| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/081104.htm |
| 26 Aug. afternoon Las Cruces, N.M. |
C-17 of Air Force One support team |
Main runway declared unusable due to 2" deep asphalt ruts left by C-17 usage. |
Nil |
$2M damage caused by Pres Bush visit has been referred back to USAF. |
| 02 Oct. night Bangkok, Thailand |
A300-600R of Air Hong Kong/DHL |
Ran off the runway on landing - probable training evolution. |
Nil |
Minor damage to brand new aircraft. |
| 21 Oct. New Delhi, India |
A310-300 of Royal Jordanian |
RJ193 crew claims nearly collided with a motor-scooter on entry to the runway. |
Nil |
Surfaced due to complaint by airline to DGCA & Indira Ghandi Airport ops |
| 23 Oct. Manaus, Brazil |
707-330C of Beta Cargo |
PP-BSE right main gear leg ruptured though top surface of wing-root on its t/off roll. |
|
Write-off of >100K hours veteran record holder of more than 37 years service. |
| 29 Oct. 1130L Kyushu, Japan |
737-500 of All Nippon Awys |
Flt 471 diverted in with a loss of cabin pressure and oxy-mask drop-downs. |
Nil / 96 o/b |
Enroute to Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. |
| 29 Oct. 0907L Albany, N.Y. |
EMB170 of US Airways |
Flt 1688 hold found contaminated by white powder. Hazmat team activated. |
Nil / 11 pax +3 crew |
3 ground-crew had irritated eyes and chest pains. Concourse B evacuated. |
| 30 Oct. night Dubuque Regional A/P |
ERJ of American Eagle |
Flt 4053 made a runway excursion onto the grass while landing with a 30kt crosswind. |
Nil |
Ship No. 635 arriving from Chicago O'Hare. Pax bussed out due winds. |
| 31 Oct. 1540L Birmingham, UK |
Dash 8 of BA Flt: 1867 |
Edinburgh to Southampton flight diverted in with smoke in the cockpit. |
1 inj |
Windshield heat wiring. One woman treated by paramedics (panic attack). |
| 31 Oct Hanoi Vietnam |
A321 of Vietnam Airlines |
VN830 (Bangkok to Hanoi) made an emergency landing without nosewheel extension. |
Nil |
Significant damage although runway was extensively pre-foamed. |
| 31 Oct. Roanoke, Virginia |
MD80 of AA Flt: AA1240 |
Diverted in for an emergency landing because of engine problems. |
Nil |
Dallas Ft Worth to Washington DC (Reagan). |
| 31 Oct. Zurich Intl., Switzerland |
A330 of Emirates |
ATC ordered Swiss Milan-bound flight to abort t/off r'way 10 due to A330 on short finals landing runway 14 at Zurich. |
Nil |
Under investigation by Skyguide. |
| 31 Oct. |
SAAB340B of JAC |
Ret'd Kagoshima with a mech problem. |
Nil |
Japan Air Commuter flight. |
| 01 Nov. Colorado Springs |
CRJ of Delta Skywest |
Orlando to Salt Lake City flight diverted in with a cargo hold smoke warning. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 01 Nov 1058L Kazan Russia |
TU-154B of Air Kazakhstan |
Enrt Sharm-El-Sheikh, returned Kazan with a major engine problem. |
Nil / 143 pax |
Fuel contamination. Deptd 0745L and flew for a further 2:30 to burn off gas. |
| 01 Nov. 2245L Raleigh Durham A/P N. Carolina |
727 of Sen. John Edwards campaign N679MG |
ABC sound technician inadvertently set fire to a press cabin seat forcing a/c to land after 5 mins. Secret Service ext'd it. |
Nil |
Enroute Williamstown West Virginia. Battery explosion follows a 15 Oct aborted take-off due generator failure. |
| 01 Nov. ~0230UTC St Louis, Missouri |
757 of Delta Flt: 1661 |
Cincinnati to San Diego Flt emerg descent with smoke and electrical problems. |
Nil |
Pilot's emergency PA announcement kept breaking up on the cabin speakers. |
| 02 Nov. morning Mumbai, India |
A320 of Air Deccan |
DN603 arriving from Delhi had a main landing gear tire-burst on landing. |
Nil |
Repeat malfunction in auto-brake system. Opd next sector with 6hr delay. |
| 03 Nov. 1532L Chicago O'Hare, Ill. |
MD-80 of AA Flt: AA1353 |
New Orleans flt re-landed 13 mins after t/off following ingestion of at least 1 bird. |
Nil / 72 pax +5 crew |
Follows 16 Sep AA & 24 Oct UAL engine-fodding bird ingestions there. |
| 03 Nov. Tullamarine, Australia |
737-705 of Virgin Blue |
Held for 45 mins to reduce weight and then carried out a flapless landing. |
Nil |
Reportedly a hard landing after reporting flap extension problems |
| 04 Nov. Mt Isa NW Qld, Australia |
737-800 of Qantas |
Landed with a brake failure after extended weight reduction holding |
Nil / >100 o/b |
Used all the runway to stop without damage. Assuming hydraulic failure. |
| 04 Nov. 0632L Charles De Gaulle, France |
747 of TAAG Angola |
On arrival from Angola a high-speed landing exited runway left - into the mud. |
Nil / 138 pax +17 crew |
Slide evac'd. R'way 08R closed and delays of up to 145 mins experienced. |
| 04 Nov. 1627L Manchester, UK |
737 of BMIBaby 767 of Excel |
WW3007's tail collided with the flt XLA340 wingtip during taxi to r'way 24L. |
Nil |
767 had 255 pax for Goa and 737 had 79 o/b for Belfast. Damage unknown. |
| 04 Nov. Khanty-Mansy, Russia |
MI-8 of Oil Ministry |
Helo crashed as a result of a technical malfunction on appch to destination pad. |
1 fatal 7inj |
Pilot killed & 12 uninjured in rough emergency landing in Western Siberia. |
| 04 Nov. Los Angeles Intl., Calif. |
747-400 of Qantas |
Man stripped naked, scaled barb-wire fence and ran across ramp to enter wheelwell of a moving & departing 747. |
Nil |
Canadian man had earlier tried to purchase a ticket with an invalid credit card. Known to have bipolar disorder. |
| 05 Nov. (et seq) Amsterdam Netherlands |
59+ KLM flights |
KLM flts cancelled due to Icelandic volcano smoke drifting across Holland. |
Nil |
KLM wary due to earlier 15 Dec 89 near loss of a 747 in Alaskan ash cloud. |
| 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). |
Print This Page
Email This Page
Archives
Copyright Permissions
