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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm
25 Feb Heathrow, UK	747-400 of BA Flt 18	3hrs into 14hr flt, ex Singapore #2 eng lost oil pressure and was shutdown	Nil/ 356 pax	Replacement #2 eng on same 747 that flew 3eng LAX to Manchester on 2/20
28 Feb ~0900L Frankfurt, Germ	767-300 of Delta	Copilot was arrested by German police for suspected intoxication	Nil/ 156 pax	Flight was delayed several hours. Departed with 2 pilots vice 3
01 Mar Mexico City	757 of Aeromexico	Substantial damage after a Mexicana A319 made a rapid 180 degree turn to avoid pax who'd just jumped from 747	Nil	Relates to pax-jump from Lufthansa 747 D-ABVL (reported in ASW, Mar 7)
01 Mar Norfolk, Va	767-300 of AA Flt AA1635	Diverted into Norfolk from 40 mins out with oil loss #2 engine (shut-down)	Nil/ 152 pax +10	JFK to San Juan Puerto Rico. Oil pooled beneath eng after shutdown
01 Mar night Mumbai, India	A320 of Air Deccan	A/c grounded after step-ladder towed into leading edge of LH stabilizer	Nil	Just prior to pushback. Pax were deplaned. 3rd such incident in a month
03 Mar siesta Nice, France	Inbound a/c	A/c circled overhead for >30mins while police sent to investigate ATC Tower	Nil	Single tower operator found fast asleep (colleague absent). No action
03 Mar 1150L Dubai, UAE	Bell 412 of the UAE Police	Skid hit water during low-level TV coverage of boat-race and a/c flipped	7inj/ 7 o/b	Ministry of Interior owner, Crash occurred just offshore at Mina Siyahi
04 Mar 0550Z Omaha, Neb.	C208 Caravan Reg: N3RY	Engine failed after a chip light and a/c made forced landing on a street	Nil	Headed Denver. Minor damage. Set down 6mls NW Millard A/P Omaha
04 Mar Windhoek, South Africa	MD-11 of Air Namibia	A Guinea fowl flew into #1 engine at point of rotate at Hosea Kutako Intl A/P so a/c dumped fuel to return	Nil/ 281 pax	45 mins to dump 50T of gas. Pax flown out to destination Frankfurt on a Euro Atlantic Charter. New eng req'd
04 Mar 1518L Toronto, Canada	MD83 of Jetsgo Flt 174	7 a/c used runway for 20 mins after MD-83 aborted t/off - #1 engine failure	Nil/ 66 pax +6	Flt 174 Tailcone & other debris found. Jetsgo has since ceased operations
04 Mar 1010L San Jose, Calif.	757-200 of Mexicana	MX953 bound Guadalajara forced to return after #1 took a birdstrike	Nil	Deptd 0945 and re-landed 1010L
05 Mar 0055Z Charleston, W.Va.	CL600 of Comair Flt: COM64	COM 64 received a lightning strike enroute near the nosewheel door	Nil	Damage to radome and stabilizer (exit point). Departed Cincinnati
05 Mar Kinshasa, Congo	747-200F of MK airlines 9G-MKS	Left paved surface on turnaround at r/way end and became bogged in sand	Nil	Dug out 2 hrs later. Section 41 damage. 3600m runway at Ndjili Airport
05 Mar 2359Z Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	A321 of Air Canada C-GJVX	A/c was struck by a baggage loader and holed near the baggage door	Nil	Flt ACA901 taken out of service
06 Mar Charlotte, N.C.	737 of US Airways	Bullet-hole found in fuselage side of a/c on arrival Charlotte	Nil	FBI investigating (last happened in Dec 04)
06 Mar 0418L Varadero, Cuba	A310 of Air Transat TS961	Returned 30mins after t/off for Quebec due to rudder being torn off in cruise	Nil/261 pax +9	Rest of fleet inspected. Likely to be a moisture induced latent hinge defect
06 Mar Manchester, UK	777-240ER of PIA AP-BGK	777 power-up slammed empty cargo containers into PIA 747-367 AP-BFU	Nil	Some significant damage to the 747 by the 777's power-up for its right turn
07 Mar 0215L Tehran, Iran	A310 of Mahan Airlines	Departed runway side at speed on landing after arrival from Bangkok	Nil/ 77 pax	"Slightly" damaged (at Mehrabad Airport)
07 Mar Tehran Iran	737 of Iran Air	Croatia bound jet turned back after 45 mins with an unknown emergency	Nil	Carrying journalists & civil servants accompanying Pres Mhd Khatami
08 Mar 2335Z JFK, NY	Citation 550 of N/S ONE LLC	Turned off runway, became disabled and was towed into the ramp area	Nil	Reg: N442KM
08 Mar 1920Z Rome, Georgia	C402 Reg: N6396X	Gear collapsed on landing	Nil	Minor damage
08 Mar Bordeaux, France	737 of Air Horizons	Diverted to nearest available after a bomb threat was received	Nil	Beauvais (nr Paris to Casablanca, Morocco)
08 Mar 0150Z Teterboro, N.J.	HS125-700A of Hawker 700 Co	A/c skidded 200ft off runway 01 end on landing & was towed in to the ramp	Nil/ 2 +2 o/b	Reg: N703TS landed long at 2215L. Teterboro to get $0.5M overruns
08 Mar Seattle, Wash.	737 of Continental	Reported possible damage from flying through volcanic ash clouds	Nil	Mt St Helens eruption (warning systems?)
09 Mar 0237Z Nome, Alaska	F406 Caravan 2 Reg: N6591R	Nose-gear would not extend so a/c landed nose-gear up	Nil	Arriving from Savoonga, Alaska
09 Mar 2238L Piedmont, Triad	Falcon 2000 Reg: N27R	Emergency landed Piedmont Triad Intl A/P without its nose-gear down	Nil/ 5 o/b	Greensboro, N.C. (owner: RJ Reynolds Tobacco)
09 Mar New Cumberland, Pa.	Beech 200 Reg: N561SS	Slid off taxiway striking lights while taxiing in to the ramp (at 0127Z)	Nil	of Harrisburg Jet Center
09 Mar 1912Z Tupelo, Miss.	CL600 of RM Aviation	Gear collapsed on takeoff for Teterboro, N.J.	Nil	Reg: N660RM
10 Mar morning Johannesburg, SA	Jetstream 41 of SA Airlink	SA8032 turned back due to a loud rattle and shake after 20 mins	Nil/ 23 pax	Jo'Nurg to Pietermaritzburg. Loose engine cowling
10 Mar 0920Z Kwajalein, MH	Dash 8 of Marshall Is Taxis	V70210 landed nose-gear up at Kwajalein MH Island Airport	Nil/ 8 pax +3	Marshall Islands 559 Air Taxi Service
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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