Crash of a Boeing 767-281 in Shimoji-shima

Date & Time: Jun 26, 2002 at 1254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 767-200
Operator:
Registration:
JA8254
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shimoji-shima - Shimoji-shima
MSN:
23433
YOM:
1987
Flight number:
NH8254
Location:
Shimoji-shima
Okinawa
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
10375
Captain / Total hours on type:
6654.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
259
Copilot / Total hours on type:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
35347
Circumstances:
On June 26, 2002, a Boeing 767-200 of All Nippon Airways, registration JA8254, took off from Shimoji-Shima Airport at around 11:32 on a flight for takeoff and landing training. The flight plan of the aircraft submitted to the Shimoji-Shima Airport Office of the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (CAB) was as follows: FLIGHT RULES: VFR, AERODROME of DEPARTURE: Shimoji-Shima Airport, TIME: 11:20, CRUISING SPEED: 250kt, LEVEL: VFR, ROUTE: Traffic Pattern, DESTINATION AERODROME: Shimoji-Shima Airport, FLIGHT PURPOSE: Training Flight, TOTAL EET: 1 hour 40 minutes, ENDURANCE: 6 hrs 32 minutes, PERSONS ON BOARD: 3. The three persons on board were in the cockpit at the time of the accident: A pilot undergoing training for promotion to First Officer (Trainee Pilot-A) occupying the left pilot’s seat, the Captain acting as instructor occupying the right pilot’s seat, and another pilot undergoing training for promotion to First Officer (Trainee Pilot-B) occupying the left observer’s seat. First, Trainee Pilot-B made seven landings on runway 17 from the left pilot’s seat, including two landings with one engine simulated inoperative, and a go-around with both engines operative. He then changed places with Trainee Pilot-A. At around that time, the wind direction changed from the south to the west, and the aerodrome control tower instructed a change to runway 35. Trainee Pilot-A then made two landings on runway 35 with both engines operative, and training then switched to landing with one engine simulated inoperative. The first landing was made with the left engine simulated inoperative. After that, during a landing with the right engine simulated inoperative, the touchdown was late and Trainee Pilot-A attempted to go-around with go-around thrust on the left engine only. A few seconds later the instructor increased power on the right engine to go-around thrust, but at that time even though the left engine thrust had started to increase the right engine was still at minimum idle thrust. As a result, a thrust imbalance occurred between the left and right engines while right rudder was
being applied, and the aircraft rolled and yawed to the right (East). Although Trainee Pilot-A and the instructor attempted to correct the attitude changes, the aircraft veered off the runway into a grass field on east side of the runway and came to a stop around 1,990m from the point it had first touched down. The accident occurred at runway 35 of Shimoji-Shima Airport at around 12:54.
Probable cause:
It is estimated that the accident was caused as follows:
The aircraft was being operated on a training flight at Shimoji-Shima Airport, and was making a one-engine-out touch-and-go landing with the right engine simulated inoperative. The touchdown was late and beyond the normal aim point, and on the direction of the instructor, the trainee pilot attempted to go around on only the left engine. However, the trainee mishandled the aircraft, and then, seeing the instructor advance the right engine’s thrust lever, he applied right rudder pedal mechanically. This coincided with an increase in the rotation speed of the left engine, and the aircraft’s attitude suddenly changed towards the right. Because the trainee pilot could not fully correct this and the instructor was late in taking over control, the aircraft veered off the east side of the runway into a grass area and was damaged. Moreover, it is estimated that the following causal factors contributed to the accident:
1) The instructor did not take over when he directed the trainee to go around, or at an earlier stage, because he thought to allow the trainee pilot to handle the aircraft as much as possible, and because he did not sufficiently recognize that a go-around with one-engine simulated inoperative is a difficult maneuver for an inexperienced pilot.
2) Regarding the instructor’s intent to allow the trainee pilot to handle the aircraft as much as possible, the company’s instructional guidelines contained statements meaning that a judgment to go around should be made by the trainee pilot, and that during simulated one-engine-out touch-and-go training landings, the go-around after landing should continue with one engine simulated inoperative.
3) Regarding the instructor’s insufficient recognition of the difficulty of a go-around with one engine simulated inoperative for an inexperienced pilot, the instructor had not been trained to deal with the situation encountered in the accident, and the company’s regulations and manuals did not describe considerations on the difficulty of executing a go-around with one-engine simulated inoperative for an inexperienced pilot or on the effects of the wind on such maneuvers.
4) Regarding the delay in the instructor taking over control of the aircraft, the instructor was not following with his hands on the control wheel and was not in a position to take over immediately if necessary, and when the instructor had changed from being a simulator instructor to a flight instructor, he had not received sufficient training on cautionary matters regarding training in actual aircraft.
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Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jun 11, 2002 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
ST-SSD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Khartoum - Khartoum
MSN:
10563
YOM:
1977
Location:
Khartoum
Khartoum (الخرطوم)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
19822
Aircraft flight cycles:
19349
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport. Following several touch-and-goes completed successfully on runway 18, the crew landed the airplane and elected to takeoff when the captain encountered difficulties to raise the flaps from 40° to 16,5°. In such conditions, he decided to reject the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. The aircraft skidded on runway, overran and lost its right main gear before coming to rest against the ILS antenna for runway 36. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Dornier DO228-201 in Jaipur

Date & Time: Jun 9, 2002
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO228
Operator:
Registration:
VT-EJN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Jaipur - Jaipur
MSN:
8060
YOM:
1986
Location:
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Jaipur-Sanganer Airport. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft skidded on runway, veered off runway and came to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner off Pensacola: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 2002 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner
Operator:
Registration:
165525
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-100
YOM:
1972
Location:
Pensacola
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Two Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner operated by the US Navy registered 165522 and 165525 departed Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field for a training mission. In unknown circumstances, while cruising over the Gulf of Mexico, about 60 km offshore, both aircraft collided and crashed in the sea. All seven crew members on board both aircraft were killed. Debris were found about 64 km offshore, distant 10 km from each other.

Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner off Pensacola: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 2002 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner
Operator:
Registration:
165522
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-28
YOM:
1965
Location:
Pensacola
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Two Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner operated by the US Navy registered 165522 and 165525 departed Pensacola-Forrest Sherman Field for a training mission. In unknown circumstances, while cruising over the Gulf of Mexico, about 60 km offshore, both aircraft collided and crashed in the sea. All seven crew members on board both aircraft were killed. Debris were found about 64 km offshore, distant 10 km from each other.

Crash of a Lockheed KC-130F Hercules in Twentynine Palms

Date & Time: Feb 11, 2002
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
148895
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Twentynine Palms - Twentynine Palms
MSN:
3619
YOM:
1961
Location:
Twentynine Palms
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
20960
Circumstances:
The crew departed Twentynine Palms on a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff, the engine n°1 failed. The aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height when the engine n°4 lost power. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a sandy area located about 4,5 km past the runway end. All eight crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine n°1 during initial climb and a loss of power on the engine n°4 for unknown reasons. As the aircraft was operated at its MTOW, the crew was unable to maintain a positive rate of climb.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP-E3 at Fort Bliss AFB

Date & Time: Feb 8, 2002
Type of aircraft:
Let L-410
Operator:
Registration:
00-0292
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
89 23 07
YOM:
1989
Location:
Fort Bliss AFB (El Paso)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in trees while completing a local training flight at Fort Bliss AFB. All four crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.

Crash of a Learjet C-21A at Ellsworth AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 2002 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Learjet C-21A
Operator:
Registration:
84-0097
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ellsworth AFB - Ellsworth AFB
MSN:
35-543
YOM:
1984
Flight number:
Pacer 43
Location:
Ellsworth AFB
South Dakota
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The mishap aircraft, call sign Pacer 43, was conducting pattern work operations during an off-station training mission at Ellsworth AFB, SD (RCA). Shortly before impact, the mishap crew was conducting a simulated single-engine approach to runway 31 at Ellsworth AFB. Subsequent analysis showed that there was a significantly greater amount of fuel in the left wing and left wing tip tank than the right. The gross fuel imbalance resulted from an unmonitored transfer of fuel from the right wing and right wing tip tank to the left that was initiated by the crew approximately nine and one-half minutes before impact. As the aircraft approached the point when it would normally transition to a flare, it leveled off and began a climbing turn to the west, toward the tower. It did not touch down prior to the turn, but veered left immediately during the flare, and then rolled back to wings level momentarily as it climbed. The heavier left wing, and application of power to the right engine for the go-around, caused the aircraft to roll back into a steeper left turn, stayed in a climbing left turn with the bank continuing to increase until il rolled through more than 90 degrees of bank. As the aircraft reached the highest point of the climb (approximately 450 feet), the bank angle was more than 90 degrees, and perhaps slightly inverted as the nose dropped and the aircraft began to descend. The aircraft impacted the ground in a grassy field.
Probable cause:
The crew's failure to follow flight manual procedures for fuel transfer. As a result, the mishap aircraft experienced a fuel imbalance significant enough to cause the aircraft to enter an unsafe roll to the left from which the pilot was not able to recover.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Zagreb

Date & Time: Dec 6, 2001 at 1820 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
9A-BKA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Slavonski Brod – Zagreb
MSN:
1G167-05
YOM:
1976
Location:
Zagreb-Pleso
Zagreb County
Country:
Croatia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight from Zagreb to Slavonski Brod and back. After touchdown at Zagreb-Pleso Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control, nosed down and came to rest. All three occupants were rescued, among them one was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the loss of control after landing was the consequence of the brakes lock.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Moulins: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 2001 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Registration:
F-GDLE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins
MSN:
BB-230
YOM:
1977
Location:
Moulins
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
4893
Copilot / Total flying hours:
3314
Aircraft flight hours:
11355
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Moulins-Montbeugny Airport in the morning on a training flight to Clermont-Ferrand, carrying two passengers and two pilots. The goal of the flight was to extend the IFR rating of the pilot in the left seat. Following a stop in Clermont-Ferrand, the crew returned to Moulins. Over Moulins, the crew was cleared by ATC to leave the frequency and reported his intention to perform several manoeuvres in the area of Moulins Airport for a period of 30 minutes. Three touch-and-go were conducted on runway 26 then the crew continued at an altitude of about 2,000 feet when the aircraft became unstable on its roll axis. It nosed down and crashed in a wooded area called 'Bois de Bordes' located 7 km north of the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft struck the ground in a gear and flaps up configuration and that both engines were rotating at the time of impact. The left engine nevertheless provided less power than the right at the very moment of their respective impact. The right engine power lever was in sector beta before impact and no anomalies were reported by the crew before the accident. In conclusion, it is believed that the accident was probably due to a loss of control during an engine failure exercise, without however being able to determine with exactitude the chronology of the actions carried out by the crew.
Final Report:
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