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DATE & SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
09 Dec 0055L	737-700 of Continental Flt: COA696	A/C encountered moderate turbulence before landing San Angelo, Texas.	5inj	3 F/A and 2 pax with minor injuries.
11 Dec 1625Z Winnipeg Ca	SA226TC of Perimeter Airlines	PAG 203 departed for God's Lake Narrows and at 60 NM north of YWG, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and returned.	Nil	Oil in the heating system ducts produced some smoke after the crew turned on the heaters in the cockpit after departure.
12 Dec	BAe146 of FlyBe	On desc Belfast a/c experienced severe unexpected control movts.	4inj	Not turbulence related.
13 Dec Singapore-Tokyo	747-400 of UAL Flt: UA882	Tire blew on take-off Singapore so a/c continued to Tokyo (Narita).	Nil	Landed without any drama.
13 Dec 0027Z Ottawa Ca	CL600-2B16 of Air Canada	ACA334 departed Ottawa at 0007Z. 20 south advised of a flap problem and unable to resolve. Elected to return to Ottawa and when 10 south of the field declared an emergency.	Nil	Vectored for runway 32 and landed at 0027Z. No further details.
14 Dec Jacksonville Intl (Fla)	Beech200 of KG Beverage Co. Reg: N623VP	Gear failed to retract fully on dept Ft Lauderdale Exec Airport and collapsed on landing at Jacksonville.	Nil	Substantial damage.
16 Dec	SA226AT of Bearskin Flt:BLS388	Deptd runway 25 Thunder Bay and advised a baggage door indication.	Nil	Aircraft returned to Thunder Bay and landed safely at 1223.
16 Dec Seattle Wa	DH-125 bizjet of National Leasing	Gear-up Landing at Seattle likely cause was system malfunction.	Nil	Clarification from NTSB update (see ASW, Dec. 23, 2002).
17 Dec Jo'Burg	747-200 of SAA	Jo'burg-HK bound flt dumped fuel and returned.	Nil	Unable to raise gear-lever.
18 Dec Anchorage-Soldotna Ak	Merlin IIIa of FS Air (aka SA-226T)	Landed in reported 6in unswept snow but encountered deep patch and departed runway down embankment.		Substantial fuselage damage caused by trees struck. Operational hazard for accepting unswept operations.
20 Dec Edmonton Ca	767-233 of Air Canada Flt: ACA126	Crew declared emergency and evacuated pax after smoke poured from floor of a/c at the dept gate.	Nil	Water-line heat tape caused fire in hold (See 13 May 02 AC117 fire - ASW, Jun 10).
20 Dec	Emb-145 of Skyways	Emerg return Arlanda (smoke light in baggage hold).	Nil/48 on board	Circuit fault.
21 Dec Taipei-Macau	ATR-72 of Transasia Flt:GE791	Crashed 0105L (50 mins after t/o Taipei) and just after reqst desc fm 18,000ft to 16,000ft due weather.	2f/2 on board	Possible icing induced loss of control (snowing on Taiwan mountain at the time).
22 Dec 1044L	A310 of AeroFlot Flt: SU243	Landed Schoenefeld (Berlin) after eng fail enroute Moscow-London.	Nil/210 on board	No further details.
23 Dec 1930L	AN-140 of HESA (new design by Antonov Bureau)	Crashed into high elevation terrain during approach to Isfahan ( Central Iran).	46f/46	A/c (build date 30 Nov 02) had only 72 hrs logged (pilot error - controlled flight into terrain - CFIT).
24 Dec	Metroliner of North Flying -opr Benair	Crashed onto roadway on take-off Aberdeen after bird-strike/engfail.	2inj/2crew 2inj/in car	Car and plane destroyed by fire.
25 Dec Osaka-Seoul	DC10-40 of JAL Flt: JL961	Ret Osaka with fluct eng oil pressure gauge (10 mins after dept).	Nil/194	Repeat of the prior day's "fixed" problem.
29 Dec Cincinnati	767 of Delta	Pax complained of strong fuel smell in cabin during JFK-Cincinnati leg.	Nil/130pax	Crew declared emergency but Nil fault found after shutdown.
29 Dec Chicago-London	777-200 of UAL Flt: UA928	Diverted Grand Rapids after smoke appeared in cabin soon after t/off.	Nil	No further details.
30 Dec 1110Z	747F of El Al	Amsterdam-TelAviv flt diverted into Belgrade (indications of fire).	Nil	False cargo-hold smoke detection. Flt resumed after 4 hr delay.
01 Jan 1100L	757-200 of AA	Ex Medellin(Col) for NY, Diverted to Kingston with burning smell.	Nil/175	Nothing found on the ground.
1 Air carrier incidents or accidents, or other accidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. - Data compiled from National Aviation Authority's documents. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, Director of Aircraft, Engineering & Technical Operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA) http://www.iasa.com.au

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