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Monday, May 24, 2004

Accidents And Incidents

 

DATE/SITE
AIRCRAFT & REGN
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATH & INJURY
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/240504.htm
24 April 1120L Heathrow, UK 747-132(SF) of Evergreen Intl. Flt: 1435 N481EV landed 27R from an 8000ft @ 10nm profile due to one eng failed and the other 3 running rough. Nil UKAAIB inquiry (failure believed to have been a fire). Fuel contamination or across-the-wing maintenance error?
25 April 1900Z Nassau, Bahamas 767-275 of Air Canada C-GPWB bound Toronto had thick acrid smoke from biz-class ovens. Nil On pushback, with electrical smell. CBs pulled and flight proceeded.
11 May 1904Z Roseau, Minn. Beech C90A of Pellco Inc. Departed runway on landing, hitting runway lights. Nil Moderate winds of 20 knots.
11 May 1430Z Detroit, Mich. L188 Electra of Zantop Intl Airln. N286F blew two tires on landing Willow Run and damaged the rt MLG. Nil / 2 o/b Pilot training.
12 May am hrs Pittston TWP 737 of Vacation Express F/O arrested & taken to hospital for bloodtest (on suspicion of intoxication). Nil No further details (first officer was on furlough from AA)
12 May 1630L appx Coventry, UK 737-500 of ThomsonFly Pilot took evasive action to avoid a light a/c during approach to Coventry. Nil Flt ex Valencia Spain (strong local opposition to ThomsonFly ops).
13 May 0347Z Mesa, Arizona Falcon 10 of ABI Ltd. Laguna Hills Overran runway 22L departure end at Falcon Field. Nil / 1 o/b Sedona, Ariz., for Mesa, Ariz. Minor damage.
13 May 0900L Aberdeen, UK BE200 of GAMA Avn G-SBAS Person found asleep in a FW air ambulance was a local lapdancer. Nil 22yo 5ft 1in debauchee admonished by the local magistrate for vagrancy.
14 May 1910Z Honolulu, Hawaii 767 of AA Reg: N396AN Hit on left wing by one of several cargo containers pulled by an AA tug. Nil Gate 49A tug thuggery for AAL 283.
14 May 1345Z Winnipeg, Manitoba 737-201 of ZIP Airlines WZP6341 aborted t/off at slow speed due to a circuit breaker tripping. Nil Taxied back, reset CB and took off again.
14 May 0810L Osaka, Japan 767-300 of All Nippon Awys Flt 671 landed Osaka on starboard eng 20 mins after an oil pressure loss. Nil / 288 o/b Over Sanda (Hyogo Prefecture). enrt Tokyo (Haneda A/P) for Hiroshima
14 May 0725L Linthicum, Md. MU-2B of Epps Aviation N755AF crashed in residential area during descent for BWI airport. 1 fatal / 1 o/b Bank check-carrier (Philadelphia for Baltimore-Washington Int'l. Airport -BWI). See p. 1 story.
14 May 1830L Manaus, Brazil Brasilia of Rico Linhas Aereas PT-WRO crashed in jungle 9 miles west of the City on approach Manaus. 33 fatal / 33 o/b RLE4815 ex Sao Paulo de Olivenca (Colombian border) via Tabatinga, Tefe
15 May pm hrs Lyon Intl., France RJ145 of Regional CAE Marseille-Lille flight diverted Lyon with a cargo hold fire indication. Nil No further details.
15 May 1350CDT Houston, Texas Lockheed Jetstar of A/c Trading Ctr. N57NR left wingflap detached on final appch r/way 4 & a/c rolled violently. Regained control by acceln to 170kts. Nil / 4 o/b Potential buyer demo. Attach bolts still intact in the flap attachment bracket (11,500 cycles & 13,500hrs).
16 May 1306Z Toronto, Ontario A320 of Air Canada ACA103 Runway incursion (missed their "hold short" point for active runway 33R). Nil ACA492 lined up 33R awaiting departure.
17 May 1100L Male, Maldives Twin Otter of TransMaldivian Floatplane 8Q-TMC crashed on main runway immed after its water take-off. 13 inj / 17 o/b One seriously injured pax flown to Sri Lanka by charter flt. A/c written off.
18 May 0840L Bozoi, Kazakh AN-2 of Arai Avia Crashed on take-off from village of Bozoi in the Shalkar District. Some fatalities In the Aktyubinsk region of Western Kazakhstan (headed for Revival Island).
18 May 1700L Lake Fawcett, Ontario HdeHav Beaver of Pickerel Arms Floatplane crashed on landing & inverted in a Northern Ontario lake. 4 fatal / 4 o/b DHC-2 Beaver had departed Sioux Lookout, Ontario, on 80 mile fishing trip.
18 May 1050L Urumqi, China IL76TD of Styron Trading 4 engine jet crashed into Sanping Farm 2 mins after t/off enroute Baku. 7 fatal / 7 o/b Owner 4K-AZ27 Silkway Airlines (on lease) Weather CAVOK. Cargo shift?
18 May (TBC) Coventry A/P, UK 737-500 of ThomsonFly Trailing edge fairing flapstrike during a firm landing in gutsy conditions (i.e., the demeanor needed in gusty conditions). Nil 7 deg nose up plus one main gear oleo compressed plus 11� of bank = a/c tipped on one side.
18 May 1853Z Millington, Tenn. Beech 200 of Palmer Aviation N500KA left main gear collapsed on landing runway 22 Millington. Nil / 2 o/b Damage unknown.
18 May Moscow Sheremetyevo A/P TU-154 of Aeroflot SU-785 hit by a platform bus carrying 43 pax that entered the ramp. 9 inj / 69 o/b TU-154 u/tow. All injured aboard bus (headed for Krasnodar a/c SU895).
19 May 1346Z Fayetteville, Ark. DO328 of Blue Ridge BLR6133 sustained a birdstrike and rt eng internal damage on departure. Nil On departure r/way 16 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
19 May 1830 Guarulhos A/P Sao Paolo, Brazil 737-200 of VASP Flt: 4374 Twice returned with depressurization problems (40 mins and 60 mins into its flight to Fortaleza) - cargo-door seal? Unk / 69 pax Sao Paolo to Fortaleza Brazil. Some pax complained of earache and ear-bleeds and will travel a day late.
20 May am hrs Oporto, Portugal AN-124 Reg: UR 82009 An AN-124 Ruslan carried out an emergency landing in Oporto (LPFR) Nil No further details.
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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