SYNOPSIS

On Monday 3 July, 2000,  circa 0348 hours, a Swissair MD-11 aircraft, callsign SWR 127, reported a near miss with another aircraft, identified as an American Airlines B767, callsign AAL 176.  The event occurred at 050N 013W in the Shannon Oceanic Transition Area (SOTA) (Annex A), approximately 210 nautical miles South West of the Cork VOR. SOTA is a designated Reduced Vertical  Separation Minima (RVSM) area.   SWR 127 was en route from Boston to Zurich and maintaining Flight Level (FL) 320.  AAL 176 was en route from JFK, New York, to Frankfurt and, at the time of the event, was climbing from FL 290 to FL 370, having received clearance from Shannon Radar.  The aircraft commander of SWR 127 had been observing AAL 176 to his left and below him for more than five minutes when he got the impression that it had started climbing.  This was confirmed by warnings on his Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).  He immediately turned his aircraft 10º to his right and observed AAL 176 climbing through his assigned level, within 0.5 nautical miles (NM) of his left wing.  

SYNOPSIS

Following a flight from Denmark via the U.K, the aircraft made a high approach to Runway 25 at Weston and touched-down approximately 200 metres before the end of the runway. It failed to stop on the runway and struck a boundary hedge at the edge of airfield. There was substantial damage to aircraft but no injuries. 

SYNOPSIS

Shortly after take-off from Cork Airport (EICK), the flight crew were alerted to a pressurisation problem. Continuing to climb in an un-pressurised condition, the aircraft reached FL 142 before a decision was made by the Captain to return back to the airport of departure. The aircraft landed without further incident at 0755 hours. There were no injuries. The investigation found that the pressurisation system had not been correctly configured for flight.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft was scheduled to make a routine refuelling stop at Shannon. After a normal landing on Runway 24, ATC requested the aircraft to expedite its clearance off the runway. As the aircraft entered the turnaround area at the end of the runway, it failed to complete the 180° turn and skidded of the end of the runway. There were no injuries to passengers or crew and no significant damage to the aircraft.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft (EI-FKD) was on a scheduled flight from Dublin (EIDW) to EICK. The en-route segment of the flight was uneventful. A standard ILS approach was flown to runway (RWY) 17 at EICK.  Shortly after landing, the aircraft weather-cocked right, into wind and drifted towards the right-hand side of RWY 17/35. The aircraft departed the right-hand side of the paved runway surface approximately 305 metres south of the intersection of both runways and continued on over soft ground for a further 195 metres, before finally coming to a stop.  There were no injuries. The aircraft suffered some minor propeller and tyre damage.  Some additional damage was caused to the runway infrastructure.

SYNOPSIS

The aircraft took off from Coonagh Airfield at 14.25 on 19 December 1999.  A solo navigation exercise was planned and the pilot intended to fly to Portumna, 31 N.M. away and back to Coonagh.  On the return leg and at 1600 ft AMSL the engine and propeller stopped suddenly.  The pilot identified a suitable field on which to execute an emergency landing.  During the landing the nose undercarriage was damaged and the tail struck the hedge bordering the field.  The pilot exited the aircraft uninjured.

SYNOPSIS

The accident, which occurred in daylight hours, followed an uneventful flight of returning holiday-makers, from Lanzarote, Spain, to Shannon Airport, Ireland, with the landing carried out on Runway (Rwy) 24.  Weather conditions in the approach and landing area showed rain, strong winds and associated turbulence.  On landing, the aircraft’s nose wheel assembly collapsed rearwards.  The aircraft continued along most of the length of Rwy 24 on its nose, finally coming to a halt beyond taxiway Alpha. Alerted by ATC the Airport Police Fire Services (APFS) were quickly on the scene and monitored and assisted in the evacuation.  There was no fire and the passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft using the front and rear right hand exit/entry doors escape slides.  Eight passengers were removed to hospital in Limerick City for observation and treatment. None were detained overnight as a result of the accident.

SYNOPSIS  

During cruising flight a mobile phone slipped underneath the cockpit floor, jamming the yaw controls. The pilot successfully executed a run-on landing without damage, at Casement Aerodrome.                                

SYNOPSIS

A student pilot under instruction flared the helicopter excessively, causing total airspeed loss and the aircraft to sink vertically. Aircraft landed heavily, Both pilots exited the aircraft.  There were no injuries sustained. Subsequent examination of the helicopter showed that the tail boom had been struck and severed by the main rotor.

SYNOPSIS

Whilst on a Paris-Dublin-Cork transit flight the BAe 146 was parked on Stand 24 at Dublin Airport.  A cleaning truck, intending to park on the port side of the aircraft at a point forward of the aircraft approached the stationary aircraft from behind.  As the truck passed the aircraft the top RHS of the truck struck the port aileron removing part of the aileron tip and the outboard static discharger.  It also tore a 3×1 inch hole at the outboard part of the aileron.  The driver of the truck reported the incident and the aircraft was declared unserviceable.