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Three plane accidents happened in the past 24 hours.
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Air Canada Express, operated by PAL Airlines, Bombardier DHC-8-402Q substantially damaged in a landing accident at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick says the plane experienced a “suspected landing gear issue” after arrival Saturday night and the aircraft was unable to reach the terminal and the crew and 73 passengers were off-loaded by bus.
Fitzpatrick says nobody on board was injured, but a spokesperson from the Nova Scotia RCMP, who responded to the incident alongside paramedics, says minor injuries were reported.


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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Molit) says they have now recovered both the flight and voice recorders from the wreckage, which will help the investigation into what caused the crash.
The tragic plane crash Sunday morning at Muan International Airport has claimed at least 177 lives as of 7 p.m., with authorities warning the death toll could rise to 179 in what is South Korea's worst domestic aviation disaster to date.
According to the Jeonnam Fire Services Headquarters on Sunday, it was unlikely that search efforts would yield any more survivors besides the two people already rescued, who were reported to be crew members, one male and one female.
 
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Crazy stuff. If you want to see straight up dangerous piloting look up Aerosucre out of Colombia. They are a cargo carrier and so think banned from carrying passengers, but their takeoffs and other procedures are just insane.
 
The airplane in Korea landed without the wheels/landing gear being deployed, or the wing flaps lowered, which is super weird.
Apparently 2 members of the flight crew are the only survivors.
Yeah exactly, makes you wonder why they were in such a hurry to land. Read elsewhere they still had plenty of airtime to get things sorted but chose to land way too soon.
 


I'm aware it's technically possible to land an airplane without the wheels out, but in this case, an explanation why they weren't being used hasn't been given.

Normally a pilot will radio the control tower explaining that the airplane wheels can't be used so the airport can prepare emergency procedures, such as putting foam padding on the runway and having emergency vehicles already waiting. Neither of that happened in Korea.

That video you posted on the Polish LOT airplane, you can see the white foam on the runway.
 
Something else went on in that Jeju 737 cockpit to make the flight crew make such a harried attempt at a landing. Maybe smoke, a fire, who knows right now, but its not normal.

A 737 - like any twin - can maintain flight attitude on one engine. Crews train for single engine ops all the time. Also, even with complete hydraulic failure (which wouldn't occur with just a bird strike), there are multiple ways to manually deploy the landing gear.

This jet went from bid ingestion/go-around to belly landing in about 9 minutes. Very abnormal. You can't run even a normal single-engine checklist in that time.

Also, who TF decided it would be a good idea to encase the ILS gantry in concrete?

Lots of questions about this one.
 
Is this an "accidents thread" or a Boeing thread? Because we already have a Boeing thread.
 
Canadian bulker "Manitoulin" got stuck in ice on Lake Erie.



USCG cutter "Bristol Bay" is already at the scene.



Additional assets of the US and Canadian Coast Guards are on the way.
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley, is an ice breaking buoy tender home-ported at Canadian Coast Guard Base Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada. The CCGS Risley has gotten underway from Windsor, Canada to assist.
The CCGS Samuel Risley is a 229-foot icebreaker with the capability to break ice up to 3.3 feet thick at 3 knots. The Bristol Bay and the Risley plan to continue ice breaking efforts tomorrow to assist the MANITOULIN.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a 240-foot icebreaker home-ported in Cheboygan, Michigan, is making its way toward the MANITOULIN should both aforementioned cutters require further assistance.
The MANITOULIN reportedly has 17 crew members aboard and 5 days of provisions and will make arrangements for more provisions if needed. There have been no reports of safety concerns for the crew or the ship at this time.
 
Russian nuclear icebreaker "50 Let Pobedy" (50 Years of Victory) collided with with a Russian cargo ship "Yamal Krechet" in the Arctic.
Footage of the Collision Between the Nuclear Icebreaker '50 Years of Victory' and the Cargo Ship 'Yamal Krechet' in the Kara Sea
This incident occurred on the night of January 26, 2025, during an icebreaking operation where the icebreaker was assisting the cargo ship through Arctic ice. The collision resulted in damage to the hull of the icebreaker, specifically on the left side, but no injuries were reported, and the nuclear reactor remained secure. Both vessels continued their operations following the incident, with the icebreaker maintaining its schedule on the Northern Sea Route.

 
Russian nuclear icebreaker "50 Let Pobedy" (50 Years of Victory) collided with with a Russian cargo ship "Yamal Krechet" in the Arctic.



It says this has happened before. They're lucky this didn't turn out worse.

The only way to avoid this is with well designed checklists and procedures, and lots of training. It might be smart for the ice breakers to be able to put a pilot on any cargo ship that is operating close to the ice breaker, so the ice breaker can always be sure the cargo ship will operate as expected.
 
It says this has happened before. They're lucky this didn't turn out worse.

The only way to avoid this is with well designed checklists and procedures, and lots of training. It might be smart for the ice breakers to be able to put a pilot on any cargo ship that is operating close to the ice breaker, so the ice breaker can always be sure the cargo ship will operate as expected.
From what I understand, it wasn't an escort but a rescue mission - the cargo ship was completely stuck and the icebreaker had to come in close to set her free.
 
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