Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, May 30, 2005

DATE/SITE: 11 May Norway
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Dauphin of Airlift AS Norge
CIRCUMSTANCES: Company grounded after a series of accidents. Fatality was a
cliff rotor-hit
DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal / 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: 4 accidents since
1996 with five fatalities

DATE/SITE: 13 May 0000Z Denver, Colo.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-88 of Delta Flt: 664
CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned shortly after departure (loud bang and loss of
pressurization)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further
details. Denver, Colo., to Atlanta, Ga.

DATE/SITE: 16 May E Portezulo, Argentina
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 65- A80 of Transport Aereos
CIRCUMSTANCES: Charter flight crashed a few minutes after takeoff - unknown
circumstances
DEATH & INJURY: 10 fatal / 10 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: CC-CFS Balmaceda
(Argentina) to Chile Chiro (Chile). No further details

DATE/SITE: 18 May 1900Z Los Angeles, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 of Lan Chile CC-CRQ
CIRCUMSTANCES: Sustained large scratch on fuselage after a jet blew a container
into it
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Flt 609

DATE/SITE: 19 May Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: King Air 200 Reg: N512KA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Plane required semi-aerobatic routine to get gear to eventually
lock down
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Inbound from San
Andros, Bahamas, and originally anticipated a belly landing

DATE/SITE: 20 May Wallace, N.C.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Citation 501 Reg: N89MF
CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft ran off the end of the runway on landing at Wallace,
N.C.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: A/c owned by DM
Farms of Rose Hill LLC

DATE/SITE: 20 May 1550L Seattle-Tacoma
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DHC8-Q200 of Horizon Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: 3 pax suffered head injuries on overhead bins during a heavy
landing
DEATH & INJURY: 3 inj / 29 pax +3
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Hard landing
caused by turbulence on arrival from Redmond, Ore.

DATE/SITE: 20 May 0630Z Gatwick, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 777 of Delta Flt: DAL12
CIRCUMSTANCES: Two cranes called in to lift jetway off a/c (some damage to #1
engine cowls)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Airbridge and jet
out of service (stop marker board problem 777-300?)

DATE/SITE: 20 May 2005 Karachi, Pakistan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of PIA Flt: PK701
CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted Karachi after an engine ingested a bird on takeoff and
failed
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 326 pax +19
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Enroute Manchester
from Islamabad. Pax departed on a replacement jet

DATE/SITE: 21 May Savusavu, Fiji
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Twin Otter of SunAir
CIRCUMSTANCES: Airport closed for the day after a/c burst a tire upon landing
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  8 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Nadi Fiji to
Savusavu. Mechs flown in to change tire

DATE/SITE: 21 May 1106L Shannon, Ireland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 757 of Continental
CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed back shortly after takeoff with port engine shut down
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  163 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown failure.
Pax overnighted Shannon awaiting replacement a/c

DATE/SITE: 22 May 0037Z Augusta, Ga.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CL600 of Flight Options OPT699
CIRCUMSTANCES: N699CW given priority landing due to flt crew member with a
broken ankle
DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown
circumstances (assumed turbulence) deptd Chattanooga, Tenn.

DATE/SITE: 22 May 1230L Rochester, N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue Flt: 26
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c landed after circling for more than an hour after a circuit
breaker blew
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 137 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Cabin bus was
deactivated leading to pax complaints (no PTV's working)

DATE/SITE: 22 May 1440L Windsor Locks, Can.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 1900 of Air Canada
CIRCUMSTANCES: AC7372 landed Bradley Intl A/P after indications of a fire in one
engine
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  6 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Montreal to
Connecticut flt landed on one engine

DATE/SITE: 22 May Kolkata, India
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Thai Flt: 924
CIRCUMSTANCES: Emerg landing at NSC Bose A/P after copilot's windshield cracked
across
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  355 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Munich to Bangkok.
Flt also reported pressurization difficulties

DATE/SITE: 22 May Wichita, Kan.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of UA 717 of AirTran
CIRCUMSTANCES: UA 737 rolled from parking and struck AirTran's 717 (tail #768)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil pax o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Groundcrew
uninjured. Damage to a/c was "extensive"

DATE/SITE: 22 May night Oakland, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue
CIRCUMSTANCES: Mechanics backed a/c out of connected jetway with door open (on
tow)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown damage to
a/c. Jetway out of commission.

DATE/SITE: 23 May 0345Z Los Angeles, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DHC-8 of Horizon Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: During pushback a/c struck a catering truck with the right strake
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Minor damage. LA
to Medford, Ore. flight cancelled for QXE2420

DATE/SITE: 24 May 1745L Isle of Man, UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: ATP of Emerald Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: Liverpool UK-bound ATP landed back with reports of smoke in
cockpit/cabin
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further details

DATE/SITE: 24 May 1705Z Salt Lake City, Utah
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-90 of Delta Reg: N910DN
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt DL589 to New Orleans landed back with #2L slide inflated
inside the cabin
DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: F/A injured by
inflating emergency slide

DATE/SITE: 24 May 0052Z Portland-Hillsboro
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MU-2B-25 Reg: N312MA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Serial #266 crashed on takeoff killing all on board (cause
unknown)
DEATH & INJURY: 4 fatal /  4 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Weather not a
factor. MU2 has a reputation for being "a handful"

DATE/SITE: 25 May JFK New York
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of BA Flt: BA284
CIRCUMSTANCES: Divtd in in the early morn hours with multiple toilet snag (not a
3 eng saga)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: ETOPS failure
(Enough Toilet Ops). 747-400 has 14 toilets & 4 tanks

DATE/SITE: 25 May Beijing, China
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of United Airlines Flt: UA889
CIRCUMSTANCES: Chinese national died onboard 2.5 hrs ex San Francisco after
treatment by 3 medics - and he was placed in a toilet
DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Debatable practice
versus laying body out on seats and covering it up. There was a case some years
ago where an unrestrained body burst from a toilet after a heavy landing.

DATE/SITE: 25 May ~0750L Lanzhou, China
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of China Eastern Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: 10 y.o. boy fell to his death shortly after takeoff Dunhuang for
Lanzhou
DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Flt 2417 landed
Lanzhou 0914L. Boy had stowed away in a gear-well recess

DATE/SITE: 25 May Punta Cana, D.R.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 C-GLMC of SkyService
CIRCUMSTANCES: F/O landed it nose-first and hard, causing a distinctive fuselage
wrinkle
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: F/O & a/c may both
be a write-off (D.R. = Dominican Repub)

DATE/SITE: 25 May Walungu Eastern Congo
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: AN-12 of Victoria Air (Maniema Union)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Maniema chartered airliner departed Goma for Kindu (240 nms to
the SW) & ATC lost contact after 30 minutes
DEATH & INJURY: 32 dead /  32 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Latest count 32
dead (incl 5 Ukrainian crew). Wreck found CFIT at Walungu (120kms S of Goma) by
UN helos

DATE/SITE: 26 May Johannesburg, SA
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of BA Comair
CIRCUMSTANCES: Capetown to Jo'Burg flt landed with an engine fire warning
illuminated
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  121 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Suspected false
warning

DATE/SITE: 26 May 2130L Haneda A/P, Tokyo
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of JAL Flt: 1926
CIRCUMSTANCES: F/As extinguished a fire in two pax seats (smoking is suspected)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Naha (Okinawa) to
Tokyo-Haneda. Three women being questioned

DATE/SITE: 26 May pm hrs Schiphol, Holland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of KLM
CIRCUMSTANCES: Reports of high-speed rejected takeoff (RTO) after nosewheel off,
cause u/kn
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further details
- unusual to reject after V1 (n/wheel off) except for cause

DATE/SITE: 27 May 0904L Oklahoma City
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Continental
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight 216 diverted in after F/As reported smoke in the galley
area
DEATH & INJURY: Nil /  75 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Houston to
Minneapolis. Galley being dismantled to check the electrics

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).