| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/100105.htm |
| 17 Dec. 0104L Chicago, Ill. |
ERJ-135 of American Eagle |
Aero Snow Removal Van hit LE of rt wing of EGF226 as a/c entered taxiway |
Nil |
Substantial damage (at entrance to taxiway Hotel Alley). |
| 17 Dec. Colombo Sri Lanka |
747 of Cathay Pacific CX749 |
HK to Jo'burg flt diverted to Colombo with a seriously ill Japanese woman. |
1 fatal |
36yo woman pronounced dead on arrival. Blood clot caused by DVT. |
| 17 Dec. 0030L Des Moines, Iowa |
Aero Commander 500 (Central Air) |
#1 eng failure and fire on descent to 4000ft. Fire lasted for about 60 seconds |
Nil |
Omaha-Des Moines (catastrophic engine failure). |
| 22 Dec. Central Java |
Super Puma of Indon Air Force |
Helo crashed on or near Mount Dieng in Central Java in bad weather. |
13 fatal / 13 o/b |
Follows an Indon Navy helo crash in weather 2 days prior killing 4 onboard. |
| 22 Dec. 1807L Sunport, N.M. |
737-800 of American |
AA 576 (LA to Chicago) flt diverted Albuquerque with a generator failure. |
Nil/143 |
Pax were on their way again early the next day. |
| 26 Dec. Miami Intl Fla. |
DC10-30 of Gemini AirCargo |
N605GC was struck in the right centre sail tail by a fuel truck whilst parked. |
Nil |
Minor damage. |
| 26 Dec. 2020L Washington Dulles |
A300-600 of AA Flt 789 |
JFK to Santa Domingo flt divtd due to intoxicated pax (plural) threats to crew |
Nil |
Emerg declared, plane landed overweight, pax arrested & flt cont'd. |
| 27 Dec. Key West NAS |
757-212 of Delta Flt 299 |
Bogota-Atlanta flight divtd in with a pax on the no fly/terrorist list. |
Nil |
FBI grilled suspect for 2 hrs and then released him (mistaken ID) & the a/c. |
| 29 Dec. 0940L Bradley Intl Ct. |
EMB-145 of US Airways |
10mins out, returned Bradley A/P (Windsor Locks) - smoke in the cabin. |
Nil / 49 o/b |
No further details. |
| 29 Dec. 1638Z Ontario, Calif. |
Beech 99 of AmeriFlight |
AMF5361 returned to Ontario Intl A/P with an engine fire. |
Nil |
Fire was extinguished before landing. |
| 30 Dec. 1022L Kathmandu, Nepal |
A300 of Qatar Awys Flt QR352 |
A7-ABX returned Tribhuvan A/P 37 mins after dept following engine fire. |
Nil / 203 pax +10 |
Eng failed noisily on t/off at 0945L and crew held off to dump gas. |
| 01 Jan. 2200Z Madison, Wisc. |
CL600-2B19 of Air Wisconsin |
AWI563 slid off the runway on landing in icy conditions (temp minus 1 deg C). |
Nil |
Minor damage to N453AW. |
| 01 Jan. 2317Z Bradford, Ill. |
767 of AA Flt AAL79 |
Encountered severe turbulence near Bradford and landed Dallas Ft Worth |
Some injuries |
Flt originated London Gatwick UK |
| 01 Jan. 0820L Oakland, Calif. |
MD-80 of Alaskan AS397 |
Ontario, Calif., to Seattle flight divtd to Oakland with a u/s fuel pump. |
Nil / 110 pax |
No further details. |
| 01 Jan. 1122CST Ainsworth, Neb. |
Citation II of Jet Services LLC |
Landed off airport (1000ft short) in freezing precipitation, losing its gear. |
5 minor inj / 5 o/b |
Substantial damage (a/c roadhauled to Reading A/P for repairs). |
| 02 Jan. afternoon Munich, Germany |
767-300 of Condor |
A/c dumped 17.5 tons of fuel on Switzerland before returning Munich. |
Nil |
DE754 from Munich to Punta Cana (Dominican Rep) with an engine snag. |
| 02 Jan. 0940L Chicago, Ill. |
A320 of United Flt UA651 |
Suffered an inflight stall of the port (#1) engine. |
Nil / 125 pax +5 |
No further details. |
| 02 Jan. 1255L Dublin A/P Ireland |
2x A330's of Aer Lingus |
Parked alongside, were blown together by a 73kt squall (EI-CRK & EI-DAA) |
|
A/c both out of service (EI133 to Boston and EI107 for JFK). |
| 03 Jan. 1200L Albany, N.Y. |
DC-9 of NWA |
Detroit - Albany flt landed with an unsafe nose-gear indication |
Nil |
Gear pinned & a/c towed to gate. RH MLG door scraped r/way on landing. |
| 03 Jan. 1220L Chennai, India |
A310 of Air India Flt AI445 |
Mumbai-bound flt landed back 30 mins after dept - with an engine snag. |
Nil / 139 pax + 12 |
No further details. |
| 03 Jan. morning Khabarovsk Russia |
747-100F of Kalitta Air |
T/off rejected after a tire burst at 130kts (then 10 other tires thermalled) |
Nil |
Techstop enrt HK-Anchorage Alaska. Engine changes as debris was ingested |
| 04 Jan. early morn Banda Aceh Sumatra Indonesia |
737-200 of Tri-MG |
Relief aid charter a/c hit herd of water buffalo on ldg & port MLG collapsed. |
|
U.S. Navy crew made prompt temp repairs & cleared strip for aid flights. |
| 04 Jan. 0930L Kittila, Lapland |
TU154 of Air Yakutia |
A/c landed well short amidst the approach lights on this Finnish strip. |
Nil / 155 pax + 11 |
Severe damage to aft underside (hatches torn and flaps scraped). |
| 04 Jan. 0945L Islamabad Pakistan |
747-300 of PIA Flt PK786 |
#4 pod-scrape on landing in very foggy weather. |
Nil / 376 pax +18 |
#4 engine damaged. Some discussion of auto-land having been faulty at start |
| 04 Jan. 0234L Denver, Colo. |
Beech 1900 of Lakes Air |
Baggage tug ran into pax-loaded a/c at gate A52, breaking the driver's leg.. |
1 inj |
Minor damage to a/c. |
| 04 Jan. night Chicago, Ill. |
A320 of United Airlines Flt 651 |
Flt landed destination O'Hare after the #1 engine surged on descent. |
Nil / 125 pax +5 |
ex Newark, N.J. |
| 04 Jan. 0002L Billings, Montana |
Merlin 4 of Big Sky Airtaxi |
BSY 2573 diverted in after reporting a shattered windshield. |
Nil |
Havre to Lewistown flight. |
| 04 Jan. 0149L Jackson, Wyoming |
A319 of NWA Flt NW1627 |
A/c disabled and towed away after running off r/way 19 on landing. |
Nil |
No report of damage. |
| 05 Jan. 1332L Manokwari Papua |
737-200 of Celebes Air |
Slid off far end by 20m after a landing at this East Papua A/P in heavy rain. |
Nil / 117 pax +7 |
Indonesian flight originated Makassar in South Sulawesi. Nil damage |
| 05 Jan. Kuala Lumpur Mal |
A330 of Malaysian |
Sabotage suspected after hyd fluid found spilt on pilots' instrument panel. |
Nil / 179 pax |
4th incident since Oct 2003. A/c changed ( to depart for Osaka Japan). |
| 05 Jan. 1210L Warsaw, Poland |
TU154 of Aeroflot |
Flt SU271 left Sheremetyevo 1020L & divtd Warsaw - disruptive female pax. |
Nil |
Moscow to Geneva flight. Passenger cited for "inappropriate behavior." |
| 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) |
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