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Monday, September 11, 2006

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT HTTP://WWW.IASA.COM.AU/100906.HTM
20 Aug day Salala AFB Oman Super Lynx Mk 8 of SOAF SAR helicopter crashed off the coast of the Dhofar Governorate of Oman 1dead /3 missing Mk.120 Oman tail code 765 on SAR sortie for Sultan of Oman’s AirForce
20 Aug ~1730L Long Beach Calif MD83 of Alaskan Flt:337 A/c was evacuated on the tarmac after cabin crew reptd smoke in cabin nil Long Beach to Seattle flight
22 Aug 2230Z Atlanta Georgia ATR72 of Atlantic SthEast Struck a fuel truck pump during taxi to the gate and damaged its props nil Flt ASQ4157 curled its prop tips
22 Aug afternoon Seattle-Tacoma Wa 777 of UnitedFlight UA875 Flight 875 returned to land at Seattle with a strong odor on the flight-deck 1 inj Bound Tokyo. One F/A treated for respiratory problems.
22 Aug afternoon Seattle-Tacoma Wa MD80 of American Flt 526 returned after an engine was shut down following compressor stall nil Headed Chicago. Pax placed on another a/c
22 Aug Tampa Florida MD80 of American Flight returned to Seattle after reporting speed dependent vibrations nil Headed Dallas Ft Worth Texas. Nose gear doors had failed to close
24 Aug 0735Z Bali Indonesia 777-200 of SIAFlight: SQ230 Emergency single-engine landing in Den Pasar Airport Bali (4 hrs after departing Adelaide for Singapore) Nil/292 o/b 9V-SRL port engine let go with a loud noise and much smoke (before taking a rest)
24 Aug 2121Z Westchester NY Cessna 560Flt: EJA 354 A/c was called & returned to land after tail-cone debris found on r/way Nil/2 crew Overrotation on departure
24 Aug Newark New Jersey A340-600 of SIA Returned to Newark with unspecified #1 engine problems nil Bound Singapore
24 Aug Dallas Ft Worth MD83 of AACRJ of United Xps CRJ mistakenly turned SE after dept & approached MD83 within 0.7 miles nil Erroneous Dept entry into the CRJ’s Flight Management computer
25 Aug 1340L Daytona Bch Fl MU-2BReg: N171MA A/c broke up after receiving radar guidance around storms at 28,000ft 2 dead Ormand Beach Florida. A/c continues its reputation as a widow-maker
25 Aug 1212L Cedar Rapids Iowa 737 of United Unscheduled stopover at the Eastern Iowa A/P with smoke in the cabin. Nil/89 pax Calgary Alberta to Chicago Illinois
26 Aug night Keflavik Iceland 777 of BAFlight BA219 Emergency diversion and landing with visible smoke in the cabin Nil/268 pax Denver bound. Keflavik is about 30mls from Icelandic capital Reykjavik
26 Aug Ottawa-Winnipeg CRJ-100 of Air Canada’s Jazz 30 mins short of Winnipeg pilot found himself locked out of cockpit nil/50 o/b Door removed from hinges by F/O to admit Captain (electric door failure)
27 Aug 0607L Lexington Kentucky(Blue Grass Airport) CRJ100 of Delta’s ComairReg: N431CA Flt 5191 attempted t/off in error on r/way 26 (3400ft) in lieu r/way 22 (7200ft) & crashed off end in trees. 49 dead/50 o/b Airport taxiway routing very recently significantly changed, leading to some pilot confusion and runway mis-ident
27 Aug 0730L Chicago O’Hare A320 of UnitedFlight 525 Slide evacuation after an emergency landing with fumes in the cockpit 1 inj/58 pax + 6 crew Boston to O’Hare. One pax with standard slide evacn ankle injury
27 Aug ~1100L Beijing China A320 of China Eastern Taxiing A320 collided with a parked 777 of China Southern Airways nil Tailfin of 777 and right wing-tip of A320 damaged
28 Aug Aberdeen Scotland ATR42 of Atlantic G-RHUM rolled through a security fence ending up 12ft into a car-park. Nil Flight Deck crew was aboard. A/c ferried to Coventry for repairs.
28 Aug 1518L Carson City Nevada Hawker XP800N879QS Collided with sailplane at 16,000ft in vicinity Reno. N7729 pilot baled out. 1 inj/5 o/b EJA879 damaged radome, stbd wing, port stabilizer. Bizjet landed gear up.
29 Aug 1757L Ravensthorpe OZ BAe146-100 of National Jet Landed back at Ravensthorpe with a fire in the cockpit ( VH-NJE) nil/61 pax Headed for Perth Western Australia, was 70kms out when flames detected.
29 Aug 1845Z Jackson Kentucky Cessna 402Reg: N408JC Crashed in steep terrain 100mls SE Lexington -10mls fm Hazard A/P KY 7 dead/7 o/b Deptd Wichita Falls Texas and crashed in area of poor visibility and low cloud
29 Aug Goose Bay Labrad 777 of EgyptAirFlt: MS985 Crew diverted for an emergency landing with smoke in the cockpit Nil/313 pax + 9 crew o/b Cairo for New York (JFK)
30 Aug Norfolk Virginia 737 of SWAFlt 1446 Determined fuel was leaking from eng & made an emergency landing Nil/137 pax From Orlando, Florida, to Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip.
31 Aug 1720Z Miami Florida 737-400 of US Airways N425US 2 LH MLG tires blew during heavy L wing down landing & a fire broke out nil/113 pax + 5 crew Flt431 was slide evac’d and fire was extinguished. R/way blocked 5 hours
31 Aug 1215L Brussels Belgium A330 of SNBA Twin-eng airliner made a emergency landing back at BRU with eng failure nil enroute to Kinshasa, D.R. of Congo. Landed r/way 20 after dumping fuel
01 Sep 1118L De Funiak Springs MU-2BReg: N6569L Crashed in woods near the Panhandle town of De Funiak Springs Florida 1 dead 2nd MU-2 crash in Florida in a week. Headed from Tulsa to Panama City
01 Sep 1345L Mashhad Iran TU154 of Iran AirTour EP-MCF Plane left runway, broke up & caught fire after a tire burst on landing >28 dead / 148 onboard Arriving from Bandar Abbas. Written off. Heavy landing, nose-tire blew, fire
02 Sep ~1600L 12mls West of Kandahar Afghan Nimrod MR2 of RAF Kinloss UK Aircraft went down in the Southern Afghan province of Kandahar during an e-recce for NATO’s ISAF Force 14 killed/14 crew Apparent accident related to a tech fault (distress call shortly before going down). Possible electrical or pyro fire.

 

 

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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