Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Feb 14, 2005

DATE/SITE: 03 Jan 0940L Islamabad, Pakistan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-367 of PIA Flt: PK768

CIRCUMSTANCES: Touched down with an increasing right bank angle causing #4 podstrike

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 446 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Substantial damage (London Heathrow to Karachi Flight)

DATE/SITE: 27 Jan 2359L Tulsa, Okla.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A300 of AA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft divtd inflight for maint. Mech found 10 bags cocaine (15kilo) beneath cabin floor & some bags of marijuana DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Enrt Caracas to Miami. Haul street value $250K (smuggler was obviously unaware of the aircraft maint sched)

DATE/SITE: 27 Jan 1015L Toksook Bay, AK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC-6 of ERA Aviation

CIRCUMSTANCES: N201EH ran off the runway on landing in crosswind and hit a snowbank

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 8 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Arrival from Tununak, AK. Damage to nose-gear, fuselage & right wing

DATE/SITE: 28 Jan 1110L Lake Tahoe, Nev.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: GulfStream IV KingAir200

CIRCUMSTANCES: Gen. Schwarzkopf 2 bizjets close call with Cessna departing the reciprocal

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: No ATC operating since Oct 1, 2004. Unicom freqs not being used

DATE/SITE: 31 Jan Misawa AB, Japan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C130 of JASDF

CIRCUMSTANCES: Herc ran off the west side of the flight-line taxiway after landing

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Aircraft (a/c) from 1st Tactical Airlift Grp Komaki AB in Aichi Prefecture

DATE/SITE: 01 Feb morning Hong Kong

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-200F of Cathay Pacific

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt CX 2049 returned after two tires blew out on its takeoff run DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Enrt to Dubai. Landed an hour after take-off from Chek Lap Kok airport

DATE/SITE: 02 Feb Wilson A/P Nairobi

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 1900D of Rossair 5Y-RAE (ex ZS-OLX) CIRCUMSTANCES: Engine failure on takeoff, landed back and blew tires and overran. All a bit unnecessary (see comments).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Also ex PH-RAE (was actually a prop governor failure), i.e., PT6A eng: you must ensure prop lever's full forward)

DATE/SITE: 02 Feb Liege Belgium

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A300 of Channel Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft burst four tires on landing in wet conditions & blacked the runway

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Operated for TNT. A/c otherwise undamaged

DATE/SITE: 03 Feb 0930L Mayaro, T&T

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Bristow's Bell 212 9Y-TEY

CIRCUMSTANCES: After leaving offshore oil platform emerg landed in a remote village

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 12 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Probable transmission chip detector light. T&T=Trinidad & Tobago

DATE/SITE: 03 Feb Paphos, Greece

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Helios Airways

CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck by lightning approaching enroute stopover Paphos --grounded

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Larnaca Cyprus to Luton UK. Flight was unable to proceed

DATE/SITE: 03 Feb 0743L Chicago O'Hare

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD80 of AA Flt 1755

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 1755 to Minneapolis was forced to return O'Hare with unspecified emerg

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 39 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Declared emergency and returned from early climb phase

DATE/SITE: 03 Feb morning Medford, Ore.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Bombardier Q200 of Horizon

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned after leveling 20,000ft with cracked windshield and elec problems

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 25 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Flt 2258 also experienced smoke in the cockpit (arcing windscreen heater)

DATE/SITE: 04 Feb 0803Z Hong Kong

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-300 of Cathay Pacific

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt CX500 returned after a cabin smoke scare 45 mins into the flight

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 383 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Leaking refrigerator in galley

DATE/SITE: 04 Feb 1936L Phoenix, Ariz.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of SWA Reg: 399WN

CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost rubber of a rt main tire & on re-landing, a crack was found in rt wing

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 04 Feb ~2300L Manchester, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of PIA Flt: PK710

CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned after 2.5 hrs with a turbine failure on an inboard engine

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: Replacement engine arrived Feb. 6 on combi 747

DATE/SITE: 05 Feb ~0930L Manchester, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of PIA Flt PK713

CIRCUMSTANCES: Intoxicated pilot, 51, removed from his aircraft by British Airport Police

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 350 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm: 90 min delay to flight (left 1154L). Pilot remanded to appear on March 24