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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm
05 Dec morning Newcastle, UK	737 of Easyjet	Aircraft rejected takeoff after ingesting birds & taking many hits on one wing	Nil/ 96 pax	Operational hazard compounded by a shooting party driving birds to airfield
04 Feb dawn Tecumseh, Okla.	Cessna 414 Chancellor	Airplane stolen in Ann Arbor, Mich., was found gear up in center of runway at Meyer's Divers Airport	Nil	Intact apart from curled prop tips and shock-loaded engines. TSA is investigating. Walloon Air LLC owner
14 Feb North Sea off UK	Jetstream 41 of Eastern Airways	Aircraft took rapid avoiding action at 16,500 ft to miss a Tornado F3 fighter	Nil/ 15 pax	83% of 64 2003 airprox assessed as nil risk (Durham Tees Valley-Aberdeen)
02 Feb 1915L Chicago O'Hare	747-422 of UAL Reg: N118UA	Aircraft struck a pickup truck during taxi out to departure runway 32	Nil	Minor damage to N118UA (Chicago - Tokyo) between taxiways A11 & A12
04 Feb 0600Z Burbank, Calif.	737 of SWA Flt: SWA 1386	Damage found to wing panel, gear door and flap during post flt inspection	Nil	Damage suspected to have been sustained at dept airport
08 Feb 1100L Roma (Fiumicino)	777 of Alitalia	ANSV investigating aircraft mistakenly landing on the wrong runway	Nil	Landed 16 left instead of 16 right (as cleared)
08 Feb Amsterdam, Netherlands	A340-600 of Virgin Flt: Vir201	Enroute London (Heathrow), diverted Amsterdam due to fuel management and engine problems (reportedly #1 & #4)	Nil/ 311 pax	G-VATL ex Hong Kong. Engine #1 failed and cold fuel transfer problems ensued. Then no tow-bar to pushback..
10 Feb 2000L Portland, Ore.	CRJ200 of United Express	Flt 7976 landed low on fuel, 90 mins late and with a cracked windscreen	Nil/ 38 o/b	Washington (Dulles) to Portland. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe aboard
10 Feb 1946Z Indianapolis, Ind.	Turbo Commander 690	N840JK veered left off runway while landing in stiff crosswind	Nil/ 2 o/b	Eagle Creek A/P (substantial damage) JJK Aviation LLC owner
11 Feb 1850Z Fort Wayne, Ind.	Aero Commander 680 N688TM	Gear collapsed on landing and aircraft went off the runway side	Nil	Minor damage (Commander Avn) Destination originally Peoria, Ill.
11 Feb 2200Z Coolidge, Ariz.	S2F3AT Tracker Reg: N442DF	Landed gear up while on a test-flight (assumed inadvertent)	1 uninjured	Public Use aircraft of USDA Forest Service
11 Feb Semarang, Indonesia	737-200 of Mandala Airlines	Skidded off runway end into a grassy area after landing long in a heavy downpour and aquaplaning	Nil	Minor damage only. Flight originated Jakarta
12 Feb 2315Z San Diego, Calif.	EMB-120 of Sky West N189SW	Ret'd to gate after windshield struck by 737-blown asphalt chunks	Nil	Windshield replaced on Brasilia SKW6070
12 Feb 1536Z LAX, Calif.	747-400 of Qantas	QFA93 struck some unknown runway FOD debris on landing	Nil	Unknown damage (Melbourne Australia to Los Angeles)
12 Feb 2110L Toluca, Mexico	Aero Commander 685	Crashed on approach in Villa Santin neighbourhood, 2mls from runway	2 fatal/ 3 o/b	Aircraft had departed Cancun for State Capital Toluca. Hit three homes
12 Feb Robins AFB	C130 x 90	USAF grounded 30 older examples and placed 60 on flight restrictions	Nil	Related to wing center-section fatigue cracking
12 Feb Bristol, UK	737 of EasyJet Flt:ESY402	Landed after declaring a full emergency for an unknown problem	Nil/ 118 pax	Arriving from Glasgow. Circled for an hour to burn off gas
13 Feb Billund, Denmark	MD80 of Snowflake	Flight SK540 diverted Billund Denmark with smoke in the cabin	Nil	Manchester UK to Copenhagen. Pax continued by bus to Copenhagen
14 Feb Daloa, Cote d'Ivoir	UN helo (unspec type)	Four members of UNOCI mission injured when their helo crashed	4 inj	All four hospitalized
14 Feb Mumbai, India	A310-300 of AI Flt AI936	Dubai to Cochin Flt diverted Mumbai with an hydraulic failure	Nil	No further details
14 Feb Malpensa, Italy	MD82 of Alitalia	Landed 35L and crossed the parallel without a clearance, missing a lander	Nil	ANSV is cracking down on runway incursions by Alitalia
15 Feb 1320 L Christchurch, NZ	737-300 of Qantas	Auckland to Queenstown flight diverted in after an engine failure	Nil/ 66 pax	No further details
15 Feb 1933Z Burbank, Calif.	Beech 99 of Ameriflight	Flt AMF99's main gear collapsed on landing	Nil	Significant damage
15 Feb Mumbai, India	737 of Jet Awys Flt 9W351 Flt re-landed	Lady captain who disregarded F/A's advice at gate (re: leaking LPG lanterns in the cargo hold) is to be charged	Nil/150	Mumbai-Delhi flt was carrying dangerous cargo that leaked and was overpowering the pax in the cabin
15 Feb 0627L Townsville, Australia	Metro 23 of MACAIR	Passengers were trapped for half an hour after the aircraft failed to depressurize on landing	Nil/21	Great seals! (But no manual control of outflow valves?)
16 Feb Mumbai, India	737 of Jet Awys Flt 9W417	Aborted its takeoff when a Bell 430 helicopter entered the runway ahead	Nil	Helo departing from intermediate taxiway. 737 bound Bangalore, India
16 Feb 0913L Pueblo, Colo.	Citation 560 of Circuit City	Crashed 5mls E of Pueblo Mem A/P on appch (freezing fog/rain conditions)	8 fatal/ 8 o/b	3 popping noises heard just prior may indicate engine ice ingestion N500AT
16 Feb 0930L Penn Yan, NY	Grumman Goose G-21A	Aircraft burned out following forced landing after takeoff due to engine trouble	2 inj/ 2 o/b	1930 vintage airplane (amphibian) owned by Jetcraft Corp.
17 Feb 1341L Shannon, Ireland	767-300 of Delta Flt: DL119	Diverted into Shannon with a #2 engine failure	Nil/ 191 pax	Paris to New York (JFK)
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 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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