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Monday, April 6, 2009

Accidents & Incidents

 

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March 02, 2009 Galliano, LA BELL 206 N401RL A/c damaged when tail rotor drive shaft and coupling severed while a/c was sitting on ramp with engine running. No injuries Pilot heard loud bang and vibration shortly after starting engine. Shut down engine and exited a/c. Examination of a/c revealed that tail rotor drive shaft and coupling had severed just forward of gearbox, which resulted in substantial damage to tail boom.
March 08, 2009 in Moundridge, KS BELL 206-L4, registration: N863H A/c substantially damaged upon impact with terrain. One fatality Witness heard a/c's engine "rev to a high RPM" twice followed by two to three "thump" or "whump" sounds. No reported eyewitnesses to accident. A/c equipped with a SkyConnect system, which was configured to transmit a position report back to the operator's facility in IA every two minutes.
March 9, 2009 Lake Victoria, Africa Ilyushin 76\ 9S-SAB A/c burst into flames and plunged into Lake Victoria. 11 fatalities A/c was carrying tents and water purification units to Mogadishu, Somalia from Entebbe Airport.
March 08, 2009 Lumberton, MS PIPER PA-30 N8560Y A/c experienced landing gear collapse at I. H. Bass Memorial Airport (4R1). No injuries 1,500 feet into landing roll, a/c started to drift left of centerline. Pilot applied right rudder pedal to correct. At that time, a/c "dropped on its belly," slid about 75 feet, and came to rest on runway.
March 10, 2009 Aberdeen, SD Cessna 402B N402BP A/c substantially damaged during hard landing at Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR). No injuries Pilot said immediately prior to touchdown had sensation of high sink rate, which was followed by hard landing. After flight, pilot noted there was 1 to 1-1/2 inch of ice accumulation on unprotected areas of a/c.
March 13, 2009 Healy, AK HELIO H-295 N6478V ski-equipped a/c sustained substantial damage when impacted terrain. No injuries Pilot said laying down tracks in snow on airstrip prior to landing. The a/c lifted off the snow as expected, but wings encountered high brush. Pilot pulled back on elevator control to accelerate the climb. As did so, believed tail ski contacted the snow and dragged the a/c down into the brush.
March 14, 2009 Buckland, AK PIPER PA-31-350 N4112K Substantial damage during landing at Buckland Airport No injuries Pilot received any braking action reports about destination ai/p, which was unattended. Landed there on previous day, and condition was acceptable. During landing, about three-quarters of way down runway, braking action was nil.
March 14, 2009 Lake Vermillion, MN Taylorcraft F19 3937T A/c sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain following takeoff. One serious Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at time of accident.
March 14, 2009 Manassas, VA SHNIDERMAN ERVIN STANLEY LONG-EZ N770EZ A/c substantially damaged during ground fire before takeoff from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) No injuries As pilot approached run-up area, control tower said his engine was on fire. Pilot shut down engine, turning off fuel selector and electrical master switch and exiting a/c.
March 16, 2009 Sanford, FL PIPER PA-28-161 N613FT A/c ubstantially damaged following engine fire on runway at Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB). No injiuries After coming to stop on runway, engine quit.. Three restart attempts performed. After third attempt, thick smoke observed coming from engine cowling. Flames observed coming from engine. Iinstructor cut fuel mixture to idle, took fire extinguisher, and both pilots exited a/c.
March 17, 2009 Springfield, IL BELL 206 N595AE A/c struck parked company Bell 206L-1 (N101AE) with main rotor blade(s) while maneuvering to fuel pump. No injuries Pilot and two medical crewmembers were uninjured. Fight last departed St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, IL en route to company helipad.
March 17, 2009 in Townsend, MT CESSNA 180F N2698Y A/c ubstantially damaged when impacted terrain while maneuvering. One fatality Witness observed a high wing airplane similar to accident a/c flying on northerly heading, west of set of power lines adjacent to RR crossing. Witness stated that the tops of wings were below the power lines and he estimated the airplane was 20 - 30 feet above the ground traveling at a high rate of speed.
March 17, 2009 Casper, WY Learjet 55 C-GCIL A/c substantially damaged during aborted takeoff at Natrona County International Airport (CPR). No injuries During takeoff roll flight crew heard loud noise from right side of a/c with sudden vibration in airframe. Captain thought one of main landing gear tires had blown. Called to abort takeoff. Second right main landing gear tire blew. Applied max reverse thrust to stop a/c. Able to slow a/c and exit runway onto taxiway. Upon opening cabin door, observed fire near left main landing gear and evacuated.
March 18, 2009 Paulden, AZ HOWES RODNEY H RV-6 N6383W A/c substantially damaged when impacted terrain. One fatality Witness observed a/c flying overhead location when a/c suddenly descended rapidly into terrain.
March 19, 2009 El Dorado, KS CESSNA E162 N162CE Skycatcher, substantially damaged when impacted terrain near El Dorado, Kansas, following a loss of control during a test flight. No injuries During a planned test condition the airplane entered a rapid and disorienting spin. The pilot applied spin recovery controls and the airplane continued to spin without apparent response, so the pilot deployed the airplane's Ballistic Recovery System (BRS) parachute.
March 19, 2009 Cartersville, GA Wayne O Robinson S6S Rans, N312RW A/c received substantial damage when collided with ground following loss of engine power after takeoff from Cartersville Airport (VPC). Two serious Witnesses said shortly after takeoff engine lost power and pilot attempted to return to runway. While turning at a steep bank angle a/cnosed down and collided with ground.
March 20, 2009 Corona, CA PIPER PA-32-300 N55962 A/c collided with terrain following departure from Corona Municipal Airport (AJO). Two fatalities Pilot received an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance prior to departure. Witnesses said following normal takeoff, and after losing sight of a/c due to low fog, heard what sounded like a/c impacting trees.
March 21, 2009 Laredo, TX BEECH A36 N8120R A/c substantially damaged during collision with terrain and vehicles following loss of engine power and subsequent off-airport forced landing One serious, one minor CFI said while in traffic pattern at about 800 feet agl, engine "hesitated" and CFI directed student pilot to change fuel selector from left tank to right tank. Engine quit and CFI attempted to restart engine. Did not restart and CFI performed forced landing to apartment parking lot. During landing, a/c struck vehicles.
March 22, 2009 Ville Platte, LA AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 N5189P A/c substantially damaged when impacted power lines while maneuvering during aerial application flight. One serious Pilot had made 4-5 aerial application runs on large rice field. Set of tall power transmission lines run across the field, and was common practice to fly under power lines during spray runs. On last maneuver, a/c's vertical stabilizer impacted power line.
March 22, 2009 Butte, MT PILATUS PC-12/45 N128CM A/c descended to ground impact near approach end of Runway 33 at the Bert Mooney Airport. 14 fatalities A/c was at FL 250 and the pilot requested to change his destination to Butte and gave no reason for the diversion.
April 1, 2009 Aberdeen, Scotland Super Puma Bond chopper crashes off Scotland's NE coast 16 fatalities while returning from North Sea BP oil platform. Calm and sunny conditions. 14 oil workers a two-man crew.
April 2, 2009 Luzon Phillippines BN Islander Twin-engine a/c crashed in northern part of country. Seven missing A/c was on local government mission. A/c belonged to private charter company. Carried pilot, co-pilot and five passengers, including police officer. Weather cloudy and overcast.

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