Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, August 22, 2005

DATE/SITE: 09 Aug. 1550Z Ft. Lauderdale Fla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C402 Reg: N524FA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Blew right-hand tire on landing and ran off the side of the
runway
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/8 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 09 Aug. 1200Z Harrisburg, Pa.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CRJ200 of NW Airlink Flt: 3777
CIRCUMSTANCES: NW3777 had a bird-strike on landing at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Minor damage to
the number one engine

DATE/SITE: 10 Aug. afternoon Mt. Pleasant, Falkland Is.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: VC10 C1 of Royal AirForce
CIRCUMSTANCES: Support aircraft blew four port side tires on landing, closing
the runway
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Falkland Islands
support task is by 1312 Flight of RAF Mt Pleasant

DATE/SITE: 10 Aug. afternoon Chicago O'Hare
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-80 of American Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: 2 Presidential Marine helos strayed into Flt AAL730's finals
flight-path
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/136 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: MD80 had to go
round. Probable ATC error (&/or Marine One turning early)

DATE/SITE: 12 Aug. Tullamarine, Aust.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of QANTAS Flt: QFA34
CIRCUMSTANCES: Called ML CTR at waypoint GEMAC and advised captain incapacitated
DEATH & INJURY: 1 incap captain
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: From Auckland.
Requested medical assistance on arrival & a tow to ramp.

DATE/SITE: 12 Aug. Moscow, Russia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: TU154 of Vladivostok Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: The aircraft overran the runway end in heavy precipitation & was
bogged
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/149 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Minor damage.
Arriving from Abakan, Russia

DATE/SITE: 12 Aug. afternoon LAX A/P, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: King Air 200 & a Regional Jet
CIRCUMSTANCES: Pax jet came within 800ft & 1 mile of KingAir (Palm Springs to
Livermore)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: RJ headed LA to
Salt Lake City, Utah. 1 ATCO working 2 radars staffed for 4

DATE/SITE: 12 Aug. 1945L Fukuoka, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC-10 of JALWays, Flt:58
CIRCUMSTANCES: Over 600 metal fragments from burst #1 eng found (occurred after
take-off)
DEATH & INJURY: 5 inj on ground
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: JT9D-59A (hot end
failure /not a birdstrike). Enrt Honolulu with 229 o/b

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. Rawalpindi,India
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Saudia SV3722
CIRCUMSTANCES: Six tires blew during braking after landing at Islamabad Airport
Pakistan
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/353 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Foot fault. Spare
tires flown in on next day's Saudia flight from Rawalpindi

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. Parker, Colorado
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Cessna 425 Reg: N4252G
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed during an instrument approach in bad weather/low ceiling
DEATH & INJURY: 4 fatal/ 4 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Fourth fatal
Centennial A/P crash in 8 months. MU2 down just a week ago

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. ~1600L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: PA31 of TwinAir Calypso N318JL
CIRCUMSTANCES: 7 survivors of a ditching were plucked uninjured from ocean by a
yachtie
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 7 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Chartered fuel
management problem arriving fm Nth Eleuthera Is., Bahamas

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. Birmingham, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-800 of Helios, Flt: 408
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight circled for half an hour trying to resolve a flap issue
before landing
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Flap asymmetry
trip arriving from Larnaca, Cyprus

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. Manila, Philippines
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Royal Brunei B1636
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight diverted in to Manila after the #2 engine failed in cruise
flight
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/146 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Hong Kong to
Bandar Seri Begawan

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. 1204L Grammatikos  Greece (departed Larnaca, Cyprus)
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-31S of Helios  Reg: 5B-DBY Flt: ZU522
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c depressurized, probably in mid-climb, flt crew succumbed &
a/c flew on autopilot to destination Athens at programmed cruise level of FL340
DEATH & INJURY: 121 fatal/115 +6 crew onboard
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Some F/A's
survived on portable oxy & were seen (by intercepting F-16 fighters) to be
trying to assume control but fuel ran out & a/c crashed tailfirst

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. ~1700L Hannover, Germany
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: RJ145EU of BA Reg: G-EMBD
CIRCUMSTANCES: Overran wet runway on landing by 200m & stopped just short of
appch lts
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/45 pax +4
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Flt TH1754
arriving from Birmingham UK (minimal damage)

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. LAX A/P, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of Frontier Learjet
CIRCUMSTANCES: A319 departing for Denver had a close airmiss with a Learjet
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Lear was Cheyenne
to Burbank. Only 10 out of 15 ATC controllers on duty

DATE/SITE: 15 Aug. 1915L Norfolk NAS, Va.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C2A Greyhound of USN
CIRCUMSTANCES: Forced to land gear up after gear up sequencing failed on
departure
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/19 pax +4
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Landed single-
engine with RH shut down to avoid fuselage prop shrapnel

DATE/SITE: 15 Aug. enrt to Denver, Colorado
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of Frontier Flt: 846
CIRCUMSTANCES: Unplanned landing Yakima after a burning smell was detected down
aft
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/136 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Coffee-maker
shorted out. Yakima A/P is 110mls SE of Seattle, Wash.

DATE/SITE: 16 Aug. ~0330L Machiques Western Venezuela
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-82 of West Caribbean Awys Reg: HK4374X
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt WCW708 crashed in W Venezuela. Lost both engines (one at a
time) while enrt fm Panama to Isle of Martinique
DEATH & INJURY: 160 fatal/152pax +8
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Possible shutdown
of wrong engine with remaining engine failing visibly on re-application of power
for appch

DATE/SITE: 16 Aug. Heart, Afghanistan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Cougar AS532 of Spanish Contingt
CIRCUMSTANCES: Two ISAF peace-keeper troop helos collided during ops in NW
Afghanistan
DEATH & INJURY: 17 dead & 5 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Rotor blades
interlocked during formation flight south of Herat

DATE/SITE: 16 Aug. Niigata, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-90 of JAL Flight: 2250
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight took off without ATC clearance for Itami -- News rept
Yomiuri Shinbun
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: 2nd such JAL event
for 2005

DATE/SITE: 17 Aug. 1930L El Salvador
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC-10 of unknown charter
CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted Comalapa International Airport El Salvador with gear
damage
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/200 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Routed Caracas to
Managua Nicaragua with students from a Venezuela visit

DATE/SITE: 17 Aug. Glasgow, Scotland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: SAAB340 of Loganair
CIRCUMSTANCES: Turned back and landed after pilot smelt smoke during early
cruise flight
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/29 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Enroute to the
Island of Tiree

DATE/SITE: 18 Aug. Budapest, Hungary
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A300 of FlyAir
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c made an emergency landing in Budapest after an engine failed
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/>292 pax +11
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Enrt Istanbul to
Brussels, Belgium

DATE/SITE: 18 Aug. 1040L New Delhi, India
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-700 of Jet Airways
CIRCUMSTANCES: Re-landed after 30mins following a birdstrike ingestion soon
after take-off
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/91 pax +9
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Indira Ghandi A/P,
New Delhi, for Bangalore, India. Flt 9W-815

DATE/SITE: 18 Aug. 1400L Bologna, Italy
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of EasyJet
CIRCUMSTANCES: Evacuated after a burning smell was detected 10 mins from landing
Bologna
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/119 pax +6
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Arriving from
Stansted, London

DATE/SITE: 18 Aug. San Francisco, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of United Air Lines
CIRCUMSTANCES: After emerg landing, a/c tail later collapsed onto ground ("a
tail-sitter")
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/332 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: Returned due to a
hydraulic problem with #4. Tail-drop due to total defuel

DATE/SITE: 19 Aug. Bogota, Colombia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C130 of Colombian AF
CIRCUMSTANCES: Military Hercules carrying suspended WCA airline pax made emerg
landing
DEATH & INJURY: Nil/180 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: San Andres Island
to Medellin flight lost its hydraulics and diverted BOG

DATE/SITE: 19 Aug. 0420Z Guam, Micronesia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-251 of NWA Reg: N627US
CIRCUMSTANCES: Nose-gear collapsed after Flt 74 from Tokyo (Narita) landed at
Agana, Guam
DEATH & INJURY: 3inj/318 pax +16
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/220805.htm: A/P closed, runway
blocked, all flts inbound diverting Andersen or Saipan

1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal
injuries. 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).