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ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 1
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DATE/SITE
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AIRCRAFT & REGN
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CIRCUMSTANCES
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DEATH & INJURY
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| 17 Jan. 2300Z St. John-Toronto Can. |
CL600-2B19(RJ) of Air Canada |
ACA1157 F/A reported sparks and smoke from behind PA handset cradle. |
Nil |
Flight crew pulled CB, flight continued and maintenance later disabled system. |
| 19 Jan. 1926Z Toronto Ontario |
A321-200 of Air Canada |
C-GJWI crew reported NLG wheel missing after arrival from Montreal. |
Nil |
ACA413 wheel located on ramp. 3rd such failure in AC fleet in 12 months. |
| 28 Jan. 2100L Ghardaia Algeria |
Beech 1900D of Tassili Air |
Crashed after a go-round on late final due to runway being still occupied. |
1 fatal / 5 o/b |
7T-VIN written off (wing torn off). Copilot died later of injuries. |
| 28 Jan. Goose Bay |
777-200 of AA Flt: AAL51 Reg: N7191AN. |
Gatwick-Dallas flight diverted 1420Z fm posn 53N50W (elect failure in left engine). |
Nil |
Landed Goose 1522Z. Failure was of engine fire detection system. |
| 29 Jan. evening Ndola Zambia |
EMB135 of Airlink Zambia |
Landed long, skidded off runway in heavy rain & became stuck in the mud. |
Nil |
a.k.a. Zambia Skyways - fleet has no reversers (optional extra). |
| 29 Jan. 1046Z Goose Bay |
Learjet 35 Reg: 840141 |
USAF Lear RCH229 rejected t/off runway 26 with smoke in cockpit . |
Nil |
Returned to the ramp. |
| 29 Jan. 2252L Pontiac, Mich. |
EMB110 Reg: N34A |
Main gear collapsed on landing 27L after a divert to Pontiac. |
Nil |
Following a gear-down transit after departing Detroit for Akron, Ohio. |
| 29 Jan. 2020L Huntsville, Al. |
Convair 240 Reg: N8277Q |
A/c on landing had a complete hyd failure and departed the end. |
Nil |
A/c damaged. |
| 30 Jan. 1922Z Grande Prairie |
Dash 8 of Jazz Reg: C-GTAQ |
JZA8301 decl emerg on t/off for cargo fire indication and re-landed (<3mins). |
Nil / 52 o/b |
False warning. |
| 30 Jan. 0310L Glendive, Mich. |
SA26 Merlin2 Reg: N430MA |
Lost steering and got stuck in a snowbank (assumed while taxiing). |
Nil / 7 o/b |
Pax deplaned on r/way 12 (Billings Mont. for Glendive, Mich.) |
| 30 Jan. Bridgeton, Mo. |
Jetstream 200 Reg: N567HK |
After a missed approach STL 30R and a further low pass due unsafe NLG, a/c landed and NLG collapsed. |
Nil / 28 o/b |
Minor damage. A/c evacuated on the runway @ St Louis (Fayetteville, Ark. for Lambert Field Mo.) |
| 30 Jan. 1835L Green, Ohio |
Learjet 35 |
N39WA struck a concrete wall while taxiing on non-movement area. |
Nil |
Extent of damage unknown. |
| 30 Jan. 1150L Cleveland, Ohio |
DC-9 of Northwest |
Company tug ran into the rt wing of N9989 while it was parked gate 6. |
Nil / 8 o/b |
Extent of damage unknown. |
| 30 Jan 0538L Lincoln, Nebraska |
E135 of American Eagle |
N662AE struck a tug with its left wing while parking at Jetway One. |
Nil / 22 o/b |
Chicago, Il., for Lincoln, Nebraska. Minor damage. |
| 31 Jan. 1433L Plymouth, Mass. |
Beechjet 400 Reg: N26PA |
Aircraft lost the bottom of the right engine cowling on takeoff. |
Nil |
Cowling not secured. (Plymouth for West Palm Beach, Florida). |
| 31 Jan. 2135L Marathon, Fla. |
Beech 90 Reg: N75GC |
Aircraft crashed in bad weather (scattered 500 ft., overcast 1,200 ft.). |
2 fatal / 2 o/b |
Marathon - Ft Lauderdale, Fla. (Reduced visibility in mist) |
| 31 Jan. 0129L Kamuela, Hawaii |
C414 of Hawaii Air Ambulance |
TN5637C lost on radar 0129L at 5,900 ft. Failed to arrive Hilo (weather). |
3 fatal / 3 o/b |
ETA 0150L. Subject of an alert notice. Wreckage located 3nm E of Kamuela. |
| 31 Jan. 1545L Pittsburgh, Pa. |
DO328-100 of Pacific Island Avn |
N439JS jumped its chocks at gate E17 during an engine run. |
Nil |
Struck baggage cart, damaging radome. Non-pilot brake-rider. |
| 31 Jan. 1345Z London H'Row |
A340-300 of Virgin Atlantic |
VS45 turned back 150mins into flt to JFK because of burning smell in cabin. |
Nil / 181 pax |
On same day as BA cx three translants due to security-based intelligence. |
| 31 Jan. 1530L Houston, Texas |
737-300 of Continental |
Flt. 176 returned to Bush Int'l A/P with strong odor in cabin. |
Nil / 52 pax |
Had departed 1340L for Philadelphia. |
| 01 Feb. 1245L Laredo, Texas |
SAAB340 of American Eagle |
N340RC suffered rt eng failure on t/off and returned (debris left on runway). |
Nil / 32 o/b |
Flt. # 464 (Laredo to Dallas Forth Worth) returned to Laredo. |
| 01 Feb. 2125L Tampa, Florida |
737 of Southwest |
F/A suffered head injury when a/c struck turbulence inbound to Tampa. |
1 inj |
Flt. # SWA1725. |
| 01 Feb. 19955Z Calgary Intl Can. |
767-200 of Air Canada |
Ret'd after t/off with gear unsafe on retr'n. Engine flamed out on taxi-back. |
Nil |
ACA215 flight recorders pulled due flap retraction problem on prior flight. |
| 02 Feb. 1933L Minneapolis, Minn. |
CRJ-100 of Comair |
N807CA struck de-icing truck while maneuvering in non-maneuvering area. |
Nil |
CL600-2B19 a/c damaged and Flt Com913 (Minneapolis-Cincinnati) cancelled. |
| 03 Feb. 1830L Atlanta, Ga. |
737 of Delta Flt:DAL1924 |
A/c rt engine cowl hit by a belt-loader while parked at gate. |
Nil / 57 po/b |
Extent of damage unknown. |
| 04 Feb. Minneapolis St Pl |
727F of Kittyhawk |
One MLG wheel fell off upon gear extension on approach. |
Nil |
Impacted Highway 55 in Inver Grove Heights. |
| 04 Feb. 0245L Laredo, Texas |
737 of Southwest Reg: N673AA |
Flt. SWA 712 struck severe turbulence & diverted Laredo with inj F/A. |
1 inj |
San Antonio for Dallas flight. |
| 05 Feb. Perth, WA |
BAe146-300 of National Jet |
VH-NJL turned back after take-off with a fire-warning indication |
Nil |
False fire light. A/c enroute to Mount Keith, WA |
| 05 Feb. 1130L Sydney NSW |
Dash8 of QANTAS Link |
Flt QF2042 (Sydney-Dubbo) returned with eng fire (called by ATC on dept) |
Nil / 11 o/b |
Hydraulic leak generated thick smoke. |
| 1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact . Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, International Aviation Safety Association (IASA). |
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