Aviation Today :: Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm
03 Jan 1710L Thermal, California	C441 of Western Slope Auto Co.	Landed long and nose-gear collapsed after hydroplaning off runway 30	nil	Reg: N441CX minor damage, arriving from Grand Junction, Colorado
06 Jan Manchester, UK	757-2G5 of Thomas Cook	Flight TCX-344K diverted Manchester following an inflt loss of cabin pressure	nil	G-JMCG was Glasgow to Arrecife, Gran Canaria
06 Jan night Ronaldsway, IOM	ATP of Emerald Air reg: G-JEMC	Veered off the runway on landing damaging lights and bursting a tire	nil	Isle of Man to Liverpool UK route
06 Jan 0615L Casper, Wyoming	727 of UPS	Declared emergency and landed no-flap at a high all up weight	nil	Flap asymmetry trip arriving Natrona County International Airport
07 Jan 2230L Goa, India	CRJ of Air Sahara	Gear collapse on landing for flight S2-2200 at Dhabolim Airport in Goa	nil/4 o/b	Arriving from Mumbai India. All flights delayed 4 hours by the accident
07 Jan 0745L Evansville, Indiana	CRJ of NWA Flt. 5706	Diverted in here rather suddenly after losing an engine enroute	nil	Chicago (Midway) to Memphis
07 Jan 1726L New Delhi, India	737 of Alliance Air	Army Charter flight from Leh landed with a nose-wheel tire-burst ex Leh	nil/77 o/b	Burnt off gas from time 1626L in the overhead at Indira Ghandi Airport
07 Jan Stewart, NY	UNK of American	Diverted in after reporting smoke in the cockpit 50 miles out of Newburgh	nil	Ex Hartley Connecticut
07 Jan Nashville Intl A/P	F/A-18 of USN	Pilot being investigated for nearly hitting International Plaza Building	nil	Close call during an instrument appch (FAA has its offices on the 7th floor)
08 Jan 1300L Bukalaza, Uganda	AN-12 of Service Air Reg: 9Q-CIH	Attempted return to Entebbe Old A/P shortly after t/off & crashed in a forest 6nm out. DRC smuggling operation.	6 fatal/ 6 o/b	Destination Kinshasa. Crashed in thick fog after engine fire soon after t/off. A/c had arrived with a failing engine.
08 Jan morning Brussels, Belgium	A330-301 of SN Brussels	OO-SFN hit by a container near rear door (by its handling company BGS)	nil	Damage quickly repaired by Sabena Technics. Loader had faulty brakes.
08 Jan 1545L Luton, UK	737-700 of EasyJet G-EZJJ	EZY2160 suffered eng fire indication on finals & L brake failure on landing	nil	Got towed away. False fire indication. Later flew EZY2067 to Geneva
08 Jan Keflavik, Iceland	767-300 of AeroFlot Flt 244	Russian born Canadian drunk attacked captain so flt divtd Iceland	nil	Police removed the intoxicated man
08 Jan Cali, Colombia	MD83 of Aero Republica	Gear collapsed on touchdown after arriving from Cartagena	6 inj/ 128 o/b	6 hospitalized and aircraft severely damaged
08 Jan 1925L Gunnison, Colo.	737-724 of Continental	CO1662 from Houston assaulted by a snow-plow while parked, and damaged	nil/55 pax +3	N16732 severely damaged in vicinity left wheel well (ferried out 13 Jan.)
09 Jan 1850L LAX, California	757 of AA Reg: N184AN	Tug broke loose during pushback and damaged nosewheel well and nose-gear	nil	Minor damage
10 Jan morning Kendari, Indonesia	MD-82 of Lion Air	Rejected take-off at high-speed after a tire blew at this airport on Sulawesi	nil/155 pax +8	No damage. Lion Air lost an MD-82 in Solo Java last month killing 26 people
10 Jan 2304L Alexandria, Va.	EC135 of Air Methods Corp.	Crashed into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge	2 fatal/ 3 o/b	LifeEvac Nurse survived. 2nd fatal Lifenet/AMC crash in a week.
10 Jan 0500L Denver, Colorado	MD-80 of Finova Corp.	N832NK diverted Denver after smoke in cockpit & F/O became unconscious	1 inj	Detroit to Las Vegas. F/O hospitalized & diagnosed with a heart attack
11 Jan 2200L Rawlins, Wyoming	KingAir E90 of Mountain FltSvc	N41E crashed 3.5nms NE of Rawlins A/P (enrt fm Steamboat Springs, Colo.)	3 fatal/ 4 o/b	4th man critically injured (Yampa Valley Air Ambulance). Low visibility
11 Jan Meulaboh Indon	KingAir 200 of SA Global Relief	Skidded off the runway on its belly after arrival on a relief aid flight	nil/2 o/b	Medan to Aceh Province Relief Flights. Aircraft severely damaged
11 Jan 0230L Newark, NY	747 of Air India VT-EVB	Jetwash from another aircraft blew a baggage cart into cowling of engine #3.	nil	Aircraft was parked at gate 65. Minor damage
12 Jan 1730L Heathrow, UK	747-400 of BA Flt BA175	Returned from halfway point (request of US TSA due to a no-fly pax aboard)	nil/239 pax	Heathrow-JFK. Mistaken Identity (man released by Scotland Yard)
12 Jan afternoon Manchester, UK	747F of DragonAir	Declared electrical problem with smoke and fumes in the cockpit	nil/4 o/b	Rear flt deck window heating element shorted out and panes delaminated.
12 Jan 1328L Jacksonville, Fla.	Super KingAir 350 Reg:N350CS	Rolled off the end of runway and became enmeshed in LLZ antenna	nil/6 o/b	1/4 mile visibility in fog for landing. Substantial damage
12 Jan 1445L Zia Intl A/P, Bangla	F28 of Biman	Diverted Dhaka (Zia Intl) after a hydraulic failure & gear ext problems	nil/62 o/b	Saidpur to Dhaka. Aging Jet (tenders called by Biman for sale of F28's)
12 Jan 1300L Minneapolis, Minn.	Cessna 560 of Netjets Inc.	Aircraft on approach to land, lost all hydraulics and diverted Minneapolis	nil	Appleton, Wis., to Rochester, Minn. After landing found bullet hole in wing.
13 Jan 0215L Kansas City, Mo.	CL-600 of Air Wisconsin	AW1789 slid of taxiway into the mud whilst taxiing in to ramp	nil	N458AW arriving from Chicago Illinois
13 Jan evening Tura E. Siberia	AN-2 of Tura Airline	Flight disappeared from radar immed prior to landing. MI-8 helo search	9 dead/ 9 o/b	Flt arriving from Vanavara (450kms SSE of Tura) collision with mountain
13 Jan Atlanta, Ga,	737-200 of Delta Flt 782	Ran off rainswept runway 8L at Atlanta-Hartsfield & stuck in the mud	nil/100 pax	after first reporting engine problems. Long delays for arrivg & deptg flights
13 Jan 0520GMT Bogota, Colombia	Blackhawk of Colombian Army	Counter drug air assault team helo crashed in bad weather during assault	20 fatal/ 20 o/b	South near Ecuadorian border. Colombia employs 16 Blackhawks
05 Jan 0312L Moline, Ill.	C208B Caravan of PlaneMasters	N279PM (PMS1613) taxied off the ramp area and became stuck in snow	nil	Nil damage
06 Jan 2315L Covington, Ky.	737-700 of Delta Flt: DAL1858	Airplane's right wing hit a catering truck while parking at the gate	nil	Damage unknown (Ex Minneapolis, Minn.)
06 Jan 1700L Montrose, Colo.	Learjet 28 of Pacific Jet N43PJ	Pacific Jet 43 divtd Montrose due weather. F/O became incapacitated.	1 inj	Hit his head and was moved to seat at the rear (Burbank for Eagle, Colo.)
06 Jan 1500L Sacramento, Calif.	757 of American Flt: AAL2482	Aircraft made an abrupt stop during its pushback from the gate	5 inj	4 x F/A (one hospitalized) plus one pax (destination Dallas/Ft. Worth)
06 Jan 0112L Minot, N.D.	Merlin 3 of Gas Wilson Inc.	SA227 a/c (flt DKT670) lost the left-seat window climbing through FL180	nil	N3108B pilot moved over to the right seat for landing after window blew out
06 Jan 2115L Mumbai, India	A300 of Air India 737 of Indian PM's VIP fleet	Scene: VIP arrival at bay 12 for Indian PM's 737. During ceremony the A300 taxied & blew an empty container toward VIP assemblage at high speed.	nil (but with massive potential)	A300 breakaway power had propelled the baggage container which was adroitly intercepted by a suicide jeep-jockey (part of Indian PM's security)
07 Jan 0032L Stillwater, Okla.	Learjet 35 Reg: N45AE	Skidded off the end of the very wet runway into the muddy overrun area	nil	No damage (owner GCA Aviation LLC of Tulsa)
12 Jan Myeik, Myanmar	F28-4000 of Myanma AW	Aircraft suffered nosewheel collapse and structural damage on landing	nil	XY-AGA (substantial damage)
12 Jan Taipei, Taiwan	747-400 of Cathay, Flt: CX883	A/c divtd in after pilot shut down #4 eng (following fluctuating parameters)	nil	Enrt Los Angeles to Hong Kong
13 Jan 2139L Atlanta, Ga.	737 of Delta Flt: DL782	Deptd 08R, declared eng fail emerg, vectored 08L, landed, overran slightly	nil/104 pax + 5	N311DL was stuck in the mud for a short sojourn (Atlanta to St Louis, Mo.)
13 Jan 2148L Providence, R.I.	MD-82 of AA Reg: N227AL	Overran runway 05 during landing in heavy fog. Struck runway threshold lt	nil/180 pax + 6	American Flt AA1224 was towed to its gate
14 Jan 1820L Salt Lake City, Utah	A319 of America West	AWE42 struck the Jetway on pushback	nil	Unknown damage
14 Jan 2030L Darwin, NT	737 of Qantas Flt 800	A/c cockpit was hit by a high-powered spotlight while on late finals	nil/ 98 pax	Penalties of up to 14 yrs imprisonment are available & will be imposed
14 Jan 1730L Nausori, Fiji	Harbin Y12 of Air Fiji	Flt PC441 ran off the taxiway and became bogged after leaving terminal	nil/ 11 pax	a/c removed to hangar for repairs (bound for Levuka, Fiji)
14 Jan afternoon Manchester, UK	A320 of My Travel	On taxi-out large plumes of smoke & pool of oil under RH engine	nil	Rear eng oil seal had failed spilling oil into hot engine (Birmingham bound)
14 Jan 1015L Keene-Dillant-Hopkins A/P, New Hampshire	EMB-110P1 of AirNow (Freighter) operated by Business Air Inc.	Deptd Bangor for Concord. Weather there was fog with vis of 400m and vert vis of 100 feet (30 m). Decided to divert to Keene. Flew ILS approach to r'way 2. Crashed and burned on the runway.	1 fatal / 1 o/b	Visibility at Keene was 1 mile (1600 m) with clouds at 100 feet. The 100 ft. ceiling would require pilot to bust his published minima to land. Overcast (OVC) = 8/8ths cloud
15 Jan Trondheim, Norge	A321 of Spanair Flt: 5078	Drunken aggro man was fought into submission by pax and manacled	nil/ 203 pax	One "hostile" arrested by Spanish Police on arrival Tenerife
15 Jan Gatwick, UK	A320 of Thomas Cook G-BXKD	Lost a nosewheel on t'off at 1435L for Sofia Bulgaria but landed OK on 08R	nil/ 177 pax	Held to burn off gas. 2nd n/wheel burst on landing. Other a/c landed r'way 08L
16 Jan evening Hamburg, Germany	A321-211 of MyTravel AW	Bound Malmo, Sweden, diverted into Hamburg after shutting down #2	nil	G-CTLA (My Travel AW Denmark)
16 Jan night Chicago O'Hare	ERJ145 of Chautauqua	Throttle guard on belt-loader tore a 5 ft. gash from port to stbd beneath tail	nil	N973RP temp repaired for ferry to major repair depot
16 Jan 0854L Winnipeg, Canada	A319 of Air Canada	Toronto-Regina flt lost an engine and diverted into Winnipeg, Manitoba	nil/93 pax + 5	No further details
17 Jan 1740L Covington, Ky.	737-700 of Delta Reg: N373DL	During boarding DAL583 was hit on starboard side by a catering truck	nil	Substantial damage to R1 door
17 Jan 1100L Brussels, Belgium	737-400 of Virgin Express	Flt TV304 was forced to turn back after shutting one down enroute	nil	Brussels for Nice, France. Problem, started out as a hydraulic leak
17 Jan Auckland, NZ	767-300 of Air New Zealand	Headed Kansai, NZ031 forced back by flap asymmetry problem after take-off	nil/ 84 o/b	Auckland to Osaka flt dumped 11 hour flight fuel down to max landing weight
18 Jan 1710L Harrismith, SA	AeroStar Reg: N74780	Aircraft crashed in heavy weather on a farm in the Eastern Free State	5 fatal/ 5 o/b	Wonderboom for Harrismith South Africa via Pretoria. Embedded CB
19 Jan 2257L Atlanta, Ga.	757 of Delta	Lost an external lavatory service door inflight causing leading-edge damage	nil	DAL214 (Eagle, Colo., for Atlanta Ga.)
20 Jan Nice, France	767-300ER of Delta N174DN	Flt DL067 dumped fuel over the Med before diverting in with a fuel leak	nil	Zurich to Atlanta flight
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 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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