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2,550 reports
In Category Commercial - fixed wing
  • Runway excursion during landing roll, Tiree Airport, Isle of Tiree, 7 March 2017.

  • Landing gear collapse on landing, Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton, 15 September 2016

  • Nose landing gear torque link separation whilst taxiing, Manchester Airport, 19 October 2016.

  • Pressurisation failure with emergency descent, in flight from Manchester to Jersey, 8 December 2016.

  • Loss of automatic stabiliser trim, in-flight from Heraklion to London Gatwick, 27 July 2016.

  • APU exhaust duct liner failure, resulting in smoke emanating from rear of aircraft, Belfast City Airport, 30 October 2016.

  • Stall and loss of control, Fairoaks Airport, Surrey, 15 October 2016.

  • Birdstrike during takeoff caused engine damage and diversion with overweight landing, Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, 10 January 2017.

  • Damage to runway edge light, Alderney Airport, Channel Islands, 10 November 2016

  • Smell of smoke in rear galley, London Gatwick Airport, 31 December 2016

  • Fumes in the cockpit when descending to London Gatwick Airport, 21 October 2016.

  • Pitch control difficulty after departing Manchester Airport in icing conditions, diverted to East Midlands Airport, 4 March 2016

  • Fumes in the cockpit, on approach to London Gatwick Airport, 1 October 2016

  • Un-commanded pitch down event, en-route cruise, 25 September 2016

  • Incorrect takeoff performance calculation, Malaga Airport, Spain, 14 April 2016.

  • Reduction in aircraft controllability, near Manchester, 6 November 2015.

  • Incorrect takeoff performance calculation, Lille Airport, France, 9 May 2016.

  • Emergency evacuation due to smoke on the flight deck, Inverness Airport, Scotland, 12 August 2016.

  • Contact between aircraft on the active runway, Lashenden (Headcorn) Aerodrome, Kent, 15 June 2016.

  • Steep and fast approach followed by runway overrun and fire, Blackbushe Airport, 31 July 2015.

  • Brake failure during landing, Swansea Airport, 3 July 2016.

  • Wheels-up landing, North Weald Airfield, Essex, 15 July 2016.

  • Engine cowling loose, during climb from Glasgow Airport, 20 July 2016.

  • Canopy opened during takeoff, Lydd Airport, Kent, 29 July 2016.

  • Jet blast while manoeuvring on ramp caused damage to parked aircraft, Owen Roberts International Airport, Cayman Islands, 24 March 2016.

  • Fuel leak from over-wing fuel filler cap, en route Heathrow to Chicago, 12 July 2016.

  • Low speed during go-around, Bristol Airport, 1 February 2016.

  • Descent into terrain following departure from Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex, 3 October 2015.

  • Landing gear lever jammed in the ‘UP’ detent after takeoff due to a maintenance error, 30 January 2016.

  • Go-around due to autopilot issue and subsequent elevator control problems, on approach to Guernsey Airport, 26 January 2016.

  • Loss of control in flight, near Sumburgh Airport, 15 December 2014.

  • Unreliable IAS and ALT indications, on descent into Liverpool Airport, 9 January 2016

  • Unreliable airspeed and altitude indications, on approach to London Gatwick Airport, 8 January 2016

  • Activation of ALPHA FLOOR autothrust protection and subsequent TCAS RA, at Paphos Airport, Cyprus, 7 January 2015

  • Early flap retraction after takeoff from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, 16 February 2016

  • Early flap retraction after takeoff from Bristol Airport, 16 February 2016

  • Left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll, East Midlands Airport, 14 January 2016.

  • Taxiway excursion, Birmingham International Airport, 21 February 2016

  • Left wing touched runway while landing, Newcastle Airport, 5 December 2015.

  • Heat damage to ground power receptacle during ground power connection, Cape Town International Airport, 5 October 2015.

  • Engine cowling detached during flight, Farnborough Airport, 29 November 2015.

  • Tailstrike on landing, Glasgow Airport, 19 July 2015.

  • In-flight engine fire, en route Glasgow to Belfast, 16 December 2014.

  • Runway excursion during takeoff, Norwich International Airport, 9 January 2016.

  • Target-tow cable became lodged in the horizontal tailplane during target towing, over Lyme Bay, 21 September 2015.

  • Suspected rapid decompression and emergency descent, en route Birmingham to Aberdeen on 3 February 2016.

  • Attempted takeoff using runway edge lights as the centreline reference, Biggin Hill Airport, 24 November 2014.

  • Incorrect takeoff performance data calculated, Belfast Aldergrove Airport, 25 June 2015.

  • Fatigue fracture of shock-absorber bolt, London City Airport, 16 August 2015.

  • Loss of control and impact with terrain during a flying display, Oulton Park, 1 August 2015.