Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, March 7, 2005

DATE/SITE: 22 Jan 2116L Chitose Hokkaido, Japan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777 of JAL Flt 1036 A320 of ANA Flt 1717 CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft started roll for takeoff without clearance but with an ANA A320 still unseen on the runway ahead. Pilots were later grounded by JAL for 3 days

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/ 221 pax + 115 pax =336

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Alert surface radar controller ordered a stop. Jets closed to within 1,000m. One parallel runway was closed for snow removal, leaving one in use

DATE/SITE: 06 Feb Rio Sidra, Panama

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC-6 Twin Otter

CIRCUMSTANCES: HP-1509PS suffered a nose-gear collapse after a heavy landing DEATH & INJURY: Nil/15 pax +2

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Op by Turism Aereo from El Provenir

DATE/SITE: 08 Feb 1030 EST Hollywood, Fla.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Cessna 411A N258JM

CIRCUMSTANCES: Right main gear collapsed on landing at Nth Perry A/P DEATH & INJURY: 2 uninj

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Pre-existing gear synchro problem. Gear doors & aileron damaged

DATE/SITE: 20 Feb Isle of Man, UK

AIRCRAFT & REGN: HS748 of Emerald Airways

CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost overwing emerg exit on dept East Midlands A/P (info'd by IOM ATC)

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Enrt Isle of Man (mail for IOM found in the Greater Manchester area)

DATE/SITE: 22 Feb San Juan, Puerto Rico

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of American

CIRCUMSTANCES: Enrt entertainment system fire caused smoke in cockpit & a forced landing

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: St Martin, Anguilla, for Nashville (carrying host of country music stars)

DATE/SITE: 22 Feb 0506Z Fairbanks, Alaska

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Alaskan Flt ASA127

CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck taxiway light and hold-short bar upon exiting the runway DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Minor

DATE/SITE: 23 Feb Tel Aviv

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A310 of Royal Jordanian

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 187 ex Mumbai was Israeli fighter escorted into Ben Gurion Tel Aviv

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: After being unable to land at Queen Alia A/P Amman due to weather

DATE/SITE: 23 Feb 0940L Eranatoli, Indonesia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC-6 Twin Otter of GT Air

CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft (a/c) struck a fence on landing causing severe damage to one wing

DEATH & INJURY: 3 inj/ 22 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Had departed Timika for Eranatoli A/P in Piniai District of East Papua

DATE/SITE: 23 Feb 1117L Charlotte, N.C.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of US Air Flt 801

CIRCUMSTANCES: Evacuated due to a burning smell detected by crew-members after landing

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/48 pax +5

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: A small fire in the cockpit CB panel was extinguished (ex Indianapolis IN)

DATE/SITE: 24 Feb 0315L New Delhi, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Lufthansa

CIRCUMSTANCES: 2hr delay for LH761 for Frankfurt after a pax sighted two rats on taxi-out

DEATH & INJURY: Nil rodentus

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Returned to parking. Flight later featured a drunken interlude

DATE/SITE: 24 Feb night Harare, Zimbabwe

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CASA212 of AFZ

CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed on takeoff during a night training sortie DEATH & INJURY: 2 fatal/ 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Probable disorientation (dark night)

DATE/SITE: 24 Feb 1540L Sapotito, Mexico

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Westwind Reg: XC-COL

CIRCUMSTANCES: The IAI-1124 crashed 125miles W of Toluca (Mexico City Commuter A/P)

DEATH & INJURY: 5 + 2 fatal/7

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: State-owned a/c had deptd Toluca (Gov. of Colima State amongst dead)

DATE/SITE: 25 Feb New Haven, Conn.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Dash8 of US Airways Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted in for an emerg landing after #1 eng failed enroute DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: LaGuardia, N.Y., to Portland, Maine

DATE/SITE: 25 Feb 2134Z Charleston, W.Va.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 1900 of Commutair

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt 8680 struck several birds on takeoff and re-landed DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Unknown damage

DATE/SITE: 26 Feb 0730Z Oakland, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of SWA Flt SWA752

CIRCUMSTANCES: Struck by a ground-crew vehicle damaging an aileron DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: Minor damage

DATE/SITE: 26 Feb 0130Z LaGuardia, N.Y.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CL600-2B19 of Air Wisconsin

CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt AWI5683 struck jetway with hoz stabilizer while backing out from gate

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at www.iasa.com.au/070305.htm: N412AW damage unknown

DATE/SITE: 26 Feb 0100Z San Diego, Calif.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD80 of Alaska Reg: N931AS

CIRCUMSTANCES: On pilot walk-around, a lateral crack was discovered on the tailcone