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Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week,  April 3, 2006  

DATE/SITE: 17 March Gatwick, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Learjet 40 Reg D-CNIK
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew member tripped on re-entering c'pit, hit rt throttle and a/c
ran amok.
DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: A/c hit parked
vehicles and a pilot broke leg. See Osprey crunch 27 Mar.

DATE/SITE: 19 March night Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of First Choice
CIRCUMSTANCES: Fuel flooded hangar after booster pump change pulled on G-OOBK.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Other a/c
evacuated from hangar. A self-sealing valve failed to close.

DATE/SITE: 21 March 1620L Chicago O'Hare
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of LH RJ of Delta Cnnct
CIRCUMSTANCES: 2 a/c cleared to take off together from intersecting runways 9L &
4L.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Both a/c aborted
and ended up 100 feet apart with smoking brakes.

DATE/SITE: 21 March ~1705L Tokyo (Narita) Jap
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Fokker 50 of All Nippon Awys
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c evac'd just prior to t/off as heavy smoke entered a/c fm rear
cargo-bay.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 47 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Pax were offered
alternative flight.

DATE/SITE: 23 March 0907L Chicago O'Hare
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-300 of UA A320 of TED
CIRCUMSTANCES: A320 cleared to taxi across 4L after 737 had commenced its
takeoff roll.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 156+111 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: The two a/c missed
by around 600 ft laterally. See O'Hare 21st & 26th Mar.

DATE/SITE: 23 March 0739L Newark, N.J.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: RJ-145 of Continental
CIRCUMSTANCES: Emergency declared for smoke in cockpit during approach to
Newark.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Arriving from
Buffalo, N.Y.

DATE/SITE: 24 March ~1130L Cuenca, Ecuador
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C208B of ATESA Reg HC-BXD
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed into building less than 60 secs after t/off @ Mariscal
Lamar a/p.
DEATH & INJURY: 5 dead / 14 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Probable weight
and balance issue. Headed to Macas (to the southeast).

DATE/SITE: 24 March 0810L Abelema, Col.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Fokker100 of SAM Colombia
CIRCUMSTANCES: Pilot misunderstanding of ATC led to very near mid-air with a
Fokker 50.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 57 +81 total
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Fokker 50 of
Avianca. Canadian F100 pilot failed to descend as cleared.

DATE/SITE: 25 March 2020L Liverpool, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: ATP of Emerald Awys
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 3W424 arr from the Isle of Man declared emerg for smoke in
cockpit
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 52 pax +4
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: A/c operating for
Euromanx.

DATE/SITE: 25 March ~0935L Detroit, Mich.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 717 of Airtran Flt 872
CIRCUMSTANCES: Pilot landed at Wayne County a/p after knocking heard from hold.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Chicago Midway to
Boston. Sound caused by loose cargo door seal.

DATE/SITE: 26 March Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: ATR42 of Aer Arann Flt 52M
CIRCUMSTANCES: Suffered electrical failure and smoke in cockpit passing 500ft in
climb.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 62 total
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Flt 52M (bound
Galloway Ireland), returned to Manchester.

DATE/SITE: 26 March 1220L Chicago O'Hare
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 and a CRJ
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c simultaneously issued t/off clncs on 4L & 9L, then later told
to abort.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: 3rd runway
incursion in six days at Chicago's O'Hare (5 in 2006).

DATE/SITE: 26 March day Lihue, Kauai, Hi.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Aloha Flt AAH215
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt AAH215 went off end of runway on landing & halted in overrun.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Minor damage.

DATE/SITE: 26 March 2010L Torp Int'l, Norway
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A321-211 of MyTravel Scand
CIRCUMSTANCES: On landing, a/c overran stopway by 150m, damaging localizer
antenna.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Reg  OY-VKA used
2724m to stop. Finally finished yawed 90 degrees left.

DATE/SITE: 27 March 0205Z Boeing Fld, Seattle
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 99 Reg N2880A
CIRCUMSTANCES: Sparkling arrival after nose wheel seprted on roll-out following
emerg.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: An Airpac operated
a/c [Cn-109]  Flt APC1031

DATE/SITE: 27 March MCAS New River, N.C.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Osprey of MMTTS 204
CIRCUMSTANCES: TiltRotor made inadvertent take-off followed by very hard
landing.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Substantial damage
to RH wing and engine. (Asymmetrically blottled?)

DATE/SITE: 27 March day Lagos, Nigeria
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Bellview Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned Lagos after bird was ingested into port engine on
takeoff.
DEATH & INJURY: 1 pax inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Lagos to Accra,
Ghana.

DATE/SITE: 27 March 0655L Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Fokker 50 of VLM
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew ordered an evacuation just prior to take-off due to an elec
fire.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Manchester to
London City a/p. Fire was located in rear of aircraft.

DATE/SITE: 28 March ~1700L Yucaipa, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C208B of Cessna Corp. N208WE
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c went down in a mountainous region 75 mls east of Los Angeles.
DEATH & INJURY: 3 dead / 3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Weather-related
terrain accident (en route to Ontario a/p, Calif.).

DATE/SITE: 28 March 1337GMT Yakutia, Siberia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MI-8 of Polar Aviation
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed one km short of pad while landing at destination.
DEATH & INJURY: 5 dead / 7 inj / 12 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Chokurdakh to
Russkoye Ustye in Republic of Yakutia, West Siberia.

DATE/SITE: 28 March RAF Leuchars Scotland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 200 Super King Air & RAF Tornado F3
CIRCUMSTANCES: Scottish ATC and a RAF Leeming Tornado crew shepherded a/c to
safe landing at Leuchars, Scotland.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: King Air lost all
electrics in cloud. Tornado joined up & escorted a/c via cloud-free route to
safety.

DATE/SITE: 28 March ~1745 Tehran, Iran
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: AN-12 of Phoenix Avia
CIRCUMSTANCES: Broke up during forced landing in farmland 3 mls fm a/p after
emerg.
DEATH & INJURY: 4 inj / 12 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: EK-46741 was cargo
flt from Payam Int'l Karaj, Iran to Sharjah, UAE

DATE/SITE: 28 March ~1400L Newark a/p, N.J.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC-10-30F of Fedex flt 1020
CIRCUMSTANCES: On climb out, aft (#2) tail engine cowl separated and fell to the
ground.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: No injuries on
ground. New York (Newark) to Oakland, Calif.

DATE/SITE: 28 Mar 1925L Tallinn a/p, Norw
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-505 of Estonian Awys
CIRCUMSTANCES: ES-ABG received engine fault warning 12 mins after t/off & ret'd
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Tallinn to Oslo,
Norway.

DATE/SITE: 29 March 1447L BallyKelly, Ireland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Eirjet for Ryanair 9884
CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed by mistake 6 miles short of Londonderry a/p at army
airfield.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  39 pax o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: A/c pulled up just
short of fence and rail track across disused runway.

DATE/SITE: 29 March 2125L Sao Paulo, Brazil
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of TAM Flt JJ3012
CIRCUMSTANCES: Radome collapsed & windscreen was broken in severe en route
hailstorm.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Curitiba to
Congonhas, Sao Paulo. Flight depressurized after radome lost.

DATE/SITE: 29 March 2125L Moscow
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: IL62 Libyan Govt Reg 5A-DKR
CIRCUMSTANCES: Ran off side of runway on landing and broke into three pieces.
DEATH & INJURY: 2 inj / 6 crew o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Arriving
Domodedovo a/p from Mitiga a/p, Tripoli, Libya, for heavy maint.

DATE/SITE: 29 March ~0810L Newcastle, Austral.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Metro 23 of AeroPelican
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 5010 returned Newcastle after takeoff with thick smoke in
cabin.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 18 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: Oil contamination
of air cycle unit. Newcastle to Sydney, Australia.

DATE/SITE: 30 March 1140L Newark, N.J.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD80 of AA Flt AAL321
CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost #1 eng due to engine filter bypass light & diverted into
Newark.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 136 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/030406.htm: LaGuardia to
Chicago O'Hare.

1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal
injuries, investigated by aviation safety 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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