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Monday, August 2, 2004

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/020804.htm
13 July 2320Z Nevis St Kitts Learjet 25 Reg: N829CA Collided with perimeter fence on late finals on arrival from St Maarten. Nil Left eng partly ripped off, both wings damaged, left fuel-tank ruptured.
13 July 1700Z Vancouver, B.C. 737-76N of WestJet C-GWSE pax reported smoke coming from his seat-back monitor. Nil Captain secured power to IFE.
16 July LAX A/P, Calif. 777 of United Tail #2983 Jetway slammed into fuselage causing 6in long dent just below 2nd pax door. Nil UA934 to Heathrow rescheduled for 1230pm departure next day.
17 July Ibiza, Spain 737 of EasyJet Emerg return just under an hour out (bound Stansted) due to galley smoke. Nil / 120 pax Departed 1720 next day (21 hour delay).
17 July 2138L Dresden, Germany 747-146SF of Kalitta Air N702CK made safe emergency landing after losing many cockpit instruments. Nil Assuming electrical failure here.
19 July 0930L Belfast Intl N.I. A321-231 of EasyJet G-MIDH Flight cancelled after baggage trolley rammed fuselage left of baggage hold. Nil / 139 pax Was Amsterdam bound.
19 July Geneva MD-82 Alitalia A320 of V-Bird Near collision reported by BFU in Swiss-controlled upper airspace. Nil One a/c in cruise and the other on descent over French/Italian border.
20 July 0631L Phoenix, Ariz. 737-200 of America West Returned Sky Harbor Intl. after a cargo-bay smoke detector activated. Nil / 102 o/b Returned after 25 mins. Pax moved out on a different a/c
20 July San Pablo, Spain 737-4QB of Air Europa EC-HNB Stork-strike 20nms out on approach, destroying the nose radome. Nil Also lost weather radar. Stealth stork assumed to have dropped its bundle.
21 July 0030L Istanbul, Turkey F100 of Inter Air Reg: TC-IEC Left main gear collapsed on touchdown & a/c deptd runway side. Nil / 102 pax / 6cru Ataturk Airport (flight arrived from Dusseldorf, Germany).
21 July 1150Z Salisbury, Md. CRJ100 of Comair COM645 Cruise FL290 responded to TCAS RA (opp direction tfc) & F/A broke ankle. 1 inj Opp direction tfc climbing FL280 (bodes well for such under RVSM).
21/25 July LAX, Calif. MD-80 of AA 737 of Alaska SWA 737 aborted when Alaskan 737 entered runway (25 July). On 21st during MD80 ldg a C210 crossed rway. Nil Two "fluke" events over 5 days ended a 7 month incursion-free run at LAX. Both were pilot error (vice ATC).
22 July Cardiff, UK 737-300 of BMI Baby G-OJTW struck hard on tarmac by vehicle just below pitot tubes on RHS. Nil Significantly damaged due to a high-speed hit just before taxi-out.
22 July 0100Z Kansas City A319 of Air Canada C-FZUH ACA761 lost #1 bleed air sys on t/off and later lost #2 requiring emerg desc. Nil Toronto to Los Angeles. Crew managed to halt cabin climb at 13.2Kft
23 July 1249L Beaufort MCAS Dash8 of US Awys Express Divtd into the S.C. Marine Corps Air Station after shutting down an engine. Nil / 28 pax Hilton Head Is. to Charlotte N.C. Pax were bused to Savannah, Georgia.
24 July 0737L Guernsey, UK Trislander of Aurigny Prop de-icer boot flew off at 500ft after take-off and severely injured one pax. 3 inj / 12 o/b Two additional glass-splinter injuries from the shattered window.
25 July 0203Z Gustavus, Alaska 737-700 of Alaskan N627AS struck part of the terminal building during taxi-out Nil/79pax 4crew Visibility good. Substantial damage.
25 July Perth, Australia 767 of Qantas Elderly demented man managed to enter tarmac & board a Singapore bound flight. Discovered after taxi-out Nil Captain first suspected something amiss when F/O appeared unable to read back their clearance correctly.
26 July 0515L Mackay North Qld 717 of JetStar Emerg landing after cabin filled with smoke (Brisbane to Hamilton Island). 1 inj One F/A hospitalized due smoke inhalation (wiring insulation charred).
26 July 0950L Zengzhou, China 737 of Air China Diverted in. Mental pax tried to hijack flt CA1343 with threats of sulfuric acid Nil After a Beijing departure for Changsha, Hunan. 32yo pax detained.
27 July 1230L San Jose Calif. MD-80 of American Flt 630 turned back shortly after t/off with an engine fire light. Nil/129p 5 crew Faulty indication.
27 July Salt Lake City 757 of UPS Left engine caught fire on the ramp and was extinguished by fire service. Nil A/c 410 undergoing maint for a fuel leak at the time. Extensively damaged.
28 Jul 0200L Darwin NTAustralia 737 of Virgin Blue Nose landing gear was damaged during an abortive push-back. Nil / 113 pax A failure to communicate. Flight was cancelled.
28 July 0333Z Gander Oceanic 777 of BA Flt: BAW9601 Requested diversion off track towards Keflavik due to a smoke problem. Nil Cleared 61N030W. No further details
28 July 1108L Benalla, Australia PA-31T of D&R Henderson VH-TNP impacted high terrain during GPS approach in weather. 6 fatal / 6 o/b About 30kms south of correct course. Severe icing SIGMET was current.
28 July day Zurich 777-200ER of MAS 9M-MRJ Overrotation tailstrike was followed by a 40min fuel dump and landing on 14. Nil Skin holed, bulkhead bent. Possibly due to severe wind-shear at rotate.
28 July 0212L Fiumicino A/P Rome 767-300ER of East African Flt S9-1459 landed back after the pilot had doused flames in the #1 engine. Nil / 175 o/b Had departed for Tanzania's Zanzibar A/P.
29 July 1030L Port Moresby Twin Otter of PNG Airlines O'due freighter located down 90kms NNE of capital in rugged hilly terrain. ?/3 o/b SAR ground team yet to reach crash-site - wreckage widely distributed.
29 July 1144L Kansai Japan 747-200 of Northwest Freighter bound Inchon (Seoul) but soon returned with an engine shut down. Nil 10 minutes for the logbook.
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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