| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/230505.htm |
| 01 March Frankfurt, Germany |
EMB170 of Alitalia |
Flew an intentionally low r'way 25R ILS glidepath (for an early taxi-off due to being late) & struck approach lights |
Nil |
Undercarriage and flaps were damaged (and a/c became quite late) - from monthly German BFU Bulletin |
| 20 April 0930Z Zurich (Kloten) |
Avro146 RJ100 of Swiss HB-IXN |
Ex Munich, Flt LX-1103 copilot was incapacitated by an oil smell in cockpit |
1 to hospital |
Passing FL110 on descent, F/O went onto oxygen & priority was requested |
| 28 April 0530L Anchorage, Alaska |
MD-11 of World Airways Flt: 8278 |
N277WA declared emerg & diverted 950nm to Anchorage (smoke in cockpit) |
Nil / 189 pax +12 |
Cockpit door-lock solenoid fault. Osan AB S. Korea for Seattle - mil charter |
| 01 May morning Valencia, Spain |
737-300 of Virgin Express |
OO-VEN overrode tug on start-up damaging nose under radome area |
Nil / 146 pax |
Flt 883 cancelled (throttles not at idle for start?) 737-400 OO-VES used later |
| 04 May UK enroute |
737 of BMI Baby Reg: G-OGBD |
Reported AIRPROX (aka airmiss) of circa 400ft with RAF fast-jet over UK |
Nil |
Tempo grounded for inspection due to an "over-revving" of engines |
| 08 May 1620L East Polk, Fla. |
SNJ-6 N453WA Warbird Advent. |
FAA not yet considering T34 type of airworthinesss action after wing fell off (see brief in this issue) |
2 fatal |
T6/SNJ aerobatics and pulling of high G's not now recommended (UFN) |
| 10 May Barranquilla, Colombia |
767-200ER of AEROUSA Inc. |
N421AV landed Barranquilla Colombia after an inflight bomb scare |
Nil / 137 pax +8 |
Bomb squad found nothing |
| 11 May ~0830L Chicago O'Hare |
MD-80 of AA Flt: 394 |
Forced to return to O'Hare after smoke was reported in the rear cabin |
Nil |
Chicago to New York |
| 11 May afternoon Pescara, Italy |
P68 Observer of the Italian State Police |
Naval Patrol Boat Borsini located debris from the overdue aircraft two miles from mouth of the River Sangro |
3 agents dead |
Missing a/c sighted going down by a fisherman from Atessa (Chieti) & a journalist from Lanciano (Chieti) |
| 11 May Southampton, UK |
ERJ of BA Flt: BA7738 |
Precautionary disembarkation at stand after pilot rept smoke in cockpit |
Nil |
Pax personal belongings recovered for them later by staff |
| 12 May 1430L Bangor, Maine |
A330 of Air France Flt: 332 |
Paris-Boston flt divtd Bangor due to a pax-name & birthdate on a no-fly list |
Nil / 169 pax |
Mistaken identity. Homeland Security is working on a pre-departure check |
| 12 May Kolyadynets, Ukraine |
Antonov AN-2 |
Crashed while spraying chemicals in Ukraine's Sumy Region - pilot incapacitation? |
2 fatal / 2 o/b |
Ex 8-seat airliner and world's largest biplane - now a crop-duster |
| 13 May Sharjah, UAE |
747 freighter of Lufthansa Cargo |
Prev reptd. A/c blocked runway on landing with collapsed gear on one side |
Nil |
#4 hyd system line had ruptured & alt gear extension had failed on one side |
| 13 May Los Angeles Int'l A/P |
ERJ of American Eagle EGF121 |
ERJ140 made an emergency landing with a reported fire in the cockpit |
Nil / 41 o/b |
LAX - SJC (San Jose International, California) |
| 14 May Puerto Plata D.R. |
767 of TUI Airlines |
OO-TUC birdstrike on takeoff for Brussels & sustained unknown damage |
Nil |
Taken out of service |
| 15 May 0120L Manchester, UK |
767 of Thomson Flt: BY492B |
41yo drunk went berserk & attacked crew when denied more alcohol |
3 of 184 o/b to hsp. |
(Ibiza to Manchester). Male pax restrained onboard by an off-duty cop |
| 15 May 1552L Bader Field, N.J. AKA "Amphibia" |
Citation C25A of Weibel Scientific Reg: OY-JET |
Aborted first approach on 22, overran r/way 11 into intracoastal waterway on 2nd and floated well for a few hours |
4 minor inj / 4 o/b |
12kt tailwind + @ 2,948ft long, it's too short for a bizjet. Think he wanted Atlantic City Intl - 9 miles inland |
| 16 May 1450L San Jose, Calif. |
737 of SWA Flt: 943 |
5 hospitalized after a/c hit severe clear air turbulence at 30,000ft in cruise |
5 inj / 127 o/b |
Las Vegas for San Jose. Incident 30 mins out. 3 F/A's among the injured |
| 16 May ~1730L St. Thomas, V.I. |
C135 of USAF (aka 707) |
Divtd Providenciales A/P Turks & Caicos BWI (turbulence encounter) |
4 serious inj / 40 |
Troop-carrier for Virgin Islands National Guard. Many other injuries |
| 16 May Barcelona, Spain |
737 of ThomsonFly |
Flt ex Robin Hood A/P South Yorks UK divtd after FL140 depressurization |
Nil |
Masks deployed. After 4hrs, 126 pax coached 345m to destination Alicante. |
| 17 May 0550L Hobart, Tasmania |
717 of Jetstar Flt: JQ72 |
Evacuated by safety slide under RH wing after engineer reptd a #1 eng fire |
3 inj / 25 o/b |
Suspect start-valve stuck open and HP air was over-stimulating starter-motor |
| 17 May Bangor, Maine |
767 of Alitalia Flt: AZ618 |
Milan-Boston flight diverted Bangor due to a pax-name on a no-fly list |
Nil / 127 pax +10 |
Not a suspected terrorist, but Algerian ex Boston resident deported anyway |
| 17 May Manchester, UK |
A300 of Monarch |
Took large bird into an engine during takeoff and returned 20 mins later |
Nil |
Ground reports say that the engine sounded mega-sick at rotate |
| 17 May 0838L Denver, Colo. |
737 x 2 of United Flts 229 & 424 |
Out of service after brushing wings together on pushback gates B33/B21 |
Nil |
San Jose- and Minneapolis-bound flights cancelled |
| 18 May Mongu, Zambia |
Yunshuji Y-12 of Zambian AForce |
Crashed 3 mins after takeoff from Mongu (500kms W of capital Lusaka) |
13 fatal / 13 o/b |
Air Force food distribution mission to drought-affected areas of rural Zambia |
| 18 May 1240L Leeds Bradford |
A320 of LTE Reg: JY-JAR |
Landed quite long and ran off the end of dry r/way 14 (with wind SW at 8kts) |
Nil / 171 pax |
Arr fm Fuerteventura Spain. Minor damage. Jordan Avn sub-charter a/c |
| 19 May 1030L Hong Kong |
747F of Polar Air Flt: PO723 |
Shanghai-Amsterdam freighter flight made emerg landing with a burst tire |
Nil / 3 o/b |
No further details |
| 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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