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16 November, 2014
10 November, 2014
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AIR FORCE PLANE LANDS ON WRONG AIRSTRIP
09 November, 2014
05 November, 2014
Young : Student pilot lands plane missing a wheel in Australia
Checkout Student pilot crash landing Piper Warrior aircraft . A Chinese trainee pilot in Australia has a lucky escape after safely landing his small plane which lost a wheel mid-air. The trainee airline pilot was forced to circle for nearly four hours above Mangalore airport near Melbourne in order to dump fuel, before successfully landing his Piper Warrior aircraft on two wheels.
A 21-year-old Chinese trainee pilot had a lucky escape after safely landing a small plane which lost a wheel mid-air.
Local media reported that the Piper Warrior aircraft had taken off from Mangalore airport, about two hours' drive north of the city of Melbourne, Australia early on Monday when the drama unfolded.
Airport officials said the pilot, who was the only person on board the plane, circled the airport for almost four hours to burn up fuel.
The aircraft landed safely before skidding and spinning on dirt and grass next to the runway.
The pilot, believed to be a trainee with China Southern Airlines, was assessed by paramedics but did not require treatment, according to local media.
03 November, 2014
Pilots eye view of most ‘dangerous’ airport landing in the world - Scary Airplane landing
How to navigate treacherous terrain and land at one of the most dangerous airports. This airport is located in a deep valley near the river. The airport is about a mile and a half above sea level, and is difficult — and dangerous — to land at because of the 18,000-foot peaks surrounding it.
As if the surrounding geography didn't make it difficult enough, the runway is also short.
As if the surrounding geography didn't make it difficult enough, the runway is also short.
02 November, 2014
The cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Field was caught on tape by a passing vehicle.
Video uploaded to YouTube Tuesday purports to show a civilian cargo plane crashing in Afghanistan on Monday. The crash, which almost seems to happen in slow motion, is caught on video by a vehicle dash cam.
“Bagram airfield crash 29 april 2013,” says the video’s YouTube description. “A civilian cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul in Afghanistan has killed seven people.”
Read the original AP report about the crash below:
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for downing the Boeing 747-400, but NATO said in a statement to The Associated Press that the Taliban “claims are false.” The coalition says the cause of the crash was being investigated by emergency crews that rushed to the site, but there was no sign of insurgent activity in the area at the time Capt. Luca Carniel, a coalition spokesman, said the aircraft crashed from a low altitude right after takeoff.
The plane — owned by National Airlines, an Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary of National Air Cargo — was carrying vehicles and other cargo, according to National Air Cargo Vice President Shirley Kaufman. She said those killed were four pilots, two mechanics and a load master, who was responsible for making sure that the weight and balance of the cargo is appropriate.
Five of the seven fatalities were from Michigan, said Kaufman.
“We are not yet releasing the identities of the colleagues we lost out of respect for their families who need a little more time to reach other loved ones,” she said in an email to the AP.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority are investigating the crash, she said.
National Airlines was based until recently at Michigan’s Willow Run Airport, west of Detroit in Wayne County’s Van Buren Township. It carries cargo both commercially and for the military, Kaufman said. She said it employs about 225 people.
In another development, Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused U.S. forces of killing four civilians and wounding one in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday after an American convoy was attacked by insurgents.
In a statement issued by his office, Karzai “strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians.”
The U.S.-led military coalition said it was still investigating the weekend clash, which left four soldiers with minor injuries and damaged a patrol vehicle. In a statement issued on Monday, the coalition said the Taliban attacked the coalition patrol with small arms fire and roadside bombs as it moved through a local bazaar in the province where there were civilians.
“Coalition forces engaged the enemy, pushed through the hostile area, and traveled to a nearby Afghan National Army checkpoint,” the coalition said in a statement. “An investigation is currently underway to assess whether there are any civilian casualties as a result of insurgent fire.”
Crosswind Difficulties
A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. In aviation, a crosswind is the component of wind that is blowing across the runway, making landings and take-offs more difficult than if the wind were blowing straight down the runway. If a crosswind is strong enough it may exceed an aircraft's crosswind limit, and an attempt to land under such conditions could cause structural damage to the aircraft's undercarriage. Crosswind is sometimes abbreviated as X/WIND.Operations in crosswind conditions require strict adherence to applicable crosswind
limitations or maximum recommended crosswind values , operational recommendations
and handling techniques, particularly when operating on wet or contaminated runways.
Adverse wind conditions (i.e., strong crosswinds, tail winds and wind shear) are
involved in 33 % of approach-and-landing accidents.
Crosswind in association with runway condition is a circumstantial factor in nearly 70 %
of runway excursion events.
85 % of crosswind incidents and accidents occur at landing.
limitations or maximum recommended crosswind values , operational recommendations
and handling techniques, particularly when operating on wet or contaminated runways.
Adverse wind conditions (i.e., strong crosswinds, tail winds and wind shear) are
involved in 33 % of approach-and-landing accidents.
Crosswind in association with runway condition is a circumstantial factor in nearly 70 %
of runway excursion events.
85 % of crosswind incidents and accidents occur at landing.
Some landing and take-off highlights in awkward wind conditions at BHX (a record winter for stormy conditions in the UK). Note the frequent flexing of the planes' wings in response to the turbulence.
Of the five "missed approaches" shown, three diverted to other airports, two were "go arounds" and landed successfully on second attempt.
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