| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/041004.htm |
| 16 Sept. 2050Z Gander, Newfdld |
747-233B of Evergreen Intl. |
EIA1330 dumped & ret'd after ATC reported flames from #1 on take-off. |
correction 1x seagull |
9 tires deflated on ramp due fusible plugs blowing after heavyweight ldg. |
| 19 Sept. Memphis, Tenn. |
MD-11 of FedEx |
Nasty tailstrike on landing runway 09 during Cat IIIb go-round from flare. |
Nil |
Manual throttle-up/no TOGA-press and autopilot suddenly disengaged. |
| 20 Sept. 1200Z Toronto, Canada |
767-233 of Air Canada C-GAUB |
Seated pax noted smoke outside. It was tracked to the avionics compartment. |
Nil |
Flt ACA1145 pax deplaned. Charging unit for APU battery was in fail mode. |
| 21 Sept. 1650Z Winnipeg, Canada |
Cessna 560 Reg: C-GBNX |
Left leading edge punctured after a/c struck 3 Canada geese after t/off on 31. |
Nil |
$600K & 6 week grounding to repair holed fuel cell. Hit geese at 2,000 ft. |
| 21 Sept. 2130L Washington, DC |
737-524 of Continental |
N14654 struck Left engine on jetway whilst being marshaled to gate B23 |
Nil / 54pax & 5 crew |
Washington Dulles A/P. Minor damage. Headed in direction of Chantilly, Va. |
| 21 Sept. 1210L Rifle, Colorado |
SA-226TC Merlin 4 |
LYM1180 veered off the runway on landing and became bogged in mud. |
Nil |
Grand Junction, Colo., for Rifle, Colo. |
| 22 Sept. Salt Lake City |
737 of Delta |
F/O suffered retinal burns from a ground-based laser directed at his a/c. |
1 inj |
Dallas-SLC. FAA states that hundreds of similar incidents have occurred to date. |
| 22 Sept. 0140L North Las Vegas |
Fairchild F27F N366SB |
Struck hangar with left wingtip while taxiing out for take-off. |
Nil / 2 o/b |
Substantial damage. |
| 22 Sept. 0440L Garden City, Kan. |
Beech 1900D of America West |
AMW4698 deptd runway 35 left side on landing in rain, mist & low vis. |
Nil / 9 o/b |
Minor damage to N178YV after loss of directional control. |
| 23 Sept. 1100L Kodiak, Alaska |
BN-2A of Homer Air N6522T |
Hit wind-shear on beach departure from wilderness lodge and crashed. |
1ser / 2 minor / 7 o/b |
Came to rest on tidal flats in Hallo Bay. Wing torn off, fuselage torn open. |
| 23 Sept. 1450L Kuopio E Finland |
MD-11 of Finnair Reg: OH-LGB |
Diverted due to smoke in the cabin an hour before arrival at Helsinki. |
Nil / 247 pax & 14 crew |
Osaka-Helsinki flight. Broken bearing in aircon fan. Departed 3.5 hrs later. |
| 24 Sept. 0445L Gwinne, N.D. |
C208B Caravan N7392B |
Aircraft crashed on approach 1.5nm from regional airport (no emergency). |
1 inj / 1 o/b |
Fergus Falls, Minn., to Gwinne, N. D. (freight operation). |
| 24 Sept. afternoon Kauai, Hawaii |
Bell 206B of Bali Hai Helos |
Tourist helo crashed on remote 3500ft island ridge. 3rd fatal crash in 3 years. |
5 fatal / 5 o/b |
Hazard is instant cloud formation due to venturi pressure drops thru gorges. |
| 24 Sept. 2304Z Toronto, Canada |
CL600-2B19(RJ) Pinnacle Airlines |
Reqstd emerg diversion with electrical problems but switched to Buffalo, N.Y. |
Nil |
Detroit to Halifax flight then bypassed Buffalo & landed back in Detroit. |
| 25 Sept. 2018Z Fullerton, Calif. |
BushMaster Reg: N750RW |
Stalled and crashed in parking lot at airshow after uncoordinated take-off. |
2serious / 2 slt inj |
One of 2 Ford TriMotor replicas. Possibility of flt control malfunction. |
| 26 Sept. 1529Z Stansted, UK |
A340 of Olympic Flt: OA411 |
Diverted into Stansted after a specific threat was rec'd by Athens newspaper. |
Nil / 290 pax & 12 crew |
Athens-NY. This fight, OA411, divt'd Shannon two days later, 28 Sept. with same threat scenario. |
| 26 Sept. 0800L Anchorage, Alaska |
MD82 of DoJ (US Marshals) |
Crew aborted t/off runway 32 after power loss #1 and swerve at >90kts. |
Nil / 131 o/b |
Damage to first-stage disk due o'night snow & no intake plugs fitted. N16894 |
| 27 Sept. Malpensa Milan, Italy |
MD-80 of SAS 767 of Air Lauda |
SAS aborted its take-off at slow speed due Air Lauda a/c crossing runway 35. |
Nil |
Air Lauda cleared to cross runway in error. ATC controller suspended. |
| 27 Sept. 1255L Sheremetyevo, Russia |
737 of JAT Flt: 132 |
Yugoslav airliner ran off the runway after landing in mist and rain. |
Nil / 75 pax & 8 crew |
Belgrade to Moscow. Pax evacuated and delivered by bus to Terminal 2. |
| 27 Sept. 0330L Las Vegas, Nev. |
A320 of Ryan International |
Ryan Intl 9 pilots felt bump on landing and discovered damage to #1 engine. |
Nil |
N941LF n/wheel left tire shed tread into #1 engine, damaging fan blades. |
| 27 Sept. 0730 Toronto Canada |
767-300 of Air Canada |
C-GHLA pushed pack by tug from midfield terminal into the blast fence. |
Nil |
A/c grounded with tears to the a/c skin around the APU area. |
| 28 Sept. 1540L Ronaldsway, Isle of Man |
ATR42 of EuroManx |
Fire broke out in an engine after shutdown on stand (arr fm Liverpool). |
Nil |
Flames were extinguished by ARFF and visible damage was minimal. |
| 28 Sept. 1614L Wilmington, Del. |
C130's x 3 of USAF &Air National Guard |
1 x C130 destroyed & two interlocked (after tornado touched down). Three persons injured, much airport damage. |
|
5 mil a/c damaged in total (one C130 flipped & wingless @ New Castle A/P). 15K gallons fuel spilled. |
| 29 Sept. 1050L Bodoe, Norway (530nm N of Oslo) |
Do-228 of Kato Air |
Deranged 34yo male pax attacked pilots and pax with his own axe on descent. Do-228 has no cockpit door. |
4 inj / 2 serious / 11 o/b |
Pilots regained control after spiral/spin entry. Fm Narvik (no metal detectors). Algerian asylum seeker reject arrested. |
| 30 Sept. afternoon East Midlands A/P |
A300 of TNT Cargo |
Declared an emergency with flaps and instrumentation before landing. |
Nil / 3 o/b |
Belfast to Castle Donnington (East Midlands A/P). |
| 30 Sept. 1300Z Schiphol, Holland |
A319 of BA Flt: BA983 |
Berlin-London flight divt'd in after a specific security threat was received. |
Nil |
Dutch F-16 fighter escort. |
| 30 Sept. 1655L Manchester, UK |
777-200 of BA Flt: BAW219 |
BAW219 declared Mayday diverting Manchester with a fire on board. |
Nil |
G-YMMD departing for Denver, Colo. Fire in cockpit 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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