Aviation Today :: Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
27 Apr Phoenix-Washington DC diverted Seattle	A319 of America West Flt: 0044	V2500 eng shutdown enrt. Pilots decl emerg for dense smoke, additional warnings.	Nil	#1 eng bearing fail, intense smoke, pilots had difficulty seeing panel. Cargo + E&E smk indications also.
29 Apr Kinshasa Congo	Beech 1900C of AVIREX Gabon	TF-LFQ written off while landing in a thunderstorm.	Unknown	Pax were AirFrance crew being positioned for flt ex LibreVille.
01 May Regina Sakatchewan	A320-211 of Air Canada C-FLSF	At 1625Z Slats failed to ext on appch with flap selection.	Nil	RH slats actuator overload indicator found tripped and was repl after ldg.
02 May 1104Z Toronto Ca for Newark NJ	DC-9-83 C-GKLC of Corporation Jetsgo	JGO200 decl emerg at 7000ft on dept with smoke and re-landed.	Nil	Dept 1101Z and landed 112Z. Capt's primary flight display flared bright, failed and blue smoke emanated.
03 May Atlanta-Hartsfield	MD-11 of Delta Flt: DAL128	Baggage cart hit eng #3 causing minor damage.	Nil / 237 on board	A/c parked at the gate.
03 May Southend UK	707-321C of Air Omega EL-AKJ	Teenage arsonists set a fire in cockpit of stored a/c.	Nil	A/c damaged beyond repair.
04 May Amsterdam (Schipol)	737 of Aer Lingus Flt: EI661	Vienna-Dublin flt made emerg landing AMS after pax breathing problems enroute.	Nil	Leaking substance in overhead locker cause nauseating fumes in cabin.
04 May over Fort Chipewyan Alb	A340-313 of Air Canada Reg: C-GDVW	ACA851 galley produced smoke from hotplates and circuit breaker was pulled.	Nil	Heathrow-Calgary. CB collared after landing (until investigation able to be conducted).
05 May 1915Z Winnipeg Manit	CL600-2B19RJ of Air Wisconsin	AWI543 twice rejected its t/off for RH GEN and IDG wngs.	Nil	Opr repts integrated drive generators high oil consumption.
05 May 1929L Buffalo NY	PA23-250 Aztec of NorthEast Avn	Flt 606 hit windshear on late finals and crashed, collapsing gear and causing small fire.	Nil	Cargo flt fm Poughkeepsie. Wind 160/16 gusting 19kts for landing r/way 23.
06 May 0620Z Hamilton -Winnipeg Ca	727-223 of CargoJet Awys Flt: CJT500	ATC adv that crew heard banging noises from hold and that a UPS handler had failed to punch out after his shift.	Nil	Crew descended and on landing Winnipeg, hold proved to be clear of cargo-handlers. Loose metallic cargo in container found however.
07 May 2015Z Ottawa Intl	CL600-2B19RJ of Air Canada C-FSKE	ACA660 experienced presn problems and re-landed.	Nil	Galley door seal cut and adrift and sealing compromised.
08 May night Kinshasa N'Djili-Lubumbashi (Southern Katanga Province)	IL-76 freighter of Ukraine AirForce (Milcharter to Congolese Army)	Reportedly up to 200 unrestrained pax were sucked out of a/c when rear doors blew open at height. Crew landed back at Kinshasa.	Approx 180 lost (based on reports by few survivors)	Petal-type rear ramp doors held closed by hyd pressure and secondary electrical latching system (has a history of prior failures) See http://www.iasa.com.au/ramped.htm.
08 May Bunia Congo	SabreLiner of DRC Govt	A/c hit by ground fire and disabled on dept Bunia.	Unknown	Congolese President's Aircraft -made emergency Landing at Huen.
08 May Boston Mass.	Canadair Regional Jet CJ65 N484CA	Struck by belt-loader on ramp causing substantial damage.	Nil	9x15 in hole in pressure vessel near cargo door (2 stringers damaged).
09 May 1950L Rome Georgia	CRJ of Comair Flt: 5491	Atlanta-Huntsville flt landed Rome Ga after a fire broke out in rear lavatory in climb.	Nil / 48 pax & 3 crew	FBI investigation is underway at Richard B Russell Regional Airport. Tackled by F/A with extinguisher.
10 May 1400L Nashville TN	737 of SWA N511SW	SWA1324 hit blast fence in ramp area during taxi-in.	Nil / 50 pax	Pax deplaned at incident site. Extent of RH wing damage unknown.
11 May Toronto Ca	Learjet 35A of Keewatin Air	C-GAJS reported smoke after dept and immed re-landed.	Nil	Bermuda-bound flt deptd 2005Z and landed 2012Z.
11 May San Francisco Intl	757 of UAL Flt: UAL33	Bag loaded with electronic test equipt exploded during load aboard Hawaii-bound flight.	Nil / 180 pax 1 att inj	Non-security incident (equipt understood pressurized). Bag-handler's eyebrows singed.
12 May 0830 Ben Gurion Israel-Prague	737 of CSA Czech Airlines	Pilot took off empty (after waiting almost 3 hrs for go-slow workers).	Nil	Left 30 pax stranded in Tel Aviv - departed with disembarking pax luggage still in hold.
14 May am hrs Lanseria SA	DC-9 of Sunair	ZS-NRB lost RH engine after t/off, landed at Jan Smuts A/P.	Nil	Earlier in the day had maint carried out on RH engine at Johannesburg.
15 May 0800Z Zakythnos Gr	ATR-72 of Olympic Airways	Engine fire on the runway during crew training flight.	Nil	A/c stuck, runway closed, flts diverted to Corfu. A/F open 1400Z.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other 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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