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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/270904.htm
24 July 0544L Canberra, Australia	737-800 of Qantas	Rec'd EGPWS alert due to incorrect FMS entries for night holding pattern.	Nil / 155 pax	VH-VXF was passing 5800ft, min sector alt 7400ft. Terrain up to 5308ft.
24 Aug. 1100L Charlottetown, Canada	A319 of Air Canada	Forced to return 15 mins after take-off after ingesting a bird.	Nil / 119 pax & 5 crew	No further details.
29 Aug. 1028Z Wabush, Newfdld	Dash 8 of Jazz Air JZA8705	Struck object on r/way during t/off, heard loud bang & cont'd Sept-Iles.	Nil	Landed with flat nose tire. Needle-nose pliers found on runway at Wabush.
02 Sept. 1830Z Toronto Canada	DHC8-102 of JAZZ JZA7841	Declared emerg for elevator & pitch control problems. Landed r/way 06L	Nil	Restored controllability after a pitch disconnect procedure.
03 Sept. 1345Z Calgary, Alberta	A319-114 of Air Canada ACA158	C-GBHY aborted take-off at >100kts after multiple bird strikes.	Nil	Fuel fault indication and vibration dictated a #2 CFM56-5A5 eng change.
03 Sept. 1310Z Calgary Alberta	737-700 of Westjet WJA55	C-GUWJ aborted t/off r/way 34 after sustaining multiple bird strikes.	Nil	Aborted at 110kts with multiple bird-strikes in both engines. Eng changes.
04 Sept. 1950L Colorado Springs	Learjet 25 Reg: LN47MR	Right tire blew on t/off, left then blew and a/c stopped just west of stopway	Nil / 3 o/b	Used drag chute to stop. Air ambulance flight.
06 Sept. afternoon Palermo, Sicily	737 of Lufthansa	Malta- Stuttgart flight diverted into Punta Raisi Intl after engine problems	Nil	No further details.
07 Sept. 2049Z Regina Saskatchewn	737-284 of WestJet WJA31	After dept R26 crew felt a vibration and re-landed after a tower fly-by.	Nil	Bird ingested by #1 engine. More "bird slurry." See p. 7 brief.
10 Sept. George S. Africa	Metro II Cargo	Landed well short (East) of r/way 29 after ingesting a duck into RH Garrett.	1 inj / 2 o/b	Significant damage on arrival in field from Bloemfontein, South Africa.
11 Sept. 1943Z Toronto, Canada	A321-211 of Air Canada	ACA142 declared emerg for smoke in cockpit and made high speed arrival.	Nil	Landed straight-in r/way 15L at Toronto at 1958Z. No further details.
14 Sept. Southern Sudan	Turbo DC3 Reg: ZS-OJI	Left main-gear dug into wet surface and wing impacted during a ground-loop.	Nil	RossAir classic required a new engine and two new props. "Wet but landable."
16 Sept. 2050Z Gander Newfdld	747-233B of Evergreen Intl.	EIA1330 dumped & ret'd after ATC reported flames from #1 on take-off.	Nil	7 tires deflated on ramp due fusible plugs blowing after heavyweight ldg.
16 Sept. 1407L Chicago O'Hare Illinois	MD-80 of American Airlines	Flt 1374 returned after a cormorant met a fiery end in its left engine. Engine failed and emitted metal components. Numerous wing strikes.		107 pax and crew of 5. Debris rained down on Niles, Il. F/O remarked that the flocking birds had been unavoidable. 8% of birdstrikes result in shutdowns.
16 Sept. late afternoon Kabul, Afghanistan	AN24 of Kam Air	Slewed off runway 29 end on landing as result of engine problems & X-wind.	Some minor inj	27 on board. Came to rest in a recently mine-cleared zone (minor damage).
16 Sept. 2129L Johannesburg SA	747-400 Combi KLM Flt:KL591	Gang struck while cargo unloading and escaped with gold and diamonds.	3 police wounded	Exchanged hail of gunfire with police. Jo'burg Intl security under review.
17 Sept. am hrs Naples Italy	757 of MyTravel Flt: MYT328	Struck by lightning 20 mins after dept for Manchester UK and returned.		F/O remarked that the forking lightning had been unavoidable.
18 Sept. 1630L Boise, Idaho	CRJ of America West Express	Flt 6322 divtd in after n/wheel tires shredded on t/off ex Glacier Park Mt.	Nil / 46 o/b	Kalispell Mt to Phoenix Az by Mesa. Gear would not retract after take-off.
18 Sept. Broome West OZ	737 of Virgin Blue	Return flight to Perth WA delayed 16 hours after a birdstrike on finals.	Nil	Engineers flown in to inspect engine. 3rd such incident at Broome in 3 mos.
18 Sept. 1530L Detroit Metro	747-475 of NWA Flt: NWA110	Tokyo bound jet returned after aircon panel detached & fell into 3 backyards.	Nil / 355 pax	North of the airport, Garden City residents found the panel in 3 pieces.
19 Sept. Petropavlovsk Russ	TU-154 of Sibir	Crashed into two military vehicles on take-off and pax were evacuated.	Nil / 94 pax	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy to Novosibirsk sched flt. Wing ruptured.
20 Sept. 0700 Rochester, N.Y.	EMB145 of US Airways Flt2721	Eng caught fire on 3rd start attempt. 44 pax were off-loaded after 2nd failure.	Nil / 44 pax	Crew abandoned and fire extinguished by Airport Fire Dept. Engine overfuelling.
20 Sept. 1130L Sydney, Australia	737-300 of Virgin Blue	Thermite incendiary device with a 30 sec sparkler fuse found in cargo hold.	Nil	Found on DJ747 by a ramp worker & carried into pax terminal. Union hoax.
21 Sept. Bangor, Maine	747-400 of UAL Flt: United 919	Inbd a/c divtd due to Adv Passenger Info System advice of presence on board of a 56yo Islamic pop singer.		Heathrow-Washington. The former Cat Stevens was then deported on the Peace Train after Morning had Broken.
22 Sept. 1315L Kyrgebkuloi India	Dauphin N-3 of Pawan Hans Ltd.	Govt-chartered VIP helo crashed in bad weather half hour after departure.	10 dead / 10 o/b	Meghalaya State Minister and official party. Guwahati to Shillong, Assam
23 Sept. 2226L Delhi, India	747-400 of Thai Airways	Flt canx after a second attempt to get airborne with a nosewheel malfunction.	Nil / 324 o/b	Delhi- Bangkok flt 1st emerg landing at midnight Wednesday due n/wheel.
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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