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Monday, February 17, 2003

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE & INVEST. ID#
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATHS & INJURIES
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
12 Jan 0200Z Philadelphia, Pa. CL600 of JazzAir Reg: C-GKEU JZA8926 declared emerg on descent with cabin electrical fumes. Nil Unable to duplicate on ground. A/c ferried back to Toronto.
19 Jan Goose Bay Newf Beech 1900D of Labrador Awys A/C went around due to vehicle entering runway. Nil Driver thought he was complying with ATC (but was actually lost).
01 Feb 1104Z Halifax Intl DO-328 of Blue Ridge Awys BLR6269 declared emerg due eng fire indicn/both bottles fired & lt remained. Nil See 31 Jan Edinburgh Incident (eng fire indication DO-328).
02 Feb Miami Intl MD-80 C/Sign: 553 Jetway operator hit stationary a/c. Nil Fuselage severely gashed.
04 Feb Oostende Be - Riverside AFB Calif. 747-233B of Kitty-Hawk Flt: CKS9713 Shut down #4 eng at FL340 due low oil pressure and diverted fm 56N 50W to Detroit Mich. Nil No further details.
06 Feb 2206Z Grande Parairie Canada DHC8-102 of Jazz Air Reg: C-GWRR Reported hydraulic failure after take-off and returned. Nil No further details
06 Feb 0819L Detroit-Baltimore A320 of NWA Flt: NWA1134 Two pax arrested for suspicious behavior. Nil / 48 on board Fighter sscort provided - no further details.
07 Feb Ankara-Istanbul 737-400 of Turkish THY Intoxicated man claiming to be carrying a bomb took 2 F/A's hostage on the ramp. Nil boarded Arrested by Turkish police at Istanbul before pax boarded.
08 Feb Edinburgh UK 737 of EasyJet Flt: EZY33 Pilot fell to tarmac after struggling to close door. 1 serious Windy conditions. Pilot suffered head and spinal injuries.
08 Feb Salt Lake City Utah Two 767's of Delta DL410 struck wingtip of DL192 on pushback. Nil Both a/c taken out of service.
08 Feb 2210Z Paris- Toronto Canada 767-333 of Air France Flt: AFR358 AFR358 failed to switch to tower, landed without clearance and continued on -after taxiing across parallel runway also without clnc. Nil Erratic and hazardous progress finally stopped by arrivals controller (whose frequency they were still mistakenly on). CADORS No 2003O0123.
09 Feb San Juan Intl P.R. 767-300 of Delta Flt:DL2156 Lost u/carriage door on approach. Nil Door fell in residential area.
09 Feb South Sound-Spokane Wash. Metro 23 of Big Sky Forced to Land Moses Lake Wash. after losing oil pressure. Nil / 5 pax No further details.
09 Feb 0748L Bethel Alaska Learjet 25 Reg: 25TE Overran r/way 18 on ldg by 250ft. Nil / 4 on board Weather was wind calm and freezing rain, overcast at 300ft
10 Feb Tallinin Est AN-28 of Enimex Flt: ENI-827 ES-NOY Crashed in forest after take-off for Helsinki. 2plts fatal / one ser inj World-Wide Express Cargo a/c. 4th hull loss for Enimex.
12 Feb 0739L Portland-Dulles CL600 Challenger Reg: 663BR Lost eng cowl on T/O but cont'd on to Washington. Nil Callsign: BlueRidge 625.
12 Feb Windsor Ontario Airbus A320 of Chartered Aircraft slid off runway after ldg in icy conditions. Nil / 94pax & 7 crew Tire blown (pax continued by bus).
12 Feb 1323L Manitowoc Wisc. BE99 of Freight Runners Express Flt1542 declared emerg enrt due fire in cockpit & diverted fm 7ml S of MTW. Nil FRG1542 evacuated on runway at Manitowoc County airport (MTW).
13 Feb Narita-Taipei 747-200 of Japan Asia Awys Shutdown #2 and diverted Okinawa. Nil / 316 on board Shed a fan blade (company is affiliated with JAL).
13 Feb Gatwick UK All flights out of North Terminal suspended Flts suspended after man found carrying live grenade. Nil 100's of pax stranded in a/c on taxiways. Venezuelan male had arrived on BA flt from Colombia.
1 Air carrier incidents or accidents, or other accidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. - Data compiled from National Aviation Authority's documents. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, Director of Aircraft, Engineering & Technical Operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)
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