Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week,  Nov 7, 2005  

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DATE/SITE: 13 Oct. 2030Z Los Angeles
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD80 of Alaska Flt: ASA513
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt ASA513 was struck on the RH wing trailing edge by a baggage
cart
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: No pax on board at
the time

DATE/SITE: 13 Oct. 1210Z New York, JFK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747F of China Airlines CHY112
CIRCUMSTANCES: While taxiing in to the ramp, the port outboard engine struck a
cargo pallet
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: #1 engine cowling
dented

DATE/SITE: 13 Oct. 2110Z Mesa, Ariz.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Cessna 425 Reg: N232GM
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c landed with nose-gear partly extended. It collapsed on
touchdown.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Falcon Field,
Mesa, Ariz. Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 13 Oct. 0317Z Phoenix, Ariz.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-5H4 of SWA N503SW
CIRCUMSTANCES: SWA1097 clipped right horizontal stabilizer of 737 SWA2080 on
taxi-out
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Substantial damage

DATE/SITE: 15 Oct. 1812Z Los Angeles
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of Asiana Flt: 202
CIRCUMSTANCES: Asiana AAR202 engine ingested a large bird on landing approach
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Damage to nose-
cone and fan blades.

DATE/SITE: 15 Oct. 0346Z Sedona, Ariz.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Gulfstream 4 Reg: N413QS
CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck a wolf or coyote on departure Sedona & diverted to Long
Beach
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Unknown damage

DATE/SITE: 15 Oct. 1535Z Newark, N.J.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Continental
CIRCUMSTANCES: Shortly after departure a flight crew member became ill so the
flight ret'd
DEATH & INJURY: One ill pilot
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Flt COA548
(Newark, N.J., for San Francisco)

DATE/SITE: 15 Oct. 0138Z Boston, Mass.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 757 of Delta Flt: 2024
CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft struck severe turbulence enroute and F/A was injured
DEATH & INJURY: 1 F/A injured
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Tampa, Fla., to
Boston, Mass.

DATE/SITE: 17 Oct. 0320Z Ogdensburg, N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Beech 1900 of Air Midwest
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew reported that a/c nose-wheel collapsed after hitting an
animal
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Flt AMW4655
landing Ogdensburg

DATE/SITE: 17 Oct. 2248Z Mojave, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: T39A Reg: N39FS
CIRCUMSTANCES: Sabreliner slid off the runway's departure end on landing
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 19 Oct. 0500Z Oakland, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 x 2 of SWA
CIRCUMSTANCES: N705SW left wing struck right wing of parked company 737 N744SW
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Minor damage to
N705SW & N744SW

DATE/SITE: 20 Oct. 1900L Atlanta, Ga.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Delta Flt: DAL3711
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c was struck by a vehicle on its LHS while empty & parked at a
gate
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Significant damage

DATE/SITE: 20 Oct. 2050Z Houston, Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 777 of Continental
CIRCUMSTANCES: 777 COA34 struck an MD80 (AAL1383) while taxiing
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Substantial damage
to MD80, minor damage to 777

DATE/SITE: 20 Oct. 1602Z Minneapolis, Minn.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC-10 of FedEx
CIRCUMSTANCES: FedEx 1718 landed MSP minus a 5-foot-long section of a wing LE
flap
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Discovered during
post-flight inspection

DATE/SITE: 20 Oct. 1601Z Ft. Myers, Fla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: EMB145 of Britt Airways
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt BT3140 lost the nose-wheel door while enroute to Fort Myers,
Fla.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct.1840Z Boston, Mass.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Delta Reg: N378DA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt DAL612 reported two pax & a F/A were injured in moderate turb
DEATH & INJURY: 3 inj.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Enroute Bermuda to
Boston

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. Playa del Carmen
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Trislander of AeroLamsa
CIRCUMSTANCES: Tail & nosecone ripped off when blown inverted at this Mexican
A/P
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Reg: XA-TYU
written off by hurricane Wilma

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. 2225Z Boston, Mass.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CRJ-200 of Express Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: FLG5739 aborted its departure roll on attempted taxi; couldn't
move
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: N8965E had rolled
only 700ft & was later towed back to the ramp. Brakes?

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. afternoon Merimbula, NSW
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: SAAB 340 of REX Airline
CIRCUMSTANCES: Melbourne-bound flt returned soon after t/off with a chip
detector light
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Magnetic chip plug
pulls in ferrous swarf from oil system/indicates trouble

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. 0900L Miami, Fla.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD82 of United Flt: UA1404
CIRCUMSTANCES: TSA screeners reported pilot for smelling of alcohol & he was
arrested
DEATH & INJURY: 1 possible DUI
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Taken into custody
by Miami Dade County Police

DATE/SITE: 25 Oct. 1407Z Rochester, N.Y.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A300B4-600 of FedEx, Flt: 684
CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft veered off the taxiway side and became embedded in the
mud
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: FDX684 damage
unknown

DATE/SITE: 25 Oct. 0626Z Kahului, Hawaii
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 757-200 of American
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt AAL161 struck its tail upon landing with unknown damage
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Island of Maui

DATE/SITE: 26 Oct. 0130Z Sacramento, Calif.
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Learjet 25 Reg: N888DV
CIRCUMSTANCES: No prior calls. Pilots claim gear collapsed unexpectedly on
landing.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Fiery night
arrival at McClellan Air Field, Sacramento

DATE/SITE: 27 Oct. 1345L Agana, Guam
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767 (Continental Micronesia)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 006 returned to Agana, Guam, with a pressurization failure
emerg.
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 117 +6
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Enroute Japan

DATE/SITE: 28 Oct. 0930L Salt Lake City, Utah
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD90 of Delta Flight: DL758
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight 758 returned to Salt Lake City with engine trouble after
takeoff
DEATH & INJURY: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Las Vegas-bound

DATE/SITE: 28 Oct. 0745L Kolkata, India
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Alliance Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c twice failed to land at Port Blair, Andaman Islands,
returning Kolkata
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 97 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: 0530L flt returned
due a tech fail & a later 1100 flt, due to deteriorating Wx

DATE/SITE: 28 Oct. 1802L Kuala Lumpur
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Falcon 900 of Malaysian Govt.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Deputy PM Najib's jet landed back at Subang Air-base with gear
problems
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 9 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Enroute to a
Kuantan, Malaysia, function with other cabinet members

DATE/SITE: 29 Oct. 1650L Osaka, Japan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 777-200 of All Nippon Airways
CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 628 lost 14kg tailcone from right engine in cruise (Kochi
Prefecture)
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 190 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Eng shut down.
Landed in Osaka as a precaution. Tailcone remains unlocated

DATE/SITE: 30 Oct. ~0650L Calgary, Alberta
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737-900 of Alaskan
CIRCUMSTANCES: Fire erupted under the RH wing and pax were evacuated after 2
minutes
DEATH & INJURY: ?/ 113 pax + 5 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Pre-takeoff. Cabin
filled with smoke as right engine began torching in spurts

DATE/SITE: 30 Oct. 2205L Bergamo, Italy
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: LET410-UVP-E19A of TradeAir
CIRCUMSTANCES: 9A-BTA crashed and broke up soon after a night takeoff in a heavy
fog
DEATH & INJURY: 3 dead / 3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Probable
disorientation on night cargo flight #729 to Zagreb, Croatia

DATE/SITE: 01 Oct. ~1100L Lagos, Nigeria
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Shorts SD3-60 of Associated Air
CIRCUMSTANCES: Skidded off the side of the very wet runway on arrival from Benin
City
DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 17 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/071105.htm: Collapsed nose-
wheel cause blocked runway to be closed for 90 minutes

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.)