Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020106.htm 21 Dec 1130L Sacramento, Calif. Dash 8 of Horizon Air Heavy smoke in cabin from oil-contaminated aircon forced a return Nil / 57 pax +4 LAX to Arcata-Eureka (Humboldt Cnty, Ca)...

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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020106.htm
21 Dec 1130L Sacramento, Calif.	Dash 8 of Horizon Air	Heavy smoke in cabin from oil-contaminated aircon forced a return	Nil / 57 pax +4	LAX to Arcata-Eureka (Humboldt Cnty, Ca). Horizon is part of Alaska Air
21 Dec Kansai, Japan	MD-11 of Finnair Flt: AY078	Dumped fuel for 60mins after return required due NLG failure to retract	Nil	Kansai to Helsinki flight had a lack of nitrogen in the nose gear strut
21 Dec Tehran, Iran	C130 of Iranian Armed Forces	Lost an engine after t/off from Tehran's Mehrabad A/P & returned	Nil	Was headed for southern city of Shiraz
22 Dec Phoenix, Ariz.	A320 of America West (US Awys)	2 flybys to ensure the gear locked down and then made a safe landing	Nil / 150 pax +5	Flight 706 from Baltimore to Sky Harbor had an unsafe NLG indication
22 Dec 1833L Terrace, B.C.	MU-2 of Navair Charter	Cargo a/c went down in woods S of the airport in good weather	2 fatal / 2 o/b	Regular flight to Vancouver. Navair Charter (of 15 a/c) has ceased ops
23 Dec Rochester, N.Y.	717-200 of AirTran Flt 416	The a/c's nose wheel slipped off the taxiway after landing at Rochester.	Nil	Baltimore to Rochester, N.Y. The taxiway was covered in ice. Towed out
23 Dec Boston Logan A/P	717 of Midwest Flt 62	Emergency landing due to acrid smoke from overheated avionics	Nil	The a/c was evacuated at the gate. Pilot identified a faulty display as the source
23 Dec Caspian Sea 30 kms North of Baku	AN-140 of Azerbaijani Airlines FltJ2217	Twin turboprop, enrt to Kazakhstan, crashed into the sea 5 mins after its departure from Baku, Azerbaijan	18 pax +5 crew fatal	Pilot's call stated altimeter instruments were lost. Suspect static line trapped water-freezing. AN140's grounded
25 Dec ~1900L Halifax, Nova Scotia	737 of WestJet	Rt wing hit the runway on touchdown leaving a significant amount of debris	Nil / 130 pax +6	In dense fog (under investigation by TSB of Canada)
25 Dec morning Mostar Herzegovina	C130 of Spanish Airforce	The a/c overshot runway end by over 200m on landing in poor visibility	Nil / 60 o/b	Pax incl Spain's Defense minister Jos頂ono - arr from Dubrovnik, Croatia
26 Dec Stansted, UK	737-600 of Globespan	G-CDRB ended up on the grass at the end of Sat3 while being towed	Nil	A/c towed free. Brake-rider engineer was absent from Lseat (down the back)
26 Dec Santa Barbara, Calif.	Gulfstream GIV Reg: N540W	The a/c returned after windshield was cracked (suspected thermal fatigue)	Nil	Oprah Winfrey's private jet returned to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
26 Dec 1614L Seattle-Tacoma A/P Washington State	MD80 of Alaska Flt: AK536 Reg: N979AS	20mins out enrt to Burbank a 12"x 6" crease in the fwd fuselage blew out & the aircraft depressurized at 26,000ft	Nil	Oxy masks dropped down and a/c returned Seattle. Baggage handler had failed to report a blow near cargo-door
26 Dec 1430L Baton Rouge Muni	767-300 of Delta Ship 138	LSU team charter became bogged for 5.5 hrs during taxi for departure	Nil / 201 pax	Rescue of Louisiana State Univ team mounted by Delta with ship 1701
26 Dec Ft Lauderdale, Fla.	737 of Continental	Flt 737 turned around & re-landed with a pungent odor in the cabin	Nil / 99 pax	Relief plane conveyed pax to Newark New Jersey a day late
27 Dec evening Porto Santo Island Nth of Madeira	A321 of Monarch Flt ZB558 Manch - Tenerife	Pilot landed and marooned disruptive pax on a very small Atlantic island after a drunken inflight incident	1 pax marooned 209 happy	Airline plans to sue male castaway if he returns to Britain from the small island off the North African coast
27 Dec 0630L Phoenix, Ariz.	Cessna Citation	Landed with unsafe nose-gear - which collapsed on touchdown	2 uninj / 2 o/b	Minor damage
27 Dec 1250L Los Angeles LAX	A318 of Frontier Reg: N807FR	Flt 263 made an emerg landing with an unlocked cargo door indication	Nil / 119 o/b	John Wayne A/P Santa Ana to Denver Colo.
28 Dec 1240L Cardiff, Wales	747 of BA 176 Repositioning flt	JFK to Heathrow flt 176 divtd into Cardiff (smoke and fumes in cabin)	Nil / 17 +2pax	2 company pax only. A/c repositioning after prior birdstrike on approach JFK
28 Dec Fiumicino, Rome It	767 of BA Flt: BA633	Divtd after hydraulic & comms problems plus smoke in cockpit	Nil / 167 o/b	Larnaca Cyprus to Heathrow flight
28 Dec 1407L Truckee Tahoe Ca	Learjet 35A Reg: N781RS	The a/c turned for low line-up off ILS appch, caught wingtip & crashed	2 fatal / 2	Arriving from Twin Falls Idaho in bad weather. Op by Skyward Aviation
28 Dec 0930L Solukhumbu, Nepal	MI-17 of Nepalese Army	Helo made an emergency landing in rough terrain 25kms from Mt Everest base-camp injuring all on board	14 inj	Helo was carrying a technical team to repair a damaged helo in Namche Army barracks
28 Dec Khabarovsk, Russia	Tupolev 214 of Dalavia Airlines	A/c held over east Khabarovsk for 5 hours burning off due to a gear prob	Nil / 154 pax +9	Bound Moscow. Undercarriage failed to retract after takeoff
28 Dec ~0200L Osaka, Japan	MD11 of FedEx Flt: FDX128	Freighter diverted in with a fuel transfer problem indication at 1250L	Nil	Anchorage, Alaska, to Hong Kong
29 Dec ~1900L Chicago Midway	737 of SWA Flt: 111	Flt divtd into O'Hare after ingesting a bird on takeoff from Midway A/P	Nil	Bound Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Flight needed the longer O'Hare r'way
29 Dec Moscow, Russia	737-300 of Air Malta 9H-ABT Flt KM-575	Cabin smoke on departing Domodedovo A/P was said due ingestion of de-icer fluid & flt continued to Malta.	Nil / 142 pax	Some residual fluid was also observed after landing in Malta
29 Dec night JFK, New York	747-400 of BA Flt BA116	The a/c returned shortly after takeoff with an engine fire	Nil / ~300 pax	Heathrow bound
30 Dec ~1407L Columbus, Ohio	CRJ of Pinnacle Airlines Flt5708	A/c divtd into Columbus Ohio with low engine oil pressure	Nil / 43 pax +3	Other a/c conveyed pax to destination Memphis, Tenn.
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)