| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/251004.htm |
| 19 Sept. 1220L Tokyo, Japan |
747-200 of Orient Thai |
Pilot suspended after passing within 200m of Tokyo Tower on approach. |
Nil |
Flying at 540m passed over the 333m high tower on approach Haneda Intl. |
| 08 Oct. Anchorage, Alaska |
MD-11F of World Awys |
N275WA sat hard on its tail as power was applied to engs 1&3 (2 eng ferry). |
Nil / 2 o/b |
4-week repair. Crew possibly had forgotten about CG movement when center-gear is retracted. |
| 14 Oct. Orlando, Florida |
737 & A321 of US Airways |
Apparent holes were found punched in the two aircrafts' skins. |
Nil |
Another incident on 20 Oct at Charlotte, N.C. FBI investigating. |
| 14 Oct. 0014Z Las Vegas, Nevada |
Falcon 200 of 489BB LLC |
A/c became disabled by smoke in the cockpit during taxi and was evac'd. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 15 Oct. 1115L Schiphol Netherlands |
A330 of Northwest |
A possible pax bag mismatch forced a return to Schiphol Airport. |
Nil / 298 o/b |
Amsterdam-Detroit flight was 3:15 into the flight, returned, and departed after re-check. |
| 15 Oct. Dortmund, Germany |
A319 of EasyJet |
40 dead birds found on runway after a/c turned back after take-off. |
Nil / 128 pax |
5 fanblades and the flight-deck windows were damaged. |
| 15 Oct. 2220Z Enrt NY to HKong |
A340 of Cathay Flt: CPA831 |
Declared Mayday for smoke at 2220Z and landed Toronto at 2359Z. |
Nil |
Fuel-dumped 2230Z to 2310Z. Initially went for Montreal. |
| 15 Oct. 0746L Medellin, Colombia |
DC-3C of Aerovanguardia |
Cargo flt diverted to a local alternate due fog, hit high tension wires, crashed. |
3 fatal / 3 o/b |
HK-1503 was on approach to Enrique Olava Herrera Airport. Destroyed. |
| 15 Oct. 0314Z Vancouver, BC |
A320-211 of Air Canada ACA139 |
Declared emergency for hyd failure (no flaps & no nosewheel steering). |
Nil |
Ottawa to Vancouver. Towed to ramp after landing. |
| 16 Oct. 1530L Palawan Philippines |
BN-2 Islander of Pacific Airlines |
RP-C1325 crashed 30mins after t/off on Mount Tagbao in Barangay Burac. |
2 fatal / 2 o/b |
Crashed in heavy rain 5nm NE of Coron airstrip with its live fish cargo. |
| 16 Oct. morning Chitose, Japan |
747 of KLM Flt: KL861 |
Tokyo Amsterdam flt landed Chitose after eng problems 682mls N of Tokyo. |
Nil / 284 o/b |
Landed Chitose (Hokkaido) 45 mins later & pax headed Narita on a spare. |
| 16 Oct. 1800Z Williamsport, Pa. |
Dash 8 of Allegheny |
AL03869 landed runway 8 after taking a lightning strike to the vertical fin. |
Nil |
Extent of damage unknown. |
| 17 Oct. 1845L Greensboro, N.C. |
767-300 of Delta Flt: DL871 |
Crew decided to divert in after detecting smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil / 252 pax +7 crew |
Landed Piedmont Intl during flight from Atlanta, Ga. to LaGuardia, N.Y. |
| 17 Oct. afternoon Mumbai, India |
737 of Jet Airways |
A/c hit by a reversing high-lift catering truck, causing a downing discrepancy. |
Nil |
Santacruz A/P.The reason it is high-lift is to avoid the need to reverse into a/c. |
| 18 Oct. 1800L Edinburgh, Scotland |
737-300 of EasyJet EZ242 |
Pilot rejected the take-off when his side window flew open at speed. |
Nil / 138pax |
Window latches possibly unsecured. |
| 18 Oct. 2000L Taipei, Taiwan |
A320-232 of TransAsia GE536 |
Veered off runway after landing at Sung Shan Airport & nosed into ditch. |
Nil / 106 o/b |
Closed the arrival runway 10 - arrival from Southern Taiwan city of Tainan. |
| 18 Oct. 1415L Kerala, India |
IL-78 of Indian Air Force |
A/c returned Kerala Intl after 2:45 airborne with a main hydraulic failure. |
Nil |
Enroute to Mauritius. |
| 19 Oct. 0035Z Flint, Michigan |
CRJ-100 of Comair |
N7441 (COM227) aborted its t/off after hitting two deer on the runway. |
Nil |
Deer at twice the price (substantial damage to all involved parties). |
| 19 Oct. 1933L Kirksville, Mo. |
Jetstream 32EP of Corporate Airlines |
Crashed 6.5kms S of Municipal airport during non-precision approach in rain. |
13 fatal / 15 o/b |
American Connection flt CEA5966 crashed in a wooded area (N875JX). |
| 20 Oct. Mumbai, India |
737 of Alliance Air Flt: CD7130 |
Flight from Nagpur; emergency landing with hydraulic failure. |
Nil 55 pax +6 crew |
Landed Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl and was towed to the ramp. |
| 20 Oct. El Palomar AFB |
757 of Argentine AF VIP Sqdn. |
Argentine president's plane diverted in with a eng fuel control pump failure. |
Nil |
4th aerial event for El Presidente (port engine seen to be spitting flames). |
| 20 Oct. 0407L Cold Bay, Alaska |
777-200 of Continental |
ETOPS Flt CO6 diverted in with an engine precautionary shutdown (oilpr). |
Nil / 241 pax +15 |
Tokyo-Houston flt. 10,000ft runway is 642nms SW of Anchorage. 18hr delay. |
| 20 Oct. Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. |
BO-105S of AirHeart Medical |
Crashed into bay (positioning for transfer of a critically ill patient to Pensacola) |
3 fatal / 3 o/b |
Metro Aviation operator (pilot, nurse and paramedic). Weather accident |
| 21 Oct. 0758L Cardiff Intl Wales |
737 of BMI Baby |
Flt WW5951 ingested a bird 15 mins after take-off and returned Cardiff. |
Nil / 127 pax +5 crew |
Cardiff to Paris flight swapped a/c and departed for Paris at 1406L. |
| 21 Oct. 2345L Detroit, Michigan |
747-132F of Kalitta Cargo -former Kittyhawk Reg: N709CK |
Flight CKS825 [Anchorage to JFK via ORD] diverted in for the longer r/way after making a delivery (dropping off its #1 port outboard 8850 lb wt JT9D-7A motor into Lake Michigan). |
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O'Hare for JFK. Fuse-pin failures theoretically should not happen after stainless steel non-corroding pins were used. |
| 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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