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Monday, March 3, 2003

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATHS & INJURIES
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
01 Feb 1700Z Vancouver Ca 737 of Alaska Reg: N764AS Prior unreported tailstrike damage found on walkaround. Nil Probably occurred on LAX-V'couver leg of prior flight. Bad under-tail rash.
04 Feb 1428Z Ottawa CL-600 of Atlantic SE Flt CAA595 Reported an o'heat condition in left wheelwell after t/off. Nil Fire-loop harnesses replaced.
04 Feb 1112Z Toronto 767 of Air Canada Reg: C-GDSS Declared smoke-in-cockpit during approach. Nil V'couver-Toronto (ACA156). Forward equipment cooling fan replaced.
08 Feb San Juan P.R. ATR72-212 of American Eagle 53rd deplaning pax of flt5131 fell from stairtop to ground. 1 inj / 58 pax A/C handrail collapsed. Female pax seriously injured.
09 Feb Johannesburg A340-600 of SAA Returned to Jan Smuts Intl following an eng failure. Nil Minor damage to Capetown-bound flight.
11 Feb 1458Z and with a repeat scenario 2017Z HS748 of Bradleys Air Services Ltd Ret after 30 mins with smoke in the cockpit (failure of pneumatic supercharger). Nil Yellowknife for Koala (FAB80-10).Scenario repeated at 2017Z on FAB80-28 (Yellowknife-Diavit).
13 Feb 0458Z Yellowknife 737-242C of Bradleys Flt:FAB957 Enroute from Edmonton a/c advised of #2 hyd failure . Nil Towed from runway.
13 Feb 2055L Miami 747-400 of Lufthansa Blew tire on t/off from Frankfurt. Nil 2Two small holes found beneath fuselage at JFK.
14 Feb 0253L Bloomington Il CRJ-600 of Atlantic Coast Airlines N536BR nose-gear collapsed after landing ILS r/way 20. Nil / 29 on board Flt 7675 landed with loose snow on r/way (less than 1/2").
14 Feb 2152L Bloomington In Astrojet C-38 Reg: 500M Slid off the end of 17R on landing. Nil Minor damage.
14 Feb Cologne A319-112 of Germanwings Flt 4U-506 ret shortly after t/off with burst tire. Nil / 127 pax D-AKNH suffered minor damage.
14 Feb 0120 Ft Lauderdale Fl Cessna 500 Reg: 891CA Eng exploded on departure. A/c aborted ret to ramp. Nil Minor damage to airframe.
15 Feb 1732L Peoria Il. Jetstream 41 Reg: 568HK TranStates a/c became stuck in snow -taxiing for r/way 4. Nil / 27 on board Nil damage.
16 Feb 2320L Cahokia Il SA-26 Merlin 2 Reg: 20TT Slid off snow-covered r/way on ldg St Louis Downtown. Nil / 7 on board FAA duplicates this report with another Reg. of 30TF
17 Feb 2102L Learjet 60 Reg:14TU Overran runway 25 Nil / 5 on bd No further details ( Eagle County, Colo.).
17 Feb 2100L Juneau Ala. Learjet25B Reg: 20NW Aborted t/off runway 26 damaging left main gear. Nil / 2 on b0ard Air ambulance flight.
17 Feb 0145Z Somerset Ky. C421 Inverted on landing 2 fatal / 6 on board No further details.
17 Feb 0055 Dulles Va. Citation 5 (C560) Reg: EJ696 Skidded off left side of snow-covered runway on landing. Nil Unknown damage to a/c.
19 Feb Boston Logan A330 of Aer Lingus EI133 struck snow-bank on taxi. Nil Eng #1 damaged and flight aborted.
20 Feb 1720L ex Havana C402 Utililiner Reg: 554AE Destination Miami, reported internal fire and ditched. Nil Ditched 2mls S of Marathon Fla. (also see 24 Feb C402 incident below)
20 Feb A330 of MyTravel Cargo door ripped off. Nil By catering truck lift (Manchester UK)
20 Feb 1120L Lubbock Texas 737 of SWA Austin-bound flt ret with u/carriage & eng problems. Nil Possibility that nose tire debris was ingested by port eng. Landed 1145L.
20 Feb 2106L Aomori Japan A300-600 of Japan Air (JAS) flt169 Haneda flt overran runway by 50m onto rough ground. Nil Minor a/c damage (incident occurred in fog shortly after snow removal).
20 Feb Novosibirsk Ru Tu154 of Sibir Returned shortly after t/off with a #3 eng failure. Nil / 110 pax & 9 crew Flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
21 Feb 2345L Baton Rouge, La. Sa-227 Merlin 4 Reg: 5441M A/c struck wires and sparks seen on approach. Nil No damage reported.
23 Feb 1230L Baltimore DC-9 of NWA Flt NW1132 ATC report of heavy sparking from left wing on landing. Nil / 55 pax No further details (flight ex Detroit).
24 Feb Karachi C402 of the Edhi Trust (& see above) Crashed into sea 28mls W of Karachi enrt Jazak-no call. 8 fatal / 8 on board Afghan Govt Minister and party (29 minutes after t/off, in clear weather).
26 Feb 1500L Minneapolis Mn 727F of KittyHawk Flt: KH771 Blew 4 tires on ldg r/way 22R (both MLG). Nil / 3 crew Minor damage.
26 Feb Dallas Ft Worth MD-90 of Delta Flt: 873 On ldg 36L blew left main tire and lost gear door. Nil Flight from Ontario was unloaded on runway - minor damage.
27 Feb JFK Concorde of AF AF002 Lost lower section of rudder enroute. Nil Delaminated area 1.5ft x 4ft (both sides). Similar to 27Nov02 BA inc.
1 Air carrier accidents or incidents 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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