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Air Safety Week, March 13, 2006
DATE/SITE: 16 Jan Washington, D.C. AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-401 of US Airways flt 720 CIRCUMSTANCES: Water supply line above cockpit door burst & water sprayed all over c'pit. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: On approach to DCA. Many panels and systems replaced due to water. DATE/SITE: 15 Feb ~1930L Kiel, Germany AIRCRAFT & REGN: Falcon 20 of Develton Ltd CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt attendent inadvertently set off a smoke cannister leading to emerg & overrun. DEATH & INJURY: 6 inj PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Overrun during emerg landing led to very substantial damage (F-OVJR). DATE/SITE: 19 Feb 1430L Detroit Metro a/p AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ of Comair CIRCUMSTANCES: Man slipped and fell on belt loader in hold doorway and was crushed. DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Belt-loader driver dismounted to assist w/ trouble in opening CRJ's bin door. DATE/SITE: 26 Feb 0420Z Trenton, N.J. AIRCRAFT & REGN: Falcon 900 N55TY CIRCUMSTANCES: Biz jet overran on landing & became stuck in mud at runway end. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Falcon 900 not great at stopping (see Teterboro entry for 03 Mar). DATE/SITE: 27 Feb ~1700L Cochabamba, Bolivia AIRCRAFT & REGN: Llama of Bolivian Gov't CIRCUMSTANCES: Helo auto-rotated to the ground after an eng failure due to contaminated fuel. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales & Vice-president Alvaro Garcia Linera. DATE/SITE: 28 Feb ~2000L New Delhi, India AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Indian Airlines IC895 CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c made an emerg landing at Indira Ghandi Int'l after losing engine DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Jaipur, India, to Dubai, UAE. DATE/SITE: 02 March Port Harcourt, Nigeria AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 x 3 of three Nigerian Airlines CIRCUMSTANCES: In one week, three aircraft had severe bird-strike damage to engines at Port Harcourt DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: 737-200 of Changchangi (flt NCH110). 737-300 of Aero Contractor. 737-200 of SpaceWorld (5N- BGB). DATE/SITE: 02 March Lubanimanga, DRC AIRCRAFT & REGN: AN-2 of Blue Airlines CIRCUMSTANCES: Antonov a/c crashed 35 kms from Tshikapa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo DEATH & INJURY: 3 pax inj / 12 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: En route to Kamunya, DRC - 3 pax seriously injured. A/c a write-off. DATE/SITE: 03 March 1910Z Teterboro, N.J. AIRCRAFT & REGN: Falcon 900 of Motorola, Inc CIRCUMSTANCES: Biz jet overran on landing & became stuck in mud at runway end DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Reg N973M stopped about 100 ft off the end. DATE/SITE: 03 March 3rd shift Everett, Wash. AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400F of "a Chinese Airline" CIRCUMSTANCES: New build a/c's nose-cargo door blew off during pressure test, damaging it. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Cockpit windows & surrounds were shattered during 3 psi high-blow test. DATE/SITE: 03 March morning Nuku'Alofa Tonga AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Air NZ Flt ANZ63 CIRCUMSTANCES: Nuku'Alofa to Auckland flight had a depressn, mayday'd & ret'd to Tonga DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: No further details. One hour return at 10,000 ft depressurized. DATE/SITE: 04 March ~1500L Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz. AIRCRAFT & REGN: F86 Sabrejet of Planes of Fame CIRCUMSTANCES: 53 year-old vintage fighter inadvertently landed gear-up during airshow practice. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: AFB operated by contract pilots of Case Management Co. DATE/SITE: 04 March ~1515L Munich, Germany AIRCRAFT & REGN: A310-304 of Sibir F-OHCZ CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt S7-898 skidded off runway 26L during take-off, 200 m from roll. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 166 pax +8 crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Pax were slide- evac'd into deep snow. Aircraft had minor damage. DATE/SITE: 04 March day Schipol, Nethlds AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-300 of Surinam Awys CIRCUMSTANCES: Badly damaged when pushed against hydraulic maint platform on J Ramp. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: RH stabilizer will require replacement. Lease-in a/c will be req'd by Surinam. DATE/SITE: 04 March day Surabaya a/p, Indon AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD82 of Lion Air PK-LMW CIRCUMSTANCES: Overran runway end while landing in heavy rain & strong winds. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Denpasar to Djakarta via Surabaya. Subst. damage (prob write-off). DATE/SITE: 05 March 0500L Cleveland AIRCRAFT & REGN: Avro RJ85A of NWA flt 3421 CIRCUMSTANCES: N517XJ's nose wheel collapsed at Gate C4 (see FAA AD 2006-01-09). DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Ship 7517 ferried by op Mesaba to MSP, Minn., for repairs. DATE/SITE: 05 March 1410L Nashville, Tenn AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of SWA DC9 of NWA CIRCUMSTANCES: TCAS warnings to both a/c as they closed at 1000 to 1500 ft AGL. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 137+5 Nil / 86+4 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Both on approach around 8 miles from airport. FAA is investigating. DATE/SITE: 05 March day Arecuna, Venezuela AIRCRAFT & REGN: C208B of SASCA CIRCUMSTANCES: YV-1149C written off during forced landing in field after engine failure. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 13 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Deptd Porlamar- Delcaribe Gen S. Marino a/p at 1509L for Canaimar a/p. DATE/SITE: 06 March ~1654L Port o Spain, T&T AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of AA Flt AA 166A CIRCUMSTANCES: Departing a/c re-landed within minutes with "smoke in the cockpit" DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 188 pax +6 crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Piarco Int'l, Trinidad & Tobago, to Miami. DATE/SITE: 06 March night Winnipeg, Manitoba AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Air Canada flt 143 CIRCUMSTANCES: C-FFWM eng shutdown & diversion after compressor stall in cruise. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 160 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Ottawa-Edmonton. Wear & damage in the variable stator vane system. DATE/SITE: 06 March night Heathrow, UK AIRCRAFT & REGN: A340 of Air Jamaica CIRCUMSTANCES: Minor overrun on 27L. Nose, right and center bogeys stuck on grass. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Near taxiway K (wheels vs concrete block). DATE/SITE: 08 March 1345L Ninoy Aguino Int'l, Philippines AIRCRAFT & REGN: DC9 of Cebu Pacific flt 5J-627 CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight aborted takeoff from Ninoy Aquino Int'l as two left MLG tires blew. Airport closed for hours. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Very long delays as security guards stopped rescue crews from approaching the accident area. DATE/SITE: 08 March day El Alto Int'l, Bolivia AIRCRAFT & REGN: Learjet 35 of Argentine Gov't CIRCUMSTANCES: Air force VIP airplane went down 7 mins after takeoff from La Paz. DEATH & INJURY: 6 dead / 6 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Regn T-21 crashed near town of Laja after requiring extensive avionics work. DATE/SITE: 08 March 1750L Bergen, Norway AIRCRAFT & REGN: Dash 8-400 of SAS SK2869 CIRCUMSTANCES: Nose wheel collapsed during taxi out for Copenhagen, Denmark. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 54 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: No further details. DATE/SITE: 08 March Wichita, Kansas AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ-200 of Delta (ASA) CIRCUMSTANCES: 3 incidents of inflight flap problems over 3 days (2 on one aircraft) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Atlantic Southeast is grounding the jet until problem is understood. DATE/SITE: 08 March 2340L Shannon, Ireland AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Ryanair Flt FR2849 CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c filled with smoke on landing from Malaga, Spain, & pax evacuated. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: 4 firemen took half hour to get elderly man in wheelchair off. DATE/SITE: 08 March ~1145L Guernsey, UK AIRCRAFT & REGN: HS748 of Emerald Airways CIRCUMSTANCES: Overran after becoming visual late & touching down well into runway 27. DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Reg G-BVOV landing in gale force fog. Airport reopened at 1940L. DATE/SITE: 08 March 1913L Maui, Hawaii AIRCRAFT & REGN: Cessna 414 of Hawaii Air Amb CIRCUMSTANCES: N5601C spiraled out of control before hitting BMW dealership on Maui DEATH & INJURY: 3 dead PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/130306.htm: Engine failure (prop failure due to feather?). Arr from Honolulu for patient pickup. 1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, reported by investigative agencies of various nations. 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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