PAL Q400 Runway Excursion / Fatal Cessna 402 Crash / NTSB Report on Fatal California Crash

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Philippine Airlines Dash 8 Overruns Runway at Busuanga

A Philippine Airlines DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, registration RP-C5905, overran runway 26 during landing at Francisco B. Reyes Airport, Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines, on July 14, 2024. The aircraft, operating flight PR2680 from Mactan-Cebu International Airport, came to rest on soft ground approximately 100 meters past the runway end. A video taken by a passenger seems to indicate a touchdown not earlier than 500 m down the 1225 m long concrete runway. All 57 occupants, including 53 passengers and 4 crew members, were unharmed, and the aircraft sustained minimal damage; the incident occurred under heavy rain conditions. Click image above for reading the full article!

Drug Courier Cessna 402B Crash in Venezuela

A Cessna 402B, registration N5040Q, crashed in El Chaparral, Portuguesa, Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of its two Mexican occupants. The aircraft, suspected of being used for drug trafficking, was destroyed in the crash. Venezuelan authorities, including the Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana and local security, are investigating the incident and have confirmed the clandestine nature of the flight used for international drug trafficking. Click image above for reading the full article!

NTSB Report on Oceanside Cessna 208B Crash Released

The NTSB released its final report on the June 3, 2022, crash of a Cessna 208B in Oceanside, California, which resulted in one fatality and one serious injury. The report identified the probable cause as the right-seated pilot's failure to correct the left-seated pilot’s mismanagement of engine thrust during final approach, leading to speed and thrust oscillations and subsequent terrain impact. Key findings included no mechanical malfunctions, pilot-induced oscillations due to throttle sensitivity of the modified engine, and the left-seated pilot's use of a headset at elevated volume, hindering her ability to hear engine changes. Click image above for reading the full article!

Airplane Crash & Incident Reviews: 737 hard landing rips off all gears and one engine!

Read our today's review of just another tragic accident that moved the world back when it happened and far beyond. Click image above for reading the full article!

SARPcheck global aviation safety audit: A wet lease, codeshare, ACMI Booster

SARPcheck is a new global aviation safety audit that assesses airline compliance with select ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) across defined ICAO Annexes. The primary aim of this audit is to enhance global flight safety while providing an affordable and accessible tool to facilitate ACMI, wet lease, and codeshare operations. The ICAO Annexes and SARPs that SARPcheck focuses on are specifically those outlined by regulatory and industry standards, including FAA requirements for overseeing foreign air carriers and the TCO approval elements of EASA.

SARPcheck is governed by a London-based not-for-profit organization, the Safety Audit Review Partnership (SARP Ltd.), which accredits Safety Quality Organizations (SQOs) such as AEROTHRIVE , Aviation Quality Services and WAKE (QA) LIMITED to conduct these audits globally. Detailed information about the program, including the SARPcheck Program Manual (SCPM), informative brochures, and the latest updates, is available on our website at www.SARP.org . For further inquiries or personal assistance, please feel free to send me a message. I'm always happy to help! Lufthansa City Airlines is the global launch customer of SARPcheck.

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