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Monday, August 6, 2007

Accidents & Incidents

Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks
20 Jul 0734L El Paso Texas MD-10 of FEDEX Freighter aborted takeoff after a wing-mounted engine swallowed a bird Nil/3 onboard Engine change
23 Jul 1125L Basel Switzerland Express 2000ER Crashed into a building soon after getting airborne with fuel for a 30 hour flight 1 dad/six injured World record attempt to fly 4970miles with a C1-D class airplane to Oshkosh
25 Jul ~1750L Brasilia Brazil A320 of TAM Flt: JJ3371 Burst a tire on lineup then electrical system tripped & a/c had to be towed in nil Headed Rio de Janeiro via Belo Horizonte - Tancredo Neves International Airport Br
25 Jul Melbourne Vic 747-300 of QANTAS Reg: VH-EBX Aircraft was badly damaged by a tug collision at Tullamarine Airport, Melb Nil Substantial damage. Imagery of collision and damage is at tinyurl.com/2vclr9
25 Jul 1420L Evansville Indiana ERJ145 of Executive Air Flt OW172 Pilots re-landed after finding that the gear would not retract after takeoff. nil Headed Chicago O'Hare Illinois
26 Jul 1434L Mojave Desert A/P SpaceShip One & Two rocket engines (Scaled Composites) A blast that killed three at an engine test facility at the airport was related to a test of the fuel system/fuel for Spaceship One 3 dead & 3 injured Investigating nitrous oxide as a propellant oxidizer (a Burt Rutan/ Richard Branson joint project)
26 Jul 0400L Moscow Russia TU-154M of S7 Airlines Flt S7-419 Crew evacuated all passengers after the #2 (tail) engine caught fire on startup Nil/138 pax onboard Flying under a Dagestan Airlines flight No. Headed Novy Urengoy (Russia)
26 Jul 1115L Corpus Christi Tx 737-300 of SWA Flt: SWA9 Declared an emergency after being struck by lightning on approach Corpus Christi nil Arriving from William P. Hobby Airport Houston Texas
26 Jul day Roxby Downs Oz Fokker 50 of Alliance Near miss on landing with a REX Metroliner II taking off with 28 people Nil/48 onboard Olympic Dam A/P. Opp dirn t/off missed by 10m at the uncontrolled A/P.
26 Jul 1736Z San Juan PR Citation 525 Reg: N602MJ Aircraft lost one wheel from right main gear during its takeoff roll Nil/7 onboard Minor damage
26 Jul 1941L Montreal Intl Can A340 of EgyptAir Flt: MS995 Made emergency landing after failure of the primary hydraulic system. Nil/176 onboard Landed safely shortly before 19:45 pm using the backup hydraulic system.
26 Jul 1611L Syracuse NY Falcon 2000 Flt: EJA259 Made emergency landing at Hancock A/P after FO's windscreen was blown in... Nil/9 onboard ..at high altitude. Acft had left Las Vegas, and was heading for Bedford MA
27 Jul Las Palmas Spain 757-200 of First Choice Flt DP2255 Returned to island of Majorca (Balearic Islands) with smoke in the cockpit nil Windscreen heater failure exuded thick smoke
27 Jul 0650L Houston Texas AN124 of ADB Flt: ADB2720 Russlan cargo acft orbited to burn off and await clearance of its takeoff tire debris nil Headed Gander Newfoundland, the Antonov burst several tires on takeoff
27 Jul 1315L Rome Italy MD82 of Alitalia Flt: AZ1165 Pilots aborted takeoff at V1 due to strong lateral vibrations & returned to the ramp nil Pax deptd on another aircraft two hours later
27 Jul 1255Z Central Phoenix Arizona AS-350B2 regns: N215TV & N615TV Two news helos collided above a police chase and crashed in a park below killing a pilot and cameraman on each helo. 4 dead/4 onboard The two helos, from KTVK-TV and KNXV-TV were two of six helos covering the police chase.
27 Jul 1517L Oshkosh Wisconsin P51 Mustangs x 2 N151RJ & N8082U The 2 warbird planes collided during a pairs landing following a display routine. Rear P51 overran the first on touchdown 1 dead/ 1 injured At the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual Airventure Show. Video at tinyurl.com/2bgco5
27 Jul 2008L Terminal 4 Heathrow UK 777 of BA (BA293) A321-231 of BA (BA719) G-VIIK wing smashed into the tail-fin of the lighter Airbus (registration number G-EUXH) - causing extensive and costly Nil/200 ...damage to both. A321 was holding on the taxiway awaiting allocation of a bay when 777 was pushed back into it
27 Jul 0004L Greenville South Carolina Regional Jet of Continental Flt 2822 from Houston A/P Flt headed Greenville Spartanburg A/P made an approach and last minute overshoot at Greenville Downtown A/P.. Nil/42 onboard ...which has runways of 4000ft and 5393ft. FAA is investigating. Both control towers were closed for the night.
28 Jul 1951L Hilo Hawaii 757-200 of America West Flt: US22 N906AW shut down its port vibrating engine two hours out and diverted Hilo Nil/194 pax Phoenix to Honolulu (5:53 flight time). RB211 engines
28 Jul 0251Z Memphis Tenn Beech 200 Reg: N846CM Aircraft landed gear up at Memphis Tennessee nil Substantial damage
28 Jul 1437Z Dayton Ohio S2S Pitts Special Reg: N98MF Pilot failed to recover at sufficient height from an intentional display spin entry 1 dead 46yo Pro Airshow display pilot Jim LeRoy. Airshow was canceled
28 Jul day Mumbai India 777 of BA Flight BA 198 Landed back 45 mins after it took off from Sahar International A/P due a gear problem Nil/165 + 25 crew Bound Heathrow, gear doors failed to close after gear retraction.
28 Jul 1145L Moscow Russia 757-200 of Vim Avia Airline Windscreen cracked badly at an altitude of 10,600m & a/c returned Domodedovo nil Bound for Naples Italy
29 Jul 1355L Nagasaki Japan 737-400 of Skynet Asia Flt: 6J-035 Declared an emerg after shutting down a compressor stalling engine at top of drop Nil/151 onboard Engine began surging at 2000m
29 Jul day Memphis Tenn CRJ200 of Pinnacle Flt: FLG5735 Shredded a tire during takeoff Sunday and landed back after fuel burn-off Nil/36 onboard bound for Jacksonville, Florida
29 Jul ~2315L St Louis Mo 737-300 of SWA Flt: SWA2897 Pilots diverted into St Louis with hyd failure & indications of overheated brakes nil Ex Chicago and enroute to Southwest Florida International Airport
29 Jul 0422L Moscow Russia AN12 of Atran Reg: RA93912 43yo cargo acft crashed into a wood soon after takeoff in fog from Domodedovo 7 dead/7 onboard Flt 9655 carried 9 tons of cargo & was bound for Bratsk, east Siberia & Omsk.
30 Jul 0750L Edinburgh UK Bombardier Q400 of Flybe Flt: BE7220 Crew punched out a Mayday call after an engine failed just prior to descent point Nil/36 onboard Manchester to Edinburgh flight landed without further incident
30 Jul 1235L Pt Mugu Calif Gulfstream G-159 of Phoenix Air Acft landed with port engine feathered and LH gear stuck in the wheel-well nil/12 onboard Mil charter from San Nicolas Is to Point Mugu NAS.Video at tinyurl.com/3dxqp3
30 Jul 0750L Edinburgh UK DHC-8 of Flybe Flt: BE7220 Acft captain put out a Mayday call after an engine failed 10 mins out. Landed safely nil/36 pax onboard Manchester to Edinburgh. Related to engine/prop computers
30 Jul 1400L Kansas City CRJ200 of NWA Flt: 2981 Soon after takeoff there was a loud thump and the gear failed to retract. Landed back Nil/52 onboard Bound Detroit
31 Jul 2030L Raleigh-Durham ERJ145 of American Eagle A worker was killed in a collision between the aircraft and a baggage tug 1 dead No pax were on the plane at the time. Incident involved a belt-loader machine.
31 Jul ~2020L Melbourne Vic Aero Commander 500 Acft broke up in bad weather over the town of Clonbinane 60kms N of Melb 2 dead/ 2 onboard Pax was the owner of General Aviation Maintenance Essendon Airport
31 Jul 0327Z Madison Wis EMB145 of American Eagle EGL683 during landing rollout clipped three runway lights and a runway sign Nil/2 crew Minor damage

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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