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Monday, January 6, 2003

2002 Airliner Accidents and Major Incidents

Date
Aircraft
Deaths & Injuries
Circumstances
24 Dec North Flying Metro III Nil Suspected bird strike and engine failure caused abort overrun and fire at Aberdeen (Scotland).
23 Dec Aeromist AN-140 48f/48 Struck mountainside on descent Isfahan Iran in bad weather (date of manufacture 30 Nov 02).
21 Dec Transasia ATR-72 2f/2 Crashed shortly after reaching top of climb in bad icing (suspect icing induced control loss).
12 Dec FlyBe Bae146 4 inj/? During descent to Belfast injuries caused by severe unexpected control movements (nil turb).
07 Dec Changan Dash-8Q Nil Taxied by mechanic in ice/snow, hit terminal building at Xian-Xianyang Intl A/P and caught fire.
28 Nov Eagle Let 410 If/20 Crashed during attempted forced landing following eng fail (2nd Eagle loss of Let 410 in 6 months).
28 Nov Arkia 757-300 Nil A/C was targeted by two SA-7 shoulder-fired missiles on lift-off from Mombasa (both missed).
27 Nov BA Concorde Nil A/C lost lower portion of rudder in-flight (5th rudder part-loss for Concorde).
23 Nov Air France 737-500 Nil Swiss SAAB 2000 taking off narrowly missed 737 crossing active runway (28) at Zurich.
21 Nov AA 777-200 Nil Take-off aborted as trucks ahead started crossing the runway (Dallas DFW).
11 Nov Laoag Intl F-27 18f/34 Fuel supply loss on take-off led to a Manila bay ditching (airline grounded for illegalities).
09 Nov Tyumen AN-26 Nil Hit power lines and crashed 500m short of threshold at Antalya, Turkey.
07 Nov Silkway AN-12 Nil Overran at N'Djamena (Chad) - damaged beyond repair.
06 Nov Luxair F-50 20f/22 Suddenly lost height, crashed, caught fire 6km short of Findel A/P (suspected inflight ground-idle).
04 Nov Air France Concorde Nil Engine shut down at 60,000ft but continued to Paris (CDG) on three remaining.
02 Nov EuroCeltic F-27-500 Nil Overran into sea landing at Sligo (Ireland) in bad weather.
25 Oct KingAir 100 8 f/8 Sen. Wellstone family and aides killed. Freezing rain and snow in area.
25 Oct Atlantic Coast CL-600 Nil Chicago. Collided with crew bus on tarmac.
21 Oct Kyrgyzstan Yak-40 Nil Ran into ditch on take-off at Osh A/P.
15 Oct Mesaba RJ-8rA Nil Being taxied by a mechanic, crashed into airbridge/caught fire.
09 Oct NWA 747-400 Nil Safe diversionary landing at Anchorage after experiencing extreme uncommanded rudder deflections.
07 Oct Lufthansa 747-400 Nil Missed Mexicana A320 by 100ft vertically during TCAS response approaching Mexico City.
26 Sep Aerocontinente 737-200 Nil Chiclayo Peru - main landing gear collapsed on landing.
14 Sep Total Linhas Aereas ATR42 2f/2 Freighter crashed in field 20 minutes after take-off in bad weather from Parapanema, Brazil.
04 Sep Asian Spirit Dash 7 Nil After a gear extension failure, a belly landing r/way 24 Manila left a/c damaged beyond repair.
02 Sep Ex Ansett Bae146-100 Nil 5 uninsured parked a/c awaiting sale damaged severely by blow-together in storm - Melbourne Vic.
30 Aug TAM Fokker 100 Nil/35 Lost all fuel /forced landing. 6th hull loss for TAM - destroyed by impact (1.5 hrs earlier another TAM F-100 made an intentional gear-up landing at Sao Paolo (Viracopos A/P).
30 Aug Rico Linhas EMB120 23f/31 Crashed 1.5km short on approach in poor visibility at Rio Branco, Brazil.
29 Aug Vostok AN-28 16f/16 Crashed into Okhotsk Sea during night appch to Ayan (Russia).
22 Aug Shangri-La DHC-6-300 18f/18 Tourist flight hit 4600ft mount on appch to Pokhara Nepal in bad weather.
02 Aug Yemenia 727-200 Nil Asmara (Eritrea) destroyed in hard landing gear collapse.
28 Jul Pulkovo IL-86 14f/16 Crashed soon after t/off Moscow in fine weather (Sheremetyevo) on ferry flight.
27 Jul Lviv IL76MD on grnd Nil Poorly judged maneuver by SU-27 aerobatics pilot led to ejection of two/deaths of ~ 100 spectators.
26 Jul FEDEX 727-200F 2 inj Pre-dawn approach - aircraft impacted 0.5 miles short of the landing runway -destroyed by fire.
26 Jul Tretyakovo IL-62 2inj/9 Pre-dawn appch Bishkek- hit airport boundary fence - destroyed by fire.
19 Jul Fire Svc PB4Y-2 2f/2 Wing separation observed as aircraft approached drop point at Big Elk (Co) (undetected fatigue).
15 Jul BA Concorde Nil Returned to Heathrow after engine power surge at 58,000ft.
10 Jul Swiss SAAB 2000 Nil Landed on abandoned airfield after weather divert. Severely damaged by runway obstructions.
04 Jul New Gomair 707 23f/25 Crashed 4m final in residential area next to Bangui airport (C.A.R.) due to fuel starvation.
01 Jul Bashkirian Tu154 73f/73 High-level collision with DHL 757F (ATC fiasco caused TCAS Alert/improper TU-154 response).
26 Jun All Nippon 767-200 2inj/5 Tailstrike on touch and go followed by control loss/runway side departure.
17 Jun Fire Svc L-182 3f/3 C-130A wings separated at low-level due to undetected fatigue cracking.
11 Jun Sudan Awys F-27 Nil Khartoum touch and go aborted, a/c left r/way, impacting the 18 Glideslope antenna (total loss).
01 Jun Airquarius BAe748 3f/3 SA cricket Capt Hanse Kronje died (a/c hit high terrain following a missed approach at George).
26 May Monarch 757-200 Nil Nose-gear touchdown Gibraltar led to early suggestion of uneconomic repair (high-cycle a/c).
26 May Trigana Twin Otter 6f/6 Crashed into Jungle Mountain at 7800ft enroute Nabire-Enarotali West Papua.
25 May China Air 747-200 273f Inflight breakup at Top of Climb ex Taipei (China Air's 10th jet hull loss) 37th B747 hull loss.
21 May Sky Exec LET410 5f/5 Crashed in swamp during test flight out of Port Harcourt to Calabar Nigeria.
07May China Northern MD82 112f/112 Crashed into sea on descent for approach - after reporting a cabin fire.
07May Egyptair 737-500 14f/60 Crashed on hill 6 miles short on appch to Carthage Intl (Tunis) in a sandstorm.
04May EAS BAC-111 75f/77 Crashed in residential area of Kano after take-off killing many others on the ground.
26 Apr Hewa Bora 707-336C Nil Damaged beyond repair after runway departure on landing Kinshasa (DRC).
21 Apr Enimex AN-72 Nil Wamena (PNG) dest by fire due gear collapse after hard landing.
19 Apr Selva AN-32 3/8 Crashed after engine failure following departure Popayan Colombia.
17 Apr United Airlines LET-410 Nil 5Y-UAS stalled on take-off, crashed and was destroyed (Masai Mara Kenya).
15 Apr Air China 767-200 128f/166 Crashed into hill while on circling approach in heavy rain to runway 18R Pusan S. Korea.
12 Apr Tadair Metro III 2f/2 Crashed on approach 24L Palma de Mallorca in early morning darkness in good weather.
28 Mar Boeing 307 Nil Newly refurbished 62 year old museum piece ran out of fuel and was ditched in Elliot Bay Seattle, Wash.
27 Mar 727 + 2xBAC-111 Nil Damaged beyond repair in severe storm at Abuja (Nigeria).
18 Mar VARIG LOG 727 Nil Damaged beyond repair in landing accident (runway departure) at Belo Horizonte Brazil.
17 Mar Djibouti Air Let410 4f/4 Crashed into sea on approach to Djibouti Airport
15 Mar BA Concorde Nil Take-off roll abandoned at moderate speed ( at Heathrow) due to engine surge.
08 Mar Indian Airlines A300B2 Nil VT-EFW damaged beyond repair after control lost while towing ex hangar.
03 Mar Nippon Cargo 747-200 Nil 1440 hrs -Attempted take-off on taxiway but halted and corrected by Anchorage ATC.
03 Mar L-1011 of Air Europe Nil Captain put it to passenger vote (whether to continue) after engine problems were claimed resolved. Pax voted almost unanimously to return to Milan (versus continuing to Havana).
17 Feb EWA CL44 2inj/24 Written off in off-field forced landing Mbuji (DRC) after one of 4 engines failed after t/off.
15 Feb Chartere AN-12 1f/8 Charter a/c crashed on approach Monrovia (Liberia) after distress call.
12 Feb IranAir Tu-154m 117f/117 Lost contact ATC, later hit ridge on appch Khorramabad (onboard fire?) 50th hull loss of TU154.
07 Feb China Air 747-400 Nil During recovery opn after n/wheel collapse, airbag lift caused a fall onto tail (stabilizer damage and fuel-tank rupture). A/c repairability status undetermined.
06 Feb Volare AN-12 8f/8 Crashed into mountains at 9900ft after take-off from Agadir, Morocco.
30 Jan Military AN-12 30f/65 Reported engine trouble and shortly after crashed near Luena, Angola.
28 Jan TAME 727-132 92f/92 Crashed 100ft from summit of nearby 1832 ft peak after go-round in bad weather caused by traffic.
25 Jan China Air A340-300 Nil/254 Took off on Anchorage taxiway > 90 deg off assigned runway and hit departure end snow berm.
21 Jan FH227e of PetroD 27f/27 Crashed on approach to Texaco drill site strip Sucumbios, Columbia.
16 Jan Lion Air 737-200 Nil PK-LIA destroyed in high-speed aborted t/off (re-land) Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
16 Jan Garuda 737-300 1f/60 Double flameout in heavy precipitation during descent to 23,000ft. Pilot landed in river near Solo Java. Garuda 30th hull loss.
15 Jan PGR DHC-6 4f/22 Crashed on landing and caught fire Chilpancigo A/P Mexico.
14 Jan Emb120RT 3f/3 Cargo flt crashed into mountain in dense cloud 35m S of Bilbao, Spain.
10 Jan 727-100 x 2 Nil A/C destroyed at Kabul A/P by US a/c attack.
Source: IASA
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