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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020804.htm
13 July 2320Z Nevis St Kitts	Learjet 25 Reg: N829CA	Collided with perimeter fence on late finals on arrival from St Maarten.	Nil	Left eng partly ripped off, both wings damaged, left fuel-tank ruptured.
13 July 1700Z Vancouver, B.C.	737-76N of WestJet	C-GWSE pax reported smoke coming from his seat-back monitor.	Nil	Captain secured power to IFE.
16 July LAX A/P, Calif.	777 of United Tail #2983	Jetway slammed into fuselage causing 6in long dent just below 2nd pax door.	Nil	UA934 to Heathrow rescheduled for 1230pm departure next day.
17 July Ibiza, Spain	737 of EasyJet	Emerg return just under an hour out (bound Stansted) due to galley smoke.	Nil / 120 pax	Departed 1720 next day (21 hour delay).
17 July 2138L Dresden, Germany	747-146SF of Kalitta Air	N702CK made safe emergency landing after losing many cockpit instruments.	Nil	Assuming electrical failure here.
19 July 0930L Belfast Intl N.I.	A321-231 of EasyJet G-MIDH	Flight cancelled after baggage trolley rammed fuselage left of baggage hold.	Nil / 139 pax	Was Amsterdam bound.
19 July Geneva	MD-82 Alitalia A320 of V-Bird	Near collision reported by BFU in Swiss-controlled upper airspace.	Nil	One a/c in cruise and the other on descent over French/Italian border.
20 July 0631L Phoenix, Ariz.	737-200 of America West	Returned Sky Harbor Intl. after a cargo-bay smoke detector activated.	Nil / 102 o/b	Returned after 25 mins. Pax moved out on a different a/c
20 July San Pablo, Spain	737-4QB of Air Europa EC-HNB	Stork-strike 20nms out on approach, destroying the nose radome.	Nil	Also lost weather radar. Stealth stork assumed to have dropped its bundle.
21 July 0030L Istanbul, Turkey	F100 of Inter Air Reg: TC-IEC	Left main gear collapsed on touchdown & a/c deptd runway side.	Nil / 102 pax / 6cru	Ataturk Airport (flight arrived from Dusseldorf, Germany).
21 July 1150Z Salisbury, Md.	CRJ100 of Comair COM645	Cruise FL290 responded to TCAS RA (opp direction tfc) & F/A broke ankle.	1 inj	Opp direction tfc climbing FL280 (bodes well for such under RVSM).
21/25 July LAX, Calif.	MD-80 of AA 737 of Alaska	SWA 737 aborted when Alaskan 737 entered runway (25 July). On 21st during MD80 ldg a C210 crossed rway.	Nil	Two "fluke" events over 5 days ended a 7 month incursion-free run at LAX. Both were pilot error (vice ATC).
22 July Cardiff, UK	737-300 of BMI Baby	G-OJTW struck hard on tarmac by vehicle just below pitot tubes on RHS.	Nil	Significantly damaged due to a high-speed hit just before taxi-out.
22 July 0100Z Kansas City	A319 of Air Canada C-FZUH	ACA761 lost #1 bleed air sys on t/off and later lost #2 requiring emerg desc.	Nil	Toronto to Los Angeles. Crew managed to halt cabin climb at 13.2Kft
23 July 1249L Beaufort MCAS	Dash8 of US Awys Express	Divtd into the S.C. Marine Corps Air Station after shutting down an engine.	Nil / 28 pax	Hilton Head Is. to Charlotte N.C. Pax were bused to Savannah, Georgia.
24 July 0737L Guernsey, UK	Trislander of Aurigny	Prop de-icer boot flew off at 500ft after take-off and severely injured one pax.	3 inj / 12 o/b	Two additional glass-splinter injuries from the shattered window.
25 July 0203Z Gustavus, Alaska	737-700 of Alaskan	N627AS struck part of the terminal building during taxi-out	Nil/79pax 4crew	Visibility good. Substantial damage.
25 July Perth, Australia	767 of Qantas	Elderly demented man managed to enter tarmac & board a Singapore bound flight. Discovered after taxi-out	Nil	Captain first suspected something amiss when F/O appeared unable to read back their clearance correctly.
26 July 0515L Mackay North Qld	717 of JetStar	Emerg landing after cabin filled with smoke (Brisbane to Hamilton Island).	1 inj	One F/A hospitalized due smoke inhalation (wiring insulation charred).
26 July 0950L Zengzhou, China	737 of Air China	Diverted in. Mental pax tried to hijack flt CA1343 with threats of sulfuric acid	Nil	After a Beijing departure for Changsha, Hunan. 32yo pax detained.
27 July 1230L San Jose Calif.	MD-80 of American	Flt 630 turned back shortly after t/off with an engine fire light.	Nil/129p 5 crew	Faulty indication.
27 July Salt Lake City	757 of UPS	Left engine caught fire on the ramp and was extinguished by fire service.	Nil	A/c 410 undergoing maint for a fuel leak at the time. Extensively damaged.
28 Jul 0200L Darwin NTAustralia	737 of Virgin Blue	Nose landing gear was damaged during an abortive push-back.	Nil / 113 pax	A failure to communicate. Flight was cancelled.
28 July 0333Z Gander Oceanic	777 of BA Flt: BAW9601	Requested diversion off track towards Keflavik due to a smoke problem.	Nil	Cleared 61N030W. No further details
28 July 1108L Benalla, Australia	PA-31T of D&R Henderson	VH-TNP impacted high terrain during GPS approach in weather.	6 fatal / 6 o/b	About 30kms south of correct course. Severe icing SIGMET was current.
28 July day Zurich	777-200ER of MAS 9M-MRJ	Overrotation tailstrike was followed by a 40min fuel dump and landing on 14.	Nil	Skin holed, bulkhead bent. Possibly due to severe wind-shear at rotate.
28 July 0212L Fiumicino A/P Rome	767-300ER of East African	Flt S9-1459 landed back after the pilot had doused flames in the #1 engine.	Nil / 175 o/b	Had departed for Tanzania's Zanzibar A/P.
29 July 1030L Port Moresby	Twin Otter of PNG Airlines	O'due freighter located down 90kms NNE of capital in rugged hilly terrain.	?/3 o/b	SAR ground team yet to reach crash-site - wreckage widely distributed.
29 July 1144L Kansai Japan	747-200 of Northwest	Freighter bound Inchon (Seoul) but soon returned with an engine shut down.	Nil	10 minutes for the logbook.
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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