German investigators say an ATR 72 crew confused runway edge lighting and centerline lighting before the misaligned takeoff.
Seconds into their takeoff roll at Cologne/Bonn Airport, the crew of the ATR 72-212 felt “several blows to the airplane” and realized that objects they could not identify were flying off the ATR 72, the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) said in its final report on the April 27, 2020, serious incident.
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The NTSB cites a wiring problem and malfunctioning antiskid system in a Saab SA-2000’s runway overrun, which killed one passenger.
The crew of an Irish SAR S-92 did not know their first waypoint was adjacent to a 282-ft obstacle.
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Cutbacks in ice control operations preceded an A350’s slide off a Helsinki taxiway.
