Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Feb 9, 2004

DATE/SITE: 17 Jan. 2300Z St. John-Toronto Can.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CL600-2B19(RJ) of Air Canada

CIRCUMSTANCES: ACA1157 F/A reported sparks and smoke from behind PA handset cradle.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Flight crew pulled CB, flight continued and maintenance later disabled system.

DATE/SITE: 19 Jan. 1926Z Toronto Ontario

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A321-200 of Air Canada

CIRCUMSTANCES: C-GJWI crew reported NLG wheel missing after arrival from Montreal.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: ACA413 wheel located on ramp. 3rd such failure in AC fleet in 12 months.

DATE/SITE: 28 Jan. 2100L Ghardaia Algeria

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 1900D of Tassili Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed after a go-round on late final due to runway being still occupied.

DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal / 5 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: 7T-VIN written off (wing torn off). Copilot died later of injuries.

DATE/SITE: 28 Jan. Goose Bay

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-200 of AA Flt: AAL51 Reg: N7191AN. CIRCUMSTANCES: Gatwick-Dallas flight diverted 1420Z fm posn 53N50W (elect failure in left engine).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Landed Goose 1522Z. Failure was of engine fire detection system.

DATE/SITE: 29 Jan. evening Ndola Zambia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB135 of Airlink Zambia

CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed long, skidded off runway in heavy rain & became stuck in the mud.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: a.k.a. Zambia Skyways - fleet has no reversers (optional extra).

DATE/SITE: 29 Jan. 1046Z Goose Bay

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Learjet 35 Reg: 840141

CIRCUMSTANCES: USAF Lear RCH229 rejected t/off runway 26 with smoke in cockpit .

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Returned to the ramp.

DATE/SITE: 29 Jan. 2252L Pontiac, Mich.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB110 Reg: N34A

CIRCUMSTANCES: Main gear collapsed on landing 27L after a divert to Pontiac. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Following a gear-down transit after departing Detroit for Akron, Ohio.

DATE/SITE: 29 Jan. 2020L Huntsville, Al.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Convair 240 Reg: N8277Q

CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c on landing had a complete hyd failure and departed the end. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: A/c damaged.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan. 1922Z Grande Prairie

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Dash 8 of Jazz Reg: C-GTAQ

CIRCUMSTANCES: JZA8301 decl emerg on t/off for cargo fire indication and relanded (<3mins).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 52 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: False warning.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan. 0310L Glendive, Mich.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: SA26 Merlin2 Reg: N430MA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost steering and got stuck in a snowbank (assumed while taxiing).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 7 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Pax deplaned on r/way 12 (Billings Mont. for Glendive, Mich.)

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan. Bridgeton, Mo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Jetstream 200 Reg: N567HK

CIRCUMSTANCES: After a missed approach STL 30R and a further low pass due unsafe NLG, a/c landed and NLG collapsed.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 28 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Minor damage. A/c evacuated on the runway @ St Louis (Fayetteville, Ark. for Lambert Field Mo.)

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan. 1835L Green, Ohio

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Learjet 35

CIRCUMSTANCES: N39WA struck a concrete wall while taxiing on non-movement area. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Extent of damage unknown.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan. 1150L Cleveland, Ohio

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DC-9 of Northwest

CIRCUMSTANCES: Company tug ran into the rt wing of N9989 while it was parked gate 6.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 8 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Extent of damage unknown.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jan 0538L Lincoln, Nebraska

AIRCRAFT & REGN: E135 of American Eagle

CIRCUMSTANCES: N662AE struck a tug with its left wing while parking at Jetway One.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 22 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Chicago, Il., for Lincoln, Nebraska. Minor damage.

DATE/SITE: 31 Jan. 1433L Plymouth, Mass.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beechjet 400 Reg: N26PA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft lost the bottom of the right engine cowling on takeoff. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Cowling not secured. (Plymouth for West Palm Beach, Florida).

DATE/SITE: 31 Jan. 2135L Marathon, Fla.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 90 Reg: N75GC

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft crashed in bad weather (scattered 500 ft., overcast 1,200 ft.).

DEATH & INJURY: 2 fatal / 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/090204.htm: Marathon - Ft Lauderdale, Fla. (Reduced visibility in mist)

DATE/SITE: 31 Jan. 0129L Kamuela, Hawaii

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C414 of Hawaii Air Ambulance