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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/111004.htm
31 Aug. Moncton New Brunswick, Canada	727-233 of Morningstar Air Express	MAL8062 hydroplaned off the edge of runway 29 on landing coming to rest with gear on grass and nose on r/way.	Nil	Recovered poise & followed thru its pirouette with a taxi to the tarmac area (operational hazard-check your tread).
09 Sept. 0650L Villahermosa A/P Mexico	CT-39a Sabreliner Reg: XA-TFD	Cargo flt crashed and broke up at 3kms finals whilst on approach to Villahermosa A/P.	2 dead / 2 o/b	Operator was Jett Paqueteria. These are elderly 2-eng bizjets with some unique aging characteristics.
12 Sept. Toronto, Ontario	747-400 of Air Canada ACA857	C-GAGL decl'd emerg when outboard flaps failed to extend on approach.	Nil	Failed on 5 & 10 deg selection. Raised stakes to a 20 deg selection and got a result.
13 Sept. 2050Z Toronto, Canada	Fokker 100 of Jetsgo	JGO146 reptd gear problem and re-landed after receiving a gear "unsafe."	Nil	Doors were remaining open due to a test valve left in "Ground Only" mode.
14 Sep Hamilton Ontario	727 of CargoJet	CJT573 re-landed runway 12 after 10 mins of dumping (flt control issue).	Nil	Flap disagreement/asymmetry trip.
16 Sept. 1735Z Vancouver, British Columbia	737 of WestJet Flt WJA125 & a Kelowna Beech	C-GKFX (Beech 60) and 737 played tag after a false TCAS RA caused 737 avoiding action to generate a real one.	Nil	Separation never got below 600ft vert and one nm horiz - due to interim oral inputs from the ATC controller- hmm.
27 Sept. 2245L Boston, Mass.	727 of Astra Air Cargo N748DH	DHL149 was struck by a van whilst parked on the ramp for unloading.	Nil	Damage to left aileron and wingtip.
27 Sept. Zanzibar A/P Tanzania	767-300 of EXEL (Belgium)	A/c seriously damaged by overnight pavement works (uncured bitumen had not dried by time a/c landed).	Nil	EXEL Brussels to Zanzibar service suspended. A/c ferried to Amsterdam for ongoing major repair-work.
28 Sept. 2206Z Santa Rosa, Calif.	Bell 222 of Calif. Shock Trauma	Bell 222U, reg N222UT, landed hard during its hover taxi out.	Nil/3 o/b	Substantial damage to this aeromedevac helo.
28 Sept. Las Cruces, Calif.	AS350B3 of Enchantment Av	N497AE lost tail-rotor during hover-taxi and crashed on its side on pad.	1 minor	Air ambulance at Las Cruces Medical Center - was destroyed.
28 Sept. 0538Z Hamilton, Ontario	727-225 of CargoJet	CJT620 dumped fuel and re-landed after a hydraulic problem on t/off.	Nil	Hyd fluid found soaking dept taxiway Charlie to the South of runway 06.
29 Sept. 1025Z Decatur, Illinois	C208B Caravan of Lucas Air	Fell into large hole on closed r/way 18/36 whilst taxiing for departure.	Nil	N276PM commuter taxi was substantially damaged.
30 Sept. 2120L Heathrow UK	747 of Asiana Flt: 552	Noisy "son et lumiere" engine surge on take-off followed by dump and return.	Nil	Crew shut down engine and dumped fuel to return to Heathrow.
01 Oct. 0514Z Atyrau Kazakhstan	757-200 Astana (757 has no fuel dump ability)	A/c carrying load of expats eventually landed back after right engine ingested many birds (after 2.7hr fuel burn-off).	Nil / 158 pax + 11 crew	Hit large flock of seagulls & right eng swallowed lots. Overweight landing with a failed engine more prudent?
01 Oct. Lobito Angola	Citation Jet of MRI	Lost a nosewheel on landing r'way 16 & ran off the side, short of the railway.	Nil	Medical Rescue International (possibly ZS-TMG Cessna 501)
03 Oct. 1624L Midland Intl. Texas	C-60 Lockheed Lodestar (1943 vintage transport)	American Airpower Heritage a/c crew lost directional control on take-off on r/way 34 and crashed midfield.	2 minor injuries / 5 o/b	CAF a/c departing airshow venue for Boulder, Colorado. Major fire damage to engines and tail (350gals AVGAS).
04 Oct. 0006Z Austin, Texas	PA-60 Aerostar Reg: N70466	Landed hard & a pax fell out. A/c then hit powerline & then trees on go-round.	2 minor injuries	Substantial dmg. Keep working on that landing flare technique, Joe (if any).
04 Oct. Narita, Tokyo	A330 of Northwest Airlines	Flight NW028 re-landed after experiencing engine trouble.	Nil / 210 o/b	San Francisco bound. Gear caught fire due to braking but was extinguished.
04 Oct 1934L Tullamarine Vic	737-3M8 of Freedom Air	Pilot became dazzled by temp works lighting & bogged a/c at taxiway edge.	Nil / ~108 o/b	ZK-FDM (Flt SJ324) bound Hamilton on North Island of New Zealand
04 Oct. 1055L Manchester UK	747-400 of SIA Flt: SQ26	Frankfurt-JFK flight diverted into Manchester 24R due to a bomb hoax.	Nil / 293 pax + 19 crew	4th flight to be bomb-hoax diverted in the previous 9 days.
04 Oct. Corfu	A300-600 of Olympic Awys	London-bound flt OA265 diverted into Corfu because of a bomb hoax.	Nil	Olympic hoaxes being tied to recent Greek govt plans to sell off Olympic.
05 Oct. 1200Z Cyprus (Larnaca)	747-400 of Lufthansa	Israeli fighters forced a/c to land Cyprus after receiving bomb threat.	Nil / ~300 o/b	LH686 was the 6th inflight diversion in a week due to a bomb scare hoax.
05 Oct Heglig Sudan (was out of El Obeid headed for Juba)	An12 of Sariya	Last reptd 60nm out inbound to Heglig with 4 engines failed and on fire during its emergency diversion to Heglig. 7th Sariya crash	5 dead	Wreckage 39nms out. A Sariya An12 exploded on finals to r'way 08 at Wau in early 2004 killing all onboard (tales of Wau?). Freighter co. ops are now suspended.
07 Oct. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	A330 of MAS	Police investigating 3rd MAS case in 12 months of electrical wiring sabotage.	Nil	Wires cut beneath panel below pilot's seat (located after a malfunction).
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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