Taking a selfies is okay as long as you do it safely.

Cyclist suffers minor injuries when struck by train while taking selfies

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One driver who "forgot" to finish his job properly:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c13310pzepro

How the "£$%^&*() didn't he notice the drag of that monster sail?

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Rob, you get these employees all the time.
My stepmoms brother is a mechanic and was servicing a similar lorry. He had drained both the oil and radiator coolant from it. He had taped a warning note across the steering wheel stating what he had done and not to drive the lorry. He was called away for another repair job. When he returned the lorry was gone. Not long after that a call was received about a stranded lorry. He and the boss went out to the lorry and asked if the driver had read the note taped to the steering wheel. The driver said “What note?” They looked in the lorry cab and found it crumpled up in the passenger floorboard. And you can guess how the rest of this story goes…

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Southwest is back under the spotlight yet again.

An investigation is underway after a Boeing 737 belonging to a US airline descended over a residential neighbourhood nowhere hear a runway.

A Boeing jet belonging to a major US airline inexplicably dived while landing in a major city flying less than 150 metres (500 feet) over a residential neighbourhood — setting off altitude alarms and frightening residents.

The dangerously low flight of low cost airline Southwest Airlines flight 4069 from Las Vegas to Oaklahoma City was recorded by transponders, and caught to notice of air traffic controllers, reported The New York Post.

Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Boeing 737-800 passed by Yukon High School, in the city’s west, after it was cleared to land at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, newspaper The Oklahoman reported.

“Southwest 4069, low altitude alert,” an air traffic controller warned. “You good out there?”.....

That reminds me of this very recent 'incident':


Investigation launched after Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 drops 'within 400ft' of Pacific Ocean
wrote:

The jet plunged at a maximum descent rate of about 4,400ft per minute off the coast of Hawaii before climbing back up to safety...

Connections?...


Fly safe???!!!
Martin

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Connections?...

Southwest pilot training!

Connections?...

Juan Browne has a great video of this pilot error
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3PNASDbh4

Well that went off course.

New Zealand's Aratere ferry runs aground in late-night accident, crew spends night onboard.

A ferry servicing the Cook Strait between New Zealand's North and South Islands has run aground in a late-night accident.

The Aratere ship, part of the government-owned Interislander fleet, veered into a cliff face just north of its departure harbour of Picton, on the South Island, at about 9:45pm Friday local time (7:45pm AEST).

Interislander general manager Duncan Roy blamed a "steering failure" for the accident, with navigation websites showing the Aratere turning gradually into rocky land rather than heading straight into the Marlborough Sounds, bound for Wellington.

He said there were no injuries and the ferry remained watertight.

"It was a freight-only sailing, with eight commercial vehicle drivers and 39 crew on board," he said.

"The Picton Harbour Master is on board and we are working with him to move the vessel back to Picton."

The 47 crew and drivers spent the night onboard the ferry, which had power and supplies, but were told to wear life jackets in case the situation worsened.......

Connections?...

Southwest pilot training!

Yep.
As it says in the story itself about the second incident, the issue occurred because the co-pilot pushed forward on the control yoke instead of pulling back during the go-around.
Nothing to do with the aircraft.

And the low flyby of the high school was the result of a piloting issue as well, al least from the initial information available.

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Grant
Darwin NT

Someone forgot to tighten the wheel nuts, yet again. :-(

United Airlines Boeing jet loses wheel seconds after takeoff — again.


No reports of damage caused by that wheel as yet.

There seems to be a spate of these happening of late.

A plane mechanic has been killed after being sucked into the engine of a Boeing passenger jet while ‘trying to retrieve a tool’ in Iran.

An aviation mechanic has tragically died after getting sucked into a Boeing passenger jet’s engine.

Local technician Abolfazl Amiri was doing his routine maintenance work when the incident occurred at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran.

The engine on the right wing of the plane was turned on for a test check with the cover flaps open.

Amiri, who realised he had forgotten a tool near the engine, went towards the turbine before getting sucked in, Bild reports.

The engine soon caught fire and emergency responders were called in who then recovered Amiri’s remains from the engine........

‘Dutch Roll’ Incident Prompts FAA/NTSB Investigation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating yet another alarming incident in which a Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced a “Dutch roll” at roughly 32,000 feet —a rare phenomenon when the aircraft rolls in one direction and yaws in the other.

The incident occurred May 25 during a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Oakland. Pilots managed to regain control of the aircraft and land safely, although the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the standby power control unit (PCU), according to a report.

On Thursday, the FAA released a statement indicating it was working closely with the NTSB and Boeing to determine the cause of the event while noting that no other airlines have reported similar issues. Southwest also stated it would cooperate with the agencies and the NTSB expects to have a preliminary report within 30 days.

The incident marks the latest setback for Boeing, as the manufacturer deals with intense scrutiny following the January door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 flight, leading to a temporary grounding of the fleet.

FAA launches investigation into close planes over Syracuse New York

The Federal Aviation Administration confirms to NewsChannel 9 that it launched an investigation into planes caught on a camera possibly flying too closely.

A spokesperson said: “The FAA is investigating the July 8 event. It is routine for planes to take off and arrive on the same runway.”

The planes in question are American Airlines/Eagle Flight 5511, attempting to land at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, and Delta Flight 5421 taking off from the same runway, Runway 2-8.

NewsChannel 9 was the first to obtain and broadcast the video now being viewed across the nation.

It was captured by a police cruiser dashcam by a North Syracuse police officer who had responded to a car crash. The video shows an Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputy reacting to what they were seeing.

Monday, the FAA said: “An air traffic controller instructed Blue Streak Flight 5511 to go around at Syracuse Hancock International Airport to keep it safely separated from an aircraft that was departing on the same runway.”

After asking for a better definition, the FAA described a go-around as a “safe, routine maneuver performed at a pilot’s discretion or an air traffic controller’s request before a potentially unsafe condition occurs.”

American Airlines had a close call this time. They were leaving on a takeoff run and multiple tires blow out on the starboard main gear forcing a aborted takeoff. Then after they safely stopped a tire fire started.
https://youtu.be/TBSeRyYgRcw?si=-EbMnhaAaLZEBhil

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Another news report shows the main gears tires on the port side where flat and the starboard side tires shredded.

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Wondering if all these problems are related to shoddy maintenance and/or something more nefarious like "union" sabotage to keep jobs?

Another news report shows the main gears tires on the port side where flat and the starboard side tires shredded.

Would have been a result of the emergency braking after the initial tyre failure.

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Grant
Darwin NT

They got lucky there was still enough runway to stop in. It could have been a different story if they had no choice but to takeoff and come back.

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V1 - VR - V2
Calculate before every flight.

V1 - VR - V2
Calculate before every flight.

Yep.
They were (very probably) below the V1 speed, so they were able to stop in time. If they were over V1, then they were committed to taking off- which probably wouldn't have been an issue.
All the smoking/smouldering/fire when the plane came to a stop is more than likely the result of the emergency stop.

If they'd taken off, they could have turned back and landed safely, most likely without the damage to all the other tyres. But the rules are that if there is a significant issue on take-off, and you can stop safely, you do.

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Grant
Darwin NT