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Monday, August 1, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/010805.htm
19 June 0342L Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 707-347C of Mahfooz Avn. 37 y.o. C5-MBM suffered an accident upon landing at Bole Airport (ADD) Nil / 5 o/b Ferry/positioning flight arriving from Douala Cameroun. Damage unknown
06 July 1630L Rome, Italy Erickson Air-Crane S64F N236AC was destroyed after pitching up 75degs in the hover & striking T/R 1 fatal / 2 inj Tail rotor hit tarmac, disintegrated & a/c crashed & burned. Fiumicino A/P
09 July 0812Z Chicago, Ill. 737 of SWA Reg: N738CB Unoccupied a/c struck in RH engine cowling by fuel-truck that rolled into it Nil Minor damage
11 July 2304Z Charlotte, N.C. 767-200 of Delta Flt: DAL592 A flight attendant was injured when a/c struck severe turbulence in cruise 1 inj Minor injury. Atlanta, Ga., for New York (JFK)
12 July Dallas, Texas MD82 of AA Flt: AAL563 A truck hit the left wingtip of N574AA during passenger loading on the ramp Nil Minor damage to both participants
14 July 2005L Coolangatta, Qld. 737-700 of Virgin Blue Strong electrical smell was initially thought due to a cockpit fire Nil 30 mins before landing on a flight from Sydney. Pax laptop was smoking
16 July 1150Z Norfolk, Va. Citation C550 Reg: N24E In landing flare aircraft struck a large bird and sustained a large L wing dent Nil No further details
22 July 1417Z Jackson, Wyo. 737 of Delta Flt: DAL1839 Left engine ingested a bird during t/off roll and aircraft returned to the gate Nil Unknown damage
22 July 1325Z Rhinelander, Wis. Beech 99 Reg: N399CZ Aircraft lost all electrical power and was forced to (daylight) land gear up Nil Substantial damage. Deptd from Milwaukee, Wis.
22 July 1530Z Globe, Ariz. C208 Caravan 1 Reg: N717BT A/c lost power on t/off & crashed in an open area on San Carlos Indian Resvn 1 minor injury Substantial damage. Headed for Safford, Ariz.
23 July Bogota, Colombia A319 of Mexicana N925MX hit severe turbulence over Mariquita, Colombia, 40mls fm Bogota 18 inj / 120 o/b 3 pax from AV6393/MX393 (code-share) hospitalized
23 July 1700L Lagos, Nigeria A330-343X of Lufthansa LH 564 burst nosegear tire & ran onto soft ground (5th such incident in 2005) Nil / 193 pax Minor damage to D-AIKH leaving a well-known poorly surfaced runway
23 July Tokushima, Japan A300-600 of JAL Flt: JL1495 A/c made emergency descent after a sudden drop in cabin pressn & masks 3 minor / 195 o/b Was dispatched from Haneda (Tokyo) w/ one broken cabin pressure controller
23 July 2300Z Lihue, Hawaii Dash 8 of Island Air Wing struck a pole during a return to gate for a minor maintenance issue Nil Minor damage to pole and N806WP
24 July 1515L Manila, Philippines 747-300 of JAL Flt: JL742 Crew decided to turn back after 15 minutes - with an APU fire indication Nil / 315 +20 Not confirmed by visual smoke. Landed back at Ninoy Aquino Airport
24 July 1640L Burbank Airport 737 of SWA Flt: 117 Landed back shortly after takeoff after a bomb threat was received Nil / 120 pax Hoax call placed from destination Phoenix, Ariz., caused runway evac
24 July 0757L New Chitose, Japan 777-300 of JAL Flt: 1001 Pilot surprised to find neither engine would go into reverse after landing Nil 3000m runway. From Haneda. Maint had failed to remove reverser lockpins
25 July JFK A/P, N.Y. A320 of JetBlue Re-landed 22L with a gear problem Nil Flt 36
25 July Milwaukee, Wis. DC9-32 of NWA Emerg Landing (smoke in lavatory) Nil Flt 1045/N9346 (JFK-Minneapolis)
25 July 1713Z Juneau, Alaska 1125 Westwind Astra N1125J Private jet declared emerg and landed after receiving engine fire indication Nil Hillsboro, Ore., for Fairbanks, Alaska. Unknown aftermath
25 July1855L Ottawa, Ontario A320 of Air Canada AC139 Aborted t/off at high speed with engine failure and fire in the starboard engine Nil Halifax NS to Vancouver BC via Ottawa left engine parts on the runway
26 July Guatemala Cessna 208 Caravan 1 Enroute, TG-APG crashed into Cerro Pinopa hillside near Herba Buena 2 fatal / 2 o/b Deptd Retalhuleu Base Aerea Del Sur for Cuilco. A/c is a write-off
26 July Domaya, W. Sudan MI-17 of Sudan Airforce Helo crashed in thunderstorm while attempting to land Neyala & Al-Fasher 19 fatal / 19 o/b Neyala is capital of Darfur Province. Al-Fasher is in N Darfur State
26 July Budapest, Hungary 757-300 of Condor Dusseldorf to Burgas, Bulgaria, flight divted Budapest - smoke in the cockpit Nil / 253 pax Operating for Thomas Cook. Minor damage but underway next day
26 July 1000L Rotorua NZ Sth Is Convair 580 of Pioneer Avn. Tourist a/c circled for over 60 mins attempting to resolve a gear problem Nil / 3 o/b Landed intact. Mt. Cook tourist sight-seeing operation
26 July 2330Z Miami, Fla. 737-81Q of Miami Air Intl. N732MA collided with a catering truck in the non-movement area of ramp Nil Unknown damage. Arriving from San Jose, Costa Rica
26 July Nassau 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Flt 28 hit severe turbulence without warning and without seat-belt sign Several injured Head & neck injuries sent to hospital after landing London Gatwick A/P
26 July 0252L Boston, Mass. 777 of UA Flt: 934 LA to London flight divtd into Boston due to 3 Pakistani gents misbehaving Nil 3 pax were moving freely between first class & coach and disturbing pax
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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