Aviation Today :: Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/070205.htm
11 Dec Vicinity Jeddah, S.A.	IL76TD of Airline Transport	Fwd emerg escape hatch opened in flight and a crewman was sucked out	1 fatal	ER-IBW (Cargo operation ex Sharjah UAE)
12 Dec Stansted, UK	747 of Atlas Air N523MC	Descended well below appch path at 6nm fm runway 06 threshold	Nil/ 3 o/b	500ft from ground at 5nm is quite low. Indicates gross crew error/fatigue
07 Jan Goa, India	Canadair RJ of Air Sahara	Suffered right main gear collapse after touchdown at Goa.	Nil/ 4 o/b	Flt 2200(ferry flight). R'way blocked for 8hrs
10 Jan Sulawesi, Indonesia	MD82 of Lionair	Aborted takeoff after blowing a tire at a speed short of V1	Nil/ 155 o/b	At Walter Mongonsidi A/P - Bound for Makassar in South Sulawesi
22 Jan Wellington, NZ	ANZ 737-300 versus SAAB340	Reported late go-round by ANZ SAAB (737 lined up & hesitant in poor vis)	Nil	Eyewitness claims a two-meter miss
22 Jan 1300L Kongolo, Congo	AN28 of ANAF	Crashed into houses on appch. There were six survivors -unknown casualties	unk	Goma to Kongolo via Bukavu and Kindu
27 Jan Berlin, Germany	Challenger CL601 Luftwaffe	Smoke in cabin forced an early return to Berlin Tegel Airport	Nil	Carrying Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to Thessaloniki Memorial Svc
27 Jan 1140L Houston, Texas	777 of Continental	Flt 40 turned around and re-landed Bush Intercontinental after smoke event	Nil/ 115 o/b	Enrt Newark. No further details
28 Jan evening Scottsbluff, Nev.	737 of Casino Express	Diverted in after it lost an oil line, forcing shutdown of an engine	Nil/ 119 pax	Headed Elko Nevada from Cedar Rapids
28 Jan ~0730L Paris (CDG A/P)	A340 of Air France	AFR095 landed in emergency "with a fire aboard"	Nil	Airport closed (zero rate) for 5 mins only - no further details
28 Jan Halifax, NS	767-300 of Alitalia	Flt 619 lost engine in cruise and divtd back from abeam Goose Bay, Labrador	Nil	Bad oil leak. Weather in Labrador and Newfoundland was not good enough
29 Jan Kansas City	MD-83 of AA	A/c off runway side in snow on landing	Nil/87	Minor damage N227AA (AAL498)
29 Jan 1835Z Atlanta, Georgia	777 of Delta Reg: N860DA	While parked, rolled back from the jetway and door L1 came off	Nil	Flt DAL11
29 Jan 0417Z Kansas City	Learjet 25 Reg: N911AE	Overran the end, hit the Localizer and passed through the perimeter fence	Nil/ 2 o/b	Substantial damage
29 Jan Phoenix, Az	2 x SWA 737	Winglet contacted a stabilizer of a 737	Nil	During ground handling
29 Jan 1615L Manchester, UK	767 of AA Flt 54	Port eng idled due to surging & vibrations passing FL 290 (enrt climb)	Nil	6th & 7th stage compressor damage requiring strip-down (origin Miami)
30 Jan morning Arlanda, Sweden	737 of SAS Flt: SK730	Aircraft had to turn back with smoke in the cabin	Nil/ 15 o/b	Stockholm - Sheremetyevo (Moscow)
30 Jan 1725L 40k NW Baghdad	C130 of RAF c/sign XV193	Crashed enroute to Balad Airbase (40 nms NW of Baghdad)	10 fatal/ 10 o/b	Possibly due to enemy action (no R/T contact prior to impact)
30 Jan 1525L Evenes, Norway	737 of SAS/ Braathens	SK4406 did a 270 deg slip/slide on snowy sanded r'way without leaving it	Nil	At taxi speed after landing. Airport closed for three hours (re-sanded)
30 Jan Santorini, Greece	RJ100 of Aegean Airlines	All tires blew during a much hotter than normal landing	Nil	Pilot error (foot fault)
30 Jan Durban, S. Africa	King Air Private regn	9y.o. boy flying a kite noticed one maingear wheel fall off & advised ATC	Nil/5	Pilot then safely gutzed the a/c wheels-up rather than land on oleo only
31 Jan New Delhi	A310 of Air India Flt AI348	Close air miss over New Delhi with errant formation of SU-30 Flankers	Nil/ 200 pax	Mumbai-Shanghai via New Delhi & Bangkok
31 Jan 1907L Helsinki, Finland	C208B Caravan	Crashed 3mls W of Helsinki's Vanta A/P during heavy snowfall & high winds	1 inj	Arriving fm Rebrohon in Central Sweden (op by Finnair?)
01 Feb Cairo, Egypt	747-400 of Air France	Aircraft forced to divert Cairo due to rejection by Paris (CDG) ATC	Nil/ 470 o/b	Said to be due to an "unacceptable navigation problem" (??)
02 Feb afternoon Manchester, UK	EMB135BJ of Legacy Air	Collided with wing of a stationary DO328 belonging to Scott Airways	Nil	On Northern Exec Avn apron while EMB135 was taxiing to depart
02 Feb 1150L Gudja, Malta	MD-82of Alitalia Reg: I-DATQ	Firemen doused port engine after it started belching smoke after start-up	Nil/ 38 pax	AZ885 (wet start?)
02 Feb 0723L Teterboro, N.J.	CL-600 of Platinum Jet	N370V overran 6013ft r/way 6 during an abort and crashed into a warehouse	20 inj	11pob (one serious injury). Possible failure to de-ice or overweight or A/P engaged.
02 Feb 2045L Tamworth, NSW	DHC-8 of QANTASLink	VH-TQE declared full emerg due to major electrical/instrument failures	Nil	Flt: QF2008
03 Feb ~0800L Covington, Ke	737 of Delta	Flight DAL1060 left the pavement on taxi & became bogged (not due snow)	Nil/30 pax +5	Pax placed on replacement flt 1890 to Salt Lake City
03 Feb 0825L Hasanuddin, Indon	MD82 of Lionair	Overran on landing and nose-gear became stuck in the mud	Nil/154 o/b	Makassar's Airport on Sulawesi Island
03 Feb 0807L Khartoum, Sudan	IL76TD of Sudan Co Air West	ST-EWB crashed 15km out on appch after advising "fuel supply problems"	7 fatal/ 7 o/b	Arriving from Sharjah UAE with 46T of aid supplies for the Darfur Region
03 Feb 1615L Kabul, Afghanistan	737-242 of KAMAIR EX-037	Still missing, 18 hrs after t/off from Herat and a 1550L diversion fm Kabul due weather	104 o/b dead	Late entry: found 35kms East of Kabul (in mountainous terrain at 11,000ft).
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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