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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/310105.htm
16 Jan 0712Z Barrow, Alaska	Lear 31A of Nth Slope Borough	N789SR hit a caribou on landing	nil/ 2 o/b	Minor damage to air ambulance aircraft (a/c)
18 Jan Alicante, Spain	MD-87 of Iberia Reg: EC-EXR	Returned urgently to land after a fire erupted in #1 eng just after takeoff	nil	No further details
18 Jan pm hrs East Midlands, UK	MD-11F of Lufthansa	Belt-Loader struck aircraft, required fuselage repairs before departing	nil	Ramp-rash to rear cargo door area
19 Jan 1413Z Green, Ohio	C414 of Jerry Air Ltd.	A/c made hard landing @ Green after experiencing heavy icing on climb-out	nil	Reg: N5DS (Akron Ohio for Reading Pennsylvania). Damage minor
20 Jan 1956 MST Calgary, Alberta	MD-83 of Jetsgo Reg: C-FRYH	Touched down W of r'way 34, hit signs & relaunched after 1,800ft ground-run	nil / 78 pax o/b	JGO191 (Toronto to Calgary) dmgd & landed OK on 2nd attempt in low vis
21 Jan ca 1000L Colquiri, Bolivia	Cessna 208B of Amaszonas Air	CP-2412 hit Mt Huaricollo in thick fog 45 mins after t/off from La Paz Bolivia	11 inj/ 12 o/b	La Paz (El Alto A/P) for Sucre. Crashed 180kms South of La Paz
21 Jan 1543Z Overland Park, Mo.	Cessna 421C of Riley Rocket Inc.	Crashed after takeoff from Johnson County Exec A/P and disintegrated	5 killed/ 5 o/b	Climbed to cloudbase, then crashed into a suburban home. Cardiac arrest?
22 Jan 1620Z Pittsburgh, Pa.	EMB145 of Chautauqua Air	Flt CHQA3109 was struck by a baggage cart while parked at the gate	nil	Reg: CHQA310 damage unknown
22 Jan Toronto, Canada	A330-200 of Air Transat	Pax deplaned via airstairs after an emergency landing on r/way 15R	nil	C-GPTS (TS552 to Mexico)
22 Jan night Syktyvkar, Russia	TU-154M of Aeroflot	Flt SU713 made emergency landing with an unknown but urgent tech fault	nil / 100 pax o/b	Moscow to Nizhnevartovsk flight pax caught another Aeroflot flt at 11am
22 Jan 1525L JFK A/P	747-200 of Polar Air Cargo	Polar 8407 slid off the end of 4R in a snowstorm and became stuck in mud	nil/ 3 o/b	N921FT caught in white-out. Also unconf reports of a Fedex jet skid-off
22 Jan 1712L Omaha, Neb.	737-700 of SWA SWA421	First Officer became ill and incapacitated enroute so a/c diverted	1 inj	Chicago-San Diego flt
22 Jan Amsterdam, Nethlds	DC-10-30 of NWA N233NW	Blew at least one tire on roll-out r/way 27 after a high-speed no-flap approach	nil	No further details
23 Jan 0410L Glasgow, Scotland	EMB-145EP of BMI G-RJXD	Saboteur used accelerant & rag-bags on inbd side of port wing to set a fire	nil	Culprit chased by security but not caught. A/c L wing & fuselage dmgd
24 Jan 0309Z Roanoke, Va.	C560 Citation of Eagle Jets LLC	Diverted in when copilot became suddenly ill and incapacitated enroute	1 inj	Reg: N408JD
24 Jan 0601L Dusseldorf, Germ	747-212B(SF) of Atlas Air	N808MC went off end of r/way 23L during roll-out with 2 port engs afire	nil	Engines hit appch lights & LLZ antenna. Op by Atlas Air for Emirates.
25 Jan evening Podgorica, MonteNegro	Fokker F100 of Montenegro Airlines	YU-AOM overran runway by 700m on landing before coming to rest. R'way had been swept prior to its arrival.		Arriving from Belgrade with 76 pax. Major damage and 4 persons hurt. Pax evacuated via slides.
25 Jan 1638Z Miami, Fla.	757 of American Reg: N682AA	Empty a/c and two people on the ramp were struck by a rampaging truck	2 inj	One was seriously injured. Extent of damage to a/c is unknown
25 Jan 2145L Miami, Fla.	737 of SWA Flt 2161	Pax & F/A's subdued 37y.o. man who tried to forcibly enter the cockpit	nil	Philadelphia to West Palm Beach. FBI arrested the duct-taped hostile
25 Jan 1340Z Montrose, Colo.	SA-227 of Key Lime Air	Merlin 4 flt LYM 3418 hit an unknown object on the runway on landing	nil	N542FA has unknown damage
25 Jan 2130L Buffalo, N.Y.	737 of SWA Flt SWA2847	Medical Team used oxygen to treat 5 crewmembers overcome by fumes	5 inj	A/c had just arrived Niagara Intl from Baltimore.
25 Jan night Auckland, NZ	747-400 of Air New Zealand	Non-venomous 20cm long green tree snake found on board Flt 136 by FA	nil	Brisbane to Auckland. Snake was found occupying a seat in economy
25 Jan 0815L North Bend, Ore	Beech C99 of Ameriflight	Both main-gear legs folded upon landing & a/c came to rest on its belly	nil	AMF4012 substantial damage to fuselage plus props bent and folded
25 Jan 1610L Brisbane, Qld Aust	727-51C of Heavylift	Nosewheel steering cable-break sent 9L-LEK off LH side 01 into bogsville	nil/ 3 o/b	Arriving from Cairns. A/c too large for cross r/way 14 divtd into Coolangatta
26 Jan night Bristol, UK	A321 of First Choice	G-OOAE blew a slide when door was opened from outside by caterers	nil	Defective system (door wasn't armed and slide didn't inflate)
26 Jan evening Geneva, Switzerld	A319 of EasyJet Reg: HB-JZF	Jack-knifed towbarless tug became wedged under fuselage - 90km/hr wind	nil	>1" ice deposits on many of the stands (need "dropchox" - ASW, 10/6/03)
26 Jan Ar Rutbah, Iraq	CH-53E of USMC 1st Div	A/c crashed in severe sandstorm near the Jordanian border	31 dead/ 31 o/b	Over 33 helos now lost in Iraqi conflict
26 Jan 0210Z Sacramento, Calif.	MD80 of Alaska Flt: ASA390	During the final approach, birds struck the radome and windshield	nil	Minor damage
27 Jan ca 1130L Iasi, NE Romania	LET410 of Farnair Hungary	Mailplane crashed 2kms short on its 2nd approach in very icy weather	2dead/ 2 o/b	Reg: HA-LAR (Familiar turboprop icing scenario perhaps). Fm Bucharest
27 Jan 1445L Piedmont Triad Int	767-300 of Delta Flt 8237	Milan (Italy) - Atlanta Flt diverted in with indications of a cargo-hold fire	nil/ 176 o/b	No further info
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 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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