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Monday, March 2, 2009

Accidents & Incidents

Date	Aircraft Type	Narrative	Death/Injury	Remarks
Feb 01, 2009 Bountiful, UT	ROBINSON R44 N944U	While en route to destination, pilot elected to fly a/c up a canyon toward rising terrain. Soon after making "low pass" over ridge above 8,000 feet MSL, pilot increased collective to climb over upcoming terrain.	One minor	Rotor RPM started to drop. Pilot immediately increased throttle, reversed course to fly downhill, and lowered collective. During the turn, a/c encountered quartering tailwind & began to settle toward snow-covered terrain. A/c contacted terrain,
Feb 07, 2009 Lake Placid, FL	CESSNA 170B N1825C	A/c "started to swerve to the right" after pilot corrected for slight left drift while attempting crosswind landing.	No injuries	Despite attempt by both pilot and CFI to arrest right turn by applying "all controls and left brake," a/c continued to veer to right and skidded off runway.
Feb 08, 2009 Lakeville, NY	PIPER PA-30 10JR	A/c substantially damaged when impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Lakeville Airport (NY15).	No injuries	Pilot said during initial climb after takeoff, approximately 20 feet AGL, left engine began to "run rough." Attempted to land.
Feb 08, 2009 Quebradillas, PR	CESSNA 206H N118ME	A/c substantially damaged after in flight loss of control near Quebradillas, PR. A/c registered to Atis Corp. of Carolina, Puerto Rico.	Six fatalities	Witnesses reported hearing engine surges, then a loud noise, followed by visual observations of a/c spiraling down toward water. Witnesses reported weather conditions that included heavy rain and high winds.
Feb 10, 2009 Budaors, Hungary	Robinson R44 HA-MIX	A/c owned by BHS Hungary substantially damaged when impacted water under unknown circumstances near Budaors, Hungary.	Three fatalities	Transportation Safety Bureau (TSB Hungary) investigators said a/c lost engine power during aerial works, and crashed into Danube River.
Feb 14, 2009 Steamboat Springs, CO	Cirrus SR22 N486CD	A/c operated by Vector Resources LLC, Denver, CO, substantially damaged when, during attempted go-around, struck snow berm and nosed over at Bob Adams Field (SBS).	One minor	During landing roll, a/c hit patch of ice and turned sideways. Pilot decided to make go-around. As a/c lifted off, landing gear struck snow berm at end of runway and a/c nosed over.
Feb 14, 2009 Rialto, CA	CESSNA T337 N86242	A/c made forced landing 0.5 miles north of Rialto Municipal Airport.	One minor	Pilot said that shortly after takeoff, a/c's climb performance deteriorated, and it felt like a/c had lost thrust.
Febr 15, 2009 Hagerman, ID	PIPER PA-24-260 N8810P	A/c destroyed when impacted terrain following in-flight breakup Student pilot, the sole occupant, killed. The 70-hour pilot departed on cross- country flight in dark night conditions in complex airplane he had purchased three hours prior to accident.	One fatality	Both outboard sections of each horizontal stabilizer, and a/c's empennage located in debris field, which extended over area of about one mile prior to main impact point. Cabin door located at main wreckage site and had remained attached to fuselage.
Feb. 15, 2009 Isfahan/Shahin Sharh-Hesa AB	HESA Iran-140-100 HESA90-04	Operator: HESA Training flight crashed on approach.	Five fatalities
Feb 16, 2009 Soldotna, AK	BEECH 65-A90-1 N418SP	Airline transport pilot making personal cross-country flight. When arrived at destination airport there was 3-4 inches new snow, and overcast/low light condition made everything look gray.	No injuries	Turned on runway lights, identified what he thought was runway surface, and lined up runway edge lights on left. After a/c touched down, realized that landed to right of runway surface, with right side runway edge lights on his left.
Feb 17, 2009 Grayslake, IL	CESSNA 150 N747KA	A/c experienced partial loss of engine power while maneuvering. Pilot rented the airplane from Palwaukee Flyers at PWK.	No injuries	While maneuvering near Grayslake, a/c experienced partial loss of engine power and could not maintain altitude. Pilot elected to perform precautionary landing to frozen lake.
Feb 17, 2009 Deltona, FL	CIRRUS SR20 N493DA	A/c operated by Delta Connection Academy substantially damaged when collided with trees and terrain. Witnesses stated, "engine was heard to quit and a/c made sharp turn to right."	Two fatalities	Nose of a/c pitched down vertically and a/c started spinning. Just before a/c disappeared below tree line, witnesses observed orange or red parachute deploy, but parachute did not inflate.
Feb 19, 2009 Nome, AK	PIPER PA-31-350 N41185	A/c sustained substantial damage when collided with snow-covered terrain five miles NE of Nome Airport.	One serious, five minor	Pilot encountered "white-out conditions", and a/c subsequently collided with snow-covered terrain.
Feb. 19, 2009 San Clemente, CA	MD-600	Chopper belonging to US Customs and Border Protection Air/Marine Div crashed into Pacific Ocean.	No injuries	Survivors swam to shore. A/c flying from Long Beach Airport to Brown Field in San Diego.
Feb 20, 2009 Kenai, AK	de Havilland DHC-2 N5342G	Wheel/ski-equipped a/c sustained substantial damage during takeoff from remote frozen lake 10 miles NE of Kenai, Alaska	No injuries	After landing pilot applied full engine power for takeoff, but a/c failed to climb, and collided with stand of trees at edge of lake. Engine trouble.
Feb. 20, 2009	Antonov 12 S9-SVN	Aerolift Antonov 12 cargo plane operated on a ferry flight to Nikolaev Airport (NLV), Ukraine. A/c left Kisangani (FKI), D.R.Congo with Entebbe (EBB), Uganda and Luxor (LXR), Egypt as planned refueling stops.	Five fatalities	Five crewmembers were on board - two Ukrainian citizens, two Belarusians and a Russian. The airplane crashed on takeoff, came down about 600-700 meters from the runway and caught fire.
Feb 21, 2009 Salt Lake City UT	EMBRAER EMB-120ER N270YV	A/c sustained minor damage when struck occupied stationary fuel truck while taxing at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). SkyWest Airlines, St. George, Utah. While taxiing along taxiway centerline, flight crew noticed parked fuel truck ahead and to right of a/c located within non-movement area.	No injuries	Captain turned a/c slightly to left of taxiway centerline they were following in attempt to avoid fuel truck, but right wingtip struck fuel truck
Feb 22, 2009 Cave Creek, AZ	EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 N353P	A/c substantially damaged during hard landing near Cave Creek. A/c operated by PHI. Commercial pilot and two medical crew members not injured.	No injuries	As descent continued through about 15 to 20 feet AGL pilot experienced a "brownout" and told the crew they were "going to the ground."
Feb. 25, 2009 Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Boeing 737-800 TC-JGE	Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed short of landing at Schiphol Airport. Good weather. Both pilots killed.	Nine fatalities, 50 serious	Media reports quote witnesses saying that the commercial transport on final suddenly dropped "like a stone" about 650 feet short of the airport's fence.

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