Accidents and Incidents

Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks March 01, 2008 Apple River, IL Cessna 172 N8366B The pilot reported that the airplane entered the airport traffic pattern and he performed a visual approach to runway 35 with a 90 degree crosswind to the landing direction. No injuries He stated that he was...

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Date	Aircraft Type	Narrative	Death/Injury	Remarks
March 01, 2008 Apple River, IL	Cessna 172 N8366B	The pilot reported that the airplane entered the airport traffic pattern and he performed a visual approach to runway 35 with a 90 degree crosswind to the landing direction.	No injuries	He stated that he was "slow" on final and when he touched down using a soft field landing procedure, the airplane was "pushed" off the runway by a wind gust, contacted a snow bank with the left main landing gear tire, and nosed over.
March 02, 2008 Scribner, NE	Piper PA-22-135 N3212B	The airplane received substantial damage when it ground looped during landing on runway 17 (4,200 feet by 75 feet).	No injuries	The left wing was damaged when it contacted the runway. Winds were reported as 210 degrees at nine knots.
March 05, 2008 Takotna, AK	Cessna 185 N1224F	The pilot was taking off on a short, snow-covered runway in a ski-equipped airplane. He said the day was warm, and as the airplane accelerated down the runway the skis did not release from the snow.	No injuries	He aborted the takeoff, but the airplane slid off the end of the runway and down an embankment.
March 06, 2008 Indonesia	Transall C-160NG Manunggal Air PK-VTTQ	Departed Jayapura-Sentani Airport for Wamena Airport	8 fatalities	A cargo plane delivering food and diesel oil to Indonesia's remote province of Papua burst into flames after landing.
March 07, 2008 Lanzhou Airport	Boeing 757-200 China Southern Airlines	China Southern Flight 6901 was bound for Beijing. About 40 minutes into the flight, a 19-year old woman opened some cans and tried to start a fire in a toilet.	No injuries	She was arrested by air marshals. The pilot diverted to Lanzhou.
March 09, 2008 Richmond, VA	Cessna 172R N24619	The student pilot of the Cessna 172 stated that the airplane bounced at touchdown, then landed hard on all three landing gear. During taxi, the airplane would not respond to nose-wheel steering, and a post flight inspection revealed damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, and firewall.	No injuries	The student pilot reported 21 hours of flight experience, and stated that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane.
March 13, 2008 Chugiak, AK	Stinson 108 N6827M	It was the first flight after an extensive rebuild, and annual inspection of the airplane. The pilot said he conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane using its checklist, and had several maintenance items corrected before takeoff. He said that as the airplane became airborne, it immediately rolled to the left, and the left wing struck the runway.	One minor injury	A post-accident inspection of the airplane by the pilot, maintenance personnel, and an FAA inspector, revealed that the aileron control cables were misrouted, and the aileron's direction of travel was reversed.
March 13, 2008 Back Gate, AR	Air Tractor AT602 N602KP	The pilot had completed an aerial application flight and was returning for the second load. During the landing on a private grass airstrip, the tail-wheel equipped airplane started to slide. The pilot stated that the grass was wet from the morning dew, and that he could not get the airplane to stop.	No injuries	The airplane subsequently slid into a small levy and culvert, resulting in separation of the left main landing gear. The airplane received substantial damage and came to rest in the inverted position
March 14, 2008 Marble Canyon, AZ	Beech C23 N9374S	The pilot observed that the wind sock was about halfway extended, and he estimated that the wind was from 270 degrees at 20 knots, with gusts to 25 knots. During the landing flare, the crosswind suddenly decreased in intensity, and the airplane impacted hard onto the runway's surface. Thereafter, the airplane veered right and exited the runway.	No injuries	The pilot did not indicate that he had experienced any mechanical malfunction or abnormality with his airplane prior to the mishap.
March 15, 2008 Bebi Airstrip, Nigeria	Beechcraft 1900D	Departed Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Intenational for Bebi Airstrip	Three fatalities	The airplane took off from Lagos en route to Obudu. It was expected to arrive at Bebi Airstrip. The aircraft contacted Enugu before contact was lost. It did not arrive at Bebi Airstrip and was declared missing. Initial confirmations by the NCAA that the wreckage was found the next day proved to be false. The plane is still missing as of March 20.
March 16, 2008 Idabell, OK	Cessna 150 N554SP	The 58-hour student pilot checked the automated weather reporting station for the airport. The pilot stated that the station was reporting 27 to 35-knots sustained winds with gusts from 40 to 45-knots. The pilot then landed on runway 02 (a 5,000-foot by 75-foot asphalt runway) with 0-degrees of flaps.	No injuries	He added that during the flare, a gust of wind "picked-up" the right side of the airplane and subsequently the airplane dropped to the runway.
March 19, 2008 Berlin, Germany	Dornier Do-328 D-CTOB Cirris Airlines	Departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport for Mannheim Airport	No injuries	Overran runway on landing and hit an earthen wall. One wing and engine severely damaged.
March 20, 2008 Portland, OR	Piper PA-31-350 N4098A	The aircraft landed with the right main landing gear retracted at Portland, Oregon. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the aileron. The cross-country cargo flight departed Portland en route to Roseburg, OR.	No injuries	The pilot was preparing to land at Roseburg when he noted that the right main landing gear failed to extend, which ground personnel confirmed during a flyby. The pilot diverted back to Portland. Personnel alerted the tower at Portland that the airplane was returning, and would make an emergency landing with one main wheel retracted.
March 22, 2008 Genesee, ID	Gulfstream American G-164B N8148K	The aircraft was substantially damaged during landing following the partial separation of its rudder, while in-flight, near Genesee, Idaho.	No injuries	The pilot said that a few minutes after takeoff, he lost rudder control. He flew the airplane for approximately half an hour to learn its flight characteristics at low airspeed and low power setting. During the landing, the airplane turned sideways, nosed over and came to rest inverted.
March 22, 2008 Maryland	Boeing 757	The NTSB is investigating an aircraft accident in which a panel from the wing of a US Airways B-757, Flight 1250 en route from Orlando, FL, to Philadelphia, PA, separated from the aircraft somewhere over Maryland.	No injuries	The composite panel, measuring about 4 feet by 5 feet, on the trailing edge of the upper side of the left wing, broke loose from the aircraft and struck several of the windows towards the rear of the aircraft. The impact caused the outer pane of one window to crack. The inner pane was undamaged and pressurization was not compromised.
March 25, 2008 Bridger, MT	Piper PA-28-181 N432RM	The aircraft collided with terrain approximately 17 miles southeast of Bridger, Montana.	One minor injury	The pilot reported that he departed from Billings in clear weather conditions. Approximately 45 to 60 minutes into the flight, he encountered rain and snow. He was at 7,500 feet mean sea level. The pilot entered a standard rate turn to the left in order to return to Billings. During this turn, he received a terrain warning on a Garmin 430 global positioning system. The pilot immediately pulled up and did not recall the impact. A while later, the pilot regained consciousness.
March 25, 2008 Edwards AFB, CA	Fairchild Republic A-10	An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II made an emergency landing without its landing gear.	No injuries	The plane was assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, GA.The pilot safely exited the aircraft unharmed. Although a lakebed landing was an option, the A-10 performed a landing on the base's primary landing strip, Runway 22.
March 26, 2008 Page, AZ	Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D N261GL	The Beech 1900D, operating as Great Lakes Airlines, Flight 5187, returned to land due to an open cargo door following takeoff from Page Municipal Airport.	No injuries	According to the director of safety for the airline, during the takeoff-initial climb, the cargo door opened. The flight crew returned uneventfully to the airport and landed
March 27, 2008 Bangalore, India	ATR-72-500	A Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. aircraft hit a dog during takeoff at Bangalore's airport, causing the propeller plane's nose landing gear to collapse.	2 minor injuries	``It's most unfortunate that the dog menace at airports in India still persists,'' Vijay Mallya, the airline's chairman, said in the statement.
March 29, 2008 Elizabeth, CO	Cessna P210N N4839P	The aircraft sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Elizabeth, CO.	No injuries	The pilot was cleared for final approach to Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood, CO.. While descending at 8,500 feet, the engine "began vibrating and broke." The pilot then attempted a forced landing to a gravel road. Due to the airplane's altitude at the time of the engine failure, the pilot elected to land the airplane on the road with the landing gear retracted.
March 30, 2008 London, England	Cessnaa 500 Citation I	Departed London-Biggin Hill Airport	5 fatalities	Crashed in Broadwater Gardens, a residential area in Farnborough. The pilot reportedly issued a mayday call just after takeoff from Biggin Hill. The registration of the plane has not been confirmed.