EGPWS saves Finncomm Airlines Flight FC205 01.01.2007
Todays Helsingin Sanomat: (only in Finnish)
Finnish CAA restricts Finncomm Airlines flight operations due to the series of incidents in December 2006 and January 2007.
11.12.2006: Finncomm ATR 42 skidded off the runway (not fully off) when landing in crosswind conditions.
01.01.2007: EGPWS saves Finncomm ATR 42 when pilots were
making the NDB approch to the Seinäjoki airport without setting the local altimeter setting, instead they used the standard altimeter setting 1013 and almost stalled the aircraft when making go-around.
08.01.2007: Finncomm ATR 42 pilots forget to make sure that the autopilot was engaged before starting to reprogram the FMS, the airplane pitched
15 degrees nose up and rolled to 45 degree bank before captain resumed control of the aircraft.