numerous military training approaches, the Arrival East controller and the Radar Controller in Charge attempted to manage Aircraft X and Aircraft Y simultaneously. Aircraft X was instructed to turn to a heading of 350 degrees, but later accepted a heading of 360 degrees, while Aircraft...
13procedure
1,394,558
After landing on runway 16L at Tokyo Haneda Airport, the crew was instructed to taxi via taxiway Golf to holding point Alpha 11, but missed Alpha 11 because the A11 sign was partially obscured by grass and positioned perpendicular to the preceding A10 sign; the tower switched the crew back to ground frequency, gave a r...
1airport
2,144,028
Prior to pushback the crew believed they possessed the required Dangerous Goods Form, but after pushback discovered it was only a preliminary Dangerous Goods document. The correct Dangerous Goods Form arrived shortly after the aircraft had already pushed back.
8humanfactors
1,853,990
Cargo Operations tendered a shipment of dangerous goods that had been scheduled for a passenger aircraft, but the load crew rejected the shipment after determining that the dangerous goods were labeled for cargo‑only aircraft, preventing the inappropriate carriage on the passenger flight.
8humanfactors
1,769,734
While entering the traffic pattern at airport ZZZ from the east, the instructor and student made standard position reports as required by the Aeronautical Information Manual. A recreational aircraft, identifying itself only as "RV traffic" and stating it would cross midfield for runway XX, provided unclear reports and ...
8humanfactors
2,052,605
During taxi out, the crew made multiple CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) calls with no response and observed no traffic on TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System); after announcing they were holding short, they proceeded to the runway and, while crossing the hold short line, saw another aircraft lined up on t...
13procedure
1,455,635
During a departure, the captain performed a noise abatement climb using a vertical speed of 1500 feet per minute, but the aircraft could not meet the mandatory 1500‑foot altitude at the next waypoint, prompting the first officer to verbally request a climb. The captain responded by pitching down when the pitch‑limit in...
8humanfactors
2,137,596
The pilot received no pre‑flight icing briefings and departed ZZZ in instrument meteorological conditions, later encountering light rime ice that rapidly progressed to freezing rain and mixed clear/rime ice, severely covering the windscreen. Air traffic control initially instructed an incorrect altitude of 2,200 feet m...
16weather
1,525,989
During daylight operations at La Guardia Airport, the flight crew taxied the aircraft into an incorrect ramp entry because new construction and non‑standard taxiway markings created a visual cue that appeared to be the end of the taxiway, leading to expectation bias. The crew recognized the error, halted the aircraft, ...
8humanfactors
1,812,101
While taxiing the SA-227 on a narrow taxiway, the aircraft became uncontrollable and the nose wheel left the pavement because the brakes were ineffective. The captain instructed the first officer to apply his side brakes, which eventually stopped the aircraft, but the nose gear entered the grass. Airport personnel prov...
0aircraft
1,984,202
A newly hired flight attendant arrived ten minutes before departure with a roller‑board bag that contained a charging port, which ramp personnel assumed housed a battery and therefore refused to load. Because the flight had twenty open seats, the captain placed the bag in an unoccupied seat without determining the batt...
8humanfactors
1,906,634
After receiving pushback clearance, the aircraft began to encroach onto Taxiway 1 to position its tail, while ground control simultaneously cleared a rapidly taxiing RJ aircraft onto the same taxiway. The wing walker on the left side of the pushing aircraft signaled to stop, preventing a collision that the tug driver s...
13procedure
2,245,198
While attempting an instrument approach to Prescott, the pilot cancelled instrument flight rules and was cleared for a practice approach, but entered class D airspace without two‑way radio contact; after requesting a frequency change, the approach controller approved it late, and tower instructed the aircraft to contin...
13procedure
1,949,145
After the release, the First Officer reported his electronic flight bag (IPAD) was inoperative and requested charts via email; the coordinator confirmed that providing charts was sufficient, leading all parties to overlook the operations manual which required either a deadheading crew member’s electronic flight bag or ...
4chartorpublication
1,280,918
During a descent into the Rochester airport while complying with tower‑assigned heading and altitude changes in visual meteorological conditions, the crew received a ground proximity warning system aural alert despite being visually clear of terrain; the captain leveled the wings, added power, and raised the nose, whic...
13procedure
1,648,352
The report details a request to install high‑efficiency particulate air filters in workplace areas such as break rooms, offices, and the airport to mitigate a recent increase in COVID‑19 cases, noting that many employees are not wearing masks and are coughing and sneezing openly, which could spread the virus.
6environment-nonweatherrelated
1,773,222