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Monday, February 28, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm
22 Jan 0950Z Newcastle,UK MD80 of SAS Diverted in with reported smoke and fire aboard Nil/51 pax +6 Headed Manchester, UK, from Copenhagen. Pax coached to MAN
23 Jan Hokitika, NZ VIP KingAir of NZ Airforce Results of a very sporty bad weather arrival will be suppressed by RNZAF Nil Aircraft carrying NZ PM made numerous attempts to land in very bad weather
01 Feb Paris (Orly) A320 of Air France 27 y.o. F/A killed when 2L door steps removed by a untrained ramp-worker 1 fatal Another F/A narrowly avoided a fall
02 Feb ~midnight Ben Gurion A/P, Isr 747-200F of El Al Flt 875 Wheel exploded on t/off leaving large hole in fuselage - so a/c landed overwt Nil Tel Aviv. 1.5 meter hole resulted. Cargo was eng for another sick bird
14 Feb St Johns, Newfdld 767-332ER of Delta N187DN Ex Gatwick UK. Mayday, diversion & emerg landing due to smoke in cockpit Nil Flt 59 pax were picked up to continue to Atlanta but divtd JFK due to fog
16 Feb Southern Sudan DHC5-D Buffalo Reg: 5Y-TEL Touched down a few feet short & engaged trench dug in the undershoot Nil Ex Zambian AF aircraft destroyed
17 Feb 0335Z Van Nuys, Calif. MU300 of Charlie Air LLC N150CA ran off the end of the runway on landing Nil No damage
18 Feb 0400Z Lubbock, Texas 737 of SWA N394SW After pax boarded the a/c, door hinge struck due to a jetway malfunction Nil Unknown damage
18 Feb 1950Z LAX, Calif. 747 of PAL Flt PAL903 During taxi for departure, struck jetway with left winglet Nil Minor damage (was bound LA for Honolulu)
19 Feb 1200Z LaGuardia, NY A321 x 2 of US Airways N178US collided with N163US on pushback & both flts were cancelled Nil/ 168 pax US1023 to Philadelphia and US335 to Charlottesville (APU cone stove in)
19 Feb ~1700Z Gatwick, UK 777 of Emirates Flt EK040 Diverted in after losing a panel on takeoff from Birmingham Nil Panel was inspection cover off #2 engine pylon
19 Feb afternoon Berhampur, India Beech 200 of Orissa State Govt Chief Minister's a/c lost a mainwheel on landing at Rangeilunda airstrip Nil/ 2 crew Props mangled, some fuselage damage
19 Feb Jammu, Kashmir 737-200 of Alliance Air Late takeoff abort after explosion and fire in #2 engine Nil/ 115 pax Bound for Leh, India (flight cancelled)
19 Feb 1748Z Manston, UK BAe146 of Flight Line Flt 231 Manston to Dover flight declared an emerg and re-landed with unsafe gear 13 o/b No damage after a number of touch & go bounces to persuade the faulty gear
19 Feb 0235Z Ogden, Utah C402 of Western Air Express N7947Q declared an emerg inbound when crew door came off near Ogden Nil/ 1 o/b From Twin Falls Idaho (Landed Salt Lake City, Utah)
20 Feb 1818Z Rifle, Colo. Gulfstream G200 reg: N516CC Overshot runway by 400 feet on landing and ended up bogged in mud Nil/ 3 o/b Runway braking reported good
20 Feb Manston, UK Fokker 100 of EUJet Made a number of TWR flybys with stbd maingear stuck half-deployed 7 crew Achieved three greens on gear after some touch & go bounces
20 Feb ~1600L Manchester, UK 747-400 of BA Flt BA268 Declared Mayday due fuel shortage (inaccessible gas) and an inability to go around - as it diverted to Manchester 351 pax #2 engine had failed with a reptd 20ft flame on departing LAX for Heathrow. Flt landed with 2 tons usable fuel
20 Feb 1847Z Garden City, Kan. 737 of Allegheny Air AAY5201 put its main gear off the taxiway while turning & became stuck Nil/147 pax +6 Minor damage (FAA report says MD80). Originated Laughlin Nevada
21 Feb 1334L Cherokee City, Ark. Bell 206L-1 of Air-Evac EMS Lost power at 250 feet after dept and crashed 2 miles N of Cherokee City 1 dead/ 4 o/b N5734M opr by Air Evac Lifeteam. 71 y.o. accident patient killed. Ingestion?
21 Feb 1845L New Delhi, India IL96 of AeroFlot Flt: SU552 Diverted into Indira Ghandi after a cabin pressure problm req'd a descent Nil/91 pax +20 Bangkok to Moscow flight
21 Feb Stavanger, Norway 737-405 of SAS Braathens Aborted final apprch to Kristiansand after being hit by lightning + damage Nil Oslo to Kristiansand flt experienced some instrument failures due to strike
21 Feb night Bromont A/P, Can. HS125 of Sky Avn Chicago N21SA landed 100m left of runway due inop runway lts & wiped the gear 6inj/ 6 o/b Montreal (Trudeau) to Bromont. Aircraft severely damaged (may be write-off)
21 Feb 2153Z Fairbanks, Alaska 737 of Alaska Flt ASA130 Slid off the runway during taxi-out and hit the taxiway lights Nil Unknown damage
21 Feb Heathrow, UK 747 of Virgin Atlantic VS021 announced a serious problem with #4, dumped fuel and re-landed Nil Reverser light caused engine shutdown. Problem fixed & flt deptd
22 Feb 0730L Mararena, Indon. Casa 212 of Indonesia Police One eng failed on apprch to this East Papua airfield & it crashed 500m short 15 dead/ 14 +4 Enroute from Papuan provincial capital Jayapura to Sarmi Regency
22 Feb 1343L Bimin West, PNG Twin Otter of MAF Weather-related accident during approach to mountain airstrip 2 fatal/ 11 o/b 2 x Missionary Aviation Fellowship pilots killed (both New Zealanders)
22 Feb 0500Z Atlanta, Ga. 737 of Delta Flt DAL1009 While taxiing, the right wing-tip hit a service truck Nil Minor damage
22 Feb 2026L Trinidad, Bolivia Convair 580 of TAM Crash-landed on mudflats just after t/off - following engine problems 28 inj/ 50 o/b Turboprop (headed for Cochabamba - J. Wilsterman Airport, Bolivia)
23 Feb 1915L Cedar Rapids, Iowa CRJ200 of Pinnacle Airlines Detroit, Mich., to Wichita, Kan., flight diverted in with a cracked windshield Nil/ 45 o/b Operated for Northwest Airlink
23 Feb New Haven, Conn. EMB145 of US Airways Pilot diverted into Tweed Airport with one failed engine Nil/ 26 o/b No further details
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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