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Monday, August 15, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/150805.htm
25 June Kochi, India A310 of Air India Flt: 857 Pilot suspended by DGCA after flying 2 legs without passenger oxygen Nil After mask deployment on first leg of Mumbai - Chennai - Kochi - Kuwait
03 Aug. Seattle-Tac, Wash. 737 of United 52 y.o. woman arrested after trying to open a rear emergency exit on finals Nil Managed to illuminate a cockpit warning light at 3,800 ft. on descent
03 Aug. 1439Z Denver, Colo. Two A320s of United Airlines UAL1511 was clipped on the tail by UAL1540 on pushback from its gate Nil / 156 +7 N472UA & N496UA minor damage. See Aug. 8 O'Hare parallel below
05 Aug. 0150Z Refugio, Texas Cessna 421 Reg: N605JE On landing the a/c hit a deer and the nosewheel collapsed, damaging props Nil Arriving from McAllen, Texas. Substantial damage
05 Aug. 1730Z Wheeling, Ill. Cessna 421 Reg: N421KC Lost LH eng on dept & hit building in industrial park 0.5nm NW of airport 2 minor / 2 o/b Attempting a 2nd return approach to Palwaukee Airport. Subst damage.
05 Aug. Houston Hobby 737 of SWA Flt: WN021 Diverted into Houston Hobby A/P after a threat note was found on board Nil / 136 pax +5 Dallas to Corpus Christi, Texas. 20 y.o. Texas male was later arrested
05 Aug. 1845L Birmingham, UK EMB145 of City Express (BA) Pax evac'd on runway after pilot declared smoke onboard and landed Nil / 18 pax Arriving from Frankfurt, Germany
06 Aug. night a.m. Tullamarine, Aus. Piper Navajo of Wingaway Air Cargo pilot mistook Tullamarine A/P for destination Essendon A/P & landed 1 red face Essendon is old primary (now secondary) Melbourne Victoria airport
06 Aug. ~0800L Chicago O'Hare ERJ-170 of United Express Flt 7550 made an emerg landing after crew reported smoke in the cockpit Nil / 70 pax Arriving from Norfolk, Va.
06 Aug. ~1555L Palermo, Sicily ATR72-202 of Tuninter TS-LBB Tunisair 1153 ditched 25kms NE of Palermo after a double engine failure 19 fatal / 39 o/b Enroute Bari, Italy, to Djerba, Tunisia. Possibly related to Stromboli eruption
08 Aug. ~1430L Amarillo, Texas MV22 of Bell Helicopter Co. Tilt-rotor landed in a field after a fire warning light illuminated inflight
Post-production test flight mounted from Bell Co.'s Amarillo facility
08 Aug. ~1515L Chicago O'Hare Two A320s of United Airlines Flt618 for Washington clipped wings during taxi-out with Flt682 headed NY Nil 111 + 112 pax In tarmac holding area. Both flts were cancelled due to damage sustained
08 Aug. 0715L Johannesburg, SA MD-82 of Kulula Landed back after 60 mins following a shutdown (loss of engine oil pressure) Nil / 150 pax o/b False alarm
08 Aug. 1215L Newark, N.J. 737-800 of Continental 737 RH wing contacted rudders of two Continental regional jets during taxi Nil / 150 +25 +13 Flt: Con1435 @ Liberty Intl A/P. EMB145 N10575 lost entire rudder
09 Aug. 0755L Boston Logan A/P Mass. A300 of FedEx A320 of JetBlue JetBlue Flt 441 had its T/O clearance cancelled after a FedEx A300 was taxied across r/way without clearance Nil / 124 pax + 6 crew Mechanic taxiing FEDEX A300 was unfamiliar with airport procedures. Logan procedures are now to change.
09 Aug. Brussels, Belgium Avroliner RJ85 of SN Brussels #4 eng failed after lift-off upon swallowing a bird - a/c landed back Nil Brussels-Venice flt SN3201
09 Aug. 2030L Cairo, Egypt MD90 of Saudia Flt: SV316 Declared a Mayday for a port eng fire, landed, tail area was destroyed by fire Nil / 123 pax Arriving from Medina KSA. A/c is reported to be a write-off
09 Aug. 1044BST Baltic Sea Sikorsky S76 C+ of Copterline Inc Crashed at sea in storm in 60m water depth off the Estonian capital Tallinn 14 fatal / 14 o/b Crashed 5 km from Tallinn on regular 80km route. Tallinn to Helsinki Finld
09 Aug. 2006Z Minneapolis, Minn. DC9 of NWA Flt: NWA1173 Struck runway & taxiway lights on landing. Damage extent unknown Nil / 82 pax +6 Sporty weather encountered upon arrival from Nashville, Tenn.
09 Aug. 1345Z Pittsburgh, Pa. MD-82 of AA Reg: N484AA Flt AAL1298 blew a tire on takeoff, aborted & was towed to the ramp Nil Minor damage
10 Aug. 1520L Brunei Intl. 767-300ER of Royal Brunei Re-landed after 20 mins (experienced n/wheel retraction problems on t/off) Nil / 232 +11 Bound Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
10 Aug. 1017L Juneau, Alaska 737-700 of Alaskan Flt: 65 Pilots suspected nosewheel tire had blown after t/off Ketchikan & divtd Nil / 61 +5 Seattle to Anchorage via Ketchikan and Wrangell divtd Juneau, Alaska
10 Aug. Knoxville, Tenn. MD-88 of Delta Pittsburgh to Atlanta flight diverted in to McGee Tyson Airport, Knoxville Nil Reportedly "something fell off, so we diverted"
10 Aug. 1125Z Manchester, N.H. EMB110P1 of Business AirFrght On taxi-in to the ramp the nosewheel fell off of flight RLR7357 Nil Reg: N621KC.
10 Aug. 1214Z Netherlands 767-300 of Delta Flt: DL073 Flt 073 intercepted by 2 F16's over Holland due failure to communicate Nil Istanbul to JFK flight - crew failed to contact Maastricht Eurocontrol UAC
10 Aug. 2257Z Houston, Texas DC8 of DHL Flt: DHL1740 Lost #1 eng at 8 mile final and left main gear caught fire on landing Nil / 3 o/b Runway blocked after two tires blew out (Wilmington, Del., for Houston)
11 Aug. 0606L Narita A/P Japan 777 of JAL 747F of Korean KAL freighter blew a tire on a panel that had dropped off preceding 777 Nil Six fragments of 2m panel that fell off landing JAL 777 recovered fm runway
11 Aug. Linate, Italy A320 of Volare Declared emerg with a jammed under-carriage after dept & returned Linate Nil / 158 +6 Headed for Catania, Sicily
11 Aug. 1230L Milan Malpensa It. MD80 of Alexander Air Greek reg'd a/c diverted Malpensa A/P after an engine failed enroute Nil / 159 pax +7 Zurich for Manchester, UK
11 Aug. 0618Z Miami, Fla. 737 of United Reg: N921UA While parked, right wing-flap & #2 eng cowling were damaged by cart Nil / 0 o/b Run-amuck baggage cart driver
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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