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Monday, July 30, 2007

Accidents & Incidents

Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks
10 May Peshawar Pakistan 767 of Etihad Awys Flt: EY261 A6-EYZ reportedly at 300ft AGL (1000ft low) at 3.7nm from runway 35 threshold Nil Overshot following GPWS alert. Abu Dhabi CAA are investigating near CFIT
30 Jun 1330L Saltillo Mexico North American Sabreliner 40 Acft overran runway 35 at Saltillo A/P on landing by about 150 m into a dirt mound Nil/4 onboard Arr from Monterrey (Gen Mariano Escobedo A/P) Mexico. Subst damage
05 Jul 0915L La Guardia A/P New York CRJ100 of Comair Reg: N7415 650ft near collision after COM196 was cleared to cross ahead of a landing Delta Flight DAL 1238 (a 737) Nil/58 aboard Comair Ground controller thought DAL1238 had been told to go round and cleared the CRJ across r/way 22 at Foxtrot
06 Jul 0931L Nairobi Kenya LET410-UVP Blew tire & veered off runway at Wilson A/P on landing, ending up in bushes Nil/19 pax + 2 crew Substantial damage
06 Jul 1815L Malmoe Sweden 737-800 of Primera Air Flt: GX-2533 Moments after rotation the aircraft sustained multiple birdstrikes (seagulls) Nil Minor damage. Acft returned to Malmoe (destination was Chania Greece)
07 Jul day Bangkok Thailand A300-600 of Thai Airways Airbus ran off the runway side on landing due to a maladjusted auto-brake system nil LH maingear and a section of fuselage was damaged at Suvarnabhumi A/P
08 Jul ~1330 Dhaka Bangladesh MD-82 of GMG Airlines Flt:Z5-31 Soon after takeoff, the pilot shut down a failing engine and returned to Dhaka Nil/165 pax onboard Dhaka to Bangkok. Minor damage
09 Jul 1010L Almaty Kazakhstan A320 of Atlas Jet Flt: KK741 At least 6 pax were injured after a high speed abort following an engine failure 6 injured/ 213 pax Almaty to Antalya
10 Jul ~1500L Sydney Australia 737-800 of QANTAS QF752 On landing the crew managed to blow a tire causing little damage Nil/136 pax Adelaide to Sydney
12 Jul 1505L Santiago de Chile 737-800 of GOL Flt: G3-7479 A failed engine was shutdown after takeoff and aircraft returned to Santiago nil Santiago to Sao Paulo (Gru)
15 Jul 1617L Reno Nevada SR22 Cirrus Reg: N254SR Engine failed at 17,000ft and pilot conducted a successful forced landing. Turbocharger turbine wheel had separated from shaft & was missing. Nil/2 onboard Op by Aquatic Innovations Inc. Similar failures exp by N552SR (06 May) and N188G (also in May 07). Kelly Aerospace Superchargers investigating
15 Jul 0805L Camarillo Ca F-51D Mustang Reg: N51TK Control was lost during an attempted go-round during a pilot's first solo on type One dead Had just completed a dual sortie in the two-seat P-51D variant. Destroyed
16 Jul 1243L Congonhas A/P Sao Paulo Brazil ATR42-300 of Panatal Linhas Aereas Aircraft veered off the side of the wet runway on landing coming to rest in mud with its nosegear broken. Nil/20 onboard Main runway at Congonhas was re-opened only 10 days prior after many weeks of resurfacing. Subst damage
16 Jul 0910L Benchmark Mt Bell UH-1H Reg: N667HP US Forest Service helo crashed on dept in rapidly reducing visibility (due to smoke) 1 minor injury Operator is Leading Edge Aviation LLC of Clarkston Washington. Subst damage
16 Jul 1420L Vancouver Ca 777-200 of Korean Air Flt: KE72 During t/off a loud bang was heard and flames seen coming out of an engine Nil/260 pax Vancouver to Seoul. Takeoff was aborted
16 Jul ~1300L Bucharest Romania 737-400 of Blue Air Flt: OB2102 Safe emerg landing at Bucharest after the crew were informed of tire fragments being found after departure from Istanbul Nil/165 onboard Minor damage
17 Jul ~1230L Isfahan A/P Iran A300-B2 of Iran Air Flt: IR 3431 Soon after take off the aircraft suffered engine failure associated with a fire. nil Pilots managed to return to land safely and put the flames out before landing.
17 Jul 2154Z Congonhas A/P Sao Paulo Brazil A320-233 of TAM Reg: PT-MBK Flt: JJ3054 Overran r/way 35L at Congonhas A/P at speed, dropped 80m over an embankment & crashed into a cargo depot & burnt out 199 dead (18 on the ground) Probably due to thrust lever on eng with locked out reverser being not retarded to idle (causing nil spoilers/nil auto-brake)
17 Jul day Santa Marte Colombia Embraer E-190LR Reg: HK-4455 of Aero Republica Skidded off wet runway beyond the airport boundary and fell over a 2 m embankment coming to rest in sea water 5 injured/ 54 pax +5 crew Five passengers sustained injuries. Damage is believed to be substantial.
18 Jul day DR Congo AN24 of Malift Air An engine explosion on landing resulted in the total loss of the aircraft. 1 injured /12 onboard Kinshasa to Nioki via Bandundu. Acft destroyed. Bandundu Airport (FZBO)
18 Jul 1805L Grand Rapids Michigan DC9-50 of NWA Flt: NW292 Aircraft made a safe emergency landing at Grand Rapids after the pilots reported an engine loss during their descent. Nil/122 pax Detroit to Grand Rapids Michigan
18 Jul day Bandundu DRC LET410 of Cargo Bull Avn 9Q-CIM Ndolo based acft crashed shortly after takeoff (struck multiple birds) 3 minor injuries 9Q-CIM was a former Business Aviation Co. aircraft from Kinshasa
18 Jul 0045L Ekaterinburg Ru TU-154M of Urals Airlines U6-2961 Acft suffered an engine failure soon after departure and landed back nil Headed Yuzhny Tashkent
19 Jul 1258L Chippewa Valley A320 of NNWA Flt: NWA687 Diverted Eau Claire Wisconsin with smoke in cockpit. Landed 10 mins later. Nil/148 pax +6 onboard Pax bussed to Twin Cities airport
19 Jul 1513Z Erie Colorado 1951 Beech C-45H Reg: N9562Z Acft clipped trees with wings and landing gear, hit a pole crashed into field & burnt 2 injured/2 onboard North of Erie. Write-off
19 Jul 0500Z Gaines Creek Ak L382 Hercules Reg: N401LC On takeoff the cargo aircraft struck its tail heavily on the runway nil Substantial damage to the Lockheed L382G -44K-30
20 Jul 0137L Norfolk Virginia 767 of American Airlines An AA 767 was diverted into Norfolk with a debilitating hydraulic failure nil Headed from JFK (New York) to Buenos Aires Argentina. Pax hoteled
20 Jul 1055L Lagos Nigeria 737-300 of Virgin Nigeria Flt: VS562 Go-round initiated at the threshold when an A340-600 was sighted on the runway Nil/172 on A340-600 VK-44 of Virgin Atlantic (Lagos Heath-row). ATC cleared the A340 to line up
20 Jul ~2200L Chicago O'Hare 757-200 of Delta Flt: DL597 Aircraft diverted in to O'Hare with smoke reported in the cabin Nil/181 onboard New York to Seattle pax were retrieved by another DL 757
21 Jul Krasnoyarsk Ru TU154M of Krasair Returned some 20 mins after takeoff with excessive vibration in the LH engine Nil/127 pax onboard From Krasnoyarsk to Sochi. Engine was shut down because of severe vibrations
21 Jul 1815Z St Augustine Fl Learjet 25 Reg: N70SK On landing the right main gear was pushed up through the wing 1 uninjured Substantial damage
21 Jul 1655L Arekuna Venez Cessna Grand Caravan YV-1182 Both pilots were killed after the C208B aircraft crashed on takeoff 2 dead/2 onboard Op by Linea Turistica Aereotuy
22 Jul morning Lansing Michigan DC9-50 of NWA Flt: 619 NWA Flt returned to airport after 20 mins, reporting smoke in the cockpit Nil/102 pax onboard Bound Minneapolis. Acft later ferried to Detroit for maint
23 Jul evening Istanbul Turkey 737-800 of Turkish Declared an emergency for engine failure and diverted into Istanbul Nil/123 pax Landed 36L (other traffic landing 06)
23 Jul afternoon near Dilesos / Evia Island Gr Canadair CL415 of Greek Air Force Reg: 2055 Aircraft crashed into hillside at Dilesos and disintegrated during a fire-fighting mission above the island of Evia. 2 dead/2 onboard The aircraft was the latest addition to Greece�s fire-fighting airfleet. Crashed near the town of Styra
23 Jul 1840L S.Erasmo Italy Canadair CL415 Reg: I-DPCX Crashed during water dropping missions to fight local bushfires near Acciano 1 dead/1 injured /2 Accident marks the 2nd CL-415 loss within one day. Op by Protezione Civile
23 Jul ~1300L Shinile Ethiopia East Somali Regn AN26 of Djibouti Airlines After departure from the airport of Dire Dawa the aircraft lost an engine & made a crash landing near the town of Shinile. 1 dead/8 inj /9 onboard Dire Dawa to Djibouti. The flight was carrying passengers as well as cargo. At least one person suffered fatal injuries.
23 Jul 0446L Den Pasar Bali A330-200 of Jetstar Reg: VH-EBE Made a diversion to Bali after an engine shut itself down during cruise-flight Nil/302 pax + 12 crew Bangkok - Melbourne flight had departed with an unserviceable APU
23 Jul 0034Z Kalispell Mt DeHav Beaver DHC2 N6748L DHC-2 crashed under unknown circum-stances in rugged mountainous terrain 3 unknown Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
24 Jul ~1350L Ketchikan Ak DeHav Beaver DHC2 N995WA Tour floatplane crashed on a hillside about 30 mls East of Ketchikan at about 2200Z 5 dead /5 onboard The Alaska cruise-ship Sun Princess side-trip was operated by Taquan Air
25 Jul ~0624L Charlotte NC A320 of US Airways Flt 1488 Acft had to be towed into the terminal after landing with an hydraulic failure Nil/173 pax No nosewheel steering etc.

1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations.

2 DISCLAIMER: Assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation.
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