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Monday, April 26, 2004

Accidents and Incidents

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 1
DATE/SITE
AIRCRAFT & REGN
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATH & INJURY
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/260404.htm
06 March am hrs Newark, N.J. 777 of BA Flt: 189 AMASS credited with a first save after freighter tries to land atop BA flight. Nil Again in conditions of poor visibility (landing runway should have HIAL?).
29 March 1030L Portland, Ore. 737 of SWA Flt declared an emergency after a flock of starlings was sucked into an engine. Nil / 141 o/b Re-landed without incident).
04 April Ronaldsway, UK Many a/c of many airlines Isle of Man runway closed and many diversions after fire-truck overturned. Nil Euromanx flights cancelled and other outbound flights delayed by three hours.
10 April 1315L North Platte, Neb. A319 of Northwest Phoenix-Minneapolis flight diverted to this Nebraska Regnl A/P due to smoke in the cockpit. Nil / 124 pax Faulty ventilation fan - underway 3 hours later.
12 April Arlanda, Sweden A320 of Spanair Reg: EC-IOH A320 had its front door ripped off by a malfunctioning airbridge at Gate 7. Nil Former reg: F-WWIV.
13 April Sacramento, Calif. 767 of Airborne Express Cargo flight from Wilmington diverted to Mather AFB with unsafe gear. Nil No damage.
14 April 1915EDT Daytona Beach, Fla. Beech 300 Reg: N301KS A/c stalled and crashed after a low turn during a low go-round r/way 23. 2 inj / 2 o/b Aircraft destroyed (crashed into trees and a house). No power application heard on go-around.
14 April Fort Myers, Fla. 737 of US Airways While being parked at the gate, high winds pushed a/c into a structure. Nil / 175 o/b Minor damage.
15 April 1306Z Portland, Ore. A319 of United Reg: N817UA Returned to land after ingesting a bird in #2 engine on take-off runway 10L. Nil Extent of damage TBD (Portland for Denver, Colo.).
15 April 0700L Newark, N.J. Continental 737 and DC-8 of ATI Flt: 816 AMASS radar is credited with saving an ATI DC8 freighter from landing atop a 737 in one mile visibility Nil Continental a/c lined up 4L for dep and Air Transport International DC-8 (cleared 4R) lined up 4L on becoming visual.
16 April 0403L Mumbai, India A340-300 of Air Mauritius Major damage on ramp caused by ramming of cargo hold area by a tug. Nil Air India ramp handlers leave Air Mauritius with 4 A340-300's (only).
16 April 1950L Dublin, Ireland 737 of BA Flt: BA8086 A/P closed due to a/c disabled on runway & runway hydraulic fluid contamination. Nil 737 from Gatwick with nosewheel steering failure. 11 flights diverted.
17 April 1715L Shannon, Ireland A321 of My Travel Belfast-Las Palmas flight diverted into Shannon due to a disruptive male pax. Nil / 198 pax 48 y.o. Ballymena NI man arrested and charged with assault.
17 April 1433MDT Colorado Springs, Colo. CL600-2B19 of Mesa Airlines Reg: N17231 Flt412 evac'd on taxiway after landing due to smoke in the cabin. Nil / 53 o/b Phoenix - Colorado Springs, Colo., flight. Air conditioning pack leak.
17 April Cairo, Egypt A300-600 of Qatar Airways Casablanca, Morocco, to Doha, Qatar, diverted into Cairo with a maniac pax. Nil / 93 o/b Cabin crew restrained the Kuwaiti man and Egyptian police arrested him.
20 April Evansville, Ind. Bell 206B of Airevac LifeTeam N2758L engine quit and a/c crashed 29 miles NE of Evansville in good weather. 1 fatal / 3 serious Huntinburg, Ind., for Evansville, Ind., hospital (4 on board).
20 April 0106Z Honolulu, Hawaii C208 Caravan of Pacific Wings Flt 2005 (Maui for Honolulu) hit turbulence and seat-belted pax injured. 1 inj Severe scalp lacerations.
20 April Adelaide, Australia 747 of MAS Flt: MH129 Kuala Lumpur - Melbourne flight diverted in with smoke in the cockpit. Nil / 136 o/b Prior electrical problems reported. Departed Adelaide two hours later.
20 April day Nampula, Mozambique C404 of Furgo Airborne Surveys Reg: ZS-NVD A/c crashed in town's main Libertade Square after take-off. 2 fatal / 2 o/b 2000 km N of Maputo. Aircraft destroyed (c/n 404-0667).
20 April 1100L Gorizia, Italy MD-80 of Alitalia Reg: I-DAWR About 20ft of right wing was torn off following a collision after landing - with a truck on the runway - pax evacuated. Nil / 91 pax "Normal routine (whatever that is) recommenced at Ronchi dei Legionari shortly after noon" said its director.
21 April Heathrow, UK 747-400 of BA Struck jetty (Terminal One on taxi-in). Nil /325 o/b Low impact speed, minor damage.
21 April Birmingham, UK Dash8-400 of Flybe Reg: G-JEDI Ended up on grass at taxiway E1 (near 33 threshold) off a runway 15 landing. Nil R'way 33 threshold is very slippery when wet (2nd such incident in a few weeks - Britannia 757).
21 April 1300L Regina, Canada 737-200 of WestJet Evacuated on runway after right MLG wheel caught fire on rollout (advice by ATC). Nil / 116 o/b Flight WS210 from Calgary.
21 April 1720Z Lufkin, Texas Jetstream 3101 Reg: N904EH Blew left tire on landing runway 31 on arrival from Dallas, Texas. Nil Owner: First Bank Leasing
22 April 0903L Dusseldorf, Germany DC-10 of Ghana Airways 9G-ANE touched down >1500m in and overran (landing gear was damaged). Nil Airport seeking damage costs for lights. A/c left after an 11-hour delay.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 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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