Following an approach to land on Runway 28 Left (L) at Dublin Airport (EIDW), the A321 neo Aircraft briefly touched down on its left main landing gear and began to deviate from the runway centreline. The Aircraft then lifted slightly, before touching down again on the left main landing gear, followed less than a second later by the right main …

Following a number of touch and go landings at Newcastle Aerodrome, the Pilot of the TOMARK Viper SD-4 RTC Aircraft conducted an approach with the intention of completing a full-stop landing. During this landing, the Aircraft bounced, which resulted in the nose landing gear fork, complete with nose wheel, separating from the Aircraft. The Aircraft came to a stop on …

Whilst descending to delivery height, during a routine flight to a customer’s address in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, the Unmanned Aircraft (UA) impacted a nearby building. This impact caused the UA’s control system to initiate its flight termination protocol which included deployment of the onboard ballistic parachute. The UA descended, impacted the ground in a clear area adjacent to the building, …

Following a flight from its base in Scotland, the Helicopter, an AS 355 F2, with one Pilot on board, conducted an approach to Runway 26 at Ireland West Airport (EIKN). As the Helicopter manoeuvred at a low height towards Taxiway A, the Pilot felt a momentary ‘kick of yaw’ but retained full control of the Helicopter and subsequently landed at …

Shortly after take-off from ILAS Field at Taghmon, Co. Wexford, Ireland, the engine of the Bensen B8M Gyrocopter lost power. This necessitated a forced landing in a nearby agricultural field from a low height, during which the Gyrocopter contacted the ground hard and bounced before coming to rest. The Gyrocopter sustained substantial damage in the impact sequence. The Pilot, who …

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The Pilot hiked up a hill near the Conor Pass car park in Co. Kerry with the intention of conducting a paraglider flight in a northerly direction to land in the valley below. The Pilot commenced his take-off run but as he approached the precipice of a steep cliff, the Paraglider’s canopy moved slightly ahead of him. As he jumped …

Following a flight from Loughrea in Co. Galway and while flying along Taxiway Delta 1 enroute to the Light Aircraft Parking area at Shannon Airport (EINN), control of the Eurocopter EC 155 B helicopter was lost when an attempt was made to flare the helicopter and transition from forward flight to a hover. The helicopter impacted the taxiway surface with …

The Airbus A320-214 aircraft, with two pilots on board, was on a positioning flight to Dublin Airport (EIDW), Ireland, from Madrid-Barajas Airport (LEMD), Spain. There were no passengers or cabin crew on board. After take-off, the Commander detected what he described as a ‘slight chemical-type’ odour. The Commander stated that the odour eventually dissipated in the flight deck but was …

On 30 August 2023, the Airbus A321 neo aircraft departed Dublin Airport (EIDW), Ireland, at approximately 11:55 hrs on a scheduled transatlantic service to Washington Dulles Airport (KIAD) in the United States. During the final approach to land, in gusty conditions, the aircraft became slightly high on the glideslope. In response to this deviation, the First Officer (FO), who was …