Accidents And Incidents

Air Safety Week, April 4, 2005

DATE/SITE: Circa 20 Feb Auckland, NZ
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 (TBC) of Qantas
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c lined up for dept on 23R (works in progress) vice 23L but was
corrected
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: By ATC (23R has
pmt taxiway status) Auckland undergoing extensive works

DATE/SITE: 16 Mar 1258 EST Newark, N.J.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-72T Reg: N50TC
CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck a parked G-IV's rudder with its left winglet on taxi to
Van Nuys, Calif.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/14
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: N874C (G-IV) was
starting up for Bedford, Ma. (rudder badly damaged)

DATE/SITE: 23 Mar 1435Z Brigham City, Ut.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Learjet 24 Reg: N888FA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft hydroplaned on landing and went off the edge of the
runway
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: D&D Aviation
(arriving from Salt Lake City, Utah)

DATE/SITE: 23 Mar 1800L Westchester, N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Citation 560 of NetJets
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 331 slid off the runway end on landing, collapsing the nose-
gear
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Closed airport for
4 hrs, disrupting many flights

DATE/SITE: 23 Mar 2307L Mwanza, Tanzania
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: IL76 Freighter Reg: ER-IBR
CIRCUMSTANCES: Moldavan reg'd plane crashed into Lake Victoria after take-off
Mwanza
DEATH & INJURY: 8 fatal /8 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Carrying 50t fish.
Cargo 707 crashed other side of Lake Victoria on 19 March

DATE/SITE: 24 Mar (TBC) Minneapolis -MSP
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of NWA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Severely damaged (pulverized) in flight by hail near Atlanta, Ga.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: In MSP hangar (may
need re-skinning  at Airbus in Toulouse, France)

DATE/SITE: 24 March Mumbai
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of GulfAir
CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl after shutdown of No 1 (port)
engine
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/213 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Chennai for Muscat

DATE/SITE: 24 Mar 0342Z Binghamton, N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CRJ100 of Mesa
CIRCUMSTANCES: MASA7108 turned wide onto taxiway and became stuck in the mud
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: No further details

DATE/SITE: 25 Mar night Heathrow, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Qantas
CIRCUMSTANCES: Aborted take-off with an incorrect door indication. Flt later
continued.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: LHR-SIN-MEL flight
(second such "door" event on this a/c)

DATE/SITE: 25 Mar 0110Z Washington Reagan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of USAir Flt: US1189
CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck a lavatory vehicle while pushing back from Gate 40
DEATH & INJURY: Unk
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Vehicle in non-
movement area. Unknown damage

DATE/SITE: 25 Mar 0830L Mwanza, Tanzania
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-200 of ATCL
CIRCUMSTANCES: All 4 tires burst simultaneously after touchdown (arr from Dar es
Salaam)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/76 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Attributed to
foreign objects washed onto runway 12 in heavy o'night rain

DATE/SITE: 25 Mar Milwaukee, WI
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 717 of Midwest Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Cargo-handler stowing a wheelchair got locked in for Flt150 to
Philadelphia
DEATH & INJURY: 1 temp. detained
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Cargo-hold is
heated and pressurized. Skyway ramper ret'd Mlwke 1st class

DATE/SITE: 25 Mar 1140L Sydney, NSW
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Air Pacific (Nandi)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight remained stuck on runway due to a hyd fault in nosewheel
steering
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/247  16
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Closed runway for
50 mins after arrival from Nandi Fiji.2hrs to debark

DATE/SITE: 25 March Narita, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767-300 of Qantas
CIRCUMSTANCES: Melbourne bound  QF180 abandoned after a flt crew fight at a
night-spot
DEATH & INJURY: One biffo'd
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: One flt crew
member hospitalized <15 hrs before t/off time. One suspended

DATE/SITE: 26 Mar 0850L Shonai A/P, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CRJ of Ibex Flt: 3071
CIRCUMSTANCES: 15cm radius scorched area on left wingtip after a lightning
strike enroute
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Originated at
Osaka's Itami Airport & struck just prior to landing Shonai A/P

DATE/SITE: 26 Mar morning Bogota, Colombia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: LET410 of West Caribbean Awys
CIRCUMSTANCES: HK4146 crashed on take-off on Colombian Island of Old Providence
DEATH & INJURY: 8 atal & 6 inj /14
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Enrt to San Andres
Colombia (RH engine failure on take-off)

DATE/SITE: 26 Mar 1600L Medellin, Colombia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD80 of Aero Republica Awys
CIRCUMSTANCES: Cabin Masks dropped (crew having difficulty with pressurization
system)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: HK-426X San Andres
- Medellin - Bogota flight pax stranded at Medellin

DATE/SITE: 26 Mar 1754Z El Paso, Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Citation 680 Reg: N272MH
CIRCUMSTANCES: Hit runway and taxiway lights on landing in gusting winds
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/2 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Toluca Mexico for
El Paso Texas. Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 27 Mar ~1400L Univ. Park, Pa.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: PC-12/45 Reg: N770G
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed suddenly without warning during ILS approach in bad
weather
DEATH & INJURY: 6 fatal/6 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: 3 pilots declared
emergencies due to icing before and after this accident

DATE/SITE: 27 Mar 0955CST Winnipeg, Canada
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Air Canada
CIRCUMSTANCES: Toronto to Calgary flight diverted in with a cracked windshield
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/98  6
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: No further info

DATE/SITE: 27 Mar 1100L Bogota, Colombia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 x2 of Avianca & LAN
CIRCUMSTANCES: Avianca 767 wiped a wingtip off the LAN Chile 767 at the holding
point 01
DEATH & INJURY:
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: El Dorado A/P
runway 01(Nil inj/109  169)

DATE/SITE: 27 Mar 1146L Kano Intl., Nigeria
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Bellview Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Eng explosion & fire on t/off caused much 2ndary damage to A/P
facilities
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/96  5 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: 5N-BFN re-landed
runway 24 following the event on take-off

DATE/SITE: 27 Mar 0730Z LAX Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Cathay Pacific
CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck taxiway sign with #1 eng whilst being towed to the
departure gate
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 28 Mar 1830L Narita, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330-200 of EVA Air flt196
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt BR2196 hit severe turbulence 18 mins (& 60 miles) before
landing
DEATH & INJURY: 49inj / 251  16
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Internal damage to
a/c. Four persons seriously injured. Arriving fm Taipei

DATE/SITE: 28 Mar 1615L Maiquetia, Caracas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: IL-18 of Aero Caribbean
CIRCUMSTANCES: 4 eng turbo-prop had eng fire on t/off, aborted and left the
runway side
DEATH & INJURY:
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Ex Cubana CU-TI539
substantially damaged (probable write-off) 16 inj/ 93 o/b

DATE/SITE: 28 Mar 05 Christchurch, NZ
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: ATR72 of Mt. Cook Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: NZ5076 pax gaped at sight of detached n/wheel rolling alongside
before falling
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/64 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: Headed Palmerston
North & Auckland. Taxied back on one n/wheel

DATE/SITE: 28 Mar 2020Z JFK N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of AA Flt: AAL44
CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned to JFK with a flt Attendant with a broken ankle
DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: No further details

DATE/SITE: 29 Mar 1406L Malpensa, Milan It
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: HS125 of NetJets
CIRCUMSTANCES: Carried out a planned gear up landing as gear refused to lower
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/8 pax  3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/040405.htm: R/way re-opened 15
mins later (pax incl AC Milan's Manuel Rui Costa)

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).