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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/080304.htm
13 Jan Townsville Qld	737-700 of Virgin Blue	Undercarriage spring detached and dented roof of house during approach.	Nil	Item subject of a Dec. service bulletin but parts not received from Boeing.
10 Feb Sharjah, UAE	F50 of Kish Air EP-LCA	Prelim finding that both props entered reverse at 2kms final -per Luxair crash.	44 fatal / 46 o/b	ASW coverage of Luxair case, see 23 June 2003. Final Luxair report http://www.iasa.com.au/luxf50.txt.
16 Feb Luanda Angola	Premier 1 (Raytheon Hawker 800XP) of NAC	2 SA pilots (of US Co NAC) flew 4 Indian businessmen to Luanda to demo an Exec Jet & are being held for the duration of a VIP murder inquiry.	Nil	One pax (owner of Indian Krishna Bank) was murdered in the Presidente Meridien Hotel - but other pax have been allowed to leave the country.
19 Feb Halifax Nova Scotia	727-225 of Cargojet	Flt CJT575 decl emerg for eng failure and returned from o'head Greenwood.	Nil	Reg: C-GCJZ enroute Mirabel at 0028Z - LP turbine failure.
22 Feb 2132Z Calgary, Canada	737 of Westjet C-GUWS	On day dept r/way 16, one of 5 Canada geese hit entered #2 eng (which failed).	Nil	Incident A/C reportedly equipped with bird-scaring pulsing landing lights.
26 Feb 1925Z St Johns Newfdlnd	A310-308 of Air Transat C-GLAT	Flt TSC849 hard-landed, bounced & reptd severe wind shear at 100ft agl.	Nil	Reptd nil damage and departed later for Varadero Cuba.
26 Feb Johannesburg Intl.	737-800 of SAA Flt: SA422	Veered off r'way onto grass in rain on landing, destroying a few r'way lights.	Nil	Damage to LE & TE Flaps, U/C and tail -from Port Elizabeth, landing 03R.
26 Feb Esbjerg, Denmark	DC-6B of Air Atlantique	G-SIXC made an emerg landing with two engines shut down.	Nil	No further details.
27 Feb 0130L Manchester UK	737 of BMIBaby Flt WW5505	Returned with smoke in the cabin shortly after takeoff for Belfast N.I.	Nil	Already > than 14 hr late due to de-icing & technical problems.
28 Feb Manchester UK	A330-300 of US Airways	No Flap emergency landing carried out on arrival & a/c evac'd on r'way.	Nil	no further details (assume flap asymmetry trip or hydraulic failure).
29 Feb Manchester UK	A321 of MyTravel 737 of Ryanair	High-speed abort & near collision after Ryanair 737 crossed 06L causing MYT A321 G-SMTJ to reject its t/off.	Nil/220 pax on MYT	ATCO suspended pending inquiry. MYT crew replaced for onward journey.
29 Feb Miami Intl.	727-2A1(F) of VarigLog	During loading PR-LGC tipped onto its tail causing minor damage.	Nil	Tail-prop overlooked. Pilots in cockpit impressed by nil airspeed rotate.
01 Mar 1330Z Calgary	SA227DC of Sunwest Home	Metro III C-GSHY deptd and decl'd emerg for cabin full of smoke.	Nil	Calgary for Edmonton. Returned Calgary - no further details.
01 Mar 1822Z Winnipeg Intl	Aurora P3 of CDF	CFC1304 decl emerg for smoke 40nm W of Winnipeg, diverted and evac'd.	Nil	Enrt CFB Greenwood to CFB Comox B.C. No further details.
01 Mar 1507L St Louis, Illinois	Jetstream 41 and ANG F-15A	Missouri ANG Jet overran on landing 30R narrowly missing taxiing JS41.	Nil	F15A NLG collapsed. Jetstream possibly of Corporate Express.
01 Mar 0145L Jeddah S.A.	A310 of PIA Hajj flight	High-speed abort on t/off 34L after a port engine surge.	Nil / 261 pax / 7 crew	#1 ingested a metal object & shed fan-blades - replacement a/c sent.
01 Mar Melbourne	717 of QANTAS Flt: QF1653	Returned to Tullamarine A/P after a loss of pressurization/rapid descent.	Nil / 115 pax	Bound for Hobart Tasmania (tech defect of controller or outflow valves).
02 Mar Luxor, Egypt	A300-600 of EgyptAir	NLG fire broke out after landing and was extinguished by RFF team.	Nil	Caused by a hydraulic leak.
02 Mar Sydney NSW Australia	737 of Virgin Blue	Rear end crew-members reported an unusual smell 15 mins after t/off for Melbourne & a/c ret'd to Sydney.	all crew + 1 pax injured	Injured taken to hospital with eye problems after a resinous substance found in a passenger's hand-luggage.
02 Mar 1145L New Orleans	EMB145 of Chautauqua Air	Landed without incident r'way 19 Armstrong A/P after birdstrike reptd .	Nil	Damaged stbd engine.
02 Mar 0150Z McAlester, Okla.	C208 Caravan Reg: N4602B	Flt MRA633 hit a deer on landing and propeller was badly damaged.	Nil	Operator Martinaire Inc (arriving fm Hugo Oklahoma - landing runway 36).
02 Mar 0315Z Austin, Texas	C208 Caravan N978FE	Flt BVN7752 lost brakes and left taxiway whilst taxiing to ramp.	Nil	FedEx flt at Austin-Bergstrom Airport - nil damage.
03 Mar am hrs Manchester UK	HS748 of Emerald Awys	Cargo a/c fm Paris rept'd smoke in the cabin when 5mls out on approach.	Nil	Faulty detectors in cabin cargo area.
03 Mar 1953L St Paul Is., Alaska	Sa227 of Penair Reg: N2719H	A/c veered left on touchdown in 2 ins of mud and snow and hit runway lts.	Nil	Enroute to Adak Island, Alaska.
03 Mar 1616L Westchester County	BD-700 Reg: N404VL	Ret'd to land r/way 34 after birdstrike damaged left engine.	Nil	Global Express opr by Wells Fargo Bank.
03 Mar 2052L Dallas, Texas	SF340 of American Eagle	EGF354 hit 6 Canada Geese on approach to DFW at 6000ft.	Nil	Damage to right wing and nose-cone.
04 Mar 0840L Baku Intl A/P	IL76 of Azov-Avia UR-ZVA	Cargo a/c crashed into a Busovna field a few moments after getting airborne.	5 fatal / 7 o/b	Deptd Bina A/P Azerbaijan for Kabul & lost both port engines (birds seen).
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries 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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