| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm |
| 29 Nov. 2225L Cleveland, Ohio |
ERJ-135 of Continental |
Parked N962CW tailcone was hit by the taxiing N995CW's right wing. |
Nil / 6 o/b |
Substantial damage to both Embraers EMB-135BJ at Cleveland Hopkins. |
| 01 Dec. 1631L Heathrow, UK |
A320-232 of British Midland |
Flt BD181 engine caught fire during its early take-off run on runway 09R. |
Nil / 53 pax +5 crew |
(Bound Paris) G-MIDY engine fire was quickly extinguished by ARFF. |
| 01 Dec. Manchester UK |
747 of Virgin Atlantic |
A/c lost a wing panel over Northern Wales & returned to Manchester. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 02 Dec 1650L Philadelphia Pa |
CRJ200 of Mesa Airlines |
N801MD (Flt 1666) was parked at the gate when the APU caught fire. |
Nil / 2 o/b |
Unknown damage. |
| 02 Dec. Hamburg Intl Ger |
CRJ-100 of Lufthansa Regnl |
Returned Hamburg 30 mins after departure with an engine problem. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 03 Dec. 0310L Chennai Intl., India |
777-2Z9ER of Austrian Airlines |
OE-LPB made precautionary ldg at 4am (RH eng indications out of limits). |
Nil / 300 pax |
Spare engine flown in on an Antonov 22. |
| 05 Dec. 1400L Anchorage, Alaska |
747SR-146B SF of Nippon Cargo |
Rapid decompression due to rupture of pressure bulkhead (in E&E bay). |
Nil / 3 o/b |
Rt side pressure bulkhead in NLG well ruptured out along rivet line (JA8158). |
| 05 Dec. 1745L Pine Bluff, Ariz. |
Falcon 20 of Inld Packaging Inc |
N82TN skidded off the departure end 18 landing in rain, mist, low overcast |
Nil |
Substantial damage (arr fm Austin Texas). Crew forgot to deploy dragbag |
| 06 Dec. 2319L Bangor, Maine |
DC-10-30F of World Awys |
Fire broke out on #2 when N304WL landed and deployed thrust reversers. |
Nil |
Flames cause structural damage to the tail before firemen extinguished blaze. |
| 06 Dec. 1723L Hailey, Indiana |
C208 Caravan of Spirit Air |
N25SA destroyed during RNAV appch r/way 31 Friedman Memorial A/P. |
3 fatal / 3 o/b |
Crashed and burnt approx 3NM south of the airport (in mist and snow). ICE. |
| 07 Dec. 2318L Birmingham, Al. |
737-724 of Continental |
N13750 clipped a generator bldg with its left wing while taxiing to the gate. |
Nil |
Minor damage. |
| 08 Dec. 0540L LaGuardia A/P NY |
757 of Delta Flt: DAL1021 |
A/c encountered sudden turbulence on descent into La Guardia airport. |
2inj |
2 F/A's hospitalized. |
| 09 Dec. 0600L Atlanta Intl., Ga. |
727-2M7F of DHL Worldwide |
Right MLG collapsed landing 08L at Hartsfield-Jackson closing one runway |
Nil/3 o/b |
DHL495 out of Cincinnati (N750DH Operated for DHL by Astar Air Cargo) |
| 09 Dec. 0200Z Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Beech 200 Reg: N6PE |
Engines quit on final and a/c crashed 3NM north of Tulsa International |
1 inj / 1 o/b |
A/c destroyed (had deptd La Crosse Wisconsin for Tulsa). Ran outa gas. |
| 10 Dec. 1250CST Bay View, Texas |
Beech 200 of Charter 1 |
N648KA pilot claimed L eng failed on lift-off - crashed into trees & burnt out |
Nil / 6 o/b |
3500ft long grass runway 23 - wind 010/16kts (= tailwind) |
| 10 Dec. 2140L Baton Rouge, La. |
EMB-145 of Contl Express |
Lost directional control during night landing and veered off into the mud. |
Nil / 48 o/b |
Minor damage (arriving from Houston, Texas) |
| 10 Dec. 1110L El Junquito Venez |
Skytruck of the Venezuela Guard |
National Guard Anatov M28 crashed into a mountain 20km NW of Caracas |
16 fatal / 16 o/b |
Deptd Puerto Ayacucho for La Carlota Caracas). Similar event on 21 Aug 04. |
| 11 Dec. afternoon Goa, India |
A330-200 of Emirates |
Divtd into Dabolim A/P Goa -cargo fire alarm 90mins after dept Kochi AP |
Nil / 276 o/b |
EK531 later deptd Goa for Mumbai at 1503L (after a 3 hour check-out). |
| 11 Dec. 0530L Uberaba, Brazil |
Emb-110 of NHR Taxi-Aero |
Early morning mail flt for TOTAL Linhas Aereas crashed on approach |
2 fatal / 2 o/b |
One also killed on ground in a house. (deptd Sao Paulo- Guarulhos Intl A/P) |
| 12 Dec. Guiyang A/P China |
737-800 of Air China CA4350 |
Left wing hit a 10m steel power pole on appch after diverting fm Jiangbei A/P |
Nil / 132 o/b |
Diversion due to bad weather. Severe dmg & left wing essentially destroyed. |
| 13 Dec. Sydney, Australia |
11 a/c of Virgin Blue & Qantas |
8 Qantas and 3 Virgin Blue jets were damaged by a wild hailstorm |
Nil |
Most east coast services were knocked out by the domino effect. |
| 13 Dec. Mumbai Intl A/P India |
737-700 of Jet Airways Flt: 9W-111 to Nagpur |
A group of State Ministers kicked open the cockpit door on taxi & dragged out the captain after complaints of heat-levels (an aircon pack was inoperative) |
Nil |
Another minister opened the cabin door whilst the a/c was on an active taxiway. Pilot was later charged with attempted suffocation. |
| 14 Dec. Des Moines, Iowa |
A320 of NWA |
Detroit-Denver flt diverted due to smoke warning in rear cargo hold. |
Nil / 151 o/b |
Burnt-out fan motor. Pax complained of eye, nose & throat irritation. |
| 14 Dec. Monterrey, Mexico |
Aero Commander |
A/c crashed in an industrial zone shortly after take-off. |
5 fatal / 5 o/b |
Enroute to a Texas destination from General Mariano Escobedo Intl A/P |
| 14 Dec. 1900L Newark, N.J. |
777 of Continental |
A fake bomb got lost during a drill and was carried on to Amsterdam on Flt 70 |
Nil |
Bomb was made up of fake Semtex, a detonator, wiring and a clock. |
| 14 Dec. 1330L Roseland, Indiana |
Pilatus PC-12 Reg: N922RG |
Made forced landing on a main road in a commercial area after eng failed. |
|
Knocked over a pole with right wingtip and spilled some 400 gals gas. |
| 16 Dec. 0755L Indore, India |
737-700 of Jet Airways Flt: 382 |
Ingested a 2.5kg eagle just prior to rotate and the t/off was aborted. |
Nil |
Flt canceled and pax made their departure for Mumbai at 1500L. |
| 16 Dec. evening Mumbai, India |
Many flights (delayed arrivals and departures) |
The runway 27 localizer antenna was stolen by thieves, disrupting flt ops in marginal prevailing weather. |
|
Stolen Tuesday. Enforced use of r/way 09 delayed flts by up to an hr. Police are attempting to localize the localizer. |
| 16 Dec. Atlanta, Ga. |
777 of Continental |
Houston-Gatwick flt 4 diverted into Atlanta to eject an unruly pax. |
Nil |
A drunk had become combative. N74007 deptd 1100L, arrived 2hrs late |
| 16 Dec. 0630L Arlanda, Sweden |
737-683 of SAS Flt: SK-103 |
SE-DNT was blown off the icy taxiway and got stuck in the mud. |
|
Lost its nose-gear. Bound for Malmo -Sturrup Sweden |
| 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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