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Monday, November 14, 2005

Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/171005.htm
26 Sept. Linate, Milan Italy Citation 560 Reg: F-GJXX Last moment missed approach due to a King-Air 350 entering landing runway Nil LX-MLB taxied out onto the Linate runway without clearance
28 Sept. Manila, Philippines A330-200 of Qatar Airways QR645 was grounded for over 6 hours after a mouse was sighted on board Nil/243 pax A/c was fumigated in a hangar for 2 hours
01 Oct. 2035L Atlantic City, N.J. 757 of Delta Flt: DAL2094 Food cart became dislodged in turbulence and struck a F/A 1 inj Minor injuries (Atlantic City, N.J., to Orlando, Fla.)
02 Oct. Sofia Intl. Bulgaria 747-300 of Air Bulgaria Returned to Sofia following the failure of a navigation computer on climb-out Nil Sofia to Paris flight
03 Oct. Bangalore Intl. A340 of SriLankan Flt UL501 had to return shortly after take-off due to a bomb-threat Nil/258 pax +15 Colombo to Heathrow flight re-landed 40 mins after take-off & evacuated
03 Oct. 2231L San Antonio Texas MD88 of Delta Reg: N911DL Left wingtip of flt DAL1831 hit a fuel-truck on pushback from the gate Nil Minor damage (had been headed for Atlanta, Georgia)
05 Oct. afternoon Queenstown NZ ATR72 of Mt Cook Airlines Aircraft ran off the runway side while landing in heavy rain and strong winds Nil Nil damage
07 Oct. Larnaca Cyprus for Glasgow UK 737-800 of Helios Irish football fans refused to re-board after an earlier flight was aborted after take-off due to a smoky aircon unit Nil Some pax had started to vomit and faint - initiating the first return to Larnaca.
07 Oct. 1030L Gatwick UK A321 of Monarch Flt: ZB752 Tourist charter flight forced to land Gatwick after pressurization failed 1inj/197 o/b Oxy masks dropped. Manchester UK to Malaga Spain. One lady hospitalized
08 Oct. 0830L Toledo, Ohio Citation 560XL Emerg landing after losing hydraulics 20mls inbound to Toledo Express A/P Nil/ 7 o/b Pittsburgh to Chicago
08 Oct. evening Belfast Nth Ireland Dash8-400 of FlyBe Declared an engine-out emergency passing the Isle of Man & divtd Belfast Nil/67 o/b Belfast to Liverpool. Pax bussed back fm Belfast Intl to Belfast City Airport
08 Oct. 2039L Aberdeen UK DHC8-311 of BA City Express Cable connecting ground power start cart to G-BRYW tangled in the prop Nil/>50 pax Manchester bound flt BA4148 prop, fuselage and GPU damaged severely
09 Oct. 0630Z Narita, Japan 777 of Delta Flt: DAL56 A/c was struck by a ground service truck while parked at the gate Nil Unknown damage
09 Oct. 1915L Mumbai, India 737-4Q8 of Air Sahara Pilot landed hot & long on a wet runway 27 with a strong tailwind, burst tires & overshot the runway end 2 inj/117 o/b Kolkata-Mumbai a/c VT-SID remained blocking the runway for days with a collapsed nose LG shear-link
09 Oct. 1224L Windsor Locks, Conn. CRJ200 of Pinnacle Airlines Flt: NW4768 forced to return after hitting a flock of birds after take-off Nil/42 o/b N8969A bound Indianapolis. Plane is grounded for repairs to #2 engine
09 Oct. Istanbul, Turkey A300B4 of MNG Flt: MNG297 Bound for Cologne, a rear cabin door flew open on rotate. Pilot made emerg return to Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Nil/257 pax Another Antalya to Hamburg MNG a/c made an emerg landing on Saturday in Romania (smoke in the cabin)
09 Oct. morning Larnaca Intl Cyprus 737-800 of Helios Returned to Larnaca following an engine failure after take-off Nil Headed Glasgow UK. A/c was grounded by Cyprus CAA
10 Oct. 1720Z Denver, Colo. A319-111 of Frontier N927FR Flight FFT567 clipped the de-icer truck as it left the de-icer pad Nil Minor damage
10 Oct. 1708L Palm Springs, Calif. MD83 of AA Flt: AA859 Aircraft diverted into Palm Springs with a baggage hold fire indication Nil/140 o/b Chicago to San Diego, Calif., flight possibly had a faulty sensor
10 Oct. 0608L San Luis Obispo Calif. ERJ140 of American Eagle A/c cabin filled with smoke 15 mins after t/off so pilot re-landed at SLO Nil/44 pax Flt 3139. Aircon system is suspected.
10 Oct. pm hrs Lawrenceville, Ga. (Gwinnett County) Citation 650 of Pinnacle Air Jet Charter N182PA Unlocked bizjet found at Briscoe Field two days after being stolen Friday from St Augustine, Fla., for a joyride. Nil/6 o/b Found missing Monday 1130 hrs. One local commercial pilot arrested. Minor damage to one wing's leading edge.
12 Oct. 1345L Malaga, Spain 757 of Monarch Flt: ZB573 757 landed back r/way 32 shortly after take-off 14 - following an "engine fire" Nil/199 pax Malaga to Manchester flight had a compressor surge & a high temp
12 Oct. Birmingham UK 737 of BMIBaby Pax were evacuated from rear on spot 58 after their plane's tug caught fire Nil A/c was covered in foam (as were many of the evacuating pax)
12 Oct. 1244L Guam Micronesia 737-800 of CAM Flt: 06 Flight turned back to Guam about 30 minutes after take-off with an anomaly Nil/141 pax +6 Continental Micronesia (headed Tokyo Narita Japan) had LE flap unlock light
12 Oct. 1845L Shannon Ireland 737 of Ryanair Flt: FR1292 Flt touched down 25 mins after t/off fm Knock, following an engine outage Nil/99 pax +5 Knock to London (Gatwick) flight had a suspected birdstrike to an engine
12 Oct 0318Z Phoenix, Arizona 737 of SWA Flt: SWA1097 While taxiing to parking clipped RH horiz stabilizer of another SWA 737 Nil Minor damage to miscreant and clippee Flt: SWA2080
13 Oct. 0726L San Jose, Calif. CRJ700 of SkyWest Flt 6462 made an emergency landing at Mineta Intl A/P with a flap problem Nil/44 pax Monterey to San Francisco flt had a stuck flap and made a no-flap landing
13 Oct. am hrs Imerin Imady Madagascar Bell 222 VIP helo (government contractor) Pres Marc Ravalomanana, his wife and a govt minister escaped after their helo rolled and caught fire on landing Nil/5 o/b Suggestions of being caught in the turbulence of a departing helo. A South African Bell 407 lifted the party out
13 Oct. 1350L Shanghai China 747-400 of United UA858 Pilot detected a turning anomaly while taking the active runway for departure Nil/300 pax Pudong Airport. Two flat body gear tires in the main landing gear
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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