Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Nov 1, 2004

DATE/SITE: 11 Oct. Perth, West Australia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-86Q of Virgin Blue

CIRCUMSTANCES: VH-VOF struck its tail on take-off from Perth airport for the East Coast.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Under investigation by ATSB. Tailstrike unusual for a 737.

DATE/SITE: 19 Oct. Arusha-Ruaha Tanzania

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Caravan of Air Excel Reg: AXL or SMK CIRCUMSTANCES: Engine failed with loud bang at FL125 with no restart and followed by flap failure at 20 degrees (batt). Force-landed OK. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 10 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: 16 Caravans have gone down in the past 12 months; 10 eng failures (11 hull losses including 4 due to engine failure)

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. 0149Z Victorville, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of ATA Flt: AMT5247

CIRCUMSTANCES: Deptd paved area to E of r/way 35 at Twy C and became stick in the mud.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: During taxi-out for Gulfport, Kansas. Mil pax de-planed. A/c req maint attention.

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. 2220Z Salt Lake City, Utah

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 727-200 of Planet Awys N894AA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Heavily loaded US Marshals a/c was jacked & left main tire removed. Jack & inner tire subsided into the asphalt.. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Felons deplaned, a/c defueled but airbags gave way, rear stairway collapsed and a/c settled onto its tail.

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. 1400L ArthursTown Nassau

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 1900C of Southern Air Charter CIRCUMSTANCES: Ditched into the sea close to the shoreline of New Providence Island after both engines failed 20 mins apart.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil /8 pax +2crew o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: 2nd eng failed during its early approach (no serious injuries). Aircraft written off.

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. 0100L Detroit, Mich.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-800 of American

CIRCUMSTANCES: Body discovered in port wheelwell of AA926 (arrival fm Dominican Repub).

DEATH & INJURY: 1 dead

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Arrival via Miami fm La Romana (20 y.o. black male). TSA investigating.

DATE/SITE: 22 Oct. 1130L Loch Broom UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Reims F406 of Highland Awys

CIRCUMSTANCES: Collided with 2500ft elevn terrain during descent into Inverness, Scotland.

DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal / 1 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Vanished fm Lossiemouth radar whilst on descent inbound from Stornoway.

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. 2018Z Philadelphia, Pa.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Embraer 145 Flt: 3098

CIRCUMSTANCES: Evac'd via stairs on runway after returning with a fuel tank leak.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Reg given as N2755K by FAA (incorrect).

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. evening Gander, NFL

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Air India

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew advised of security concerns with onbd container & diverted to Gander.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: JFK to Heathrow Flt resumed 100mins later.

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. 0730Z San Diego, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Learjet 35 of LifeGuard Flight

CIRCUMSTANCES: N30DK crashed in mountainous terrain 1230 a.m. (after departure) DEATH & INJURY: 5 fatal / 4 pax+1

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Medevac had departed Brown Field for Albuquerque, New Mexico.

DATE/SITE: 23 Oct. 1230L O'Hare Chicago, Ill.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of United Flt: UAL1464

CIRCUMSTANCES: 3 F/A + 1 pilot hospitalized after hitting clear air turbulence enroute.

DEATH & INJURY: 6 crew / 148pax + crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Orange County, California, to Chicago, Ill. Elsewhere reported as Flt UAL650.

DATE/SITE: 24 Oct. 1630Z Martinsville, Va.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 200 of Hendrick M/sport

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed on Bull Mountain (7mls NW) after a missed approach runway 30.

DEATH & INJURY: 10 fatal / 8 pax +2

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: N501RH had departed Concord, N.C. carrying NASCAR race-team crews.

DATE/SITE: 24 Oct. 1336L Johannesburg, SA

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-2Q8ER of Air Austral

CIRCUMSTANCES: Fire broke out in #2 eng. during early stage of take-off roll 03L & crew aborted.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: F-ORUN vacated runway & fire dept ext'd fire (enroute St Denis, Reunion).

DATE/SITE: 24 Oct. 1630Z Birmingham, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Emb145 of BA Flt: BA7866

CIRCUMSTANCES: Rapid disembarkation on r/way after flt diverted in with smoke in cockpit.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm: Glasgow to Southampton flight.

DATE/SITE: 24 Oct. 2150L Chicago O'Hare, Ill.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767-300 of United Flt: UAL835

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned after an engine problem occurred a few minutes after airborne Bound Sao Paulo. Dumped fuel.