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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/210604.htm
04 June 1002Z East Midlands UK	A320-231 of MYT C-GTDK	MYT506 cabin crew fought an aft galley fire with a fire-extinguisher.	Nil	Alerted by smk and bright glow. Oven #3 removed and sent for a strip report.
05 June 0032Z Calgary Alberta Ca	737 of WestJet Reg: C-GQWJ	Cessna, cleared to land hold short for 737 on cross-strip, failed the mission.	Nil	Cessna veered off & deptd runway to the right, passing the hold-short line.
06 June 2150L JFK A/P New York	777 of United Flt: 132	Dumped fuel and returned as cargo door warning illuminated in departure climb passing Flight Level 180.	Nil	Believed to have been a microswitch adjustment problem. Recurred on next flight so re-sched for a hangar visit.
07 June Southampton, UK	BAe146 of FlyBE	Flt BE1881 lost cabin pressurization on climb, masks dropped, a/c returned.	Nil	Bound Prague. Burnt off fuel before landing. Outflow valve.
09 June 1240L Hamburg, Germany	DHC-8-402 of SAS OY-KCG	Diverted in to Hamburg Intl A/P after experiencing an engine fire enroute.	Nil	Zurich - Stockholm, Sweden.
10 June 2042Z Toronto, Ontario	CL600 2B19(RJ) of Flagship Air	Flt FLG5802's #2 eng shut down for oil press failure & a/c diverted Toronto.	Nil	Maint replaced carbon seal cover O-ring (Ottawa for Detroit Michigan).
10 June 0540Z Dallas, Texas	767 of UPS	UPS 923 reported smoke in the cockpit on the approach.	Nil	Crewmembers treated for smoke inhalation.
10 June 1430L Palm Beach Intl	MD80 of Spirit Airlines	One hour out, a/c diverted into Palm Beach with a cargo-hold fire indication.	Nil / 138 o/b	Ft Lauderdale, Fla., to New York. Other reports say a smell was detected.
10 June 2025L Heathrow UK for Harare, Zimbabwe	777-200 of BA Flt: BAW153	G-YMME landed back 27L at 2110L (after 40 mins airborne) following a heavy fuel leak from center wing tank.	Nil	No abnormal indications but a/c was re-landed on basis of public inputs received after a/c's daytime takeoff.
11 June 1504Z Grapevine Texas	EMB-135LR of Chautauqua	Left runway to the right onto grass during its roll-out on runway 35R.	Nil / 40 o/b	Oklahoma City to Dallas via Grapevine. Minor damage.
11 Jun Dallas Ft Worth, Texas	ERJ145 of Delta Flt: DL6490	Flight slid off slick runway surface on landing & came to rest 60ft off the side.	1pax inj/ 37 pax / 3crew	Arr from Oklahoma City. One pax hospitalized. Operator Chautauqua
11 June 0545L Piarco Intl., British West Indies	737-800 of BWIA Flt: 484	Water-truck reversed into a/c tailplane on the ramp following a servicing.	Nil	British West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago). Extensive damage to fuselage
11 June 2350Z Chicago, Ill.	EMB145 of American Eagle	N641AE fuselage holed on pushback by low barricade	Nil	a/c grounded and pax transferred to other a/c.
12 June 1330L Chennai, India	737-200 of Alliance Air	Kolkata bound flight was refused an eng-out landing at Vishakapatnam.	Nil / 70 o/b	No emerg facilities at VISH. so a/c flew back to point of origin - Chennai.
13 June 1130L Rotterdam	737-700 of Basiq Air	Landed safely after hours of circling during attempts to get n/wheel down.	Nil / 113 pax	Flt arriving from Stockholm, Sweden.
13 June 1803Z Oak Hills, West Virginia	King Air 200 Reg: N200BE	Two pilots killed in a weather-related crash in a heavily wooded area.	2 fatal / 2 o/b	Bodies recovered by an all terrain vehicle after 5 hours.
13 June 0342Z Oklahoma City	757-200 of FedEx	FDX452 decl emerg during base to final for fire in the cabin & evac'd.	Nil	No apparent damage and nil further details. A/c left parked on r'way 35L.
14 June Windsor Locks, Conn.	737 of Continental	CO1526 landed Bradley Intl with a hyd leak and no nose-wheel steering.	Nil / 70 o/b	Runway closed as a/c couldn't taxi. Flt originated Houston, Texas.
14 June 0330L Pittsburgh, Pa.	737 of US Airways Flt:1076	A/c veered off runway after an owl-strike broke nosewheel steering cable.	Nil / 92 pax	A/c became mired in mud after its delayed arrival from Charlotte N.C.
14 June Faro, Portugal	A321 of Monarch	Tailstrike on landing in the lengthier Airbus. (A321 autothrottle flies the appch at a VLS close to min speed).	Nil	A321 auto-thrust allows speed decay pre-flare - so add a few kts to avoid after-bounce tailstrike)
14 June Mexico City	747-400 of Lufthansa Flt499	Car hit D-ABVO on ramp damaging it and LAX flight was cancelled.	Nil	Serious damage to wing and flap. Seattle Boeing repair team enroute.
15 June 1824Z Waukegan, Ill.	MU-2B-40 Reg: N77DK	Aircraft landed hard and its nosewheel collapsed.	Nil	No significant weather. MU-2 appch characteristics are "different."
16 June Chitral, Pakistan	Fokker F27-200 Flt: PK660	A/c slid off the runway by 600 meters whilst landing - and its gear collapsed.	Nil / 45 o/b	Chitral NWFP-Peshawar. A/c shed many parts & is extensively damaged.
16 June 0928L Narita, Japan	A321 of Asiana	Runway closed for 50 mins after a pre-take-off Asiana Airbus a/c nearly collided with a landing KLM 777.	Nil	Asiana a/c deptd 5 minutes after runway was re-opened.
16 June 1450Z Windsor Locks, Conn.	MD80 of Delta Flt: DAL1110	Reptd a Lmain gear anomaly & landed Bradley Intl dragging its port door	Nil	Apparent gear door hinge failure.
16 June 1941L Tamworth, Australia	C130 of RAAF	Dili East Timor to Richmond NSW flight diverted in with smoke in the aircraft.	Nil	Troop and ammo carrier.
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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