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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/151104.htm
29 Feb. night Manchester UK	A321 of MyTravel 737 of Ryanair	High-speed abort & near collision after Ryanair 737 crossed 06L causing MYT A321 G-SMTJ to reject its t/off.	Nil / 220 pax on MYT	Report reveals ATCO had "forgotten that he'd issued a take-off clearance." Expect more as experience declines.
07 Aug. Viru Viru, Bolivia	767-300ER of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano	Structural failure of the upper fuselage following hard landing on arr fm Miami.	Unknown	NTSB DCA04WA067
30 Aug. Sydney, Australia	Fairchild SA-226-T Reg: VH-SSL	Aviation Centre aircraft entered full spin whilst pilot was adjusting the heater.	Nil / 8 o/b	8 lucky people have a story to spin to their children - unusual to recover.
02 Oct. afternoon Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghan	AN-24 of Belarussian Rubistar	Slid to halt just short of a minefield after completing a single engine approach in bad weather.	2 crew / 27 pax inj / 29 o/b	Damaged beyond repair (nose-gear entered the cockpit). Arr from Kabul.
19 Oct. Argentina (no details)	757 of Federal Govt Reg: T-01	Heard and felt seven surges of the left engine after take-off and returned.	12 uninj	NTSB DCA05WA001 (probably the Argen president's event, see ASW, Oct. 25)
31 Oct. 1211L Zurich, Switzerland	A330 of Emirates Reg: A6-EKU	ATC ordered Swiss 1628 hi-speed abort r/way 10 due A330 cleared to land on 14.	Nil	Skyguide (Swiss ATC) and BFU are investigating. Avro RJ bound Milan.
02 Nov. 2345Z Cedar Rapids, Iowa	CRJ700 of Mesa	Taxied off into the grass while attempting to avoid an animal on the taxiway.	Nil / 42 pax	Pax evac'd with nil injuries.
04 Nov. Edinburgh, UK	757-330 of Thomas Cook Reg: D-ABOL	Towbar detached under tow and a/c ran off into soft ground bogging the port gear.		Towing crew also now "put out to grass."
04 Nov. night Minneapolis St Paul	A320 of NWA Flt: NW546	Birdstrike in left engine 15 mins after take-off and a/c returned Minneapolis.	Nil	Ship 3274 became ship 3267 for onwards travel to Duluth, Minn.
05 Nov. Hanoi, Vietnam	A321 of Vietnam Airlines	Emerg landing on foam without nose-gear lowered. Runway closed for several hours.	Nil	VN830 Bangkok to Hanoi.
05 Nov. 0925L Ahmedabad, India	747-400 of Air India Flt: AI121	Aircraft grounded after ingesting birds on its landing approach at Ahmedabad.	Nil / 157 pax	Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Heathrow flight detained by engine damage.
05 Nov. morning Raleigh Durham, NC	717 of AirTran	Diverted in rapidly with a smoke in the cockpit emergency.	Nil	Orlando, Fla., to Philadelphia, Pa., flight.
05 Nov. 1300L Frankfurt, Germany	A330-300 of US Airways flt 193	Tire exploded on take-off hitting wing and taking a large chunk out of the flap.	Nil	A/c returned and then later flew next leg to Charlotte NC (with new flap?).
05 Nov. 1710L Kota Kinabulu Malaysia	737-300 of AirAsia Flt : AK104	9M-AAP skidded off runway 20 in a wet weather arrival and pax were evac'd.	4 inj / 113 o/b	BKI temporarily closed with 5 flights diverted elsewhere. 2 to hospital.
06 Nov. morning Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire	Transall C-160 of French military	A/c used for joint civ/mil ops had a wing destroyed by Cote d'Ivoire govt forces.	Nil	French AF then destroyed all Cote d'Ivoire AF a/c in retaliatory strikes.
07 Nov. Atlanta, Ga.	767 of Delta	DL166 tailstrike on landing Atlanta.	Nil	0355 Local time. Damage unknown.
07 Nov. evening Nuernberg, Germany	Learjet 55 Reg: D-CATL	Exited runway too fast and ended up bogged deeply in the grass infield.		Runway closed until jet cleared.
07 Nov. 11am/12am Tullamarine Victoria	2 x 737 of Qantas	Two Brisbane to Melbourne flights, an hour apart, were struck by lightning.	Nil	Minor entry & exit point damage.
07 Nov. 1840L Orlando, Florida	737 of ATA Flt 533	Five F/A's injured when aircraft hit clear air turbulence in cruise from San Juan.	5 crew inj / 216 o/b	5 F/A injured (neck, back & legs) and hospitalized at Florida Hospital East.
08 Nov. 0100Z Sharjah, UAE	747-230F cargo of Air Atlanta	TF-ARR overran r/way into desert after blowing both n/wheel tires on take-off.		Write-off due extensive damage. Ex Lufthansa D-ABZF on LH charter.
08 Nov. Tacloban Leyte Philippines	DC-9 of Cebu Pacific Awys	Pax panicked when the tail-cone fell off onto the runway on landing (after an unstable approach).		Reportedly a tailstrike arrival. Nil injuries out of the 68 persons onboard.
09 Nov. 1130Z Bangkok, Thailand	A300 of Thai Airways	Rejected take-off with what appeared to be an engine #1 fire (much smoke).	Nil	Subsequent third party anonymous radio call to "evacuate" not acted upon.
09 Nov. 1430L Matei A/P, Fiji	EMB110 of Air Fiji	Overran by 54m on landing and collided with the fence along the main road.	Nil / 12 +2	A/c substantially damaged. Runway surface condition blamed initially.
10 Nov. 0017L LAX Intl A/P, Calif.	747-400 of Cathay Pacific Flt: 883	#4 engine failed during latter part of take-off roll - with a pyrotechnics display	Nil / 330 o/b	Hong Kong bound flight dumped fuel over water and re-landed.
10 Nov. Newark, NY	KLM Flt: 668	Bomb-scares (to this 777 at 1830L) and...	Nil	Alitalia 606 Milan-Newark divtd JFK.
10 Nov. Brussels	737 of Air Polonia	Emergency landing Brussels after bomb threat.	Nil / 157 pax	Warsaw Poland to Charleroi Belgium.
11 Nov. 1000Z Morecambe Bay UK	HS125 of RAF VIP Sqdn.	VIP a/c carrying the Princess Royal had an airprox with an RAF fighter a/c.	Nil	Eurofighter Typhoon (may have had a BAe pilot). Princess enrt to Scotland.
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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