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Monday, August 23, 2004

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm
29 July Hong Kong 747-400 of Cathay Pacific CX904 crew castigated for making an ill-advised low turn at 500ft on appch. Nil HK Civil Avn Dept investigating this allegedly sporty arrival in bad weather.
02 Aug. Osaka Japan 757-200 of NWA Crew returned Kansai Intl A/P after closing down an engine. Nil No further details.
05 Aug. Milan (Malpensa) Italy A319-111 of TAP Air Portugal Emergency return to Milan after unspecified damage caused by strong winds 10 minutes after departure. Nil Reg: CS-TTB bound for Lisbon. Assuming "strong winds" means a severe turbulence encounter.
06 Aug. 1209Z Grand Island, Neb. Caravan C208 Reg: N864SF Right main gear tire failed on landing, acft struck appch light & deptd r/way. Nil No other damage (arriving from Omaha, Nebraska).
07 Aug. 1727MDT Denver, Colo. 737-500 of UAL Flt: UA1233 N929UA was ATC-aborted due to an AMASS radar target suddenly being detected at departure end of r/way 25. Nil / 108 pax +5 crew Several blown tires & melted brake fuse pads. Airport Movt Area Safety System (AMASS) radar generating phantom targets.
12 Aug. 1632 PDT LAX 757 of Continental COA695 reported a blown tire and flap damage on arrival. Nil Ex Houston, Texas (assuming happened on departure).
13 Aug. 0520L Inchon South Korea Global Express of Paul Allen An Asiana Airlines van crashed into and became wedged under the wing of the taxiing aircraft (not in Flight Sim).
Microsoft co-founder hardware problem during stop-over enroute to the Athens Olympics. Now in Flight Sim 04.
13 Aug. 0915CET Malta Intl A/P 737 of Air Malta Flt: KM752 Returned after blowing a tire in its right main gear on take-off. Nil / 122 + 6 crew Headed Moscow (Domodedovo A/P). Orbited for 3 hours to burn off fuel.
14 Aug. afternoon Dublin, Ireland ATR72 of Aer Aerann RE263 Two men arrested after captain's nose broken in an onboard boarding scuffle. 2 inj Captain hospitalized and two 20 y.o.'s were released on bail.
14 Aug. 1405L Rome Fiumicino AP A310 of Iran Air Two emergency landings (first Athens then later Rome) with eng failure. Nil / 102 +17 crew 10 mins after Athens dept & in Rome 2 hours after deptg Athens for Madrid.
14 Aug. 2000L Heathrow UK Fokker F100 of BMI Landed r/way 27L with gear unsafe (in transit) indicn. Clsd r/way for 30 mins. Nil Gear pinned on runway before tow-away
14 Aug. 1750L Washington Reagan A320 of United Flt: 627 A/c & concourse evac'd after a Middle Eastern man abruptly left the plane. Nil / 74 pax Pax was released by FBI after questioning (claimed a sudden change of plans).
14 Aug. am hrs Malaga, Spain 737of Futura Flt: Futura 1607 Suffered cracked windscreen enroute Belfast & had to land at Santander Sp. Nil 11hr delay awaiting a replacement windscreen from Palma.
15 Aug. 1150Z Lansing, Mich. DC-9 of AA Flt: AAY473 Fuel truck backed into port wing causing a foot long puncture. Nil / 7 crew No further details.
15 Aug. 0130L San Francisco 747-400 of PAL Flt: RP-C8168 Aircraft returned with eng #1 in trouble after an hour outbound. Nil Flight cancelled.
15 Aug 1500L Budapest, Hungary A321 of Lufthansa LH3341 (Istanbul-Frankfurt) was diverted after a bomb-threat. Nil / 172 +6 crew Flt: LH3341
16 Aug. East Midlands UK 737-200 of Ryanair EI-CNX Flt 535 returned after an engine failed after take-off Nil No further details.
16 Aug. 2015L Chicago O'Hare A319 of United Flt: 1035 Pax evacuated on taxiway after following jet reported a #1 engine fire. 4 inj / 69 pax +5 2 hospitalized, two treated on-scene. N806UA was bound Vancouver, Can.
17 Aug. 0130L Los. Angeles Int'l.. (LAX), Calif. 767-300 of American Flt: 8 Honolulu-Dallas flt landed LAX with an unmanageable deranged passenger. Nil 46 y.o. Texan had started threatening others with a knife - arrested.
17 Aug. 2215Z Pensacola, Fla. Beech 90 Reg: N45TT Crash-landed on Ferguson Airport runway after a post-maint test-flight. 2 inj / 2 o/b Aircraft destroyed.
17 Aug. 1140L Little Belts Mts., Mont. Beech 99 of US Postal Service Crashed in bad weather 40nms SE of Great Falls (probable icing-related). 2 fatal / 2 o/b Alpine Air Express contractor.
17 Aug. 0501L Shannon, Ireland 767-300 of Delta Flt: DL120 Disruptive pax arrested inflight by air-marshal and flight diverted Shannon. Nil N.Y. to Athens flight. A 36 y.o. Greek male was bailed to reappear. 3hr delay.
18 Au. diverted St. Johns, Newfdld 747 of KLM Woman gave birth in plane's galley with assistance of 3 onboard doctors. +1 Jordanian woman on booking had claimed only 27 weeks. Citizenship?
18 Aug. 1640L Heathrow (LHR) 747-400 of BA Flt: BA209 Landed 27L after initially rqustg emerg ldg Cardiff due to smoke in the cabin. Nil / 320 o/b Dumped fuel & landed LHR about an hour later - after smoke had abated.
18 Aug. 1930L Nairobi 737 of Kenya Airways KQ602 landed back after engine failed about 15 mins out - enrt Mombasa. Nil / 101 pax No further details.
20 Aug. 1500L LAX 747-400 of Asiana Unconfirmed reports of a near collision on 24L with a SWA 737. Nil Landing Asiana 747 made a very late go-round with two 737s on rwy 24L.
20 Aug. Cologne, Germany MD-83 of Spanair JKK1804 A/c evacuated during taxi-out after hydraulic oil leaked onto a hot engine. 7inj / 168 pax No fire although hyd mist is very flammable. Enrt Palma de Mallorca.
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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