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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/280604.htm
11 June 0253Z night Prince George B.C.	Dash 8 of Jazz Reg: C-GTAQ	JZA8239 hit by lightning at 6000ft on appch and suffered electrical damage.	Nil	Lost both DC generators, weather radar, nose-gear door opened, aileron holed.
13 June 0104Z Boston, Mass.	757 of US Air Reg: N633AU	Walkway bridge stove a hole in the side below the door while a/c parked.	Nil	Ramp rash.
14 June 1933Z Kodiak, Alaska	Beech 18 of Bellair	N401CK crashed into the water on ILS final approach in heavy weather.	1 fatal / 1 o/b	Air taxi operation.
16 June Indianapolis, Ind.	757 of US Airways	Lightning struck the a/c, crew smelled electrical smoke and diverted.	Nil	Pittsburgh to Las Vegas flight diverted to Indianapolis, Indiana.
16 June Indianapolis, Ind	Citation 550 Reg: N984BK	Veered off runway on landing and struck a runway light.	Nil	Minor damage.
17 June 1745Z North Bay, Canada	Beech 1900D of Air Georgian	Climbing thru FL160 C-GAAT returned North Bay (smoke in cockpit).	Nil	SDR filed on flt data recorder failure (caused AC bus CB to trip).
17 June 2333Z Lancaster, Pa.	LearJet35 Reg: N357LJ	Hydroplaned off the runway onto the grass on take-off runway 26.	Nil	Nil damage (air taxi operation).
17 June 1505L North Bend, Ore.	Dash 8 Q200 of Horizon Flt 2121	After 15 mins, starboard engine was shut down & a/c returned North Bend.	Nil / 20 pax	A later flt (#2147 - Dash 8 Q400) took the pax on to Portland, Oregon.
17 June day Kabul, Afghanistan	A300-B4(203) of Ariana	YA-BAB landed without NLG and ran off the runway side onto the grass.	Nil	Moderate damage. (NLG = nose landing gear)
18 June 1900L Gatwick A/P UK	757 of First Choice	Turned back with strong smell of electrical smoke 15 mins after t/off.	Nil / 202 pax	Enrt Kerkyra in Corfu (re-badged Air2000 operation).
18 June	727-200 Zuliana	Fire-damaged at Maracaibo Venezuela	Nil	Elec fire broke out whilst a/c parked.
18 June 1925Z Richmond, Va.	ERJ135 of ContinentalXpress	Flt 3248 pax evac'd on ramp after engine caught fire during a hot start.	Nil	No further details.
18 June Atyrau Kazakhstan	757 of Air Astana	Emerg landing after problems with extension of left main-gear.	Nil	Minor damage.
19 June 2028L Piarco Intl BWI	737-700 of Continental	Baggage truck punctured a 12-inch hole in the RH service door.	Nil	2nd event in a week by ServisAir Co. Pax deptd late next day on Flt1879.
19 June Ellsworth AFB, S.D.	A319 of NWA Flt: NW1152	Crew inadvertently landed 7 mls short at AFB vice Rapid City, South Dakota.	Nil	Usual security brouhaha turned this into a major event.
20 June 1745Z Providence, R.I.	737-3H4 of SWA Reg: N350SW	Nose-wheel dmgd on pushback gate 15 then a/c struck blast-fence with w'tip.	Nil	SW332 damage unknown. Struck fence whilst being towed from gate.
20 June	DC3 of Viarco	Crash-landing Carimagua, Colombia	10 inj / 18 o/b	HK-1212 written off.
20 June 1700L Inverness, UK	737 of EasyJet	Luton bound flight departure delayed due to ramp strike by a service vehicle.	Nil	Minor damage.
20 June am hrs Syracuse, N.Y.	USAF T43 (737)	Diversion & emerg landing at Hancock Intl A/P with smoke in the cockpit.	Nil / 22 pax	562nd Flight Training Sqdn flight from Westover, Mass., to Randolph AFB, Texas.
20 June 1020L Munich, Germany	737-800 of Air Europa	An a/c skid off wet runway on landing caused r'way blockage & cancellations	Nil / 182 o/b	Minor damage.
21 June 1850L Sydney NSW	717 of QANTAS LCC Jetstar 552	Remote control pushback operator selected wrong a/c and ripped door off.	Nil / 125 pax	Remote control unmanned tug for the adjacent airplane. Front door replaced.
21 June 2340Z 48N 45W	777-200 of UAL Flt: UAL 944	UAL 944 shut down port engine for failure and diverted St John's Newfdld	Nil	Repl engine being sent to St John's. ETOPS [comp stall/loss of oil pressure].
22 June Faro Intl, Portugal	IL62M of Russian Ministry	Aborted take-off, overran runway & evacuated. R/way 10/28 closed for ops.	Nil / 86 pax	Rudder fail. Soccer fans headed back to Ekaterinburg.
23 June 2356Z Houston, Texas	EMB145 of ContinentalXpress	Skidded into 26 overrun lights on landing in the wet.	Nil / 52 o/b	Minor damage to Flt BTA2222 (opr by Britt Airways )
23 June afternoon LAX	757-300 of Continental Flt: 753	No flap landing on arrival from Houston after flap asymmetry trip.	Nil	No further details.
23 June 1010L Allentown, Pa.	Saab 340 of United Express	Landed with right engine shut down for fire-warning on approach.	Nil / 23 pax	Landed LeHigh Valley Intl. (from Washington Dulles).
23 June 1303L Pune, India	DO228 of Indian Airports Authority	Landing aids calibrator inadvertently landed gear up on arrival from Pune, India.	Nil / 9 o/b	Some flights cancelled before a/c could be cleared Thursday evening.
23 June 1414Z Thunder Bay, Ont.	BAe146-200 of JAZZ C-GRNV	JZA8632 could not retract flaps after departure and returned after holding.	Nil	Flap asymmetry trip.
25 June am hrs	737 of KLM	Returned Amsterdam with heavy smk	Nil	Enrt Goteburg (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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