Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, March 14, 2005

DATE/SITE: 25 Feb Heathrow, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of BA Flt 18

CIRCUMSTANCES: 3hrs into 14hr flt, ex Singapore #2 eng lost oil pressure and was shutdown

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 356 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Replacement #2 eng on same 747 that flew 3eng LAX to Manchester on 2/20

DATE/SITE: 28 Feb ~0900L Frankfurt, Germ

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767-300 of Delta

CIRCUMSTANCES: Copilot was arrested by German police for suspected intoxication DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 156 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Flight was delayed several hours. Departed with 2 pilots vice 3

DATE/SITE: 01 Mar Mexico City

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of Aeromexico

CIRCUMSTANCES: Substantial damage after a Mexicana A319 made a rapid 180 degree turn to avoid pax who'd just jumped from 747

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Relates to paxjump from Lufthansa 747 D-ABVL (reported in ASW, Mar 7)

DATE/SITE: 01 Mar Norfolk, Va

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767-300 of AA Flt AA1635

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted into Norfolk from 40 mins out with oil loss #2 engine (shut-down)

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 152 pax +10

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: JFK to San Juan Puerto Rico. Oil pooled beneath eng after shutdown

DATE/SITE: 01 Mar night Mumbai, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Air Deccan

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c grounded after step-ladder towed into leading edge of LH stabilizer

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Just prior to pushback. Pax were deplaned. 3rd such incident in a month

DATE/SITE: 03 Mar siesta Nice, France

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Inbound a/c

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c circled overhead for >30mins while police sent to investigate ATC Tower

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Single tower operator found fast asleep (colleague absent). No action

DATE/SITE: 03 Mar 1150L Dubai, UAE

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Bell 412 of the UAE Police

CIRCUMSTANCES: Skid hit water during low-level TV coverage of boat-race and a/c flipped

DEATH & INJURY: 7inj/ 7 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Ministry of Interior owner, Crash occurred just offshore at Mina Siyahi

DATE/SITE: 04 Mar 0550Z Omaha, Neb.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C208 Caravan Reg: N3RY

CIRCUMSTANCES: Engine failed after a chip light and a/c made forced landing on a street

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Headed Denver. Minor damage. Set down 6mls NW Millard A/P Omaha

DATE/SITE: 04 Mar Windhoek, South Africa

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD-11 of Air Namibia

CIRCUMSTANCES: A Guinea fowl flew into #1 engine at point of rotate at Hosea Kutako Intl A/P so a/c dumped fuel to return

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 281 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: 45 mins to dump 50T of gas. Pax flown out to destination Frankfurt on a Euro Atlantic Charter. New eng req'd

DATE/SITE: 04 Mar 1518L Toronto, Canada

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD83 of Jetsgo Flt 174

CIRCUMSTANCES: 7 a/c used runway for 20 mins after MD-83 aborted t/off - #1 engine failure

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 66 pax +6

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Flt 174 Tailcone & other debris found. Jetsgo has since ceased operations

DATE/SITE: 04 Mar 1010L San Jose, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757-200 of Mexicana

CIRCUMSTANCES: MX953 bound Guadalajara forced to return after #1 took a birdstrike

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Deptd 0945 and relanded 1010L

DATE/SITE: 05 Mar 0055Z Charleston, W.Va.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CL600 of Comair Flt: COM64

CIRCUMSTANCES: COM 64 received a lightning strike enroute near the nosewheel door

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Damage to radome and stabilizer (exit point). Departed Cincinnati

DATE/SITE: 05 Mar Kinshasa, Congo

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-200F of MK airlines 9G-MKS

CIRCUMSTANCES: Left paved surface on turnaround at r/way end and became bogged in sand

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Dug out 2 hrs later. Section 41 damage. 3600m runway at Ndjili Airport

DATE/SITE: 05 Mar 2359Z Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A321 of Air Canada C-GJVX

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c was struck by a baggage loader and holed near the baggage door

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: Flt ACA901 taken out of service

DATE/SITE: 06 Mar Charlotte, N.C.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of US Airways

CIRCUMSTANCES: Bullet-hole found in fuselage side of a/c on arrival Charlotte DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140305.htm: FBI investigating (last happened in Dec 04)

DATE/SITE: 06 Mar 0418L Varadero, Cuba

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A310 of Air Transat TS961

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned 30mins after t/off for Quebec due to rudder being torn off in cruise