Accidents And Incidents

Air Safety Week,  July 24, 2006  

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DATE/SITE : 04 Jul morning Kansas City Intl
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue
CIRCUMSTANCES : Aircraft was forced to divert and land KCI after a smoke alarm
DEATH & INJURY : nil/>120 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Enroute Denver to
New York

DATE/SITE : 04 Jul morning Geneva Switzerland
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-87 of Iberia
CIRCUMSTANCES : Landed back eight mins after t/off after a birdstrike & severe
vibration
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: engine compressor
blades damaged by bird-chewing exercise

DATE/SITE : 05 Jul morning Paphos Cyprus
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MI-35 mil helo of Cyprus NatGuard
CIRCUMSTANCES : New Russian Mil helo crashed during a pilot conversion training
exercise
DEATH & INJURY : 2 dead
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Had departed
Andreas Papandreou Airbase in consort with another MI-35

DATE/SITE : 06 Jul day Baku Azerbaijan
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: TU134 of Georgian Natnl
CIRCUMSTANCES : Diverted to Baku after an unspecified inflight technical
emergency.
DEATH & INJURY : nil/48 Pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Almaty Kazakhstan
to Tbilisi Georgia

DATE/SITE : 06 Jul day Dunedin NZ
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 737 of Air NZ Flt: NZ631
CIRCUMSTANCES : Multiple bird-strikes on lift-off from Invercargill damaged an
engine
DEATH & INJURY : nil/136 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Forced by weather
to continue to Dunedin. Engine minor damage

DATE/SITE : 06 Jul 1710Z Miami Florida
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747 of Lufthansa Flt: DLH462
CIRCUMSTANCES : Pax sustained serious injury during a severe clear air
turbulence encounter
DEATH & INJURY : 1 serious injury/111
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: arriving from
Frankfurt

DATE/SITE : 07 Jul 0007Z Dallas Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD82 of AA flt: AAL 801
CIRCUMSTANCES : A/c struck a large bird on takeoff roll and aborted, returned to
the gate
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: nosecone damaged

DATE/SITE : 07 Jul 1410Z Denver Colorado
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A319 of United Flt: UAL358
CIRCUMSTANCES : Pax was injured as a/c struck severe orographic turb over the
mountains
DEATH & INJURY : one pax injured
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: reg: N839UA
arriving from Jackson Wyoming. Pax had broken leg.

DATE/SITE : 08 Jul 1400Z Seattle Wa
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD80 of Alaska Flt: 464
CIRCUMSTANCES : Flight ASA464 was damaged at the gate by a malfunctioning jetway
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: headed Ontario.
Pax deplaned. Outer fwd fuselage skin sustained damage.

DATE/SITE : 08 Jul ~0915L Canary Islands Sp
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: S61N helo of Sp Env Ministry
CIRCUMSTANCES : Crashed off the coast of Anaga in Tenerife in over 700m of water
DEATH & INJURY : 6 dead
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Leased helo was
carrying fire-fighters from La Palma to Gran Canaria

DATE/SITE : 08 Jul 0035Z Dallas Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD82 of AA flt: AAL1849
CIRCUMSTANCES : On landing rollout a/c sustained a birdstrike that damaged the
radome
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: 2nd birdstrike at
Dallas in two days

DATE/SITE : 09 Jul 1540Z Yakima Wa
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Learjet 35 reg: N359EF
CIRCUMSTANCES : On landing the left engine swallowed a large bird sustaining
heavy damage
DEATH & INJURY : nil/3 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: operated by
Executive Flight Inc

DATE/SITE : 10 Jul Simferopol Ukraine
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A310 of S7 Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES : A/c diverted in after an engine failure enroute Antalya Turkey
to Moscow.
DEATH & INJURY : nil/250 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: S7 Flight 1822

DATE/SITE : 10 Jul 1045Z Hamilton Montana
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Citation 560 reg: N50CV
CIRCUMSTANCES : Landing a/c went off runway end into a creek at the Ravalli
County Airport
DEATH & INJURY : nil/2 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Arriving from
Visalia California

DATE/SITE : 10 Jul night Easton Washington
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: PA-31-350 of AirPac cargo
CIRCUMSTANCES : Clipped tree, lost wing and crashed while trying to land at
Easton A/P
DEATH & INJURY : 1 dead/1 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Spokane Wa to
Boeing Field

DATE/SITE : 11 Jul am hrs Cedar City Utah
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Brasilia 120 of Skywest
CIRCUMSTANCES : Divtd after 30 mins due a left engine shutdown following oil
pressure loss
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Delta Connection
flt from St George to Salt Lake City blew a tire on landing

DATE/SITE : 12 Jul 1845L Heathrow UK
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A320 of BA Flt: BA943
CIRCUMSTANCES : Landed 27L after a go-round and fuel burn-off due to hydraulic
failure
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Reg: G-BUSG had
gear and brake failure problems. Arr from Dusseldorf

DATE/SITE : 12 Jul 0020Z New Delhi India
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A300-605 of Kuwait Airways
CIRCUMSTANCES : A/c became stuck in middle r/way 28 after decl emerg for
hydraulic failure
DEATH & INJURY : nil/190 pax +11 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Flt: KU281 Kuwait
to Dhaka (Zia International). Reg: 9K-AMC

DATE/SITE : 12 Jul night Rio de Janeiro Bra
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 767-300 of Delta reg: N153DL
CIRCUMSTANCES : Runway 10/28 foamed for return of Flt 60 (declared an inflight
eng fire)
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: 767 dumped excess
fuel over the Atlantic to make its landing weight.

DATE/SITE : 12 Jul ~1517L Kigoma D.R. Congo
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: C130 of UN reg: UN822
CIRCUMSTANCES : Crashed on arrival from Bunia, landing 300m abeam the runway
DEATH & INJURY : nil/5 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Transafrik op a/c
burnt out. 5 paxing troops parachuted out of crashing a/c

DATE/SITE : 11/12 Jul Manama Airport Bahrein
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: Air India a/c Emirates a/c
CIRCUMSTANCES : An Emirates a/c Tuesday (and an Air India on Wednesday) landed
on the taxiway parallel to duty runway 30.
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Two other aircraft
made late go-rounds after similar errors. Problem caused by poor prevailing vis/
ILS out of service

DATE/SITE : 13 Jul ~2145L Winnipeg Canada
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: MD-11 of UPS
CIRCUMSTANCES : A/c diverted in after declaring emerg for a major electrical
failure
DEATH & INJURY : nil/5 crew on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Louisville
Kentucky for Anchorage Alaska

DATE/SITE : 13 Jul day Johannesburg SA
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: DC9-10 of  1-Time Airline
CIRCUMSTANCES : Aircraft was substantially damaged when it fell off jacks on the
JB ramp
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: reg: ZS-NRB ended
up in a tail-sit

DATE/SITE : 13 Jul 0030L Canso Nova Scotia
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: CH-149 Cormorant of CDF
CIRCUMSTANCES : Crashed during the approach to the hover during a night hoisting
exercise
DEATH & INJURY : 3 dead & 4 inj/7 o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: ..from 413
Transport & Rescue Sqn, CFB Greenwood NS

DATE/SITE : 14 Jul 1348L Khanty-Mansiisk
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: TU-154 of UT Air
CIRCUMSTANCES : Crew declared an emergency and diverted into  Khanty-Mansiisk
DEATH & INJURY : nil/70 pax +4 crew
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Moscow to
Noyabrsk. Nature of problem is unknown - but was urgent

DATE/SITE : 15 Jul Madrid Spain
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 747-400 of Thai ERJ of AirFrance
CIRCUMSTANCES : Jumbo wiped whole vertical fin off an AF Embraer RJ with its
wing on taxi
DEATH & INJURY : nil/>300 pax on 747
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Emb135 may be a
write-off. Happened on a narrow taxiway not used by 747's

DATE/SITE : 15 Jul 1320L Amarillo Texas
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: 757 of Delta flt: DL774
CIRCUMSTANCES : Reg N630DL made an emerg landing after duct leak/wheel-well fire
indicns
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Las Vegas to
Atlanta, Georgia flight. Warning recurred on a/c's next flight

DATE/SITE : 15 Jul Hong Kong
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A340-600 of Virgin Atlantic
CIRCUMSTANCES : VS201 tailstrike on takeoff in winds gusting 34kts; dumped
fuel/returned
DEATH & INJURY : nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: G-VWKD (Miss
Behavin) APU disabled. Tailstrike protection system?

DATE/SITE : 16 Jul 1830L Quito Ecuador Mariscal Sucre A/P
AIRCRAFT  & REGN: A330-200 of Air Madrid flt:962
CIRCUMSTANCES : A/c had an engine surge/failure & fire on takeoff r/way 17 and
returned urgently without fuel-load reduction
DEATH & INJURY : nil/166 pax o/b
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/240706.htm: Due to Tungurahua
volcano suddenly erupting & the airways being full of ash during their inbound
night flight?