| 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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