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Monday, September 18, 2006

Accidents And Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/180906.htm
25 Aug ~1800L Minneapolis St Paul DC9-51 of NWAReg: N600TR Tug towbar became disconnected. Tug overrun by a/c causing damage 1 inj Minor cuts and bruises for tug-driver
29 Aug Bandar Abbas Iran 747 of Iran Air Malaysia to Tehran flight diverted to Bandar Abbas for an emerg landing nil/400 pax Spares were flown in from Shiraz Iran
31 Aug Brussels Belgium A330-300 of SN Brussels SN353 Returned to Brussels following an engine failure in the cruise nil Brussels to Kinshasa D.R. Congo via Douala
31 Aug 1640L Pittsburgh Penn SAAB 340B of Colgan Air Returned after 10 mins with a gear problem and slid off a taxiway Nil/12 pax +3 crew Flt4929 lost steering control - probably a hydraulic failure after-effect
01 Sep night Brussels Belgium BAe146-200 of SN Brussels OO-DJJ 's electrical smoke in the cockpit caused an emerg landing nil Cause: Windshield heating electrical failure located above captain's head
01 Sep 1030L Newport News Va CL600-2B19 of Air Wisconsin While parked on the ramp, a/c rolled into a fuel truck damaging nosegear nil Reg: N452AW
02 Sep day Brest France MD80 of Viking French inspector forced a/c to stop over for tire changes after a check Nil/155 pax Arrived from Heraklion Crete. Four excessively worn tires changed
02 Sep 1100L Memphis Tenn SF340 of MesaFlt: MES2713 During taxi out for departure the left wingtip struck the terminal building nil Confined area taxiing. Flight cancelled
02 Sep Duluth Minnesota DC-10 of NWAFlt: NW044 Emerg divert & landing Duluth after electrical fire and smoke in the cabin Nil/255 pax +10 crew Minneapolis to London (Heathrow)
03 Sep 0835L Tampa Florida Beech 1900D of Continental Flt 9253 made an emergency return to TIA A/P with smoke in the cockpit nil/16 onboard Headed Ft Lauderdale Florida
03 Sep ~1000L Kigali Rwanda 737-700 of Ethiopian Flt ET807 made a safe emerg landing after numerous tech woes enroute nil Flt sched from Addis Ababa to Bujumbura Burundi divtd to Kigali
05 Sep day Indianapolis Ind DC-9 of NWA A/c diverted in to Indianapolis with smoke in the cockpit & evacuated nil/75 pax a/c towed to the ramp for checkout
05 Sep ~0800L Portland Oregon MD80 of AlaskaFlt: AS370 A/c emergency diverted into Portland due to a smoke haze in the cabin nil Seattle to Sacramento flight resumed 3 hours later
05 Sep 1701UTC San Juan P.Rico 757-232 of DeltaReg: N622DL Pilot overcooked his manual flare and tailstruck during a flaps 30 autoland Nil Damage to skin, aft fuselage stringers and aft press bulkhead.
05 Sep 1050LEl Paso Texas 737-500 of Continental Nose-gear left taxiway and became stuck in the mud on runway 04 exit Nil/67 pax + 5 crew Inbound from Houston as Continental 1683
06 Sep 1830Z Porterville Ca OV-10 Bronco of US Forest Service N419DF fire-spotter a/c crashed during a fire suppression mission 2 dead California Dept of Forestry Battalion a/c working in Sequoia National Forest
07 Sep ~1700L Lubumbashi DRC C206 of ITAB Airline Hit power cable & crashed after taking off from Fungurume Congo 4dead/4 o/b mining area 200km northwest of Lubumbashi
07 Sep morning Toronto Canada CRJ-200 of AC Jazz AC8934 Returned to land Pearson (Toronto) after suffering total hydraulic failure nil Toronto to Moncton
07 Sep ~1100L Manila Philippines A330-300 of China Airlines Diverted into Ninoy Aquino Intl A/P following an inflight engine shutdown nil Flt: CI811 (Taipei to Jakarta Indonesia)
07 Sep ~1300L Lagos Nigeria 727 of DHLReg: ZS-DPF Overran r/way 18L by more than 500 meters, after landing in heavy rain. Nil/4 onboard Nosegear strut broke off during overrun. Damaged Kruger flaps and nose section
07 Sep 2050L New Delhi India 737 of Air Sahara Declared an emergency inbound due to smoke in the cockpit Nil/175 onboard New Delhi from Kochi via Hyderabad
08 Sep 2140L Belgrade Serbia MD82 of AlitaliaFlt: AZ520 Landed Nikola Tesla A/P with quite substantial smoke in the cabin nil Rome (Fiumicino) to Sofia, Bulgaria flight. Pax evacuated.
08 Sep 2325Z La Guardia NY A319 of Air Canada ACA723 rt w'tip clipped RH hoz stabilizer of Shuttle America E-170 Nil/103 pax + 66 Pax TCF6461 also out on a taxiway
09 Sep 2248L Madrid Spain A300 of Qatar Awys Flt QR068 Pilot aborted take-off roll after hearing strange noises from the MLG 10 inj/207 Pax +13 Started tire/wheel fire. One pax broken leg during subsequent slide evacuation
09 Sep day Nadi Fiji 747-400 of Air Pacific Flight returned after t/off with engine power fluctuations (flt was cancelled) nil Sydney bound. Second such problem this week.
10 Sep day Brussels Belgium 744F of SIA737 Air Maroc Taxiing 744's left wing removed 3 ft of 737-500's stbd horizontal stabilizer nil SQ7895R ( ORD-BRU-SIN) 9V-SFO & AT844 (BRU-CMN CN-RMV)
10 Sep ~1915L Brussels Belgium A320 of BAReg: G-BUSF Landed 25R with a reported fire on board. Pax evacuated via slides. Nil/143 onboard Cargo-hold smoke detection on Flt BA912 (Heathrow to Frankfurt)
10 Sep 2020Z Las Vegas Nevada 737 of AlaskanFlt: ASA697 A can of soft drink was ingested into an engine during taxi for departure nil Headed Portland Oregon. Minor damage. A/c returned to gate.
10 Sep 2353Z Cedar Rapids IA MD83 of Allegiant Air N872GA was evacuated due to rapid smoke build-up during taxi to ramp 2 inj AAY436 Las Vegas to Cedar Rapids Iowa
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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