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Monday, June 9, 2003

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATHS & INJURIES
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
22 May 1544Z Southport Manitoba Can. Beech C90 of Canadian Aviation Training Center Flt MSTG81 declared emerg for smoke in the cockpit and landed. Nil Failed air conditioner fan motor.
25 May 2250L Arbor Vitae Wisc. PA-31 Reg: N36DR Crashed in forest shortly after take-off from r/way 36 Lakeland A/P in good weather. 4 fatal / 4 on board Killed incl Cpt Carl Price and ret'd AA Pilot Cpt Ed Vogler (both ex Chief Pilots of American Airlines).
25 May Montreal Mirabel L-1011 of Air Transat Flt: TSC774 Declared PAN 100nm South and returned Montreal. Nil #3 engine failure.
28 May 0820L Dublin 737 of Aer Lingus Aborted Gatwick flt and returned with a tech emerg. Nil / 55pax & 5 crew Thought to have been hydraulic and involving nosewheel shimmy.
28 May 2250L Talkeetna AK C185 of McKinley Air Svc N70176 Crashed at base of Mt McKinley, Takeetna, Alaska. 4 fatal / 4 on board Weather-related controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
28 May Leeds Bradford UK Cessna Citation of German Regn Overran down steep grassy banks off runway 14 after landing very long in light wind. Nil Minor nosewheel damage.
29 May Paris-Dublin BAe146 of CityJet Berserk 35yo male pax broke fluoro tube from wall of toilet and attacked crew and pax. Nil / 82 pax & 8 crew Restrained by crew & pax and later arrested by Gardai and committed to St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital.
30 May 0813L JFK Intl A/P MD-11 of Gemini Air Cargo flt GCO17 Landed in light tailwind and overran 04R into arrestor bed. Nil / 3 crew ex Brussels. Story & imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/gemini.htm.
30 May 1916Z Gander Oceanic Concorde of BA Flt: BAW1 Declared PAN 5045N 3230W with an eng intake problem Nil G-BOAG cleared to descend and return Heathrow FL300
31 May Chicago (ORD) 767-300 of AA Flt: AA089 On t/off suffered cracked cockpit window & crew used maximum braking to abort. Nil Small fire erupted in undercarriage (quickly extinguished by the airport fire brigade).
01 Jun 0900L Linate Italy Learjet 45 of Eurojet Italia I-ERJC Crashed after birdstrike (on 3rd landing attempt). 2 fatal / 2 crew Crashed on warehouse. Imagery at: http://www.iasa.com.au/learlin.htm.
01 Jun Madrid-Cairo A320 of EgyptAir Landed Athens after inflight advice of a bomb on board. Nil / 85pax & 8 crew Hoax note left in toilet by Kuwaiti male pax (who was easily identified).
01 Jun 1022L Haneda-Fukuoka 777 of ANA Flt: NH245 A/c landed Hiroshima with smoke in the cockpit. Nil / 139 on board Short circuit suspected.
01 Jun 0005Z Winnipeg 737-201 of Zip Air WZP6283 diverted Winnipeg with electrical problems. Nil London Ontario - Calgary Flight. Probs incl aircon and autopilot.
01 Jun 2305Z Halifax NS DHC-8(102) of JAZZ Air JZA8771 Dep Moncton then returned Halifax with elec probs. Nil No further details.
01 Jun 1443Z Winnipeg 737-200 of Zip Air Flt: WZP6341 Rejected take-off due to an overheat indication. Nil Wing body overheat indication with advanced throttles.
02 Jun 1655L Tampa Fla.-Dallas MD-80 of American Airlines Flt AA1525 Engine fire extinguished by Hillsborough Country Fire Rescue just prior to take-off . Nil Pax disembarked at the gate. Reportedly a turbine failure.
02 Jun 1951Z Victoria BC 747-233B of NWA Flt: NWA915 Reported smoke in cockpit and dumped fuel Nil Enrt Seattle to New Tokyo - returned Seattle Wash.
02 Jun Portland Ore. Citation 560 Reg: N561GR Lost engine cowling on departure Runway 28R. Nil Cowling remained unsecured following a servicing.
03 Jun Ontario California 727 of DHL Alert 2 state declared for an inbound 727 with asymmetric flaps. Nil System normally trips before any asymmetric state of deployment creates a flight control problem.
03 Jun Evansville Regional Indiana Jetstream 41 of American Connection Crew shut down one engine and returned 30 mins into a flight to St Louis Missouri. Nil No further details
03 Jun 2130L Burlington Vt. DHC-8 of US Airways Phase Five alert for smoke in the cockpit on Flight 3647. Nil Flight originated LaGuardia NY
03 Jun 1634L Boston Mass. Dornier 328-300 jet of Blue Ridge Flight 6133 on maneuver from gate 41, hit a tug vehicle. Nil Damage minor.
03 Jun Denver Colo. A319 of Frontier Flt: FFT045 N901FR encountered severe turbulence on 2 mile finals. 1 ser inj F/A leg broken at ankle in 3 places. CB cloud forecast on SpecialWeather
04 Jun Marion Ill. Jetstream Super 31 of Corporate Xpress Flt5413 struck deer on landing r/way 20, taxied to gate. Nil / 13pax & 3 crew Minor damage to a/c.
06 Jun 1540L Albany NY EMB145 of American Eagle Boston-Toronto flt shut down an engine & landed Albany. Nil / 25pax & 3 crew A/c shut down and evacuated after a second fire light on the other engine.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

 

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