| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm |
| 29 July Hong Kong |
747-400 of Cathay Pacific |
CX904 crew castigated for making an ill-advised low turn at 500ft on appch. |
Nil |
HK Civil Avn Dept investigating this allegedly sporty arrival in bad weather. |
| 02 Aug. Osaka Japan |
757-200 of NWA |
Crew returned Kansai Intl A/P after closing down an engine. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 05 Aug. Milan (Malpensa) Italy |
A319-111 of TAP Air Portugal |
Emergency return to Milan after unspecified damage caused by strong winds 10 minutes after departure. |
Nil |
Reg: CS-TTB bound for Lisbon. Assuming "strong winds" means a severe turbulence encounter. |
| 06 Aug. 1209Z Grand Island, Neb. |
Caravan C208 Reg: N864SF |
Right main gear tire failed on landing, acft struck appch light & deptd r/way. |
Nil |
No other damage (arriving from Omaha, Nebraska). |
| 07 Aug. 1727MDT Denver, Colo. |
737-500 of UAL Flt: UA1233 |
N929UA was ATC-aborted due to an AMASS radar target suddenly being detected at departure end of r/way 25. |
Nil / 108 pax +5 crew |
Several blown tires & melted brake fuse pads. Airport Movt Area Safety System (AMASS) radar generating phantom targets. |
| 12 Aug. 1632 PDT LAX |
757 of Continental |
COA695 reported a blown tire and flap damage on arrival. |
Nil |
Ex Houston, Texas (assuming happened on departure). |
| 13 Aug. 0520L Inchon South Korea |
Global Express of Paul Allen |
An Asiana Airlines van crashed into and became wedged under the wing of the taxiing aircraft (not in Flight Sim). |
|
Microsoft co-founder hardware problem during stop-over enroute to the Athens Olympics. Now in Flight Sim 04. |
| 13 Aug. 0915CET Malta Intl A/P |
737 of Air Malta Flt: KM752 |
Returned after blowing a tire in its right main gear on take-off. |
Nil / 122 + 6 crew |
Headed Moscow (Domodedovo A/P). Orbited for 3 hours to burn off fuel. |
| 14 Aug. afternoon Dublin, Ireland |
ATR72 of Aer Aerann RE263 |
Two men arrested after captain's nose broken in an onboard boarding scuffle. |
2 inj |
Captain hospitalized and two 20 y.o.'s were released on bail. |
| 14 Aug. 1405L Rome Fiumicino AP |
A310 of Iran Air |
Two emergency landings (first Athens then later Rome) with eng failure. |
Nil / 102 +17 crew |
10 mins after Athens dept & in Rome 2 hours after deptg Athens for Madrid. |
| 14 Aug. 2000L Heathrow UK |
Fokker F100 of BMI |
Landed r/way 27L with gear unsafe (in transit) indicn. Clsd r/way for 30 mins. |
Nil |
Gear pinned on runway before tow-away |
| 14 Aug. 1750L Washington Reagan |
A320 of United Flt: 627 |
A/c & concourse evac'd after a Middle Eastern man abruptly left the plane. |
Nil / 74 pax |
Pax was released by FBI after questioning (claimed a sudden change of plans). |
| 14 Aug. am hrs Malaga, Spain |
737of Futura Flt: Futura 1607 |
Suffered cracked windscreen enroute Belfast & had to land at Santander Sp. |
Nil |
11hr delay awaiting a replacement windscreen from Palma. |
| 15 Aug. 1150Z Lansing, Mich. |
DC-9 of AA Flt: AAY473 |
Fuel truck backed into port wing causing a foot long puncture. |
Nil / 7 crew |
No further details. |
| 15 Aug. 0130L San Francisco |
747-400 of PAL Flt: RP-C8168 |
Aircraft returned with eng #1 in trouble after an hour outbound. |
Nil |
Flight cancelled. |
| 15 Aug 1500L Budapest, Hungary |
A321 of Lufthansa |
LH3341 (Istanbul-Frankfurt) was diverted after a bomb-threat. |
Nil / 172 +6 crew |
Flt: LH3341 |
| 16 Aug. East Midlands UK |
737-200 of Ryanair EI-CNX |
Flt 535 returned after an engine failed after take-off |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 16 Aug. 2015L Chicago O'Hare |
A319 of United Flt: 1035 |
Pax evacuated on taxiway after following jet reported a #1 engine fire. |
4 inj / 69 pax +5 |
2 hospitalized, two treated on-scene. N806UA was bound Vancouver, Can. |
| 17 Aug. 0130L Los. Angeles Int'l.. (LAX), Calif. |
767-300 of American Flt: 8 |
Honolulu-Dallas flt landed LAX with an unmanageable deranged passenger. |
Nil |
46 y.o. Texan had started threatening others with a knife - arrested. |
| 17 Aug. 2215Z Pensacola, Fla. |
Beech 90 Reg: N45TT |
Crash-landed on Ferguson Airport runway after a post-maint test-flight. |
2 inj / 2 o/b |
Aircraft destroyed. |
| 17 Aug. 1140L Little Belts Mts., Mont. |
Beech 99 of US Postal Service |
Crashed in bad weather 40nms SE of Great Falls (probable icing-related). |
2 fatal / 2 o/b |
Alpine Air Express contractor. |
| 17 Aug. 0501L Shannon, Ireland |
767-300 of Delta Flt: DL120 |
Disruptive pax arrested inflight by air-marshal and flight diverted Shannon. |
Nil |
N.Y. to Athens flight. A 36 y.o. Greek male was bailed to reappear. 3hr delay. |
| 18 Au. diverted St. Johns, Newfdld |
747 of KLM |
Woman gave birth in plane's galley with assistance of 3 onboard doctors. |
+1 |
Jordanian woman on booking had claimed only 27 weeks. Citizenship? |
| 18 Aug. 1640L Heathrow (LHR) |
747-400 of BA Flt: BA209 |
Landed 27L after initially rqustg emerg ldg Cardiff due to smoke in the cabin. |
Nil / 320 o/b |
Dumped fuel & landed LHR about an hour later - after smoke had abated. |
| 18 Aug. 1930L Nairobi |
737 of Kenya Airways |
KQ602 landed back after engine failed about 15 mins out - enrt Mombasa. |
Nil / 101 pax |
No further details. |
| 20 Aug. 1500L LAX |
747-400 of Asiana |
Unconfirmed reports of a near collision on 24L with a SWA 737. |
Nil |
Landing Asiana 747 made a very late go-round with two 737s on rwy 24L. |
| 20 Aug. Cologne, Germany |
MD-83 of Spanair JKK1804 |
A/c evacuated during taxi-out after hydraulic oil leaked onto a hot engine. |
7inj / 168 pax |
No fire although hyd mist is very flammable. Enrt Palma de Mallorca. |
| 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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