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Monday, May 21, 2007

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/210507.HTM
20 Apr day Eleuthera, Baham DHC8-Q300 of Bahamasair Ran off the runway on landing when one maingear collapsed suddenly. Fm Nassau nil Governor's Harbour d'Eleuthera, the Bahamas. See imagery at tinyurl.com/29pamo
23 Apr over the Mediterranean A320 of Nouvelair Flt:BJ3189 Depressurized and emergency descent because of a cracked cockpit window nil Brest France to Monastir Tunisia. Completed the flight at 12,000ft
30 Apr night Charlotte NC DHC-8 of Piedmont PDT4242 Five passengers were evacuated to hospital after being sprayed with hot hydraulic 5/20 pax hospitalized ..fluid from a leak into the cabin. Headed for Huntington Virginia
30 Apr 2000L Orlando Florida Emb190 of JetBlue Flt B6-428 Diverted into Orlando Sanford Intl A/P after departing West Palm Beach - with thickening smoke in the cabin nil Headed for Boston (Logan A/P).JetBlue is the first airline to employ EVAS on A320's. See tinyurl.com/2jhtg9 (for the background)
02 May 1106L Atlanta Georgia DC-10 of Omni Air Intl Reg: N270AX "Reach 370" experienced a malfunction of the horizontal stabilizer during descent. Attempts at resetting/moving the stabilizer setting using the pilot's and co-pilot's control yoke switches, alternate trim switches, and longitudinal trim handles were unsuccessful. nil/292 pax + 14 crew A "demanding amount of elevator back pressure was required to maintain level flight...". a shear pin/bolt in the horizontal stabilizer chain drive unit (P/N AJH7337-507) was found to have fractured. Arriving from Shannon Ireland. Shades of MD80 Alaska 261 horizontal stabilizer jackscrew crash??
02 May ~1100L Prague Czech A319 of CSA Flt: OK922 An engine failure one hour into the flight forced a return to Ruzyne Airport nil Headed Odessa Ukraine. Pax left on another flight
07 May day Medina Saudi 747-312 of Air Atlanta TF-AMJ SV2250 blew 8 tires on landing after two aborted approaches. Flying for Saudia. nil Fueltank drip showed a mere 2100kg remaining. Arr fm Esenboga Airport, Ankara Turkey
08 May day Dayton Ohio 737-500 of United Flt: UAL619 F/O complained of sharp chest pains enroute so the acft diverted into Dayton 1 hosp/90 onboard Flt originated Washington. F/O hospitalized & flight continued to Chicago with a new F/O
09 May ~0800L Boston Mass A320 of JetBlue Flt B6-1003 Returned Logan immediately after takeoff following a starboard engine failure nil Boston (Logan A/P) to JFK A/P NY
09 May ~1130L Kansas City Mo 757-200 of United Flt: UAL267 Diverted in to Kansas City Missouri with a port engine warning caption nil/143 onboard Headed from Philadelphia Pa to Denver Colorado. Set out again after a two hour delay.
09 May 0845L Denver Colorado 777-200 of United Flt: UAL910 Lightning hit RH wing on ramp causing a several cm wide hole. Crew evacuated.. nil ...pax to the terminal. N217UA headed Chicago O'Hare
10 May ~1310L Aberdeen UK ERJ145 of BMI Returned soon after departure with elec smoke in the cockpit & evacuated nil/16 pax onboard 1215 flt (Manchester bound).Lost all flight deck instrumentation. Towed in at 1225L
10 May 0930L Larnaca Cyprus A319 of Cypriot Cyprus Airlines Flt CY312 RH eng struck by lightning over Paphos so flight returned Larnaca nil/118pax +7 crew Headed Athens (Eleftherios Venizelos A/P). Some damage. Pax transferred to a new flight
10 May 1530L St Martins 757-200 of AA Flt: AA1738 Returned to Princess Juliana A/P soon after takeoff with smoke in the cockpit nil/70 pax onboard Flt cancelled and pax were accommodated in hotels. Headed San Juan Puerto Rico
10 May Faro Portugal MD83 of Mapjets/AviaJets OE-IKB sustained two wing leading edge impact holes while cruising at FL330 (crew felt the shock). Met balloon? nil + two deep scratches on RHS of fuselage + eng damage. Sky was clear. Ice shed above? Flt 114 of Flightline (Dublin to Faro)
10 May night Tan Son Nhut Vn A321 of Vietnam Airlines VN2366 returned to the ramp to debark two male pax who'd tried to open a door nil An alcoholically induced search for the elusive lavatory
10 May 1935L JFK A/P NY 767-300 of Austrian Returned soon after takeoff due to smoke of unknown origin in the cockpit nil/>200 onboard Flt OS88 headed Vienna
11 May 2138L Tampa Florida Beech 1900D of Continental The nose-gear reportedly part-collapsed on landing after an unsafe indication nil/15 pax +2 crew Flt GFT 9133 op by Gulfstream International Airlines from Jacksonville Florida
11 May 0345Z Pittsburgh Pa EMB145 of Air Wisconsin Flt A6WA381 after landing struck a small deer, no injuries reported nil Minor damage to the left wing flap
11 May 1930L Green Bay Mich DC9-30 of NWA flt: NW1409 Emergency landing due to the uncertain status of the main landing gear nil/99 pax +5 crew landed without incident and towed to the ramp
11 May Point Noire A/P Brazzaville,Congo IL76TD of Aean Air of Iran Reg: EX-093 19 y.o. acft destroyed by fire on the ramp at Brazzaville, Congo. See imagery at tinyurl.com/2a38t8 nil ex Dobrolet a/c (a 4x4 vehicle being loaded aboard caught fire). No drained tank, nil battery disconnect... short circuit
12 May 1105L Visakhapatnam In EMB 170 of Paramount Awys I7-502 skidded 60ft off runway end on landing & became stuck in mud & slush nil/73 pax +2 crew Runway had earlier been closed for an inquiry into its surface condition. Arr from Hyderabad
13 May night Orlando Florida 747 of Travel City Charter Engine failed after takeoff and aircraft dumped gas before re-landing Sanford nil Was headed Gatwick UK. Operated by XL/Atlanta? Dumped much gas over Lake County
13 May ~2130L Toronto Canada 777-300ER Air Canada C-FITL 4ft perforating and penetrating scrape at the fwd entry door due a 2nd airbridge ... nil ..being still there at pushback. Loaded for Flt 856 (Toronto-Heathrow) at Gate 176.
13 May 1835L Los Angeles California A340-600 of Virgin Atlantic Flt 23 A340 wingtip missed Skywest EMB120 by about 21ft when Flt 1006 broached the r/way safety zone Nil/172 pax Brasilia pilot took taxiway Yankee instead of Zulu as instructed then unilaterally repositioned. AMASS/ASDE-x warning was too late
14 May 1630L Johannesburg SA DC8-54F of African Intl Awys Blew three maingear tires during a high-speed rejected takeoff. Debris on runway nil Runway 03L closed for 2 hours for a tire debris cleanup

1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations.

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 J. Sampson, International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).
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