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ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 1
DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/150304.htm
19 Jan. Seattle, Wash.	DHC-8 of JAZZ Reg: C-GTAQ	Flt was cleared to land r/way 16R but landed on taxiway Tango.	Nil	Missed the large X. Trick of the light.
25 Feb. 1619Z Calgary, Canada, to Cancun, Mexico	737-700 of WestJet Flt:WJA1382 Reg: C-GUWS	2hrs into flt a "Stab out of trim" light caused pilots to consult maint & pull-reset CB's in attempts to regain electrical control. Finally the stabilizer jammed totally (& CB's were pulled).	Nil	Shades of Alaska 261? Might be best to assume possible impending jack-screw mechanical failure (and cease playing fix-it games with the electric motors). This drill needs looking at.
01 March 2330Z Marshall, Minn.	Learjet 24 Reg: N105GA	A/c went off the end into an unpaved area on landing.	Nil / 4 o/b	Arriving from Grand Junction, Colorado.
01 March 2025Z San Francisco	757 of Delta Flight 251	Struck by a fuel truck while taxiing to Gate 46	Nil	Right engine and fuel truck damaged.
03 March 1953Z St Paul Is., Alaska	Fairchild SA227 Reg: N2719H	Veered left on touchdown on heavily contaminated unsealed surface, hitting runway light with left prop.	Nil	St Paul Is r'way in poor condition with 2" snow and slush (see item below). Both props bent & window broken.
04 March 1123Z Toronto, Ontario	CL600-2B19(RJ) of Comair	Com883 reptd #2 engine vibration followed by its failure - and returned	Nil	Flames and sparking material seen to fall fm N976CA (suspect FOD ingestion).
04 March 1111Z London, Ontario C	DHC-8 of JAZZ Reg: C-FACF	Flt crew noticed smoke pouring from o'head panel during preflight checks.	Nil	Crew pulled power and decamped (overheating rheostat).
04 March 0115Z St Paul Is., Alaska	Fairchild SA227 Reg:N41NE	Hit a soft spot on the runway, damaging a prop.	Nil / 12 o/b	Peninsula Airways - MetroLiner arriving from Anchorage, Alaska.
04 March after-noon Peachtree Dekalb	Gulfstream 3 of 448 Alliance LLC	Rolled off the end of the North Atlanta runway 20L -became mired in the mud.	Nil	No damage to the 19 seater aircraft. Incident occurred after heavy snow.
04 March 1401Z Springdale, Ark.	Beech 200 Reg: N30SE	Pilot lost directional control and ended up on grass in front of the terminal.		Arriving from Stuttgart, Arkansas. Right MLG collapsed - runway 18.
04 March Morocco	MD83 of Austrian	OE-LMD wing struck by fuel truck.	Nil	Earthquake relief (rt wg bad damage)
05 March 0259Z Denver, Colo.	Falcon 50 Reg: N56LT	Slid off runway 29 Jeffco A/P on landing in challenging weather.	Nil / 2 o/b	Nil damage.
05 March 2015L Denver, Colo.	Two A320 a/c of United Airlines	UA1443 bound Ontario & TED831 (Phoenix) winglets hit after pushback.	Nil	N467UA vs N482UA. Took >1 hour to separate 2x A320-232. No fuel spilled.
05 March late a.m. hours Hat Yai,Thailand	C130 of Royal Thai Air Force	VIP a/c carrying a clutch of Provincial Governors made a MLG up landing.	Nil	Only NLG would extend for landing at Hat Yai Intl Airport.
05 March early p.m. Atlanta, Ga.	717 of Airtran Flight 852	A/c ret'd immed to Hartfield-Jackson with generator failure & strong electrical odor.	Nil / 123 o/b	Smell preceded by earlier spurious EICAS warning. Evac'd on runway.
06 March (night) Coronado, Calif.	L-1011 charter	Aircraft grounded by collision with support equipment at North Is. NAS	Nil	Carrying USN and USCG reservist personnel to the Gulf. A/c replaced.
06 March a.m. hrs Wichita, Kansas	717-200 of Airtran	A/c circled Mid-Continent A/P for 1.5 hrs after being unable to retract NLG.	Nil	Landed for a fix. Flt 2198 Wichita to Atlanta.
06 March 2040Z Sacramento, Calif.	737-300 of SWA Reg: N675AA	SWA753 ingested birds from a flock struck on finals 34L at 500ft.	Nil	Flocking suicide (see item Flt 835 below, also at Sacramento).
06 March 0630Z Atlantic City, N.J.	A319 of Frontier Reg: N922FR	FFT9922 struck jetway during taxi for runway 22 for departure.	Nil	Extent of damage unknown.
07 March 0243Z Sacramento, Calif.	737-300 of America West	Flt 835 ingested two birds into right engine on short finals 16L.	Nil	Damage to N160AW unknown - bird control program required.
07 March 1555L Jakarta, Indonesia	737 of Mandala	Aircraft skidded off the runway at Sal Airport on landing.	nil	Posing removal problems due lack of lifting gear. Extensively damaged.
07 March	Fokker50	PK-TWF deptd runway onto grass.	Nil	Trng. Ostend Belgium (touch & go).
08 March 1427Z New Orleans, La.	737-700 of SWA	SWA136 reptd a birdstrike on dept and returned with an engine problem.	Nil	No further details.
08 March 1334Z Washington-Dulles	757 of United Flt: UAL8145	Struck several birds with left main gear on departure and returned.	Nil	Washington-LAX flight. Damage unknown.
09 March 1330L Chennai, India	A330-300 of Thai International	Departed the runway on landing and the NLG became stuck in the mud.	Nil / 317 pax	Towed out, inspected and departed 1445L for Bangkok.
09 March 0554Z Las Vegas, Nevada	737-700 of America West Reg: N158AW	AWE115 reptd smoke and fire/sparks in cockpit o'head panel -used handheld fire-extinguisher to control it.	Nil	Minor fire damage during cruise. Minneapolis for Las Vegas.
10 Mar 0442Z Miramar MCAS, Calif.	Citation 560 (military UC-35)	MARINE TORY 35 crashed and burned in a field east of Interstate15	4 fatal / 4 o/b	On GCA instrument approach in fog (had departed Miramar for pilot training).
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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