Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, July 18, 2005

DATE/SITE: 26 June 1610Z Grand Junction, Colo.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 1900D of Gt. Lakes Avn.
CIRCUMSTANCES: While standing after boarding with L eng running, N240GL rolled
into fence
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Mounted curb &
became enmeshed in a chain link fence. Substantial damage

DATE/SITE: 28 June approx. Mozambique
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Caravan C208 of AirServ (UN a/c)
CIRCUMSTANCES: C208 serial #13 written off in post-accident fire (overturned on
landing)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: On Island of
Matemo. N9324F was previously world's highest-time C208

DATE/SITE: 28 June 1550Z Greensboro, N.C.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CL-600-2B19 Reg: N623BR
CIRCUMSTANCES: Nose-gear collapsed on Independence Air CL-600 while parked at
its gate
DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: After deplaning
pax on arrival from Chantilly, Va.

DATE/SITE: 01 July 2251Z Atlanta, Ga.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 757 of Delta Flt: DAL1171
CIRCUMSTANCES: Blew tire on t/off Miami. Wing & flap damage was found on landing
ATL
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Raises question
mark re: retracting gear & flap & proceeding to destination

DATE/SITE: 01 July 2251Z Amarillo, Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Learjet 25 Reg: N345MC
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c ran off LHS of runway 04 at midfield during landing roll-out
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 04 July Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: BAe146 of Rock Band U2
CIRCUMSTANCES: Emergency landing soon after takeoff - with a developing galley
fire
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: G-BPNT (operated
by Flightline Inc). No Bono onboard

DATE/SITE: 04 Jul Paris CDG A/P
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: L-1011 of Starjet Reg: A6-BSM
CIRCUMSTANCES: A6-BSM ret'd to Charles de Gaulle with crew reporting overheated
#3 eng
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Op to Athens for
Olympic Awys

DATE/SITE: 05 July Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of PIA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Baggage truck became hard wedged beneath eng nacelle causing a
15" gash
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Situation worsened
by operator then trying to reverse the truck out.

DATE/SITE: 06 July 0145Z Oklahoma City, Okla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Citation 560 Reg: N511TH
CIRCUMSTANCES: RH engine caught fire on climb-out. A/c returned and landed w/o
incident
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Destination:
Dallas, Texas

DATE/SITE: 06 July 1730L Thunder Bay, Can.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Metroliner of Bearskin Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed safely on main wheels only after nose-gear doors jammed
shut
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  19 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Extensive damage
to nose, engines and props

DATE/SITE: 06 July Manchester, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-400 of Jet 2 Reg: TF-ELZ
CIRCUMSTANCES: Ramp agent removed a GPU from an a/c while it was still connected
to it
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Caused over US$1M
damage to hardware and a/c electrics

DATE/SITE: 06 July morning Raleigh Durham, N.C.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c made an emergency landing after a smoky odor was detected
aboard
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  153 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Headed for West
Palm Beach, Fla.

DATE/SITE: 07 July 0900L Paris (CDG A/P)
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330-200 of TAM PT-MVC
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt JJ8096 became stuck in the grass after leaving the paved
surfaces
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Undamaged and
later headed back to Brazil as JJ8097 (CDG - Sao Paulo)

DATE/SITE: 07 July afternoon Shannon, Ireland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 777-200 of American Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Emergency diversion & landing with electrical fault & smoke in
the cockpit
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 190 pax  12
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Still on tarmac at
Shannon at press time.

DATE/SITE: 07 July 1100Z Chicago O'Hare
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of Air Canada C-GBHR
CIRCUMSTANCES: Blade of a concrete cutter (working on tarmac) ricocheted off
wing and embedded in a UAL cart
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Would appear blade
wasn't properly locked. Minor damage to A319 wing

DATE/SITE: 08 July Papua Niu Gini
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Fokker 100 x2 of Air Niugini
CIRCUMSTANCES: PNG jets grounded (failing to install EGPWS by July 1, 2005 - 5
yrs notice)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Joins two
Australian regionals who've had a/c grounded due to no EGPWS

DATE/SITE: 08 July early morn Trinidad
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767-300 of Air Canada
CIRCUMSTANCES: AC094 was forced to divert to Port of Spain A/P after pax became
disruptive
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Toronto to Buenos
Aires flight. Male pax arrested after landing

DATE/SITE: 08 July 1502Z Denver, Colo.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of United Flt: UA1511
CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned to land when a fire erupted in #1 eng during climb out
of Denver
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Fire was
extinguished before landing

DATE/SITE: 09 July Dan Helder A/P
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC2-142 of Aviodrome
CIRCUMSTANCES: On landing the left main gear of PH-AJU retracted and wingtip
dragged
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Substantial damage
to this historic Netherlands bird

DATE/SITE: 09 July 2350Z JFK New York
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330-200 of LTU (LTU1551)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Olympic A340 struck LTU A330 that had reported brake problems on
taxi
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: A340-300 flt OA412
struck rear of A330's stabilizer & both were u/s'd

DATE/SITE: 10 July ~1030L Delaware Bay
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: RV-8 and Rutan Long-EZ N78LC
CIRCUMSTANCES: 2/6 formating airplanes collided during oppositional maneuvering
& crashed
DEATH & INJURY: 2 fatal / 2
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: 2 fatalities also
at CFB Moose Jaw Saskatchewan (an airshow collision)

DATE/SITE: 10 July ~1700L Manila, Philippines
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330 of Air France PR106
CIRCUMSTANCES: Nosewheel malfunctioned during 180 --  turn on runway & a/c became
stuck
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  281 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Incoming flights
divtd Clark Intl and all outgoing flights were delayed

DATE/SITE: 11 July Neuquen, Argentina
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-200 of Southern Winds
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt A46176 made emerg landing due to a severely overtemping
engine enroute
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  106 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Departed Buenos
Aires for destination Neuquen

DATE/SITE: 11 July Boston Logan A/P
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330-300 of US Airways
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight diverted into Boston with an air-rage passenger who'd been
subdued
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Charlotte, N.C.,
to Heathrow flight was delayed 3 hrs & male pax was arrested

DATE/SITE: 11 July Gatwick, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of Nationwide
CIRCUMSTANCES: Wheel fires developed after a high speed abort following an
engine surge
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Engine and wheel
changes required after this takeoff incident

DATE/SITE: 12 July Stansted, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Titan
CIRCUMSTANCES: 7 crew hospitalized for checks after a/c diverted due to fumes in
the cabin
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / >120 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/180705.htm: Birmingham to
Palma Majorca flight operated on behalf of BMI Baby

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).

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