Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/030105.htm 29 Nov. 1659L Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia EMB-110 of Pacific Aero Reg: VH-BWC Ran out of fuel on rt base 29 & after first eng failed, opted to break right & land...

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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/030105.htm
29 Nov. 1659L Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia	EMB-110 of Pacific Aero Reg: VH-BWC	Ran out of fuel on rt base 29 & after first eng failed, opted to break right & land straight-in downwind r'way 18.	Nil / 20 o/b	2nd eng failed on touchdown & tires blown. Forgot to check a/c refueled before departing Bathurst Island.
02 Dec. Malta Intl Malta	A320 of Air Malta	Flt KM-100 returned shortly after take-off after hitting a number of birds	Nil	Unknown damage (bound for Heathrow UK).
02 Dec. 1515L Bozeman A/P Mt	737-700 of SWA Flt: WN1374	Diverted in after an engine unserviceability in the cruise.	Nil	Seattle to Kansas City flight.
06 Dec. 0225L Baton Rouge, La.	CRJ-700 of Atlantic SouthEast	Candler393 mired NLG in mud while taxiing to ramp after landing r/way 13.	Nil	Pax bussed to ramp
10 Dec Vancouver Can	747-400 of China Airlines	Aborted its take-off after a bird was ingested into an engine.	Nil / 375 pax	Taipei bound.
12 Dec. evening Dublin, Ireland	ATR-42 of Aer Arann	Isle of Man bound flight RE377 turned back & landed with an engine smoking	Nil	Pax and crew changed to an ATR-72 and departed (counts as an upgrade?).
17 Dec. Balmaceda, Chile	737-230 of LANExpress	LXP-075 skidded off the runway on landing and came to rest in the mud.	Nil	CC-CDB arriving from Puerto Montt. Substantial damage to undercarriage.
18 Dec. evening Chicago, Ill.	757 of United Flt: 1488	Arriving flight landed with an unsafe gear indication & was towed to ramp.	Nil	Faulty micro-switch or its fine adjustment.
18 Dec. 0440L Wheeling, Ohio	Piper AeroStar	A/c crashed after a botched off-runway take-off & the pilot decamped.	Nil / ? o/b	520lbs cocaine left aboard at county a/port (mistook short taxiway for r/way).
19 Dec. 1104L Twin Falls, Idaho	737 of United Flt: 1220	Boise to Denver flight diverted in to Joslin Field with left generator failure.	Nil / 118 o/b	Flight resumed 4 hrs later
20 Dec. 1315CST	Lear25B	N252BK ran off runway side after ldg.	Nil	Cedar Rapids Iowa runway 13
20 Dec. evening Point-a-Pitre Guadel	L-1011-500 of Air Luxor	Paris-bound CRL927 returned after 20 minutes with an engine failure.	nil	Op by airline Corsair from Point-a-Pitre Guadeloupe to Paris (Orly).
20 Dec. morning Boston, Mass.	CRJ200 of Independence Air	Flt 1627 diverted into Logan A/P with a flap asymmetry problem.	Nil / 38 pax	Washington-Dulles to Hartford Connecticut (but divtd Boston-Logan).
20 Dec. 1602L Providence, R.I.	MD-83 of AA Reg: N564AA	Slid off the taxiway during taxi to the run-up area and became bogged.	Nil	Earlier a tow-tug slid on ice and struck AAL763 ( MD-80) during push-back
20 Dec. 2215L Larnaca, Cyprus	737-300 of Helios Flt ZU535	Three pax hospitalized after cabin lost pressure enroute.	3 inj / 35 pax +6	Warsaw, Poland - Larnaca
21 Dec. 0800L Miri A/P, Malaysia	737 of Malaysian	Taxiing a/c failed to stop at its gate on cue - and struck a jetway.	Nil	Significant damage (arriving from Labuan).
21 Dec. 0909L Karachi, Pakistan	A310 of Kuwaiti Airlines	New Delhi Bound flt KAW381 diverted Karachi with a failed engine.	Nil / 185 o/b	Eng failed 480km NW of Karachi. A/c awaiting an eng change in Karachi.
22 Dec. 2109L Southern Pakistan	A310 of PIA A320 of Air Blue	A310 dived 600 feet to narrowly avoid a head-on collision with Air Blue A.320	3 inj / 179 + 137	440nm NE Karachi (A310 Islamabad to Karachi... A320 Karachi to Lahore).
22 Dec. Kamchatka, Russia	IL86 of Vladivostok Air	A/c made an emergency landing after fire broke out in its tail section.	Nil / 80 pax +9	Petrapavlovsk to Vladivostok flt
22 Dec. Frankfurt, Germany	ATR72 of Eurowings	A/c skidded off a high speed turn-off in poor braking conditions (snowing).	Nil / 21 pax	Inbound from Munster; blocked rwy 25R & inbound delays exceeded 1 hr.
23 Dec. 0820L Richmond, Va.	MD80 of AA Flt: AA1239	American Eagle flt slid off runway during 180 deg turn & became bogged.	Nil / 129 pax +5	Pulled free at 1630hrs (caused about 100 flts to be delayed/cancelled).
24 Dec. Winnipeg, Canada	MD-83 of Jetsgo	Flt 041 returned after 20 minutes with #1 eng shut down for a fuel leak.	Nil / 82 pax	Bound Toronto.
24 Dec. 2229L Dallas Ft Worth Tx	757 of American Flt: AAL899	757 reptd missing a leading edge on rt wing inboard. Slat was found at DFW.	Nil	Leading-edge slat obviously fell off on take-off Dallas.
24 Dec. Istanbul, Turkey	737 of MNG Pax Airlines	Made emerg landing after loss of cabin press and became stuck in snow drifts.	Nil / 160 pax	Antalya to Hamburg flight closed the Ataturk A/P runway for hours.
24 Dec. Orlando Intl., Fla.	767 of Delta Flt: 1456	Emerg landing due sudden build-up of heat and smoke in the cabin.	Nil / 271 pax	Probable air-conditioning pack fault.
25 Dec. Wilson Nairobi	Beech 200 of Phoenix Avn	5Y-SMB ret'd shortly after t/off with electrical problems, bad radio and its main-gear collapsed on landing.		Older KingAir with electric gear (and electrical gear warning system horn and indicators (double gen fail?))
27 Dec. 2030L Colorado Springs, Colo.	737-700 of Continental + 1x cargo jet	2 a/c reported bright green pulsating lasers being aimed into their cockpits & tracking for up to 4 seconds.	Nil	8500ft about 15miles out on appch over suburban Warrensville Heights. For source see http://www.lasershoppe.com
28 Dec. Kabul Airport Afgh	Antonov 12 cargo	Crash landed after its landing gear failed to extend for landing.	Nil / 6 o/b	Flights were suspended for eight hours.
29 Dec. 1105L Kansas City, Mo.	MD80 of AA	Returned shortly after takeoff with smoke in the cockpit.	Nil / 134 o/b	Bound Dallas, Texas.
29 Dec. Lagos, Nigeria	727 of ChangChangi Air	A/c blocking the runway after its nose-gear collapsed on landing runway 19L	Nil	A/c cleared after a few hours.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).