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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
Rel 14 May 03 Addis Ababa	A320 of (BA, EgyptAir or Kenya?)	Near accident during inst appch in IMC due to Navaids	Nil	See http://www.iasa.com.au/A320nearacc.htm
27 Aug 01 Tullamarine Melbourne Aust	A330 of Garuda	A moisture leak into the radar altimeter's coax cable caused a loss of handling characteristics.	Nil	Ground-spoilers failed to deploy and thrust reversers to actuate. See http://www.iasa.com.au/a330garuda.htm
07 May Kuching-Perth Australia	A330-322 of Malaysian 9M-MKG	About 30 mins into flt #1 eng caught fire. A/c ret Kuching.	Nil	No further details.
08 May 1228L Chattanooga Tenn.	CL600-2B19 of Atlantic SouthEast Reg: N829AS	Atlanta-Montreal flt 4690 suffered flutter vibration and uncommanded roll to 45 bank.	Nil	Right aileron inboard and outboard power control unit output links exceeded the allowed tolerance.
12 May Miami- Grand Cayman	737-800 of American Airlines Flt AA1746	Returned Miami with cracked windshield.	Nil	No further details.
14 May 2045Z	777-200 of American Airlines Flt: AAL47	Declared emerg 100nm N of Montreal for engine failure.	Nil	Diverted Dorval on Heathrow-Chicago flight.
15 May San Francisco-Boston	757-200 of American Airlines Flt: AA196	Emerg ldg Denver after smoke in cockpit reported.	Nil	No further details.
15 May 2254L El Paso Intl Texas	Cessna320 Skynight Reg: N4111T	A/c deptd R/way 26L and crashed on the ramp after RH engine failure.	1 ser inj	A/c destroyed (owned by Strata Prodn Co of Roswell New Mexico). Eng had just had maint performed.
15 May 0845L Coffs Harbour Australia	Beech Super Kingair200 of the Royal Flying Doctor Service VH-AMR	A/C forced down by waterspout/microburst at 4km finals hitting sea surface and losing port u/carriage. Later landed Coffs Harbour.	4 uninj	A/c landed on nosegear and RH MLG, scraping one wingtip, however a/c is a write-off due to sea surface and harbor breakwater wall impact damage.
16 May Heathrow UK	HS-125 ( GoldAir Intl Ltd of Cambridge	Bae125-800B burst starboard tire on landing 27R.	Nil	G-OLDD under repair at British Midland hangar.
16 May 1802Z 58 40N 33W	767-333 of KLM Reg: PH-BZG	KLM625 enrt Schiphol-Memphis reqstd Keflavik with lost oil press #2 eng, then de-cided to continue to Gander.	Nil	See http://www.iasa.com.au/dutchetops.htm
16 May Gander Newfdld	767 of KLM "Erasmus Bridge"	Amsterdam bound 767 lost engine and diverted Gander	Nil	Rescue 747 unable to offload CF-6 replacement engine for KLM0611.
17 May 1307L Dallas Ft Worth	MD-80 of American Flt: AA433	Birdstrike on takeoff but continued to destination.	Nil	RH landing light knocked off by the impact (found on arr Mexico City).
18 May am hrs Johannesburg	A340 of SAA (just new into service)	Baggage trolley driver took shortcut between port engines	Nil	R11M damage (damaged outer casing, inner casing, reversers).
19 May 1428L Dallas Ft Worth	MD-11 of EVA Air EVA697	Turning for dept, a/c blew construction worker over.	1 inj	Worker outside blast fence.
20 May Santa Ana Calif.	757-200 of American Airlines AAL250	About to dept, N692AA struck by driverless fire truck.	Nil / 102 on board	Damage to wing and engine cowling.
20 May Glasgow UK	A321 of British Midland	#2 eng (V2500) found seized on turnaround.	Nil	#5 bearing dry (oil feed line had failed).
20 May Manchester UK	A300-600R of Monarch	Decl emerg on pushback for cargo-hold smoke detector.	Nil / 360 on board	Attributed to faulty detector in forward hold.
20 May Petropavlovsk	IL-62 of Domodyedovo	Turned back with engine failure (spat turbine blades).	Nil / 174 pax	No further details ( Moscow bound).
21 May Saginaw Mich. 2238L	CRJ-200 of Blue Ridge Flt: BLR509	Reported eng fire on dept, stopped and evac'd pax.	Nil	No further details.
21 May 1125L Iwakuni Japan	U-36A Learjet 36A of JMSDF	Rolled abruptly & crashed following training touch & go.	4 fatal	Target tug a/c. Suspect mishandled simulated asymmetric exercise.
21 May 0205Z St John's Intl Newfoundland	767 of Delta Flt: DAL140	N188DN enrt JFK-Brussels decl emerg 50mls E of Nanso for smoke in the cockpit.	Nil	Landed St Johns 0249Z (cause was overheating cooling fan in cargo hold).
22 May 0210L La Guardia NY	Falcon 50 of US Air	N664B collided with Colgan Air Flt 5056 an SF34 on taxiways BB and AA intxn.	1 F/A inj	N664B LH windshield damage and SF34 left wing damage (both a/c taxing for departure).
22 May Durban SA	737 of Comair	Returned soon after take-off with a bomb hoax.	Nil	A/c isolated and evacuated in the compass swing bay for search.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other 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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