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Monday, August 18, 2003

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE
AIRCRAFT & REGN
CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATH & INJURY
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/180803.htm
18 Apr 03 Wenatchee WA C320 Exec Skynight N4178T Wreckage located in forest area Wenatchee, Washington State. 2 fatal / 2 on board A/c subject to alert notice since April (Wenatchee - Bellingham WA).
03 Aug 2325Z Cardiff S Wales UK A320-231 of SkyService Reg: C-FTDF SSV788 suffered approach status degradation on finals, blew tires and lost braking on the runway. Nil See imagery page link for details. Also see http://www.iasa.com.au/110803.htm URL for link to a similar accident.
circa 04 Aug Caracas Venezuela 727 of unknown ownership A/c left unchocked, rolled and destroyed two Short Skyvans. Nil Skyvans owned by Ministry of Transport and Communications.
05 Aug Mmabatho SA A330/A340 (?) of SAA (TBC) Landing incident during training flight (according to sources). Nil A/c reportedly significantly damaged.
05 Aug Moncton NB CL600-2B19(RJ) of Air Canada C-FSKE declared a fire in the R engine at 2 mile final. Nil Pax deplaned on runway from ACA642 (faulty o'heat sensor #2eng).
05 Aug Albuquerque NM Unknown of FEDEX Emerg landing, smoke incident after take-off. Nil Details are unavailable from FAA/NTSB site.
06 Aug 1925Z Gander Newfdld Concorde of BA Flt: BAW1 Enrt JFK at FL450 divt'd Gander due to low fuel reserves. Nil Record high temps in UK affected dept times and fuel uplift capabilities.
07 Aug 2104L Denver Colo. MD81 of MidWest Express reg:MEP9 A/c hit severe turbulence 80nm N of Denver with seat-belt sign ON. 3 inj / 120 o/b One F/A broken leg, one F/A broken pelvis. San Francisco-Kansas City flt.
07 Aug Durban SA 737-200 of SAA Lost hydraulics and nosewheel steering prior to an emerg ldg. Nil Enrt Capetown via East London. Pax deplaned on the runway at Durban.
07 Aug am hrs Manila Philippines CASA CN235 of Asian Spirit Air 60 seater a/c blew tires on landing runway 13/31. Nil / 19 o/b Flt ex Masbate.
08 Aug Sydney Australia 737 of Virgin Blue A/c denied landing clearance at 600ft as it would have broken a 2300L curfew by almost 45 secs. A/c returned to Melbourne (90 mins). 170 pax angered Flt departed late after a tech problem. Huge curfew fines are applied to shorthaul, however longhaul may land on specific r/ways utilizing no reverse.
08 Aug 1112L Lubbock Texas 767 of American Airlines A/c enrt Dallas-Honolulu took 14 mins to land with heart attack pax. 1 fatal / 213 pax Pax pronounced dead on arrival at Covenant Medical Center.
08 Aug 0619L Ft Lauderdale Fla. SabreLiner N265 Reg: N12PB Lost directional ctrl on landing and ran off right side of runway 8. Nil / 5 o/b Weather fine, wind calm. Minor damage.
08 Aug Caracas Venezuela Cessna Caravan (s/eng turboprop) Crashed close to Angel Falls in Canaima Natnl Park (prop failure). 4 inj / 13 o/b While attempting to land on an emerg runway in the Northern Amazon.
08 Aug Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 757-200 of MyTravel Flt: MYT392 Capt used taxi accel/decel to resolve a problem with grnd/air sensing -then faced a pax revolt back at the terminal. 14 pax refused to re-board after Capt declared a/c "fixed." Nil If nose oleo is over-inflated and freight loaded aft, extended NLG oleo can give a spurious ground/air signal. Known down-route defects are commonly addressed thusly by pilots.
09 Aug 1214L Chesterfield Mo. Cessna 650 of Thunder Air N122EJ rudder jammed just after lift-off enrt Kirksville Missouri. Nil / 2 o/b After inflt evaluation crew returned to Spirit of St Louis A/P (landing 1242L).
10 Aug 2335 Carolina PR ATR72 of American Eagle N429AT declared emerg with fire in the cockpit and re-landed. Nil / 55 o/b San Juan PR for Vigie A/P St Lucia (deplaned pax on taxiway after ldg).
10 Aug 2315 Covington Ky A340 of Air France DAL44 (277pob) 777 on pushback & AFR388 (on taxi to gate) collided. Nil Wingtip clash only (substantial wing damage to each).
10 Aug Manchester Uk 737 of Astraeus Crew called for fire-trucks due to smoke in galley on taxi-out. Nil Engineers' search of a/c at 24R threshold found debris in galley oven.
10 Aug Manchester UK Embraer ERJ145 of CitiExpress Aberdeen-Birmingham Flight div'ted Manchester with smoke mayday. Nil Smoke alert was in rear baggage hold of Flt: BA1472 (G-EMBY).
10 Aug Manchester UK A330 of Global Fuel leak and cabin fumes caused a/c to declare an emergency inbound. Nil Passengers reported vomiting on Orlando-Manchester flight.
10 Aug Johannesburg 747 of SAA Flt: SA337 Aborted takeoff at a late stage due to "a mixup with ATC." Nil Interpreted as having had no takeoff clearance.... (enrt Capetown).
11 Aug 1240L Jakarta Intl F28-3000R of Garuda PK-GFT GA073 advised unsafe gear on appch and later, L gear collapsed on taxi-in. Nil / 24 pax Substantial damage caused by L wing striking the ground. (ex Surabaya).
11 Aug 1530L Jandakot A/P Perth WA C402 of Fugro Spatial Laden a/c lost engine on takeoff, turned back and crashed short of the runway. On a Nautronix charter. 1 fatal / 5 serious Enrt to a military chartered task to the West of Perth, Western Australia. Fire crews took >13 mins to reach site.
11 Aug 1218L Bombay MI-72 of MESCO Oilrig service helo crashed 3 mins after departing platform 35kmswest. 2 inj /27 fatal / 29 Oil&NaturalGasCorp (ONGC) charter (underwater escape trng not standard).
12 Aug 1443L Seoul S. Korea C-12 Huron of US Army (KingAir) Crashed in rice-field 10 kms SW of Camp Humphreys. 2 fatal Site 24mls S of capital at Pyongtaek. Cause unknown.
12 Aug am hrs Albury Australia Navajo Chieftain of Albury Air Ctr A/c force-landed in paddock after losing all power in cloud at 5000ft. Nil / 7 o/b A/c slightly damaged - a/c enroute Bathurst NSW on Masterfoods charter.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries,. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information 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. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

 

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