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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/100504.htm
19 Dec. 03 Dumfries, Scotland	C130 of RAF	UK Defense Ministry revealed that a 2.3nm no-fly zone around a highly vulnerable & sensitive nuclear plant had been infringed by the C130 a/c.	Nil	Overflight at 100ft AGL. Chapel Cross nuclear plant is an old 1950's design with nil secondary containment and weapons payload production facilities.
09 April 1110Z	737-201 of CanJet C-FVCJ	Flt CJA125 shut down with NLG failure r/way 15 - taxiing for departure.	Nil	NLG wheel rim failed on inboard side and half bead seat area had detached.
15 April 0340L Seville, Spain	737-4YO of Air Europa	Bird-Strikes on take-off led to an uncontained engine failure for EC-IRA.	Nil	Seville - Barcelona flight.
18 April 1531 EDT Dominican Republic	Learjet55 of Bombardier Capital	N355UJ was substantially damaged after a hard landing/aborted take-off from La Romana A/P.	Nil / 6 o/b	La Romana for Wilmington North Carolina. (a/c serial number 33).
22 April daytime Winnipeg, Canada	Cessna 421C of Skyward Aviation	PAG111 advised C-FGMO (flight SGK111) that right main gear was leaking.	Nil / 3 o/b	Follow-up advice was to evacuate as right gear was well ablaze (minor damage).
28 April am hrs Johannesburg, SA	Gulftream2 of DRC President	N58JF crew accepted an under-inflated MLG tire & it blew on t/off.	Nil	Damaged flaps, engine cowlings & prestige for the Congolese president.
28 April daytime Winnipeg, Canada	MD-80 of JetsGo Flt: JGO149	Diverted 200nm to Winnipeg after pilot secured the right engine (oil filter blocked light).	Nil / 156 o/b	Toronto-Edmonton Flight landed Winnipeg 1640Z.
29 April1845L Gaziantep A/P Turkey	737-8F2 of Turkish Airlines	Flt ex Istanbul overran by 60m on landing in heavy rain.	Nil	TC-JGD's nose LG and nose area received structural damage.
30 April 1905L Maysville, Ky.	MV22 Osprey of USMC	Tilt rotor made an emergency precautionary landing at small airfield.	Nil	Operating on trials out of New River Air Station, N.C.
30 April Manchester, UK	Dash 8 of BA	Landing a/c reported an engine problem, pulled off 06R & evacuated.	Nil	No further details.
April Wellington, NZ	737 of QANTAS	Melbourne passenger found a 4cm whistling tree frog on her inflight salad.	1 frog fatal?	Terrorist frog killed by Kiwi quarantine SWAT team on arrival.
01 May pm hrs Dutch Border area	737 of unident	2 F16's from Leeuwarden Airbase intercepted a bogey at Eurocontrol request and escorted it to their border.	Nil	737 southbound at FL250. Dutch Defense Ministry would not identify the company concerned.
02 May 1600CDT Juarez, Mexico	Turbo Commander 840 Regn: XC-JEH	After 2 hrs, Chihuahua Mountains drug trafficking surveillance flight crashed on flight Juarez - Mexico City.	7 fatal / 7 o/b	Pax were five federal anti-narcotics agents. Loss of control in adverse weather conditions suspected.
02 May 2021Z Philadelphia, Pa.	CRJ-200 of Mesa Flt: Mesa2657	Flt 2657 was struck and damaged by a fuel truck while parked gate 5.	Nil	Flight cancelled.
02 May 2142Z Montreal Quebec	A310-200 of Air Transat	TSC766 returned to Montreal after 20 minutes with hydraulic failure.	Nil	No further details.
03 May Munich, Germany	737-300 of KLM	A/c forced to make sudden right turn at 200km/hr immediately after landing-due to runway incursion.	Nil / 127 pax / 5 crew	Missed Air Dolomiti ATR500 turboprop by a very few meters.
03 May 0830Z Cincinnati, Ohio	Cessna 525 Reg: N377GS	Substantial damage when a/c veered left after landing and struck lights.	Nil	A/c landing in fog lost directional sense - Lunken A/P Cincinnati, Ohio.
04 May 1300L Townsville Qld.	C130 of RAAF	Turned back and landed after 25 mins with heavy smoke and fumes in a/c.	Nil / 16 o/b	Headed for Weipa (Queensland) on western Cape Yorke Peninsula.
04 May 0245Z Manchester, N.H.	MD80 of Delta Flt: DAL386	Rear antenna struck by belt loader and torn off during unloading ops.	Nil	Ramp-rashed by tug thug.
04 May Los Angeles Intl. Airport, Calif.	A340-500 of Singapore Airlines	Flt met by LAPD and SWAT after a/c arrived squawking the hijack code.	Nil / 144 o/b	F16 escort after an 18hr inaugural flt was not an honor guard. Miscoded.
05 May 1414L Narita A/P, Japan	747 of UA Flt: 838	Landed at its destination with a cargo-hold fire indication (illum at 1350L).	Nil	False alarm due to vapors from okra cargo (24 mins to achieve a landing).
05 May 2045L Bahrein, UAE	A340 of Gulf Air	A/c returned 45 minutes after take-off with hydraulic failure (leak).	Nil	Bahrein-Singapore-Sydney flight ultimately departed at 2155L.
05 May 1626L Van Nuys, Calif.	B-17 (WW2 bomber) N5017N	Longest (main) runway 16R blocked when a/c's gear collapsed on landing	Nil	Experimental Aircraft Assn. a/c on its national tour (removed by 8pm).
06 May JFK NY	A300-605 of AA	LH main-wheel broke free on landing	Nil	Hit a baggage cart behind a UA 777.
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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