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CNN
21-05-2025
- General
- CNN
Nose landing gear and tire broke off as Frontier Airlines flight attempted landing, NTSB preliminary report says
A nose landing gear wheel and tire broke off and hit an engine and wing during a Frontier Airlines attempted landing in Puerto Rico last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. On April 15, Frontier Flight 3506, an Airbus A321, was arriving from Orlando International Airport when its first landing attempt failed at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to the flight crew, the first officer was the pilot flying, and the captain was the pilot monitoring during the night flight. There were 228 passengers and seven crew members on board. When the plane was about 15 feet above the ground, the captain called for a go-around, instructing the first officer to abort the landing. The captain believed the aircraft was 'running out of flying speed quickly' so he took over and accelerated to circle the airport just as the plane touched down, according to the NTSB report. Data from the plane showed the wheels initially hit the ground at 2.2 times the force of gravity, greater than Frontier's 'hard landing' limit of 1.8 Gs. During the go-around, the pilots 'heard a loud bang coming from under the fuselage' and the first officer said that an engine failure was displayed on the electronic centralized aircraft monitor display, according to the NTSB. The captain asked for a sweep of the runway and metal and tire debris were found. Metal from the damaged nose landing gear was sucked into the plane's left engine and hit parts of the wing, the NTSB found. The plane flew near the air traffic control tower to check if all three landing gears were down, and a controller reported they all appeared to be intact. The plane then landed normally and the passengers safely evacuated by air stairs. The preliminary NTSB report does not determine what caused the accident, which will be outlined in a final report that usually takes about a year.
Malay Mail
15-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Indian student gets jail time for molesting SIA stewardess on Perth-Singapore Flight
SINGAPORE, May 15 — A 20-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to three weeks' jail after pleading guilty to molesting a stewardess on a Singapore Airlines flight. The incident occurred on February 28 when Rajat (one name only), a university student in Australia, was traveling from Perth to Singapore, The Straits Times reported. At 11.20 am on the day, while the stewardess was cleaning a restroom and bent down to pick up toilet paper, Rajat placed both his hands on her hips near her buttocks and pushed his way into the toilet, forcing her inside as well. A female passenger who witnessed the incident quickly pulled the stewardess out of the restroom and took her to the back of the plane to help her recompose and avoid further contact with Rajat. Despite his actions, Rajat later requested to speak privately with the stewardess. Rajat was arrested upon the plane's arrival at Changi Airport. Deputy Public Prosecutor Eugene Lau, who sought a prison term of three to six weeks, noted that the stewardess suffered psychological harm, feeling afraid, disgusted, and humiliated by the incident. The prosecution highlighted the aggravating factor that the offence was committed on an aircraft, describing commercial air travel as "a high-pressure environment involving close physical proximity" where it's harder to detect unwanted contact and victims have no means of escape or access to law enforcement mid-flight. Defence lawyer Ranjit Singh argued for a fine or a short one-week custodial sentence, citing his client's clean record and good conduct at school. Under Singapore law, those convicted of molestation can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned, or receive any combination of these punishments.
Sky News
09-05-2025
- General
- Sky News
Plane fire at Gatwick Airport broke out after pilot mixed up left and right hands, report finds
A fire broke out on a British Airways plane at Gatwick Airport last year after a pilot mixed up his left and right hands, an investigation has found. Around 334 passengers and 13 crew members were onboard the Boeing 777 jet when its brakes overheated on the runway last June. There were no reported injuries from the incident, but it caused Gatwick - the UK's second busiest airport - to close for 50 minutes and saw 23 flights cancelled. A report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said that the incident occurred after the co-pilot "unintentionally" pulled his left hand back on the thrust lever - reducing the power output - when he should have taken his hand away during take-off. It added that the co-pilot should have been preparing to pull back on the control column with his right hand, and that he aborted the take-off after realising the error. The plane then came to a standstill "some distance before the end of the runway". After the incident, the co-pilot "expressed surprise in himself over the inadvertent thrust reduction" and "could not identify a reason for it". The report added that the co-pilot "reported being well-rested and feeling fine". "We apologised to our customers and our teams worked hard to get them on their way as quickly as possible."
