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Monday, January 31, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/310105.htm
16 Jan 0712Z Barrow, Alaska Lear 31A of Nth Slope Borough N789SR hit a caribou on landing nil/ 2 o/b Minor damage to air ambulance aircraft (a/c)
18 Jan Alicante, Spain MD-87 of Iberia Reg: EC-EXR Returned urgently to land after a fire erupted in #1 eng just after takeoff nil No further details
18 Jan pm hrs East Midlands, UK MD-11F of Lufthansa Belt-Loader struck aircraft, required fuselage repairs before departing nil Ramp-rash to rear cargo door area
19 Jan 1413Z Green, Ohio C414 of Jerry Air Ltd. A/c made hard landing @ Green after experiencing heavy icing on climb-out nil Reg: N5DS (Akron Ohio for Reading Pennsylvania). Damage minor
20 Jan 1956 MST Calgary, Alberta MD-83 of Jetsgo Reg: C-FRYH Touched down W of r'way 34, hit signs & relaunched after 1,800ft ground-run nil / 78 pax o/b JGO191 (Toronto to Calgary) dmgd & landed OK on 2nd attempt in low vis
21 Jan ca 1000L Colquiri, Bolivia Cessna 208B of Amaszonas Air CP-2412 hit Mt Huaricollo in thick fog 45 mins after t/off from La Paz Bolivia 11 inj/ 12 o/b La Paz (El Alto A/P) for Sucre. Crashed 180kms South of La Paz
21 Jan 1543Z Overland Park, Mo. Cessna 421C of Riley Rocket Inc. Crashed after takeoff from Johnson County Exec A/P and disintegrated 5 killed/ 5 o/b Climbed to cloudbase, then crashed into a suburban home. Cardiac arrest?
22 Jan 1620Z Pittsburgh, Pa. EMB145 of Chautauqua Air Flt CHQA3109 was struck by a baggage cart while parked at the gate nil Reg: CHQA310 damage unknown
22 Jan Toronto, Canada A330-200 of Air Transat Pax deplaned via airstairs after an emergency landing on r/way 15R nil C-GPTS (TS552 to Mexico)
22 Jan night Syktyvkar, Russia TU-154M of Aeroflot Flt SU713 made emergency landing with an unknown but urgent tech fault nil / 100 pax o/b Moscow to Nizhnevartovsk flight pax caught another Aeroflot flt at 11am
22 Jan 1525L JFK A/P 747-200 of Polar Air Cargo Polar 8407 slid off the end of 4R in a snowstorm and became stuck in mud nil/ 3 o/b N921FT caught in white-out. Also unconf reports of a Fedex jet skid-off
22 Jan 1712L Omaha, Neb. 737-700 of SWA SWA421 First Officer became ill and incapacitated enroute so a/c diverted 1 inj Chicago-San Diego flt
22 Jan Amsterdam, Nethlds DC-10-30 of NWA N233NW Blew at least one tire on roll-out r/way 27 after a high-speed no-flap approach nil No further details
23 Jan 0410L Glasgow, Scotland EMB-145EP of BMI G-RJXD Saboteur used accelerant & rag-bags on inbd side of port wing to set a fire nil Culprit chased by security but not caught. A/c L wing & fuselage dmgd
24 Jan 0309Z Roanoke, Va. C560 Citation of Eagle Jets LLC Diverted in when copilot became suddenly ill and incapacitated enroute 1 inj Reg: N408JD
24 Jan 0601L Dusseldorf, Germ 747-212B(SF) of Atlas Air N808MC went off end of r/way 23L during roll-out with 2 port engs afire nil Engines hit appch lights & LLZ antenna. Op by Atlas Air for Emirates.
25 Jan evening Podgorica, MonteNegro Fokker F100 of Montenegro Airlines YU-AOM overran runway by 700m on landing before coming to rest. R'way had been swept prior to its arrival.
Arriving from Belgrade with 76 pax. Major damage and 4 persons hurt. Pax evacuated via slides.
25 Jan 1638Z Miami, Fla. 757 of American Reg: N682AA Empty a/c and two people on the ramp were struck by a rampaging truck 2 inj One was seriously injured. Extent of damage to a/c is unknown
25 Jan 2145L Miami, Fla. 737 of SWA Flt 2161 Pax & F/A's subdued 37y.o. man who tried to forcibly enter the cockpit nil Philadelphia to West Palm Beach. FBI arrested the duct-taped hostile
25 Jan 1340Z Montrose, Colo. SA-227 of Key Lime Air Merlin 4 flt LYM 3418 hit an unknown object on the runway on landing nil N542FA has unknown damage
25 Jan 2130L Buffalo, N.Y. 737 of SWA Flt SWA2847 Medical Team used oxygen to treat 5 crewmembers overcome by fumes 5 inj A/c had just arrived Niagara Intl from Baltimore.
25 Jan night Auckland, NZ 747-400 of Air New Zealand Non-venomous 20cm long green tree snake found on board Flt 136 by FA nil Brisbane to Auckland. Snake was found occupying a seat in economy
25 Jan 0815L North Bend, Ore Beech C99 of Ameriflight Both main-gear legs folded upon landing & a/c came to rest on its belly nil AMF4012 substantial damage to fuselage plus props bent and folded
25 Jan 1610L Brisbane, Qld Aust 727-51C of Heavylift Nosewheel steering cable-break sent 9L-LEK off LH side 01 into bogsville nil/ 3 o/b Arriving from Cairns. A/c too large for cross r/way 14 divtd into Coolangatta
26 Jan night Bristol, UK A321 of First Choice G-OOAE blew a slide when door was opened from outside by caterers nil Defective system (door wasn't armed and slide didn't inflate)
26 Jan evening Geneva, Switzerld A319 of EasyJet Reg: HB-JZF Jack-knifed towbarless tug became wedged under fuselage - 90km/hr wind nil >1" ice deposits on many of the stands (need "dropchox" - ASW, 10/6/03)
26 Jan Ar Rutbah, Iraq CH-53E of USMC 1st Div A/c crashed in severe sandstorm near the Jordanian border 31 dead/ 31 o/b Over 33 helos now lost in Iraqi conflict
26 Jan 0210Z Sacramento, Calif. MD80 of Alaska Flt: ASA390 During the final approach, birds struck the radome and windshield nil Minor damage
27 Jan ca 1130L Iasi, NE Romania LET410 of Farnair Hungary Mailplane crashed 2kms short on its 2nd approach in very icy weather 2dead/ 2 o/b Reg: HA-LAR (Familiar turboprop icing scenario perhaps). Fm Bucharest
27 Jan 1445L Piedmont Triad Int 767-300 of Delta Flt 8237 Milan (Italy) - Atlanta Flt diverted in with indications of a cargo-hold fire nil/ 176 o/b No further info
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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