Aviation Today :: Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
16 Jun 1500Z Gander Intl Newf.	SA227AC of Provincial Airlines	C-GMEW unable to raise gear after t/off from Blanc Sablon and after CB popped twice.	Nil	Nose-gear uplock limit switch wire chafing on terminal post causing CB to trip.
23 Jun 1445Z Montreal Intl.	727-44C of Bradley Air Services Flt: FAB866	C-GVFA declared an emergency for fire warning #3, dumped fuel and landed.	Nil	JT8D-7B fire warning at 5000 ft was false.
07 Jul Moosonee Ontario	DHC-6 of Min of Natural Resources	C-FOPG alert phase declared after a/c reqstd special VFR clearance and then lost contact with FSS (Flt Service Station)..	Nil	A/c discovered to be on ground and later reported by phone a "complete electrical melt-down". Symptoms included double gen failure & smoke
07 Jul 2235Z Montreal Intl.	DHC8-102 of JAZZAIR	JZA8866 turned back 40nm out with an engine failure.	Nil	C-GJMO #1 eng (P&W120) HMU (hydromechanical unit) changed.
08 Jul 0035L Lakeview Oregon	Cessna 402 of Ameriflight Inc. Reg: 98635	AMF452 left main gear collapsed while turning 180 on the runway pre-departure.	Nil	Materiel failure (Lakeview for Klamath Falls).
09 Jul 1700L Kotzebue Alaska	Caravan C20-8 Reg: 410GV	Enroute, pilot went aft to check cargo and broke ankle.	1 ser / 3 on board	Kotzebue, Alaska, to Port Hope, Alaska.
11 Jul Orlando Intl A/P	Security Screener's Gun Find	Screeners found a loaded pistol inside a child's teddy bear during pre-boarding checks.	Nil	Family of five claim bear was given to child at an Orlando hotel 2 days earlier. Gun was stolen in a 1996 burglary in Barstow, California.
11 Jul 1355Z Calgary Alberta	F28 Mk1000 of Air Norterra Inc	Flt MPE262 declared an emerg for a fuel leak and returned.	Nil / 36 on board	C-FTAY's wheel-crushed fuel cap found on ramp after a/c had departed.
11 Jul 0244L Chamblee Ga.	B400 Beechjet of Critical Care MedFlt	Left main gear collapsed on landing runway 20 wind calm.	Nil / 2 on board	406GJ Montreal for Peachtree Dekalb Georgia.
11 Jul 0638L Dhaka Bangladesh	707-320C of Memphis Air	Takeoff abort ended in a marsh, gear collapsed.	Nil	Flt ex Dhaka to Amman Jordan of Z Airways.
13 Jul Jersey UK	ATR72 of BMI Baby	Tailstrike on landing.	Nil	High nose attitude landing following a bounced initial touchdown.
13 Jul Jersey UK	737 of BMI Baby	Diversion Jersey due pressurization problem & cabin burning smell.	Nil	Cardiff - Toulouse flight.
13 Jul 2230Z Treasure Cay Bahamas	Cessna 402C of Air Sunshine Reg: 314AB	A/c crashed into sea 9 miles short (east) of Treasure Cay and 2nm offshore.	2 fatal/1 ser inj, 10 on board	Flt 527 originated Ft Lauderdale Florida - rt recip eng failure (uncontained). 3rd fatal crash since 1992
13 Jul 1645L Evansville Indiana	Learjet	Overshot runway end r/way 4 hitting 4 appch lights.	Nil	Minor damage.
14 Jul Beauvais France	737-200 of Ryanair	Engineer sucked into engine during engine run.	1 inj	Ground engineer supervising engine test run lost an arm.
14 Jul 0535Z Gustavus A/P Alaska	Cessna 402C Air Taxi Reg: 6296Q	A/c crashed after reporting low fuel on VOR29 appch.	4 fatal / 6 on board	Bodies remain unrecovered.
14 Jul 1900Z Vancouver Intl.	767-333 of Air Canada	Landed 08L at 1908Z after alerting a flaps problem.	Nil	Flt originated Toronto as ACA1131- no further details.
14 Jul 1842Z Thunder Bay Ontario	CL600 2B19 (RJ) of Air Canada (JAZZ)	At 1842Z JZA8044 reptd smoke indicn for washroom	nil	Flt bound Toronto -landed back Thunder Bay at 1901Z.
15 Jul 1915L Glasgow UK	767 of Brittania Reg: G-OBYE	A/c diverted from Edinburgh with galley fire.	Nil	No further details - delayed 12 hours.
15 Jul Ben Gurion A/P Israel	777 of El Al	Steward opened door during push-back and door was ripped off on boarding stairs.	Nil	A/c grounded for 3 days while new door for brand new a/c enroute from Boeing.
15 Jul Stansted UK	737-200 of Ryanair Reg: EI-CKR	Eng fire indicn 10,000ft divted Stansted & blocked r/way 2hrs	Nil	Luton-Dublin flight. Brakes overheated and jammed after ldg.
15 Jul Gatwick UK-Gibraltar	A320 of GB Airways	Flt returned Gatwick after cabin crew experienced carbon monoxide poisoning.	Unk	Severe vomiting, nausea and dizzines symptoms. See last week's ASW for similar Iberia incident (A340-300).
15 Jul Ft Wayne Intl A/P	Runway closure	Airport traffic delayed 90mins due drunk driver on runways.	Nil	32y.o. intoxicated woman (0.16) crashed airfield fm Indianapolis Rd.
16 Jul Sydney Australia	747-400 of Thai Airwyas	Pax stabbed in neck by metal fork in seating dispute.	1 ser / 381 on board	22yo man restrained & arrested after Bangkok flight landed at Sydney.
16 Jul Cranbrook B.C.	Electra L-188 fire bomber of Air-Spray	A/c crashed 8 km east of East Kootenay after load-release.	2 fatal / 2 on board	No further details.
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. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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