Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Jan 24, 2005

DATE/SITE: 03 Jan 1710L Thermal, California

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C441 of Western Slope Auto Co.

CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed long and nose-gear collapsed after hydroplaning off runway 30

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Reg: N441CX minor damage, arriving from Grand Junction, Colorado

DATE/SITE: 06 Jan Manchester, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757-2G5 of Thomas Cook

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight TCX-344K diverted Manchester following an inflt loss of cabin pressure

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: G-JMCG was Glasgow to Arrecife, Gran Canaria

DATE/SITE: 06 Jan night Ronaldsway, IOM

AIRCRAFT & REGN: ATP of Emerald Air reg: G-JEMC

CIRCUMSTANCES: Veered off the runway on landing damaging lights and bursting a tire

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Isle of Man to Liverpool UK route

DATE/SITE: 06 Jan 0615L Casper, Wyoming

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 727 of UPS

CIRCUMSTANCES: Declared emergency and landed no-flap at a high all up weight DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Flap asymmetry trip arriving Natrona County International Airport

DATE/SITE: 07 Jan 2230L Goa, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ of Air Sahara

CIRCUMSTANCES: Gear collapse on landing for flight S2-2200 at Dhabolim Airport in Goa

DEATH & INJURY: nil/4 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Arriving from Mumbai India. All flights delayed 4 hours by the accident

DATE/SITE: 07 Jan 0745L Evansville, Indiana

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ of NWA Flt. 5706

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted in here rather suddenly after losing an engine enroute DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Chicago (Midway) to Memphis

DATE/SITE: 07 Jan 1726L New Delhi, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Alliance Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Army Charter flight from Leh landed with a nose-wheel tire-burst ex Leh

DEATH & INJURY: nil/77 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Burnt off gas from time 1626L in the overhead at Indira Ghandi Airport

DATE/SITE: 07 Jan Stewart, NY

AIRCRAFT & REGN: UNK of American

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted in after reporting smoke in the cockpit 50 miles out of Newburgh

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Ex Hartley Connecticut

DATE/SITE: 07 Jan Nashville Intl A/P

AIRCRAFT & REGN: F/A-18 of USN

CIRCUMSTANCES: Pilot being investigated for nearly hitting International Plaza Building

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Close call during an instrument appch (FAA has its offices on the 7th floor)

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan 1300L Bukalaza, Uganda

AIRCRAFT & REGN: AN-12 of Service Air Reg: 9Q-CIH CIRCUMSTANCES: Attempted return to Entebbe Old A/P shortly after t/off & crashed in a forest 6nm out. DRC smuggling operation.

DEATH & INJURY: 6 fatal/ 6 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Destination Kinshasa. Crashed in thick fog after engine fire soon after t/off. A/c had arrived with a failing engine.

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan morning Brussels, Belgium

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A330-301 of SN Brussels

CIRCUMSTANCES: OO-SFN hit by a container near rear door (by its handling company BGS)

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Damage quickly repaired by Sabena Technics. Loader had faulty brakes.

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan 1545L Luton, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-700 of EasyJet G-EZJJ

CIRCUMSTANCES: EZY2160 suffered eng fire indication on finals & L brake failure on landing

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Got towed away. False fire indication. Later flew EZY2067 to Geneva

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan Keflavik, Iceland

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767-300 of AeroFlot Flt 244

CIRCUMSTANCES: Russian born Canadian drunk attacked captain so flt divtd Iceland DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Police removed the intoxicated man

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan Cali, Colombia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD83 of Aero Republica

CIRCUMSTANCES: Gear collapsed on touchdown after arriving from Cartagena DEATH & INJURY: 6 inj/ 128 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: 6 hospitalized and aircraft severely damaged

DATE/SITE: 08 Jan 1925L Gunnison, Colo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-724 of Continental

CIRCUMSTANCES: CO1662 from Houston assaulted by a snow-plow while parked, and damaged

DEATH & INJURY: nil/55 pax +3

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: N16732 severely damaged in vicinity left wheel well (ferried out 13 Jan.)

DATE/SITE: 09 Jan 1850L LAX, California

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of AA Reg: N184AN

CIRCUMSTANCES: Tug broke loose during pushback and damaged nosewheel well and nose-gear

DEATH & INJURY: nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/170105.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 10 Jan morning Kendari, Indonesia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD-82 of Lion Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Rejected take-off at high-speed after a tire blew at this airport on Sulawesi