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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/080805.htm
25 July Rotterdam, Nethlds	747 (TBC) of Onur Air	Warned to abort by ATC after attempting to t/off on a short taxiway	Nil	After this, Onur Air rec'd final Dutch warning - after 2 other incidents July 23
26 July 1615L Aqaba Intl, Jordan	AN-12 of Tiramavia	Ran 200m across cargo apron, ended in a ditch, damaging its fwd fuselage		Substantial damage to ER-AXG a few hours after landing. Forgotten chocks?
28 July 1924Z Keflavik, Iceland	747-400 of BA Flt: BA85	Diverted into Keflavik after an elderly male passenger had a stroke on board	1 ill	Headed Vancouver, Canada
28 July 0945L Whenuapai AB NZ	757 of RNZAF VIP fleet	A/c declared an engine-related emergency and circled to burn off gas	Nil / 20 o/b	Was headed Darwin N.T. initially
28 July LAX, Calif.	757 of American Cessna	Cessna prop plane crossed runway 2000ft ahead of 757 cleared for t/off	Nil	Incursion spotted and ATC queried by AA pilot
28 July (late pm) Oakland, Calif.	727 freighter of FedEx	Inflight fire filled cockpit full of smoke and led to an emergency landing	Nil	Crew escaped via cockpit rope. R/ways closed until a/c towed to ramp
29 July 1507L Tribhuvan Intl A/P Nepal	EMB135BJ Legacy of Quick Aviation	OE-ISN forced to land Kathmandu after penetrating Nepalese airspace without any diplomatic clearance	Nil / 4pax +4	Austrian reg'd but op by OXE (Gregg Air of Houston, Texas). Enrt Libari Assam to Delhi when forced down
29 July early am Bucharest, Romania	DC-10 of Omni Air	Diverted and forced to land Bucharest because of a serious mech fail enroute	Nil	Kuwait to Frankfurt. No other detail.
30 July afternoon Squamish, Canada	KingAir 200 of Thunderbird Air	A/c missing since Thursday am located on a steep hillside after intense search	2 dead	Had deptd Vancouver for Smithers, British Columbia
30 July 0530L Mumbai, India	747-B5 of Air India	Heavy landing check for arriving a/c in incident that preceded the 0655L one	Nil	Flight had difficulty stopping on wet runway after arrival from Frankfurt
30 July 0655L Mumbai, India	747-4B5 of Air India Flt: AI127	Skidded off wet r/way 14's end on landing long (09/27 intersection)	Nil / 333 pax	Airport closed (ILS unavbl) VT-EVJ Chicago via Frankfurt. Minor damage
30 July CapeTown, SA	A340 of SAA Flt: SAA262	Gear pin left in caused a/c to dump fuel & return after nil gear retraction	Nil	Bound for Frankfurt.
30 July Manchester, UK	747-312 of Air Atlanta Europe	A high loader struck aft cargo door and adj structure while a/c at gate	Nil	28 hr delay to TF-AME
30 July evening Abu Dhabi, UAE	A340-300 of GulfAir A40-LH	Cockpit windshield cracked after t/off prompting a diversion to Abu Dhabi	Nil / 249 pax	Departed Bahrein
30 July 1550Z Fairbanks, Alaska	737 of Alaskan Reg: NASA89	A/c reported being struck by lightning on descent/approach	Nil	No further details
31 July 1352Z Colorado Springs	CRJ-900 of Mesa Reg: N907FJ	Nose-gear tire blew out on departure but a/c landed without incident	Nil / 72 +4	Flt ASH531 (Colorado Springs, Colo. for Las Vegas)
31 July 2255L New Delhi, India	747-400 of Air India Flt: AI111	Ex Mumbai, turned back over Karachi with stuck flap-drive & opted for Delhi	Nil / 325 pax	London bound. Mumbai still awash and without suitable approach aids
01 Aug. New Cush, Sudan	MI-172 of Uganda VIP Sqn	VIP helo AF605 crashed into a rocky hill south of New Site Uganda in Wx	13 dead / 13 o/b	Sudanese 1st VP Dr J. Garang's death sparked Khartoum riots killing ~ 900
01 Aug. Calvi Corsica, Fr	CL415 F-ZBEO of Securit� Civile	Fire-bomber shed a large part of tail in midair and type was then grounded		2 fatal/2 crew. Tailless a/c crashed in mountains near Calvi Corsica, France
01 Aug. (TBC) Gabarone, Botswana	Caravan C208 of Solenta (DHL)	ZS-NYR ended up with a very bent main-spar after a landing accident	Nil	Crew reportedly decamped after accident and remain missing in action
02 Aug. 1306L Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas	MD80 of AA Flt: AA584	Pax evac'd on runway using rear emerg chute after an electrical smell	Nil / 106 pax	Arriving from Tucson, Ariz.
02 Aug. 1603L Toronto (Pearson), Canada	A340-313X of Air France Flt: AF358	F-GLZQ overran 24L into a ravine & burned after landing long in a heavy downpour with possible microburst	43 inj / 309 o/b	Probable aquaplaning on last 2,500ft of a very wet & rubberized 9,500 ft r/way after a suspected aborted touch and go.
02 Aug. 1610L Syracuse, N.Y.	747-400 of KLM Flt: KL691	Fuel emerg declared after AF358 accident caused Toronto's closure	Nil	PH-BFN diverted Hancock Intl, Syracuse (<30mins fuel="">
03 Aug. Roissy-CDG France	A330 of Air France AF349	Body of an African male was found at CDG after landing from Montreal	1 dead	Gear stowaway was likely to have been a leftover from a/c's last African sojourn
03 Aug. 1738L Perth, W. Australia	777-200 of Malaysian Flt: MH124	9M-MRG returned after 51 mins for an emerg landing following an ADIRU malfunction (caused flt control outage)	Nil / 177 pax	Headed Kuala Lumpur. ADIRS is a central nervous system item (air data, speed, altitude, attitude & INS posn)
04 Aug. 0204L Centennial A/P Englewood, Colo.	MU-2B-60 of Flight Line Inc	Freighter off radar & crashed on crest of a hill 2mls South in heavy rain during approach to this Colorado A/P	1 dead	Another MU2 of Flight Line Inc crashed Centennial A/P on Dec. 10,'04. MU2 =>27 US accidents in past 25 yrs
04 Aug. 0748Z Leeds Bradford, UK	Q400 of FlyBe	Pilot landed a/c within 12 mins after a/c filled with dense smoke 20 mins out	1 inj / 56 pax	Birmingham-Edinburgh. Smoke originated in aft toilet area
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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