Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020106.htm 02 Dec Istanbul, Turkey A321 of Turkish Airlines Plane hit turbulence 18,000ft above NW Turkish province of Tekirdag 13 inj / 113 pax +5 Dusseldorf to Istanbul (Ataturk A/P). 9...

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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020106.htm
02 Dec Istanbul, Turkey	A321 of Turkish Airlines	Plane hit turbulence 18,000ft above NW Turkish province of Tekirdag	13 inj / 113 pax +5	Dusseldorf to Istanbul (Ataturk A/P). 9 pax & 4 crew hospitalized
05 Dec 1520Z Dayton, Ohio	EMB-145 Reg: N26545	Left main and nose gear left tarmac while taxiing to the deicing area	Nil	Minor damage
06 Dec 2020Z Ft Lauderdale, Fla.	757 of Delta Reg: N652DL	Aircraft fuselage was struck by a baggage cart while parked on ramp	Nil	Minor damage
06 Dec 1347Z Alcoa, Tenn.	Beech 200 Reg: N561SS	Super KingAir landed runway 23L and its left main gear collapsed	Nil / 5 o/b	Minor damage. Arriving from Capital City & bound Knoxville, Tenn.
07 Dec Kinshasa, Congo	DC-9-32 of Wimbi Dira Awys	Flt 422 ran off r'way 24 on landing, collapsing the nose-gear. Subst dmg.	Nil / 43 pax o/b	Reg: 9Q-CWF had arr fm Mbandaka A/P (a/c leased from Wetrafa Inc)
08 Dec Sitka, Alaska	737-490 of Alaskan	Encountered severe turbulence at 50ft on finals & landed very hard	Nil / 44 pax +2	N791AS right wing damaged landing r/way 11 (arriving from Juneau, AK)
10 Dec 0135Z Chicago O'Hare	A320 of United Reg: N438UA	Taxiing from gate B19 on taxiway H, left main slid into the grass	Nil / 69 pax	Minor damage
14 Dec ~1400L Toledo Express A/P	Cessna 550	Aircraft forced to circle for 1.3 hours while attempting to free jammed gear	Nil / 2 o/b	Deptd Grand Rapids, Mich., for Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
15 Dec Margarita Island, Venezuela	Dash 7 of Conviasa	Turboprop bellylanded on foam after encountering gear extension problem	Nil / 40 pax	Clarification of previous table entry. Minimal damage to airframe
15 Dec 1445L Mbakwe A/P, Niger	727-247 of Allied Air Ltd	Flt arriving from Lagos held for 90 mins trying to extend landing gear	Nil / 5 pax +3 crew	Central Bank of Nigeria Charter. 5N-OTI was evac'd by chutes on r/way
16 Dec ~0620L Palm Springs, Calif.	CRJ of SkyWest Flt: UA6586	Regional Jet returned and landed after nose-gear failed to retract	Nil / 50 pax	Op as United Express Flt 6586 enroute to Denver, Colo.
16 Dec Faisal AFB, Pakistan	737 of PIA Flt: PK214	Pilot cleared to land at Quaid-i-Azam International Airport landed on AFB	Nil / 142 pax	Dubai-Karachi flt op by Turkish MNG a/c wet-leased to PIA. Crew grounded.
16 Dec 0005Z Houston, Texas	767 of UPS Reg: N319UP	UPS 2774 L wing struck tailcone of 737 (Continental 1423) on the taxiway	Nil	Minor damage to both
16 Dec ~1145L Costa Rica	DHC6 Twin Otter T1-AZQ	Flt: 331 crashed in a forest 2 kms short of Tamarindo A/P on approach	Nil / 8 o/b	Operator: Nature Air. Flt arr from San Jos魔obias Bolanos International A/P
17 Dec Toronto (Pearson)	A330 of Air Canada Flt: 856	Aircraft enroute Heathrow was grounded by last minute bomb threat	233 pax stranded	Flt delayed 6.5 hrs due to offloading & minute search due specificity of threat
17 Dec ~0830L Shonai, Japan	A320 of ANA	Struck by lightning shortly before arr Shonai A/P in Yamagata Prefecture	Nil / 97 Pax +6	RH side of nose was damaged by strike at 3,000ft, 10 mins before landing
17 Dec 9.1 hrs late Harlingen, Texas	737 of SWA Flt: 2729	Pilots thwarted by weather succeeded on 6th attempt to arrive Harlingen TX	Nil	Dallas Ft. Worth-Harlingen-Corpus Christi-Harlingen-Houston-Harlingen
17 Dec 1121L Baku, Azerbaijan	Cessna 525	Carried out emerg landing due to a dangerously asymmetric fuel load	Nil	German bizjet had been misfueled at the Zvartnotz A/P Yerevan, Armenia
18 Dec Dusseldorf, Ger	737 of Turkish Airlines	A/c slid 100m off the end of a snow-slickened runway 23R on landing	Nil	Arriving from Istanbul. 8,858ft long runway was closed for 20 minutes.
18 Dec 2030L Manchester, NH	737 of SWA Flt: 87	FBI took charge of a male pax on arrival after pilot filed inflight advice	Nil / 114 pax	Unlawful interference with cabin crew by 60+y.o. male pax on medication
18 Dec South Bend, Ind.	CRJ of Delta Connections	LH pilot's windscreen crazed 15 mins out on approach to South Bend	Nil	Thermal cyclic fatigue of heated panels caused outer layer cracking
18 Dec 1340L Sukarno-Hatta A/P	767 of Garuda Hajj Charter	A/c was forced to divert with engine trouble after departure at 1210L	Nil / 325 pax	Dept Adi Sumarmo A/P bound King Abdul Aziz Airport Jeddah with Hajji's
19 Dec ~2100L Los Angeles Intl	747-400 of Air India Flt AI136	A/c ret'd for a sparkling landing after blowing RH MLG tires on takeoff	Nil / 267 o/b	Replacement 747 a/c eng wouldn't start, leading to a 45hr delay overall
19 Dec Stavanger, Norway	Fokker 100 of KLM CityHopper	A/c made an emergency landing because of an engine problem	Nil	Amsterdam to Sola Norway
19 Dec 0905L Irkutsk, Siberia	777-200 of Air France F-GSPQ	Diverted in to Irkutsk after an engine failure about 3 hours into the flight.	Nil / 246 pax +17	Seoul, South Korea, to Paris (CDG). An IL96 later flew the pax on to Paris.
19 Dec 1430L Miami, Fla.	Grumman G73-T Turbo Mallard	Wing fell off Chalk Airline's N2969 amphibian just after takeoff @ 900'	20 fatal / 20 o/b	Flight 101 RH wing mainspar fatigue fracture
19 Dec ~1155L Accra, Ghana	737-200 of Bellview	Flt B3252 made an emerg landing with hydraulic failure & a blown tire	Nil / 63 pax +4	Lagos to Freetown (Sierra Leone)
20 Dec 2233L Los Angeles Intl	747-400 of Air India Flt 136	Shower of sparks from RH u/carriage on re-landing after tires blew on t/off	Nil / 273 o/b	All 4 RH body gear tires shredded on landing 25L.Bound Delhi via Frankfurt
20 Dec ~2015L Delhi, India	A320 of Indian Airlines IC539	Made emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport	Nil	Chennai - New Delhi flt made Mayday call for an unknown technical fault
20 Dec ~0950L Boston Logan A/P	717 of Midwest Flt YX210	Landed with bad RH gear bearings after circling for two hours to burnoff	Nil / 86 pax +4	ATC had reported showers of sparks from outbd RH gear during 2015L t/off
21 Dec Marshall Islands	B727-200F of Asia Pacific Air	Lost hundreds of kilos of mail when a cargo door opened just after takeoff	Nil	Majuro Intl Airport. Mail landed in backyards of homes & a lagoon
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 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)