Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, August 23, 2004

DATE/SITE: 29 July Hong Kong

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Cathay Pacific

CIRCUMSTANCES: CX904 crew castigated for making an ill-advised low turn at 500ft on appch.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: HK Civil Avn Dept investigating this allegedly sporty arrival in bad weather.

DATE/SITE: 02 Aug. Osaka Japan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757-200 of NWA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew returned Kansai Intl A/P after closing down an engine. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: No further details.

DATE/SITE: 05 Aug. Milan (Malpensa) Italy

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A319-111 of TAP Air Portugal

CIRCUMSTANCES: Emergency return to Milan after unspecified damage caused by strong winds 10 minutes after departure.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Reg: CS-TTB bound for Lisbon. Assuming "strong winds" means a severe turbulence encounter.

DATE/SITE: 06 Aug. 1209Z Grand Island, Neb.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Caravan C208 Reg: N864SF

CIRCUMSTANCES: Right main gear tire failed on landing, acft struck appch light & deptd r/way.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: No other damage (arriving from Omaha, Nebraska).

DATE/SITE: 07 Aug. 1727MDT Denver, Colo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-500 of UAL Flt: UA1233

CIRCUMSTANCES: N929UA was ATC-aborted due to an AMASS radar target suddenly being detected at departure end of r/way 25.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 108 pax 5 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Several blown tires & melted brake fuse pads. Airport Movt Area Safety System (AMASS) radar generating phantom targets.

DATE/SITE: 12 Aug. 1632 PDT LAX

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of Continental

CIRCUMSTANCES: COA695 reported a blown tire and flap damage on arrival. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Ex Houston, Texas (assuming happened on departure).

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. 0520L Inchon South Korea

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Global Express of Paul Allen

CIRCUMSTANCES: An Asiana Airlines van crashed into and became wedged under the wing of the taxiing aircraft (not in Flight Sim). DEATH & INJURY:

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Microsoft cofounder hardware problem during stop-over enroute to the Athens Olympics. Now in Flight Sim 04.

DATE/SITE: 13 Aug. 0915CET Malta Intl A/P

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Air Malta Flt: KM752

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned after blowing a tire in its right main gear on take-off. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 122 6 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Headed Moscow (Domodedovo A/P). Orbited for 3 hours to burn off fuel.

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. afternoon Dublin, Ireland

AIRCRAFT & REGN: ATR72 of Aer Aerann RE263

CIRCUMSTANCES: Two men arrested after captain's nose broken in an onboard boarding scuffle.

DEATH & INJURY: 2 inj

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Captain hospitalized and two 20 y.o.'s were released on bail.

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. 1405L Rome Fiumicino AP

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A310 of Iran Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Two emergency landings (first Athens then later Rome) with eng failure.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 102 17 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: 10 mins after Athens dept & in Rome 2 hours after deptg Athens for Madrid.

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. 2000L Heathrow UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Fokker F100 of BMI

CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed r/way 27L with gear unsafe (in transit) indicn. Clsd r/way for 30 mins.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Gear pinned on runway before tow-away

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. 1750L Washington Reagan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of United Flt: 627

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c & concourse evac'd after a Middle Eastern man abruptly left the plane.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 74 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Pax was released by FBI after questioning (claimed a sudden change of plans).

DATE/SITE: 14 Aug. am hrs Malaga, Spain

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737of Futura Flt: Futura 1607

CIRCUMSTANCES: Suffered cracked windscreen enroute Belfast & had to land at Santander Sp.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: 11hr delay awaiting a replacement windscreen from Palma.

DATE/SITE: 15 Aug. 1150Z Lansing, Mich.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DC-9 of AA Flt: AAY473

CIRCUMSTANCES: Fuel truck backed into port wing causing a foot long puncture. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 7 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: No further details.

DATE/SITE: 15 Aug. 0130L San Francisco

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of PAL Flt: RP-C8168

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft returned with eng #1 in trouble after an hour outbound. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Flight cancelled.

DATE/SITE: 15 Aug 1500L Budapest, Hungary

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A321 of Lufthansa

CIRCUMSTANCES: LH3341 (Istanbul-Frankfurt) was diverted after a bomb-threat. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 172 6 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/230804.htm: Flt: LH3341