Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, Feb 28, 2005

DATE/SITE: 22 Jan 0950Z Newcastle,UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD80 of SAS

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted in with reported smoke and fire aboard DEATH & INJURY: Nil/51 pax +6

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Headed Manchester, UK, from Copenhagen. Pax coached to MAN

DATE/SITE: 23 Jan Hokitika, NZ

AIRCRAFT & REGN: VIP KingAir of NZ Airforce

CIRCUMSTANCES: Results of a very sporty bad weather arrival will be suppressed by RNZAF

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Aircraft carrying NZ PM made numerous attempts to land in very bad weather

DATE/SITE: 01 Feb Paris (Orly)

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Air France

CIRCUMSTANCES: 27 y.o. F/A killed when 2L door steps removed by a untrained ramp-worker

DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Another F/A narrowly avoided a fall

DATE/SITE: 02 Feb ~midnight Ben Gurion A/P, Isr

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-200F of El Al Flt 875

CIRCUMSTANCES: Wheel exploded on t/off leaving large hole in fuselage - so a/c landed overwt

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Tel Aviv. 1.5 meter hole resulted. Cargo was eng for another sick bird

DATE/SITE: 14 Feb St Johns, Newfdld

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767-332ER of Delta N187DN

CIRCUMSTANCES: Ex Gatwick UK. Mayday, diversion & emerg landing due to smoke in cockpit

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Flt 59 pax were picked up to continue to Atlanta but divtd JFK due to fog

DATE/SITE: 16 Feb Southern Sudan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC5-D Buffalo Reg: 5Y-TEL

CIRCUMSTANCES: Touched down a few feet short & engaged trench dug in the undershoot

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Ex Zambian AF aircraft destroyed

DATE/SITE: 17 Feb 0335Z Van Nuys, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MU300 of Charlie Air LLC

CIRCUMSTANCES: N150CA ran off the end of the runway on landing DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: No damage

DATE/SITE: 18 Feb 0400Z Lubbock, Texas

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of SWA N394SW

CIRCUMSTANCES: After pax boarded the a/c, door hinge struck due to a jetway malfunction

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Unknown damage

DATE/SITE: 18 Feb 1950Z LAX, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of PAL Flt PAL903

CIRCUMSTANCES: During taxi for departure, struck jetway with left winglet DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Minor damage (was bound LA for Honolulu)

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb 1200Z LaGuardia, NY

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A321 x 2 of US Airways

CIRCUMSTANCES: N178US collided with N163US on pushback & both flts were cancelled

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 168 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: US1023 to Philadelphia and US335 to Charlottesville (APU cone stove in)

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb ~1700Z Gatwick, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777 of Emirates Flt EK040

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted in after losing a panel on takeoff from Birmingham DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Panel was inspection cover off #2 engine pylon

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb afternoon Berhampur, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 200 of Orissa State Govt

CIRCUMSTANCES: Chief Minister's a/c lost a mainwheel on landing at Rangeilunda airstrip

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 2 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Props mangled, some fuselage damage

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb Jammu, Kashmir

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-200 of Alliance Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Late takeoff abort after explosion and fire in #2 engine DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 115 pax

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Bound for Leh, India (flight cancelled)

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb 1748Z Manston, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: BAe146 of Flight Line Flt 231

CIRCUMSTANCES: Manston to Dover flight declared an emerg and re-landed with unsafe gear

DEATH & INJURY: 13 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: No damage after a number of touch & go bounces to persuade the faulty gear

DATE/SITE: 19 Feb 0235Z Ogden, Utah

AIRCRAFT & REGN: C402 of Western Air Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: N7947Q declared an emerg inbound when crew door came off near Ogden

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 1 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: From Twin Falls Idaho (Landed Salt Lake City, Utah)

DATE/SITE: 20 Feb 1818Z Rifle, Colo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Gulfstream G200 reg: N516CC

CIRCUMSTANCES: Overshot runway by 400 feet on landing and ended up bogged in mud DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Runway braking reported good

DATE/SITE: 20 Feb Manston, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Fokker 100 of EUJet

CIRCUMSTANCES: Made a number of TWR flybys with stbd maingear stuck halfdeployed

DEATH & INJURY: 7 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/280205.htm: Achieved three greens on gear after some touch & go bounces

DATE/SITE: 20 Feb ~1600L Manchester, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of BA Flt BA268