A KLM flight from Amsterdam to Curaçao was forced to turn around over the Atlantic on Thursday after a power bank fire. The power bank was being used by KLM´s former CEO and President, Mr. Camiel Eurlings, who was injured in the incident. "According to a passenger who was sitting close to Eurlings and saw everything happen, the power bank was charging at the moment things went wrong . Power banks are allowed on board KLM flights, but it is not permitted to use or charge them on board." Incident occurred on a flight from Amsterdam to Curacao. (Flight KL735 operated by a B-777 - Registation "PH-BVP"] ℹ️ 📸RTL/ASN

"Bank Angle? Never heard of it" F-15 pilot banks aggressively after takeoff, just a few feet over the runway. 🎥 EverythingWindsor-EssexCounty

Today, a man invaded Guarulhos Airport, Brazil´s largest airport. Around 2:20 p.m., the man crossed physical barriers and walked to runway threshold 28R, opposite threshold 10L, which was being used by a aircraft for takeoff. Exclusive footage obtained by the GolfOscarRomeo channel (link on the post below) an AEROIN partner, shows the man standing on the runway as a LATAM Airbus A320neo departs for Porto Velho on flight LA3568. The aircraft passes at a considerable distance from the man, since runway 10L/28R is 3,700 meters long and the jet became airborne in the first third of the runway. piped.video/BjkvG_4rJNU?si=bmqh…

A bit like on aircraft, a fire aboard a boat is one of the most dangerous emergencies. It can spread rapidly due to fuel, electrics and confined spaces, leaving little time to react. And there is no easy way to escape. (jumping on the sea is easier said than done)

Lethal turn - Indonesia´s deadliest air disaster was OTD September 25, 1997: Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, an A300, crashes in Medan (Indonesia); all 234 aboard die. On approach, jet flew under assigned altitude of 2000 ft, crashing at 1550 ft. ATC error, poor visibility, crew lack of awareness and GPWS issues were some of the factors. Inquiry highlighted crew confusion over a turn — a left turn issued instead of a right turn at a critical point, under radar vectoring — shifted the crew’s focus to lateral navigation and reduced their awareness of altitude, continuing the descent below minimum altitude. The report also criticized the airline’s conversion training for pilots who flew both the A300-600 (digital navigation displays) and the A300B4-FF (analog instruments): the captain’s limited familiarity with analog instrumentation may have left him overloaded. Contributing factors included failure of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) for undetermined reasons and inadequate vectoring charts used by Medan controllers. Video – Mayday S17E5 – Lethal Turn

Breaking - L-410 crash on DR Congo. All 13 aboard died. Flight had diverted to Kenge due to technical difficulties enroute but crashed at Kenge and burst into fire. Amongst the victims were the president of the military high court and other military and civilian personnel. Aircraft was operated by Tracep (Reg 9S-GUC)

In fact in the RAF, at one stage, all the pilots were told to wear a hi vis vest as they walked to their jets. It was in case they got hit by a car. There were no cars. And they we all went and flew down valleys at 250 ft, 500 mph in the dark.

I´m a skeptic of paranormal, but sometimes I think the F-104 was jinxed A few months ago, I twitted on an accident involving four Luftwaffe F-104s before entering service. Now in another eerie coincidence, years later the Italian Air Force also had four F-104s crash in similar circumstances. September 25 1975: A formation of four Italian F-104´s crash in Godendorf (West Germany); all 4 pilots died. The jets were part of a NATO unit and crashed near Bietburg, a US Air Force Base. The control tower operator stated radio contact was lost almost immediately after the flight took off into overcast skies. The registrations of the aircraft involved were the following: MM6516, MM6575, MM6508, MM6523. Video is from a Italian TV series (don´t know the name), depicting an F-104 scramble, kindly uploaded by YouTube user Ádám Papp* (*Added his watermark, so other pages don´t download the video, upload it as their own and add THEIR OWN watermark on IG, as it has happened before. That is disrespectful AF: share, OK, but give credit, otherwise its stealing others work)

【魔改造の結晶】旅客機の心臓を持った戦闘機、サーブ「ビゲン」の超絶短距離離着陸（STOL）の秘密 🇸🇪✈️ 1998年、ノルウェーのバルドゥフォス空軍基地で観客を驚愕させた、サーブ JA37 ビゲンの伝説的な「着陸→その場で180度反転→即離陸」のデモ映像。 通常の戦闘機ではあり得ないこの変態的な機動を可能にしたのが、スウェーデン独自の恐るべき「エンジニアリング」です。 冷戦期、スウェーデンは有事に滑走路が破壊されることを見越し、「国内の一般公道（高速道路）を臨時滑走路にする」という防衛戦略（BAS 60/90）を掲げていました。 わずか500m足らずの道路で、完全武装の戦闘機を安全に止めて再び飛ばす。その執念が生んだ2つの秘密を解説します。 1️⃣ 旅客機用エンジンを“魔改造”：ボルボ RM8 ビゲンが積む「ボルボ RM8」は、なんとボーイング727やDC-9といった民間旅客機用のエンジン（P&W JT8D）がベースです。 旅客機特有の「低燃費で大推力、かつタフ」という特性に目をつけ、スウェーデンのボルボ・エアロがライセンス生産・超絶改良。マッハ2超の高速飛行に耐えるよう内部を強化し、独自の強力なアフターバーナーをドッキングさせました。 戦闘機型（RM8B）では、最大推力12.5トン（125.0 kN）に達する化け物エンジンへと進化を遂げたのです。 2️⃣ 単発戦闘機には超激レア：「逆推力装置（スラストリバーサー）」 旅客機ベースだからこそ実現できた最大の武器が、機体後部に仕込まれた逆推力装置です。 ・空中での事前準備: パイロットは着陸前にリバーサーの作動レバーを引いておきます。 ・接地瞬時の自動作動: 前脚が地面に触れた瞬間、排気口内の3枚の金属板（ペタル）がカシャリと閉じ、排気ガスを前方斜めへと力強く噴射。接地と同時に凄まじいブレーキをかけます。 ・自力でバックが可能: このシステムにより、ビゲンは減速だけでなく「その場でUターン」したり、狭い林道の駐機場に「自力でバックして駐車（リバースパーキング）」したりする離れ業を可能にしました。 「旅客機の心臓」と「道路で戦うための執念」が融合して生まれた、世界で唯一無二の戦闘機。それがサーブ37 ビゲンです。 #SaabViggen #サーブビゲン #軍事技術 #戦闘機 #スウェーデン空軍 #STOL

Some occurrences from this date (September 25 – more will be tweeted throughout the day) ➡️ 2020: a Ukrainian AF An-26 [”76 yellow”] on a training flight crashes in Chuhuiv (Ukraine). 26 of 27 aboard die. On approach, plane went out of control, hit ground 0.8 mi from runway. Factors: engine failure, breach of flight schedule and rules, crew actions on emergency. ➡️1998: Paukn Air Flight 4101, a BAE 146, crashes in Boumahfouda (Morocco). All 38 aboard die. Jet impacted high terrain on approach to Mellila. Investigation stated crew descended below safe altitude, had inadequate coordination and did not react correctly to GPWS alarm. ➡️1996: a private DC-3 crashes off Den Oever (Netherlands). All 32 aboard die. Crew reported engine issues before losing control and going down in a mudflat. Factors: mechanical problems, crew actions (CRM, training, emergency actions), others. Aircraft was operated by the “Dutch Dakota Association” [Reg. “PH-DDA”] ➡️ 2011: Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900, crashes in Kathmandu (Nepal). All 19 aboard die. On a sightseeing tour interrupted by bad weather, plane made CFIT. Factors: crew actions (captain fatigue, inexperienced F/O, poor CRM); lack of TAWS. ➡️1946: a RAF C-47 [Registration “KN414”] crashes near Kai Tak airport (Hong Kong). All 19 aboard die. Shortly after take-off, aircraft reached around 3000 ft before going out of control. It´s likely the plane stalled after encountering turbulence from the foothills.

Un Boeing de Ryanair con 177 personas a bordo aterrizó en Manchester con combustible para solo 9 minutos. elmundo.es/economia/2026/09/…

#EXCLUSIVO Confirmamos com o Pentágono! Falha de GPS nos jatos da Embraer foi provavelmente causada por teste em satélite militar americano aeroin.net/falha-de-gps-nos-…

Always a classic, Jet blast blasting people out of St. Marteen´s - jet is a DC-9 or one of its relatives

Textbook emergency landing after an engine failure at only 600 ft from the ground. They had 40 seconds to react, and they saved the day: no one was hurt. This one goes viral from time to time, but it's an "oldie" and with a sad note in the end On 26 May 2020, this aircraft (I could not confirm the type, but I think it was a light seaplane, an “Aero Adventure Aventura II”) took off on a routine flight from Williamsburg-Jamestown to Connecticut when it experienced this emergency. FAA inspectors later confirmed the loss of fuel pressure was due to a cracked fuel rail, and the incident was not due to pilot error. The aircraft was operated by Mr. Antony Yen, a flight instructor with a company named “Straight and Level Seaplanes” (I could not confirm if this aircraft in particular was operated by the same company; in fact, I couldn´t even find if it was written off in the occurrence) So, what´s the sad note? In August 13, 2022 an Aero Adventure Aventura II on a test flight crashed in Miami, killing both occupants. One of them was Antony Roland Yen. The cause was traced to a maintenance issue.

Mayday en Valencia  🛫 El vuelo Zurich Valencia frustra la aproximación a la pista 12 y solicita hacer comprobaciones sobre VLC. Estando en la espera declara MAYDAY y se paran todas las llegadas y despegues. Los tráficos en llegada solicitan desviarse a Alicante, teniendo un total de 6 desvíos, y los bomberos se preparan para acompañar a la aeronave hasta que se detiene en pista dejando una mancha de aceite.A las 14:14Z (16:14 local) la torre nos da pista libre y operativa, y desde la sala de control se establecen regulaciones en arribada a LEVC y LEAL para garantizar la seguridad de las operaciones. #atc #aviacion

San Diego Mid-Air Collision was 48 years ago September 25, 1978: PSA Flight 182 (Boeing 727) and a private Cessna 172 collide over S. Diego, California. All 137 on both planes and 7 on the ground die. PSA crew did not comply "with the provisions of a maintain-visual-separation clearance”. ATC issues were also a factor. More details below ⬇️ Inquiry stated that the airliner’s crew failed to maintain the visual separation they had been assigned and did not tell controllers they had lost sight of the small plane. Air traffic control procedures at the time also allowed visual “see-and-avoid” separation in busy terminal airspace even though radar could have provided positive lateral or vertical separation. Contributing factors included the Cessna turning off its assigned 070° heading without notifying ATC, the approach controller not informing Flight 182 which way the Cessna was moving, and the controller’s failure to act on a conflict-alert warning that sounded seconds before impact. (which was also known to provide “false alarms” due to its unreliability). These combined errors left the descending jet overtaking the climbing Cessna until they collided. Video is from the Weather Channel TV show “Why planes crash”

This was in February 2024. All aboard survived, but regardless, what a scare it must have been!

Continuing to showcase his flexibility skills, the latest @MenTourPilot video disaster documentary moves from aviation to one of the worst industrial disasters in history: the Bhopal tragedy if 1984. Worth a look as always (especially for the people working on engineering)

Emergencia en Barcelona. El vuelo Barcelona Atlanta notifica fallo de motor 🛫 que notamos al ver llamas 🔥 saliendo del motor desde la torre al poco de despegar. La tripulación nos comunica que desean regresar al aeropuerto. Desde aproximación, les facilitamos esperas para realizar sus cálculos y comprobaciones de aterrizaje. Mientras, apartamos tráfico en salida para que no interfiera. A su regreso, pasamos el resto de llegadas a la 24L, dejando varios tráficos en esperas. Bloquea pista y, al librar, revisamos y recuperamos la normalidad. Enhorabuena a la tripulación y los servicios de emergencia del aeropuerto, gran trabajo 👏👏🚒🚑 Foto: toni_spotter Vídeo: elisenda39 #atc #aviacion #aviation

⚠️ FOOTAGE MAY DISTURB VIEWERS OTD in 1958: A Royal Navy Scimitar crashes on landing on carrier HMS Victorious, off Hampshire (England). Pilot John Desmond Russell dies. Arrestor wire failed, jet fell on the sea. Pilot unable to escape, leading to new SOP/training for emergencies.