Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Dec 20, 2004

DATE/SITE: 29 Nov. 2225L Cleveland, Ohio

AIRCRAFT & REGN: ERJ-135 of Continental

CIRCUMSTANCES: Parked N962CW tailcone was hit by the taxiing N995CW's right wing.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 6 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Substantial damage to both Embraers EMB-135BJ at Cleveland Hopkins.

DATE/SITE: 01 Dec. 1631L Heathrow, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320-232 of British Midland

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt BD181 engine caught fire during its early take-off run on runway 09R.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 53 pax +5 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: (Bound Paris) G-MIDY engine fire was quickly extinguished by ARFF.

DATE/SITE: 01 Dec. Manchester UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of Virgin Atlantic

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c lost a wing panel over Northern Wales & returned to Manchester.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: No further details.

DATE/SITE: 02 Dec 1650L Philadelphia Pa

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of Mesa Airlines

CIRCUMSTANCES: N801MD (Flt 1666) was parked at the gate when the APU caught fire.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Unknown damage.

DATE/SITE: 02 Dec. Hamburg Intl Ger

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ-100 of Lufthansa Regnl

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned Hamburg 30 mins after departure with an engine problem. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: No further details.

DATE/SITE: 03 Dec. 0310L Chennai Intl., India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-2Z9ER of Austrian Airlines

CIRCUMSTANCES: OE-LPB made precautionary ldg at 4am (RH eng indications out of limits).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 300 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Spare engine flown in on an Antonov 22.

DATE/SITE: 05 Dec. 1400L Anchorage, Alaska

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747SR-146B SF of Nippon Cargo

CIRCUMSTANCES: Rapid decompression due to rupture of pressure bulkhead (in E&E bay).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Rt side pressure bulkhead in NLG well ruptured out along rivet line (JA8158).

DATE/SITE: 05 Dec. 1745L Pine Bluff, Ariz.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Falcon 20 of Inld Packaging Inc CIRCUMSTANCES: N82TN skidded off the departure end 18 landing in rain, mist, low overcast

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Substantial damage (arr fm Austin Texas). Crew forgot to deploy dragbag

DATE/SITE: 06 Dec. 2319L Bangor, Maine

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DC-10-30F of World Awys

CIRCUMSTANCES: Fire broke out on #2 when N304WL landed and deployed thrust reversers.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Flames cause structural damage to the tail before firemen extinguished blaze.

DATE/SITE: 06 Dec. 1723L Hailey, Indiana

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C208 Caravan of Spirit Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: N25SA destroyed during RNAV appch r/way 31 Friedman Memorial A/P. DEATH & INJURY: 3 fatal / 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Crashed and burnt approx 3NM south of the airport (in mist and snow). ICE.

DATE/SITE: 07 Dec. 2318L Birmingham, Al.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-724 of Continental

CIRCUMSTANCES: N13750 clipped a generator bldg with its left wing while taxiing to the gate.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Minor damage.

DATE/SITE: 08 Dec. 0540L LaGuardia A/P NY

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of Delta Flt: DAL1021

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c encountered sudden turbulence on descent into La Guardia airport.

DEATH & INJURY: 2inj

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: 2 F/A's hospitalized.

DATE/SITE: 09 Dec. 0600L Atlanta Intl., Ga.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 727-2M7F of DHL Worldwide

CIRCUMSTANCES: Right MLG collapsed landing 08L at Hartsfield-Jackson closing one runway

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: DHL495 out of Cincinnati (N750DH Operated for DHL by Astar Air Cargo)

DATE/SITE: 09 Dec. 0200Z Tulsa, Oklahoma

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 200 Reg: N6PE

CIRCUMSTANCES: Engines quit on final and a/c crashed 3NM north of Tulsa International

DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj / 1 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: A/c destroyed (had deptd La Crosse Wisconsin for Tulsa). Ran outa gas.

DATE/SITE: 10 Dec. 1250CST Bay View, Texas

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 200 of Charter 1

CIRCUMSTANCES: N648KA pilot claimed L eng failed on lift-off - crashed into trees & burnt out

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 6 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: 3500ft long grass runway 23 - wind 010/16kts (= tailwind)

DATE/SITE: 10 Dec. 2140L Baton Rouge, La.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB-145 of Contl Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost directional control during night landing and veered off into the mud.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 48 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/201204.htm: Minor damage (arriving from Houston, Texas)