| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/150805.htm |
| 25 June Kochi, India |
A310 of Air India Flt: 857 |
Pilot suspended by DGCA after flying 2 legs without passenger oxygen |
Nil |
After mask deployment on first leg of Mumbai - Chennai - Kochi - Kuwait |
| 03 Aug. Seattle-Tac, Wash. |
737 of United |
52 y.o. woman arrested after trying to open a rear emergency exit on finals |
Nil |
Managed to illuminate a cockpit warning light at 3,800 ft. on descent |
| 03 Aug. 1439Z Denver, Colo. |
Two A320s of United Airlines |
UAL1511 was clipped on the tail by UAL1540 on pushback from its gate |
Nil / 156 +7 |
N472UA & N496UA minor damage. See Aug. 8 O'Hare parallel below |
| 05 Aug. 0150Z Refugio, Texas |
Cessna 421 Reg: N605JE |
On landing the a/c hit a deer and the nosewheel collapsed, damaging props |
Nil |
Arriving from McAllen, Texas. Substantial damage |
| 05 Aug. 1730Z Wheeling, Ill. |
Cessna 421 Reg: N421KC |
Lost LH eng on dept & hit building in industrial park 0.5nm NW of airport |
2 minor / 2 o/b |
Attempting a 2nd return approach to Palwaukee Airport. Subst damage. |
| 05 Aug. Houston Hobby |
737 of SWA Flt: WN021 |
Diverted into Houston Hobby A/P after a threat note was found on board |
Nil / 136 pax +5 |
Dallas to Corpus Christi, Texas. 20 y.o. Texas male was later arrested |
| 05 Aug. 1845L Birmingham, UK |
EMB145 of City Express (BA) |
Pax evac'd on runway after pilot declared smoke onboard and landed |
Nil / 18 pax |
Arriving from Frankfurt, Germany |
| 06 Aug. night a.m. Tullamarine, Aus. |
Piper Navajo of Wingaway Air |
Cargo pilot mistook Tullamarine A/P for destination Essendon A/P & landed |
1 red face |
Essendon is old primary (now secondary) Melbourne Victoria airport |
| 06 Aug. ~0800L Chicago O'Hare |
ERJ-170 of United Express |
Flt 7550 made an emerg landing after crew reported smoke in the cockpit |
Nil / 70 pax |
Arriving from Norfolk, Va. |
| 06 Aug. ~1555L Palermo, Sicily |
ATR72-202 of Tuninter TS-LBB |
Tunisair 1153 ditched 25kms NE of Palermo after a double engine failure |
19 fatal / 39 o/b |
Enroute Bari, Italy, to Djerba, Tunisia. Possibly related to Stromboli eruption |
| 08 Aug. ~1430L Amarillo, Texas |
MV22 of Bell Helicopter Co. |
Tilt-rotor landed in a field after a fire warning light illuminated inflight |
|
Post-production test flight mounted from Bell Co.'s Amarillo facility |
| 08 Aug. ~1515L Chicago O'Hare |
Two A320s of United Airlines |
Flt618 for Washington clipped wings during taxi-out with Flt682 headed NY |
Nil 111 + 112 pax |
In tarmac holding area. Both flts were cancelled due to damage sustained |
| 08 Aug. 0715L Johannesburg, SA |
MD-82 of Kulula |
Landed back after 60 mins following a shutdown (loss of engine oil pressure) |
Nil / 150 pax o/b |
False alarm |
| 08 Aug. 1215L Newark, N.J. |
737-800 of Continental |
737 RH wing contacted rudders of two Continental regional jets during taxi |
Nil / 150 +25 +13 |
Flt: Con1435 @ Liberty Intl A/P. EMB145 N10575 lost entire rudder |
| 09 Aug. 0755L Boston Logan A/P Mass. |
A300 of FedEx A320 of JetBlue |
JetBlue Flt 441 had its T/O clearance cancelled after a FedEx A300 was taxied across r/way without clearance |
Nil / 124 pax + 6 crew |
Mechanic taxiing FEDEX A300 was unfamiliar with airport procedures. Logan procedures are now to change. |
| 09 Aug. Brussels, Belgium |
Avroliner RJ85 of SN Brussels |
#4 eng failed after lift-off upon swallowing a bird - a/c landed back |
Nil |
Brussels-Venice flt SN3201 |
| 09 Aug. 2030L Cairo, Egypt |
MD90 of Saudia Flt: SV316 |
Declared a Mayday for a port eng fire, landed, tail area was destroyed by fire |
Nil / 123 pax |
Arriving from Medina KSA. A/c is reported to be a write-off |
| 09 Aug. 1044BST Baltic Sea |
Sikorsky S76 C+ of Copterline Inc |
Crashed at sea in storm in 60m water depth off the Estonian capital Tallinn |
14 fatal / 14 o/b |
Crashed 5 km from Tallinn on regular 80km route. Tallinn to Helsinki Finld |
| 09 Aug. 2006Z Minneapolis, Minn. |
DC9 of NWA Flt: NWA1173 |
Struck runway & taxiway lights on landing. Damage extent unknown |
Nil / 82 pax +6 |
Sporty weather encountered upon arrival from Nashville, Tenn. |
| 09 Aug. 1345Z Pittsburgh, Pa. |
MD-82 of AA Reg: N484AA |
Flt AAL1298 blew a tire on takeoff, aborted & was towed to the ramp |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 10 Aug. 1520L Brunei Intl. |
767-300ER of Royal Brunei |
Re-landed after 20 mins (experienced n/wheel retraction problems on t/off) |
Nil / 232 +11 |
Bound Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
| 10 Aug. 1017L Juneau, Alaska |
737-700 of Alaskan Flt: 65 |
Pilots suspected nosewheel tire had blown after t/off Ketchikan & divtd |
Nil / 61 +5 |
Seattle to Anchorage via Ketchikan and Wrangell divtd Juneau, Alaska |
| 10 Aug. Knoxville, Tenn. |
MD-88 of Delta |
Pittsburgh to Atlanta flight diverted in to McGee Tyson Airport, Knoxville |
Nil |
Reportedly "something fell off, so we diverted" |
| 10 Aug. 1125Z Manchester, N.H. |
EMB110P1 of Business AirFrght |
On taxi-in to the ramp the nosewheel fell off of flight RLR7357 |
Nil |
Reg: N621KC. |
| 10 Aug. 1214Z Netherlands |
767-300 of Delta Flt: DL073 |
Flt 073 intercepted by 2 F16's over Holland due failure to communicate |
Nil |
Istanbul to JFK flight - crew failed to contact Maastricht Eurocontrol UAC |
| 10 Aug. 2257Z Houston, Texas |
DC8 of DHL Flt: DHL1740 |
Lost #1 eng at 8 mile final and left main gear caught fire on landing |
Nil / 3 o/b |
Runway blocked after two tires blew out (Wilmington, Del., for Houston) |
| 11 Aug. 0606L Narita A/P Japan |
777 of JAL 747F of Korean |
KAL freighter blew a tire on a panel that had dropped off preceding 777 |
Nil |
Six fragments of 2m panel that fell off landing JAL 777 recovered fm runway |
| 11 Aug. Linate, Italy |
A320 of Volare |
Declared emerg with a jammed under-carriage after dept & returned Linate |
Nil / 158 +6 |
Headed for Catania, Sicily |
| 11 Aug. 1230L Milan Malpensa It. |
MD80 of Alexander Air |
Greek reg'd a/c diverted Malpensa A/P after an engine failed enroute |
Nil / 159 pax +7 |
Zurich for Manchester, UK |
| 11 Aug. 0618Z Miami, Fla. |
737 of United Reg: N921UA |
While parked, right wing-flap & #2 eng cowling were damaged by cart |
Nil / 0 o/b |
Run-amuck baggage cart driver |
| 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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