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Monday, September 19, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/190905.htm
01 Sep 0052Z Smithton, Mo. Commander 680 Reg:N37855 Aircraft crashed in a cornfield 500 meters from t/off, killing the pilot 1 fatal Written off
03 Sep Kalimantan Malay KA32 helo RA 31602 3 timber-hauling flt crew killed in a crash during a tropical downpour 3 fatal / 3 o/b 2nd helo crash due weather in Sarawak in the past two months
03 Sep Tokyo Narita 767 of JAL Flt JL603 Aircraft returned Narita A/P after takeoff with a #1 engine malfunction Nil Tokyo to Kuangchou
06 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia 737-200 of Mandala Airlines Had to return to Soekarno-Hatta A/P Crew noted a gear problem after t/off Nil The day after PK-RIM crashed at Medan, killing 150
08 Sep 0815L Goma, D.R. Congo DHC6 Twin Otter 300 of TMK 9Q-CBO destroyed after a forced landing in a banana plantation 3inj / 15 pax +3 Headed Butembo Eastern Congo. Lost an engine. Wing was torn off in crash
08 Sep 2215L Fort Myers, Fla. 767-330ER of Thomas Cook DF4059 returned SW Florida Intl A/P (Ft. Myers) after eng failure 40mls out Nil / 231 pax +16 Subcontracted to Condor Air (D-ABUI was Frankfurt Germany bound)
09 Sep Ciampino, Rome Citation 500 Landing a/c landed long and went off appch end of r/way 15, killing the ILS Nil / 3 pax +1 Hit the far fence after arriving from Lugarno It. All flts divtd to Fiumicino
09 Sep 1115L Samarinda, Indon. BN-2B Islander of Dirgantara AS PK-VIA written off after a crash in a softball field in Segin Sports complex Nil On the 4th approach of a training flight
09 Sep am hrs Casablanca, Moroc. A321 of Iberia Aircraft landed at Casablanca Morocco following engine trouble Nil / 160 pax +6 No further details
09 Sep 1626L 30N of Brazzaville AN26B of Air Kasai 9Q-CFD Flt ex Boende in Equateur crashed 48kms N of Brazzaville in bad weather 9 pax +4 killed/13 DRC govt grounded 33 unsafe airlines the same day (2nd fatal crash in 4 days)
09 Sep 0753L Palermo, Sicily Fokker F100 of Alpi Eagles Landed back at Punta Raisi A/P with a heavy engine vibration soon after t/off Nil / 52 pax o/b Thought to be due to icing
09 Sep Gran Canaria 777-200ER of Varig flt:RG8744 PP-VRA made a diversion to Gran Canaria after an engine shutdown Nil Rescue of pax mounted by PP-VRF. VRA just out of check & eng change
10 Sep 1025L St Louis A/P, Mo. DC-9 of NWA Flt NWA447 Memphis-Minneapolis flt diverted in with an eng shut down for oil pressure Nil / 62 pax Aircraft also had a nose-gear problem (lowered manually) & landed 1115L
11 Sep 0900L Mae Sot A/P Thai NAMC YS-11 of Phuket Air HS-KVO damaged after landing long in bad weather & skidding into a ditch Nil / 24 pax +4 Flt 9R-326 arriving from Bangkok. Type is now grounded by Thai CAA
11 Sep 2025Z Atlanta, Ga. 737 of Delta Flt: DL1607 Flt DL1607 lost a L.E. wing panel on initial climb and returned to Atlanta Nil Headed Greensboro, N.C. Minor damage
11 Sep 1030L Newark, N.J. MD80 of AA Flt 1147 Returned Newark shortly after t/off with a smoky haze-filled cabin Nil / 109 pax Bound Chicago, Ill.
11 Sep 2340L Larnaca, Cyprus 757-200 of Excel Airways XL2143 Passengers revolted, claiming two Muslim men aboard must deplane Nil / 230 o/b Claims one had spent over 10 mins in toilet. Both flew to UK on other flights
15 Sep 1957L Cincinnati, Ohio MD88 of Delta Flt:DL254 Returned Covington A/P after oil-smoke was noticed in a rear lavatory Nil / 136 pax Landed back after 11 mins at 2008L. Pax deptd on another a/c an hour later
11 Sep Lahore, Pakistan 737-200 of Aero Asia Flt E4-119 Pakistani aircraft turned back with an engine fire shortly after t/off Nil Headed from Lahore for Karachi
12 Sep AFB Tabing, Indon. MD80 of Wings Air Flt:IW-8730 Landed at an AFB 15kms short of original destination of Minagkabau Nil West Sumatra. Some say nav problems and some say "due to weather"
12 Sep 0343Z Los Angeles, Calif. 757 of United Flt: UAL8122 Tires blown on departure caused damage on arrival to trailing-edge flap Nil Hole found in RHS trailing-edge flap
12 Sep Bogota, Colombia Dash 8-300 of Aires Airline Flight HK4030 was hijacked by 2 men with grenades (one in a wheelchair) Nil / 20 pax +5 A/c had departed Florencia in the South for Bogota. Resolved by a priest.
12 Sep Gatwick A319 of EasyJet Aborted t/off with a flap asymmetry trip and returned to ramp Nil No other details
13 Sep 1125L Chicago O'Hare 747-400 of United Flt 828 Landed without incident on arrival from Hong Kong with a blown tire Nil / 207 o/b ATC advised by Hong Kong that arriving a/c might have two blown tires
13 Sep Jakarta 737-200 of Mandala Grounded by Indonesian inspectors for replacement of dubious parts Nil 4 other 737-200s belonging to other airlines also grounded (airworthiness)
14 Sep 2111Z Rockland, Me Raytheon Premier 1 A/C made a hard landing and right main gear collapsed into the RH wing Nil Reg: N701DF. Substantial damage in calm conditions
14 Sep morning Aalborg, Denmark A330 of SAS Emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit Nil However, imagery of a/c deplaning pax looks more like an A340-300
15 Sep LAX A/P USA 767-300 of AeroFlot Flt:315 2 doctors on board refused to help, so F/A's delivered a premature baby +1 male Aeroflot requires medical consent for pregnant women due within 4 weeks
15 Sep Houston, Texas EMB 170 of US Airways Xpress Blew all main-gear tires on landing at Houston (IAH) Nil Reportedly landed with park-brake set. Significant damage to undercarriage
15 Sep Bali, Indonesia A330 of Garuda Flt: 706 Crew detected a vibration in the #1 eng after 90 mins & returned to Bali Nil / 288 pax Enrt to Brisbane Qld, pilot returned to Ngurah Rai airport on Bali
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 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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