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Air Safety Week, May 30, 2005
DATE/SITE: 11 May Norway AIRCRAFT & REGN: Dauphin of Airlift AS Norge CIRCUMSTANCES: Company grounded after a series of accidents. Fatality was a cliff rotor-hit DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal / 1 inj PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: 4 accidents since 1996 with five fatalities DATE/SITE: 13 May 0000Z Denver, Colo. AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD-88 of Delta Flt: 664 CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned shortly after departure (loud bang and loss of pressurization) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further details. Denver, Colo., to Atlanta, Ga. DATE/SITE: 16 May E Portezulo, Argentina AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 65- A80 of Transport Aereos CIRCUMSTANCES: Charter flight crashed a few minutes after takeoff - unknown circumstances DEATH & INJURY: 10 fatal / 10 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: CC-CFS Balmaceda (Argentina) to Chile Chiro (Chile). No further details DATE/SITE: 18 May 1900Z Los Angeles, Calif. AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767 of Lan Chile CC-CRQ CIRCUMSTANCES: Sustained large scratch on fuselage after a jet blew a container into it DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Flt 609 DATE/SITE: 19 May Fort Lauderdale, Fla. AIRCRAFT & REGN: King Air 200 Reg: N512KA CIRCUMSTANCES: Plane required semi-aerobatic routine to get gear to eventually lock down DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Inbound from San Andros, Bahamas, and originally anticipated a belly landing DATE/SITE: 20 May Wallace, N.C. AIRCRAFT & REGN: Citation 501 Reg: N89MF CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft ran off the end of the runway on landing at Wallace, N.C. DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: A/c owned by DM Farms of Rose Hill LLC DATE/SITE: 20 May 1550L Seattle-Tacoma AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC8-Q200 of Horizon Air CIRCUMSTANCES: 3 pax suffered head injuries on overhead bins during a heavy landing DEATH & INJURY: 3 inj / 29 pax +3 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Hard landing caused by turbulence on arrival from Redmond, Ore. DATE/SITE: 20 May 0630Z Gatwick, UK AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777 of Delta Flt: DAL12 CIRCUMSTANCES: Two cranes called in to lift jetway off a/c (some damage to #1 engine cowls) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Airbridge and jet out of service (stop marker board problem 777-300?) DATE/SITE: 20 May 2005 Karachi, Pakistan AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of PIA Flt: PK701 CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted Karachi after an engine ingested a bird on takeoff and failed DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 326 pax +19 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Enroute Manchester from Islamabad. Pax departed on a replacement jet DATE/SITE: 21 May Savusavu, Fiji AIRCRAFT & REGN: Twin Otter of SunAir CIRCUMSTANCES: Airport closed for the day after a/c burst a tire upon landing DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 8 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Nadi Fiji to Savusavu. Mechs flown in to change tire DATE/SITE: 21 May 1106L Shannon, Ireland AIRCRAFT & REGN: 757 of Continental CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed back shortly after takeoff with port engine shut down DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 163 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown failure. Pax overnighted Shannon awaiting replacement a/c DATE/SITE: 22 May 0037Z Augusta, Ga. AIRCRAFT & REGN: CL600 of Flight Options OPT699 CIRCUMSTANCES: N699CW given priority landing due to flt crew member with a broken ankle DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown circumstances (assumed turbulence) deptd Chattanooga, Tenn. DATE/SITE: 22 May 1230L Rochester, N.Y. AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue Flt: 26 CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c landed after circling for more than an hour after a circuit breaker blew DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 137 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Cabin bus was deactivated leading to pax complaints (no PTV's working) DATE/SITE: 22 May 1440L Windsor Locks, Can. AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 1900 of Air Canada CIRCUMSTANCES: AC7372 landed Bradley Intl A/P after indications of a fire in one engine DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 6 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Montreal to Connecticut flt landed on one engine DATE/SITE: 22 May Kolkata, India AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Thai Flt: 924 CIRCUMSTANCES: Emerg landing at NSC Bose A/P after copilot's windshield cracked across DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 355 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Munich to Bangkok. Flt also reported pressurization difficulties DATE/SITE: 22 May Wichita, Kan. AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of UA 717 of AirTran CIRCUMSTANCES: UA 737 rolled from parking and struck AirTran's 717 (tail #768) DEATH & INJURY: Nil pax o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Groundcrew uninjured. Damage to a/c was "extensive" DATE/SITE: 22 May night Oakland, Calif. AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Jet Blue CIRCUMSTANCES: Mechanics backed a/c out of connected jetway with door open (on tow) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Unknown damage to a/c. Jetway out of commission. DATE/SITE: 23 May 0345Z Los Angeles, Calif. AIRCRAFT & REGN: DHC-8 of Horizon Air CIRCUMSTANCES: During pushback a/c struck a catering truck with the right strake DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Minor damage. LA to Medford, Ore. flight cancelled for QXE2420 DATE/SITE: 24 May 1745L Isle of Man, UK AIRCRAFT & REGN: ATP of Emerald Air CIRCUMSTANCES: Liverpool UK-bound ATP landed back with reports of smoke in cockpit/cabin DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further details DATE/SITE: 24 May 1705Z Salt Lake City, Utah AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD-90 of Delta Reg: N910DN CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt DL589 to New Orleans landed back with #2L slide inflated inside the cabin DEATH & INJURY: 1 inj PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: F/A injured by inflating emergency slide DATE/SITE: 24 May 0052Z Portland-Hillsboro AIRCRAFT & REGN: MU-2B-25 Reg: N312MA CIRCUMSTANCES: Serial #266 crashed on takeoff killing all on board (cause unknown) DEATH & INJURY: 4 fatal / 4 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Weather not a factor. MU2 has a reputation for being "a handful" DATE/SITE: 25 May JFK New York AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of BA Flt: BA284 CIRCUMSTANCES: Divtd in in the early morn hours with multiple toilet snag (not a 3 eng saga) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: ETOPS failure (Enough Toilet Ops). 747-400 has 14 toilets & 4 tanks DATE/SITE: 25 May Beijing, China AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of United Airlines Flt: UA889 CIRCUMSTANCES: Chinese national died onboard 2.5 hrs ex San Francisco after treatment by 3 medics - and he was placed in a toilet DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Debatable practice versus laying body out on seats and covering it up. There was a case some years ago where an unrestrained body burst from a toilet after a heavy landing. DATE/SITE: 25 May ~0750L Lanzhou, China AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of China Eastern Air CIRCUMSTANCES: 10 y.o. boy fell to his death shortly after takeoff Dunhuang for Lanzhou DEATH & INJURY: 1 fatal PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Flt 2417 landed Lanzhou 0914L. Boy had stowed away in a gear-well recess DATE/SITE: 25 May Punta Cana, D.R. AIRCRAFT & REGN: 767 C-GLMC of SkyService CIRCUMSTANCES: F/O landed it nose-first and hard, causing a distinctive fuselage wrinkle DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: F/O & a/c may both be a write-off (D.R. = Dominican Repub) DATE/SITE: 25 May Walungu Eastern Congo AIRCRAFT & REGN: AN-12 of Victoria Air (Maniema Union) CIRCUMSTANCES: Maniema chartered airliner departed Goma for Kindu (240 nms to the SW) & ATC lost contact after 30 minutes DEATH & INJURY: 32 dead / 32 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Latest count 32 dead (incl 5 Ukrainian crew). Wreck found CFIT at Walungu (120kms S of Goma) by UN helos DATE/SITE: 26 May Johannesburg, SA AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of BA Comair CIRCUMSTANCES: Capetown to Jo'Burg flt landed with an engine fire warning illuminated DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 121 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Suspected false warning DATE/SITE: 26 May 2130L Haneda A/P, Tokyo AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of JAL Flt: 1926 CIRCUMSTANCES: F/As extinguished a fire in two pax seats (smoking is suspected) DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Naha (Okinawa) to Tokyo-Haneda. Three women being questioned DATE/SITE: 26 May pm hrs Schiphol, Holland AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of KLM CIRCUMSTANCES: Reports of high-speed rejected takeoff (RTO) after nosewheel off, cause u/kn DEATH & INJURY: Nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: No further details - unusual to reject after V1 (n/wheel off) except for cause DATE/SITE: 27 May 0904L Oklahoma City AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737 of Continental CIRCUMSTANCES: Flight 216 diverted in after F/As reported smoke in the galley area DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 75 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/300505.htm: Houston to Minneapolis. Galley being dismantled to check the electrics 1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).
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