Laredo Accident: When a Vibration Becomes a Warning
Preliminary findings from the Laredo Citation crash offer pilots a sobering lesson in recognizing unfamiliar anomalies, resisting bias, and declaring emergencies early.
Preliminary findings from the Laredo Citation crash offer pilots a sobering lesson in recognizing unfamiliar anomalies, resisting bias, and declaring emergencies early.
Technicians moved the landing gear lever during a maintenance test before the Frankfurt accident, which injured 23 people.
The Citation Latitude crew reported an unusual vibration before a sequence of fuel and electrical warnings.
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