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Monday, June 11, 2007

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/110607.HTM
06 May 2142Z Orlando Florida 737-800 of Alaska Airlines N577AS FltASA18 encountered hail during descent & received damage to intakes radome & wings nil Hail often exists well downwind of and clear of cloud (& has no radar return)
19 May ~1000L Madrid Spain 767 of Avianca Flt: AV14 During the flight the pilots reported a gear emergency but landed without damage nil Bogota to Madrid
22 May 1101Z Kokomo Indiana Cessna 421 reg: N85SC Executive Commuter aircraft was severely damaged by a very heavy landing 5 uninjured substantial damage
22 May day Budapest Hungary Citation Excel D-CFFF Aircraft flew some very rough weather and was badly hail damaged, diverted into BUD nil see image at tinyurl.com/2vhmoz
24 May 1235Z Lubbock Texas PA-34 Seneca reg: N255ER Engine caught fire during startup and was extinguished finally by a handheld extinguisher nil substantial damage. Fuel-hose disconnect
24 May 2059Z Leeville La C206 reg: N45WT During takeoff run on Bayou Lafourche, seaplane struck boat killing the boat captain 1 dead substantial damage. Body not recovered
26 May 1507Z Burnsville NC Columbia 350 reg: N2537A Aircraft bounced on landing & then crashed explosively into two parked aircraft 3 dead/3 onboard weather not a factor
27 May 1930Z Los Angeles LAX A340 of Air Tahiti Flight VTA001 Struck at the cabin service door by a ramp service vehicle while parked at the gate nil minor damage
27 May New York JFK A320 of JetBlue Flt: JB40 Pilot declared an emerg after a/c was struck by lightning and a strange odor was smelt nil/140 Rochester to New York flight
29 May 2013Z Rifle Colorado Cessna 550 Reg: N575BW Aircraft swung off the runway while landing. Weather/wind was not a factor. nil substantial damage
29 May 2018Z Miami Florida 757-200 of American Airlines Flight AAL954 struck a large bird on takeoff and immediately returned to land nil substantial wing damage. Arriving from Tegucigalpa Honduras
30 May ~1200L McGrath Alaska (Nixon Fork) DC4 Carvair reg: N898AT formerly VH-INK Right main landing gear caught the lip of runway 16 on landing & gear was torn away. Carrying fuel, the a/c burnt out after 2 hours 2 uninjured op by Brooks Fuel Inc, arriving from Fairbanks. Written off. 4200ft long Runway 16, at the Nixon Fork Mine A/P
30 May Afghanistn Chinook CH47D Shot down by RPG after a troop insertion 7 dead/7 onbd Rescuers were attacked by insurgents
30 May 1822Z San Antonio Texas Beech 200 reg: N811VT Aircraft landed gear up (it is assumed inadvertently) nil substantial damage
31 May 2305L Hamilton Canada 757-200 of FlyGlobespan TF-FIT Declared an emergency for a surging engine and landed back at Hamilton on one engine nil/178 pax + 6 crew Dublin Bound pax were housed in Hamilton hotels overnight
31 May night Kansai Osaka 777-200ER of KLM Flt: KL867 Encountered severe turbulence over St Petersburg Russia during a meal service 13 pax +2 crew injured Schiphol to Kansai Osaka Japan. Some badly injured (burnt by coffee etc)
01 Jun 2321Z Chandler Arizona Cessna 340A III reg: N8688K Aircraft lost engine power on t/off and crashed into a residential neighborhood one serious injury/1 onbd destroyed (see slideshow at: tinyurl.com/yszvkg )
01 Jun day Zurich Switzerld Gulfstream V reg: HB-IMJ Aircraft made a belly landing because the gear was unable to be extended nil Gulfstream V's have had this problem before
01 Jun 1320L Dodoma Tanzania Shorts Sherpa C23 reg: JW9036 Both engines failed causing the pilot to force-land in a corn-field where gear collapsed nil/9pax + 4 crew substantial damage. Landed in a field at Kizota, Tanzania
02 Jun 0950L Lille France A320 of Vueling Flt: VY9866 Landed in an emergency because of an indication of a fire in a cargo hold. nil/101 pax Schiphol (Amsterdam) to Malaga Spain flight departed again two hours later
03 Jun 0710L Monastir Tunisia A320 of NouvelAir Flt: BJ3304 Aircraft forced to return to Monastir 20 minutes after takeoff with a port engine failure nil Habib Bourguiba de Monastir to Paris CDG. Departed in a fresh A320 at 1000L
03 Jun 1520L Chicago Illinois 757-200 of AA flt: AA255 N185AN Pilots reported a fire & engine failure soon after takeoff & returned to O'Hare nil Chicago O'Hare to LAX. RH engine had failed with much smoke and flames
03 Jun 2230Z Oakland Calif 737-300 of SWA Flt: SWA3050 N356SW reptd gear problems & the nosegear subsequently collapsed on rollout runway 29 nil/119 onboard Sacramento to San Diego. Substantial damage. Runway was blocked for hours
03 Jun 2200L Heathrow UK A340-600 of Virgin Atlantic Flt:VS300 Returned all the way to the UK from above Afghanistan with a shutdown suspect engine nil arrived back at Heathrow 0630. Had almost reached destination New Delhi
03 Jun day Auckland NZ Beech1900D of Eagle Airways Beech landed whilst SF340B of Nelson Air was just a little way down the runway on T/O nil/15 Beech + 19 SF340B ATC error; now being examined courtesy of CCTV footage.
03 Jun afternoon Lome Togo MI-8 helo of Paramount Airlines Crashed and exploded on arrival at Lungi Airport after a charter from capital Freetown 22 dead Freetown to Lungi A/P service. Togolese Sports Minister Attipoe was killed
04 Jun 1705L Milwaukee/ Lake Michigan Cessna 550 of Marlin Air Reg: N550BP Pilot declared emerg and asked to return soon after takeoff but debris was found in water 6mls NE of Milwaukee. Weather was .. 6 missing presumed dead ..light rain. Deptd Gen Mitchell A/P Milwaukee for Willow Run, Ypsilanti with a donor organ. Owner is Toy Air
04 Jun 0850L Heathrow UK 767-300ER of BA Flt: BA662 G-BNWB called for an emergency landing soon after an engine failure on takeoff nil G-BNWX took over flight to Larnaca Cyprus but was delayed when hit by tug
04 Jun 1730L Tel Aviv Israel 757-200 of El Al Flt: LY396 Pax evac'd on r/way after an emerg landing at Ben Gurion A/P due to smoke in the cabin nil/114 pax arriving from Madrid. Electronics cooling fan had failed & equipt overheated.
05 Jun 0610L Montevideo Urug 737-200 of PLUNA Airline Port engine failed soon after takeoff & the Uruguayan acft turned back for Montevideo nil was headed to Guarulhos de Sao Paulo, Brazil

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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