Accidents And Incidents

Air Safety Week, Feb 21, 2005

DATE/SITE: 05 Dec morning Newcastle, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Easyjet

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft rejected takeoff after ingesting birds & taking many hits on one wing

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 96 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Operational hazard compounded by a shooting party driving birds to airfield

DATE/SITE: 04 Feb dawn Tecumseh, Okla.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Cessna 414 Chancellor

CIRCUMSTANCES: Airplane stolen in Ann Arbor, Mich., was found gear up in center of runway at Meyer's Divers Airport

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Intact apart from curled prop tips and shock-loaded engines. TSA is investigating. Walloon Air LLC owner

DATE/SITE: 14 Feb North Sea off UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Jetstream 41 of Eastern Airways CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft took rapid avoiding action at 16,500 ft to miss a Tornado F3 fighter

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 15 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: 83% of 64 2003 airprox assessed as nil risk (Durham Tees Valley-Aberdeen)

DATE/SITE: 02 Feb 1915L Chicago O'Hare

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-422 of UAL Reg: N118UA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft struck a pickup truck during taxi out to departure runway 32

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Minor damage to N118UA (Chicago - Tokyo) between taxiways A11 & A12

DATE/SITE: 04 Feb 0600Z Burbank, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of SWA Flt: SWA 1386

CIRCUMSTANCES: Damage found to wing panel, gear door and flap during post flt inspection

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Damage suspected to have been sustained at dept airport

DATE/SITE: 08 Feb 1100L Roma (Fiumicino)

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777 of Alitalia

CIRCUMSTANCES: ANSV investigating aircraft mistakenly landing on the wrong runway

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Landed 16 left instead of 16 right (as cleared)

DATE/SITE: 08 Feb Amsterdam, Netherlands

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A340-600 of Virgin Flt: Vir201

CIRCUMSTANCES: Enroute London (Heathrow), diverted Amsterdam due to fuel management and engine problems (reportedly #1 & #4) DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 311 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: G-VATL ex Hong Kong. Engine #1 failed and cold fuel transfer problems ensued. Then no tow-bar to pushback..

DATE/SITE: 10 Feb 2000L Portland, Ore.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of United Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 7976 landed low on fuel, 90 mins late and with a cracked windscreen

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 38 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Washington (Dulles) to Portland. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe aboard

DATE/SITE: 10 Feb 1946Z Indianapolis, Ind.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Turbo Commander 690

CIRCUMSTANCES: N840JK veered left off runway while landing in stiff crosswind DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Eagle Creek A/P (substantial damage) JJK Aviation LLC owner

DATE/SITE: 11 Feb 1850Z Fort Wayne, Ind.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Aero Commander 680 N688TM

CIRCUMSTANCES: Gear collapsed on landing and aircraft went off the runway side DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Minor damage (Commander Avn) Destination originally Peoria, Ill.

DATE/SITE: 11 Feb 2200Z Coolidge, Ariz.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: S2F3AT Tracker Reg: N442DF

CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed gear up while on a test-flight (assumed inadvertent) DEATH & INJURY: 1 uninjured

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Public Use aircraft of USDA Forest Service

DATE/SITE: 11 Feb Semarang, Indonesia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-200 of Mandala Airlines

CIRCUMSTANCES: Skidded off runway end into a grassy area after landing long in a heavy downpour and aquaplaning

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Minor damage only. Flight originated Jakarta

DATE/SITE: 12 Feb 2315Z San Diego, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB-120 of Sky West N189SW

CIRCUMSTANCES: Ret'd to gate after windshield struck by 737-blown asphalt chunks DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Windshield replaced on Brasilia SKW6070

DATE/SITE: 12 Feb 1536Z LAX, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Qantas

CIRCUMSTANCES: QFA93 struck some unknown runway FOD debris on landing DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Unknown damage (Melbourne Australia to Los Angeles)

DATE/SITE: 12 Feb 2110L Toluca, Mexico

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Aero Commander 685

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed on approach in Villa Santin neighbourhood, 2mls from runway

DEATH & INJURY: 2 fatal/ 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Aircraft had departed Cancun for State Capital Toluca. Hit three homes

DATE/SITE: 12 Feb Robins AFB

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C130 x 90

CIRCUMSTANCES: USAF grounded 30 older examples and placed 60 on flight restrictions

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/210205.htm: Related to wing center-section fatigue cracking