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Monday, June 20, 2005

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS

 

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/200605.htm
12 May 2321 CDT Union Star, Mo. 717-200 of Midwest Airlines Reg: N910ME Flt 490 suffered loss of pitch control for several minutes at 23,000ft, dived & recovered pitch control at 13,000 Nil / 80 o/b Lightning strike exit hole found on top of tail-cone and oil-filler door on rt eng found to be open. NYC05IA083
28 May 1100L Decimomannu AFB A319 of EasyJet Mistakenly approached to the old AFB in lieu of intended dest Cagliari-Elmas Nil Some Sardinian sources say it landed then repositioned Cagliari-Elmas
30 May 1525Z Denver, Colo. Dash 8 of Mesa Reg: N454YV Nose-gear ran up on top of a tug during pushback from gate Nil / 9 pax +3 Flt Mesa 7080 suffered substantial damage
04 June 0008Z Honolulu, Hawaii 757-223 of American Flt AAL28 returned to Honolulu following a left eng surge on departure Nil N190AA. Crew also observed a rupture in the port engine cowling
07 June 0030L Paris (CDG A/P) 747-400 of Air France F-GITB Flt: AF680 After 3.5 hrs outbound, all masks dropped and auto announcement declared decompression had occurred Nil / ~300 pax Paris (Orly) to St Denis (Reunion Island). Alarm announcement was a false alarm but flt had to return Paris
07 June 1015CDT Clarendon, Texas Cessna 208B Reg: N9505B Landed in field undamaged after total power loss in climb ex Addison A/P Tx Nil Engine quit at 8,000ft after a persistent hissing noise (with ITT fluctuating)
07 June 0525Z Louisville, Ky. MD-11 of UPS Flt: UPS6971 Cargo a/c landed with a fire in the nosewheel area Nil / 4 o/b No further details
09 June 2140L Washington Dulles Saab 340 of United Express Flt 7534 off east side of runway at 90 deg angle with a RH gear collapse Nil / 27 pax +3 Shuttle Express - badly damaged after landing with starboard gear unlocked
09 June 0705L Kansas City, Mo. 727 cargo of Custom Air Tpt Cargo plane landed KC Intl with a low oil pressure light on #2 engine Nil / 3 o/b Ft. Lauderdale to Salt Lake City
09 June Palmerston North Metro II of New Zealand Post Diverted after a bomb threat was phoned in by a known caller Nil 37yo man arrested. Mail plane bound for Paraparaumu from Napier NZ
09 June Johannesburg Intl. 737-400 of Kulula.com Flt MN105 suffered repetitive L engine surges 20 mins after t/off and returned Nil / 129 pax Left engine needs some work
10 June 1300 & 1455L Lokichoggio A/P North Kenya Two UN Sudan relief a/c (World Food Program) HS748 5Y-SFE landed gear up. A UN C130 attempted to land on remaining runway but crashed into the HS748 Nil / 3 crew + 5 crew C130 (L-100 S9-BAS) of Trans Afrique short of fuel & had no options left. It took 2 days to clear the wrecks.
10 June ~1200L Hong Kong 777-300 of Cathay Pacific 2 pax hospitalized after severe turbulence encounter (seatbelt sign on) 15/367 sent to hospital 7 crew + 8 pax. Flt CX906 originated Manila
10 June night Dubai UAE A340-300 of Emirates Amman, Jordan-bound aircraft returned after a fire in one engine Nil No further details
10 June 1130 CST Oklahoma City Will Rogers A/P RJ85 of Mesaba (NW Airlink) Flt: 3437 Hyd line running beneath cabin floor to body-gear ruptured on landing & sprayed 16 pax with hydraulic fluid 2 inj / 56 pax +4 Pax re-clothed by fire-crew in white jumpsuits. A similar Mesaba incident Sept. 1, 2004, at Minneapolis-St. Paul
10 June 1413L Athens Intl A/P A340 of Olympic Flt: 411 One engine shut down due to excessive vibration and a/c returned to Athens Nil / 245 pax +12 Athens to New York flight had departed at 1245L
12 June 1306L Shannon, Ireland C130 of USAF Forced to divert to Shannon after an engine was shut down enroute Nil / 20 o/b Headed Goose Bay Labrador from Germany
12 June 0915L Jos, Nigeria 737-200 of EAS Airlines Overshot a very wet runaway in Heipang by over 100m on landing Nil Avn Minister Yuguda suspended pilots plus those in 727 incident (see below)
12 June 2230L LAX A/P CRJ200-LR of United Express Landed r/way 25L with a nose-wheel malfunction & nose skidded for 100ft Nil / 17 o/b Flt SKW6543 op by Skywest. Runway reopened at 2am. Minimal a/c damage
12 June Durban, S. Africa Jetstream 41 of SA Airlink SA8140 forced to land without nose landing gear after it became stuck Nil / 13 pax Minimal damage after discovering the problem just before landing Margate
13 June 1550L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. DC-3/R4D-8 Reg: N3906J Pilot Charles Riggs very adeptly crashed on suburban street after engine failure 3 minor inj / 3 o/b Left eng fuel line broke on takeoff. A/c burnt out. No ground casualties
13 June early pm Lagos, Nigeria 727-200 of Chanchangi Air Landed on a very wet runway 18L at Murtala Mohammed A/P & skidded Nil BCF-5N ended up in a ditch recently dug to stop flooding of the runways
13 June ~1530L Melbourne Vic 717 of Jetstar Flt: 125 Diverted back north to Melbourne after being unable to lower gear. Nil / 100 pax Sydney to Launceston Tasmania flight lowered gear manually at Melbourne
14 June KristiansUND Nor DO328 air ambulance Patient was patiently awaiting his ride in KristiansAND (350nm to the south) Nil It happens (Gerona Spain versus Girona Italy). Oakland vs. Auckland
15 June ~1000L Haneda A/P Tokyo 767-346 of JAL Flt:1002 Reg: JA8986 Both tires departed the nosewheel during touchdown - and rolled away in different directions.
Arr from New Chitose A/P Hokkaido. Runway closed. 2 pax with neck pains from the rough ride
15 June 1130L Norwood Memorial Falcon 10 of NorthEast Avn Skidded off r/way at Norwood Memorial A/P after a hot landing Nil Transport for a New England Patriot's quarterback became stuck in the mud
16 June South Pakistan 747 of PIA A320 of AirBlue TCAS RA saved the PIA 747 from colliding with A320 via a steep dive Unknown 266 o/b 2nd near miss over Southern Pakistan in six months. Karachi to New York
17 June Osaka, Japan DHC-8-Q400 of ANA Emergency landing after the fuselage filled with thick black smoke Nil Air duct failure in cabin
17 June 1855L Coral Springs, Fla. Goodyear Blimp Two pilots walked away after crashing tail first off Sample Rd, Coral Springs 2 minor / 2 o/b Caught beneath a thunderstorm a few minutes after t/off fm Pompano Beach
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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