A report into an accident involving an Aer Arann aircraft at Shannon Airport two years ago has made a number of safety recommendations.
The Aer Lingus regional Aer Arann flight from Manchester made two attempts to land at Shannon Airport before crashing on the runway there in July 2011
21 passengers and four crew were on board Aer Lingus Regional’s flight from Manchester to Shannon operated by Aer Arann on the morning of July 17th 2011 – though no one was hurt in the incident
The plane made two approaches to the runway in blustery weather conditions, but later hit the runway causing the collapse of it’s nose gear and prompting an emergency response from the Clare Fire Service and forcing the temporary closure of Shannon Airport – – the aircraft was deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair
In a report on this incident released today – The Air Accident Investigation Unit has issued four safety recommendations advising Aer Arann to review the training provided to its pilots regarding crosswind landings and that they institute a Flight Data Monitoring programme across its fleet.
It also recommends they provide improved guidance regarding landing techniques for different planes during turbulent crosswinds.
