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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
01 Feb 1700Z Vancouver Ca	737 of Alaska Reg: N764AS	Prior unreported tailstrike damage found on walkaround.	Nil	Probably occurred on LAX-V'couver leg of prior flight. Bad under-tail rash.
04 Feb 1428Z Ottawa	CL-600 of Atlantic SE Flt CAA595	Reported an o'heat condition in left wheelwell after t/off.	Nil	Fire-loop harnesses replaced.
04 Feb 1112Z Toronto	767 of Air Canada Reg: C-GDSS	Declared smoke-in-cockpit during approach.	Nil	V'couver-Toronto (ACA156). Forward equipment cooling fan replaced.
08 Feb San Juan P.R.	ATR72-212 of American Eagle	53rd deplaning pax of flt5131 fell from stairtop to ground.	1 inj / 58 pax	A/C handrail collapsed. Female pax seriously injured.
09 Feb Johannesburg	A340-600 of SAA	Returned to Jan Smuts Intl following an eng failure.	Nil	Minor damage to Capetown-bound flight.
11 Feb 1458Z and with a repeat scenario 2017Z	HS748 of Bradleys Air Services Ltd	Ret after 30 mins with smoke in the cockpit (failure of pneumatic supercharger).	Nil	Yellowknife for Koala (FAB80-10).Scenario repeated at 2017Z on FAB80-28 (Yellowknife-Diavit).
13 Feb 0458Z Yellowknife	737-242C of Bradleys Flt:FAB957	Enroute from Edmonton a/c advised of #2 hyd failure .	Nil	Towed from runway.
13 Feb 2055L Miami	747-400 of Lufthansa	Blew tire on t/off from Frankfurt.	Nil	2Two small holes found beneath fuselage at JFK.
14 Feb 0253L Bloomington Il	CRJ-600 of Atlantic Coast Airlines	N536BR nose-gear collapsed after landing ILS r/way 20.	Nil / 29 on board	Flt 7675 landed with loose snow on r/way (less than 1/2").
14 Feb 2152L Bloomington In	Astrojet C-38 Reg: 500M	Slid off the end of 17R on landing.	Nil	Minor damage.
14 Feb Cologne	A319-112 of Germanwings	Flt 4U-506 ret shortly after t/off with burst tire.	Nil / 127 pax	D-AKNH suffered minor damage.
14 Feb 0120 Ft Lauderdale Fl	Cessna 500 Reg: 891CA	Eng exploded on departure. A/c aborted ret to ramp.	Nil	Minor damage to airframe.
15 Feb 1732L Peoria Il.	Jetstream 41 Reg: 568HK	TranStates a/c became stuck in snow -taxiing for r/way 4.	Nil / 27 on board	Nil damage.
16 Feb 2320L Cahokia Il	SA-26 Merlin 2 Reg: 20TT	Slid off snow-covered r/way on ldg St Louis Downtown.	Nil / 7 on board	FAA duplicates this report with another Reg. of 30TF
17 Feb 2102L	Learjet 60 Reg:14TU	Overran runway 25	Nil / 5 on bd	No further details ( Eagle County, Colo.).
17 Feb 2100L Juneau Ala.	Learjet25B Reg: 20NW	Aborted t/off runway 26 damaging left main gear.	Nil / 2 on b0ard	Air ambulance flight.
17 Feb 0145Z Somerset Ky.	C421	Inverted on landing	2 fatal / 6 on board	No further details.
17 Feb 0055 Dulles Va.	Citation 5 (C560) Reg: EJ696	Skidded off left side of snow-covered runway on landing.	Nil	Unknown damage to a/c.
19 Feb Boston Logan	A330 of Aer Lingus	EI133 struck snow-bank on taxi.	Nil	Eng #1 damaged and flight aborted.
20 Feb 1720L ex Havana	C402 Utililiner Reg: 554AE	Destination Miami, reported internal fire and ditched.	Nil	Ditched 2mls S of Marathon Fla. (also see 24 Feb C402 incident below)
20 Feb	A330 of MyTravel	Cargo door ripped off.	Nil	By catering truck lift (Manchester UK)
20 Feb 1120L Lubbock Texas	737 of SWA	Austin-bound flt ret with u/carriage & eng problems.	Nil	Possibility that nose tire debris was ingested by port eng. Landed 1145L.
20 Feb 2106L Aomori Japan	A300-600 of Japan Air (JAS) flt169	Haneda flt overran runway by 50m onto rough ground.	Nil	Minor a/c damage (incident occurred in fog shortly after snow removal).
20 Feb Novosibirsk Ru	Tu154 of Sibir	Returned shortly after t/off with a #3 eng failure.	Nil / 110 pax & 9 crew	Flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
21 Feb 2345L Baton Rouge, La.	Sa-227 Merlin 4 Reg: 5441M	A/c struck wires and sparks seen on approach.	Nil	No damage reported.
23 Feb 1230L Baltimore	DC-9 of NWA Flt NW1132	ATC report of heavy sparking from left wing on landing.	Nil / 55 pax	No further details (flight ex Detroit).
24 Feb Karachi	C402 of the Edhi Trust (& see above)	Crashed into sea 28mls W of Karachi enrt Jazak-no call.	8 fatal / 8 on board	Afghan Govt Minister and party (29 minutes after t/off, in clear weather).
26 Feb 1500L Minneapolis Mn	727F of KittyHawk Flt: KH771	Blew 4 tires on ldg r/way 22R (both MLG).	Nil / 3 crew	Minor damage.
26 Feb Dallas Ft Worth	MD-90 of Delta Flt: 873	On ldg 36L blew left main tire and lost gear door.	Nil	Flight from Ontario was unloaded on runway - minor damage.
27 Feb JFK	Concorde of AF AF002	Lost lower section of rudder enroute.	Nil	Delaminated area 1.5ft x 4ft (both sides). Similar to 27Nov02 BA inc.
1 Air carrier accidents or incidents 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)

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