| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/070205.htm |
| 11 Dec Vicinity Jeddah, S.A. |
IL76TD of Airline Transport |
Fwd emerg escape hatch opened in flight and a crewman was sucked out |
1 fatal |
ER-IBW (Cargo operation ex Sharjah UAE) |
| 12 Dec Stansted, UK |
747 of Atlas Air N523MC |
Descended well below appch path at 6nm fm runway 06 threshold |
Nil/ 3 o/b |
500ft from ground at 5nm is quite low. Indicates gross crew error/fatigue |
| 07 Jan Goa, India |
Canadair RJ of Air Sahara |
Suffered right main gear collapse after touchdown at Goa. |
Nil/ 4 o/b |
Flt 2200(ferry flight). R'way blocked for 8hrs |
| 10 Jan Sulawesi, Indonesia |
MD82 of Lionair |
Aborted takeoff after blowing a tire at a speed short of V1 |
Nil/ 155 o/b |
At Walter Mongonsidi A/P - Bound for Makassar in South Sulawesi |
| 22 Jan Wellington, NZ |
ANZ 737-300 versus SAAB340 |
Reported late go-round by ANZ SAAB (737 lined up & hesitant in poor vis) |
Nil |
Eyewitness claims a two-meter miss |
| 22 Jan 1300L Kongolo, Congo |
AN28 of ANAF |
Crashed into houses on appch. There were six survivors -unknown casualties |
unk |
Goma to Kongolo via Bukavu and Kindu |
| 27 Jan Berlin, Germany |
Challenger CL601 Luftwaffe |
Smoke in cabin forced an early return to Berlin Tegel Airport |
Nil |
Carrying Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to Thessaloniki Memorial Svc |
| 27 Jan 1140L Houston, Texas |
777 of Continental |
Flt 40 turned around and re-landed Bush Intercontinental after smoke event |
Nil/ 115 o/b |
Enrt Newark. No further details |
| 28 Jan evening Scottsbluff, Nev. |
737 of Casino Express |
Diverted in after it lost an oil line, forcing shutdown of an engine |
Nil/ 119 pax |
Headed Elko Nevada from Cedar Rapids |
| 28 Jan ~0730L Paris (CDG A/P) |
A340 of Air France |
AFR095 landed in emergency "with a fire aboard" |
Nil |
Airport closed (zero rate) for 5 mins only - no further details |
| 28 Jan Halifax, NS |
767-300 of Alitalia |
Flt 619 lost engine in cruise and divtd back from abeam Goose Bay, Labrador |
Nil |
Bad oil leak. Weather in Labrador and Newfoundland was not good enough |
| 29 Jan Kansas City |
MD-83 of AA |
A/c off runway side in snow on landing |
Nil/87 |
Minor damage N227AA (AAL498) |
| 29 Jan 1835Z Atlanta, Georgia |
777 of Delta Reg: N860DA |
While parked, rolled back from the jetway and door L1 came off |
Nil |
Flt DAL11 |
| 29 Jan 0417Z Kansas City |
Learjet 25 Reg: N911AE |
Overran the end, hit the Localizer and passed through the perimeter fence |
Nil/ 2 o/b |
Substantial damage |
| 29 Jan Phoenix, Az |
2 x SWA 737 |
Winglet contacted a stabilizer of a 737 |
Nil |
During ground handling |
| 29 Jan 1615L Manchester, UK |
767 of AA Flt 54 |
Port eng idled due to surging & vibrations passing FL 290 (enrt climb) |
Nil |
6th & 7th stage compressor damage requiring strip-down (origin Miami) |
| 30 Jan morning Arlanda, Sweden |
737 of SAS Flt: SK730 |
Aircraft had to turn back with smoke in the cabin |
Nil/ 15 o/b |
Stockholm - Sheremetyevo (Moscow) |
| 30 Jan 1725L 40k NW Baghdad |
C130 of RAF c/sign XV193 |
Crashed enroute to Balad Airbase (40 nms NW of Baghdad) |
10 fatal/ 10 o/b |
Possibly due to enemy action (no R/T contact prior to impact) |
| 30 Jan 1525L Evenes, Norway |
737 of SAS/ Braathens |
SK4406 did a 270 deg slip/slide on snowy sanded r'way without leaving it |
Nil |
At taxi speed after landing. Airport closed for three hours (re-sanded) |
| 30 Jan Santorini, Greece |
RJ100 of Aegean Airlines |
All tires blew during a much hotter than normal landing |
Nil |
Pilot error (foot fault) |
| 30 Jan Durban, S. Africa |
King Air Private regn |
9y.o. boy flying a kite noticed one maingear wheel fall off & advised ATC |
Nil/5 |
Pilot then safely gutzed the a/c wheels-up rather than land on oleo only |
| 31 Jan New Delhi |
A310 of Air India Flt AI348 |
Close air miss over New Delhi with errant formation of SU-30 Flankers |
Nil/ 200 pax |
Mumbai-Shanghai via New Delhi & Bangkok |
| 31 Jan 1907L Helsinki, Finland |
C208B Caravan |
Crashed 3mls W of Helsinki's Vanta A/P during heavy snowfall & high winds |
1 inj |
Arriving fm Rebrohon in Central Sweden (op by Finnair?) |
| 01 Feb Cairo, Egypt |
747-400 of Air France |
Aircraft forced to divert Cairo due to rejection by Paris (CDG) ATC |
Nil/ 470 o/b |
Said to be due to an "unacceptable navigation problem" (??) |
| 02 Feb afternoon Manchester, UK |
EMB135BJ of Legacy Air |
Collided with wing of a stationary DO328 belonging to Scott Airways |
Nil |
On Northern Exec Avn apron while EMB135 was taxiing to depart |
| 02 Feb 1150L Gudja, Malta |
MD-82of Alitalia Reg: I-DATQ |
Firemen doused port engine after it started belching smoke after start-up |
Nil/ 38 pax |
AZ885 (wet start?) |
| 02 Feb 0723L Teterboro, N.J. |
CL-600 of Platinum Jet |
N370V overran 6013ft r/way 6 during an abort and crashed into a warehouse |
20 inj |
11pob (one serious injury). Possible failure to de-ice or overweight or A/P engaged. |
| 02 Feb 2045L Tamworth, NSW |
DHC-8 of QANTASLink |
VH-TQE declared full emerg due to major electrical/instrument failures |
Nil |
Flt: QF2008 |
| 03 Feb ~0800L Covington, Ke |
737 of Delta |
Flight DAL1060 left the pavement on taxi & became bogged (not due snow) |
Nil/30 pax +5 |
Pax placed on replacement flt 1890 to Salt Lake City |
| 03 Feb 0825L Hasanuddin, Indon |
MD82 of Lionair |
Overran on landing and nose-gear became stuck in the mud |
Nil/154 o/b |
Makassar's Airport on Sulawesi Island |
| 03 Feb 0807L Khartoum, Sudan |
IL76TD of Sudan Co Air West |
ST-EWB crashed 15km out on appch after advising "fuel supply problems" |
7 fatal/ 7 o/b |
Arriving from Sharjah UAE with 46T of aid supplies for the Darfur Region |
| 03 Feb 1615L Kabul, Afghanistan |
737-242 of KAMAIR EX-037 |
Still missing, 18 hrs after t/off from Herat and a 1550L diversion fm Kabul due weather |
104 o/b dead |
Late entry: found 35kms East of Kabul (in mountainous terrain at 11,000ft). |
| 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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