AAIU Reports

  SYNOPSIS

Having routed from Weston Aerodrome the pilot landed in Clonbullogue Airfield in order to pick up passengers.  The landing was deep and fast, resulting in a runway excursion through the runway perimeter wire fence, with the aircraft stopping in the airfield boundary ditch.

SYNOPSIS

While flying off the coast of Waterford at Bunmahon, the pilot experienced rough running of the aircraft’s engine. At approximately 600 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) the pilot levelled the aircraft from a climb, turned on the fuel pump, switched the fuel tanks and quickly turned on the carb heat. There was no improvement in engine performance. The pilot observed a field large enough to make a landing. He landed with little damage to the aircraft and no injuries. He used his radio to report the incident to the control tower at Waterford Airport.  The aircraft also suffered an engine failure on a successive flight.  Possible causes in both cases were rich carburettor settings and poor magneto spark with perhaps a case of induction icing during the incident flight.

SYNOPSIS

While taxiing to park in a parking area that had been sanctioned for use by the aerodrome operator, but not licensed, the aircraft starboard wingtip struck the rudder of a stationary unattended aircraft.  Damage to both aircraft was relatively minor and there were no injuries.

SYNOPSIS

On landing at London Heathrow earlier in the morning, a noise from the forward hold area was reported by the flight crew.  An inspection by ground crew found a blow out panel open.  Finding nothing amiss, the panel was reset and the aircraft released for the return flight to Dublin.  Whilst the aircraft was climbing through FL266, the flight crew received an ECAM (Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring) warning that the cabin altitude was excessive and a subsequent warning of low cabin differential pressure.  An emergency descent was initiated and executed without further incident at Cardiff Airport.   

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger service between London Stansted Airport and Stockholm/Skavsta Airport, Sweden. From the passengers point of view the flight was uneventful. The Captain, who was the Pilot Flying (PF), reported that the aircraft was cleared by Air Traffic Control (ATC) for a visual approach to Runway (RWY) 08, where the weather conditions were good with visibility of more than 10 Kilometres, a light wind from the Southeast, and the runway was dry.

SYNOPSIS

During the rotation for take-off (that is the point at which the nose wheel is lifted off the runway to assume a flying altitude) the aircraft ingested several racing pigeons into its No.1 engine causing serious damage to the engine, which resulted in a return to Dublin Airport on a single engine. The aircraft landed RWY 10 without further incident. The No.1 engine suffered serious bird strike damage. There were no injuries.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Dublin to Sligo.  The flight departed Dublin Airport (EIDW) at 16.05 hrs and carried out a Non-Directional Beacon/Distance Measuring Equipment (NDB/DME) approach to Runway (RWY) 11 at Sligo Airport.  The aircraft, according to the pilots and eyewitnesses, carried out a lower and faster approach than normal, due to gusty wind conditions, and touched down further along the runway than normal i.e. almost halfway down the runway.  The aircraft skidded along the runway and off at its end, coming to a halt with the nose section of the aircraft in the sea, with the main wheels resting on the edge of the embankment leading to the sea.  The passengers and crew evacuated through the rear portside passenger door, down fire service ladders, and were bussed to the terminal building. There was no aircraft fire or reported injuries.  The accident occurred at evening twilight.