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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm
26 April night Sonari India	KingAir C-90 of Tata Steel	Aircraft crashed on arrival Sonari, skidding off the airstrip in poor vis	6 injured/6 o/b	Aircraft substantially damaged while landing in a dust-storm.
14 May day Sydney Australia	747-422 of United UA870	Takeoff birdstrike on #1 eng dinged the cowling and bent some fan blades	nil	Flock of Pelican sized birds hit reg: N175UA
19 May midday Cam Ranh Bay Vie	ATR72 of Vietnam Airlines	Nosewheel shattered after touchdown (enroute stopover at Cam Ranh Bay)	nil/60 pax & crew	Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang
20 May ~1500L Linz Intl Austria	737-82R of Pegasus	TC-APU suffered two burst tires on landing & was towed in to the ramp	nil/156 pax +6 crew	Antalya Turkey to Linz
21 May 2210L Bordeaux France	737-400 of Atlas Blue	Evac'd when dense smoke appeared from an engine during start-up seq	nil	Flt: 8A-153 headed for Marrakech Morocco
22 May ~0700L Atsugi Japan	C2 Greyhound of US Navy	29lb emerg hatch fell off a/c over the Tanzawa Mts (50 mls West of Tokyo)	nil	Carrier onboard delivery a/c headed Iwakuni Western Japan
23 May 0230CDT Sioux Falls SD	Beech 200 reg: N32SV	Landed safely at Joe Foss Field after pilot became incapacitated on descent	1 incapac /4 o/b	Deptd Minneapolis St Paul. Operated by Sioux Valley Hospital
24 May 2045L Rio de Janeiro Bra	777-200 of KLM flt: KLM798	A/c divtd with medical emergency but pax died upon arrival Rio de Janeiro	1 male died /292 pax	PH-BQM on Guarulhos to Amsterdam. Pax had been medically unfit for travel
25 May Whenuapai NZ	P3 Orion of RNZAF	A/c evacuated at the holding point prior to t/off as a/c filled with fumes	nil/14 o/b	..and cockpit filled with smoke
25 May ~0830L Amritsar India	777-200 of Air India	A small fire erupted in the a/c's MLG after the landing roll of Flight AI187	nil/200+	New Delhi to Toronto via Amritsar. Usually assoc with grease on insulation
25 May night Philadelphia Pa	CRJ200 of Air Wisconsin	A/c suffered an APU fire as it taxied to r/way 27L for takeoff	nil	Bound Columbia SC as US3647. Pax evac'd & fire-crew ext'd the fire.
27 May 1340Z Chicago Illinois	Emb145 of American Eagle	Flt EGF140 blew all four MLG tires on landing runway 22. Pax evacuated	nil	minor damage
27 May afternoon Bijou Patnai, India	A320 of Indian Airlines	Aborted after ingesting a bird and four tires deflated due to intense heat	nil/114 pax	minor damage
28 May day Amsterdam Nethld	MD82 of SAS regn: LN-ROS	L engine failure at 30,000ft enroute to Copenhagen; divtd into Schiphol A/P	nil/145 pax	Pax noted some engine components fall from the a/c during the eng failure
29 May ~2145L Cork Eire	Super KingAir of Irish Air Corps	Returned to Cork after smoke, flames & fumes noted around a pax window	nil/7 o/b	arcing incident to BB-672 (tail no 240), carrying Irish Foreign Minister Ahern
29 May pm hrs Dortmund Germany	SAAB 340 of Dauair	Crew returned to Dortmund soon after being lightning struck on dept	nil/31 pax + 3 crew	enroute to Poznan Poland. A/c lost flight instruments due to the strike.
29 May 1031L Dubai UAE	A330 of Emirates flt: EK127	Stbd eng failed at rotate, shedding significant debris on the runway	nil	Flt was bound for Vienna - but later returned single-engine to Dubai
30 May 0741Z Manchester NH	Emb110 reg: N97BA	Unable to retract gear, cont'd to dest. Left tire separated on ldg r/way 35	nil	Deptd Lewiston Maine. Suspect tire deflated on t/off. Op by Business Air
30 May evening Kochi India	A320 of Go Air	Skidded off the runway damaging a n/wheel at Nedumbassery Intl A/P	nil/~60 pax & crew	(while landing in heavy rain at Kochi) A Mumbai-Kochi return was scheduled
30 May 0450 EDT Washington Hosp	EC-135P1 of Medstar	Eurocopter N601FH crashed during 3rd appch to hosp upper landing pad	1 dead / 3inj /4 o/b	transported patient died (helo operated by C.J. Systems Aviation Group)
30 May 1730Z Little Rock AR	Beech90 KingAir reg: N644SP	Gear collapsed on ldg after being told nosegear was trailing during a flyby	nil	Runway 4R closed for a lengthy period. Op by 4Kings Aviation LLC
30 May 1930L Dulles Intl A/P Va	CRJ200 of United Airlines	Aircraft unable to extend nose-gear so it landed with nosegear retracted.	3hosp/56 pax +4 crew	United Express 7512 ex Houston Texas op by Shuttle America
30 May ~1619L Mosinee Wisconsin	CRJ200 of United Express	Landed hot & slid 500ft off the end upon arrival in poor vis fm Chicago	nil/44 pax +3	SKW6979 operated for United by SkyWest Airlines out of Utah.
30 May ~1700L JFK Intl New York	747-400ER of QANTAS	VH-OOE / QF107 clipped a blast fence upon arrival at Terminal 7	nil	...gashing its RH wing badly. QF108 cancelled. A/c will req extensive repair
30 May ~2100L Atlanta Georgia	EMB145 of Delta	Diverted into ATL Georgia with smoke in the cabin for emerg landing	nil/24	Orlando Florida to Louisville Kentucky
01 June ~0803L Ft Rucker Alabama	Chinook of US Army	Crashed into a guy-wire of the 1000ft tall transmission tower of WXFL-TV	4 dead/5 o/b	Deptd Hunter Army Airfield Savannah Georgia for Ft Rucker
01 June night Cardiff UK	Dominie of Royal Air Force	Aircraft departed the runway side on landing due to nosewheel malfunction	nil	HS125 Nav Trainer being retrieved by RAF St Mawgan groundcrew
01 June 0730L Arlanda Sweden	Fokker 50 of AirBotnia	Returned Arlanda after a few mins with an electrical fire in the cockpit	nil/20 pax	From Stockholm Sweden bound for Vasa Finland
01 June day Kapisa Prov Afgh	MI-8 of Intl Red Cross	Missing since Oct 05, found atop snowtopped mount 36km N of Kabul	7 dead/7 o/b	Red Cross ICRC heli-charter being operated by Turkmenistan Airlines
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations. 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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