Accidents and Incidents

DATE/SITE: 26 April night Sonari India AIRCRAFT & REGN: KingAir C-90 of Tata Steel CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft crashed on arrival Sonari, skidding off the airstrip in poor vis DEATH & INJURY: 6 injured/6 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Aircraft substantially damaged while landing in a dust-storm. DATE/SITE: 14 May day Sydney Australia AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-422 of United UA870 CIRCUMSTANCES: Takeoff birdstrike on #1 eng dinged the cowling and bent some fan blades DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Flock of Pelican sized birds hit reg: N175UA DATE/SITE: 19 May midday Cam Ranh Bay Vie AIRCRAFT & REGN: ATR72 of Vietnam Airlines CIRCUMSTANCES: Nosewheel shattered after touchdown (enroute stopover at Cam Ranh Bay) DEATH & INJURY: nil/60 pax & crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang DATE/SITE: 20 May ~1500L Linz Intl Austria AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-82R of Pegasus CIRCUMSTANCES: TC-APU suffered two burst tires on landing & was towed in to the ramp DEATH & INJURY: nil/156 pax +6 crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Antalya Turkey to Linz DATE/SITE: 21 May 2210L Bordeaux France AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-400 of Atlas Blue CIRCUMSTANCES: Evac'd when dense smoke appeared from an engine during start-up seq DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Flt: 8A-153 headed for Marrakech Morocco DATE/SITE: 22 May ~0700L Atsugi Japan AIRCRAFT & REGN: C2 Greyhound of US Navy CIRCUMSTANCES: 29lb emerg hatch fell off a/c over the Tanzawa Mts (50 mls West of Tokyo) DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Carrier onboard delivery a/c headed Iwakuni Western Japan DATE/SITE: 23 May 0230CDT Sioux Falls SD AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech 200 reg: N32SV CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed safely at Joe Foss Field after pilot became incapacitated on descent DEATH & INJURY: 1 incapac /4 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Deptd Minneapolis St Paul. Operated by Sioux Valley Hospital DATE/SITE: 24 May 2045L Rio de Janeiro Bra AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-200 of KLM flt: KLM798 CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c divtd with medical emergency but pax died upon arrival Rio de Janeiro DEATH & INJURY: 1 male died /292 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: PH- BQM on Guarulhos to Amsterdam. Pax had been medically unfit for travel DATE/SITE: 25 May Whenuapai NZ AIRCRAFT & REGN: P3 Orion of RNZAF CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c evacuated at the holding point prior to t/off as a/c filled with fumes DEATH & INJURY: nil/14 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: ..and cockpit filled with smoke DATE/SITE: 25 May ~0830L Amritsar India AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-200 of Air India CIRCUMSTANCES: A small fire erupted in the a/c's MLG after the landing roll of Flight AI187 DEATH & INJURY: nil/200+ PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: New Delhi to Toronto via Amritsar. Usually assoc with grease on insulation DATE/SITE: 25 May night Philadelphia Pa AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of Air Wisconsin CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c suffered an APU fire as it taxied to r/way 27L for takeoff DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Bound Columbia SC as US3647. Pax evac'd & fire-crew ext'd the fire. DATE/SITE: 27 May 1340Z Chicago Illinois AIRCRAFT & REGN: Emb145 of American Eagle CIRCUMSTANCES: Flt EGF140 blew all four MLG tires on landing runway 22. Pax evacuated DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: minor damage DATE/SITE: 27 May afternoon Bijou Patnai, India AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Indian Airlines CIRCUMSTANCES: Aborted after ingesting a bird and four tires deflated due to intense heat DEATH & INJURY: nil/114 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: minor damage DATE/SITE: 28 May day Amsterdam Nethld AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD82 of SAS regn: LN-ROS CIRCUMSTANCES: L engine failure at 30,000ft enroute to Copenhagen; divtd into Schiphol A/P DEATH & INJURY: nil/145 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Pax noted some engine components fall from the a/c during the eng failure DATE/SITE: 29 May ~2145L Cork Eire AIRCRAFT & REGN: Super KingAir of Irish Air Corps CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned to Cork after smoke, flames & fumes noted around a pax window DEATH & INJURY: nil/7 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: arcing incident to BB-672 (tail no 240), carrying Irish Foreign Minister Ahern DATE/SITE: 29 May pm hrs Dortmund Germany AIRCRAFT & REGN: SAAB 340 of Dauair CIRCUMSTANCES: Crew returned to Dortmund soon after being lightning struck on dept DEATH & INJURY: nil/31 pax + 3 crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: enroute to Poznan Poland. A/c lost flight instruments due to the strike. DATE/SITE: 29 May 1031L Dubai UAE AIRCRAFT & REGN: A330 of Emirates flt: EK127 CIRCUMSTANCES: Stbd eng failed at rotate, shedding significant debris on the runway DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Flt was bound for Vienna - but later returned single-engine to Dubai DATE/SITE: 30 May 0741Z Manchester NH AIRCRAFT & REGN: Emb110 reg: N97BA CIRCUMSTANCES: Unable to retract gear, cont'd to dest. Left tire separated on ldg r/way 35 DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Deptd Lewiston Maine. Suspect tire deflated on t/off. Op by Business Air DATE/SITE: 30 May evening Kochi India AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of Go Air CIRCUMSTANCES: Skidded off the runway damaging a n/wheel at Nedumbassery Intl A/P DEATH & INJURY: nil/~60 pax & crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: (while landing in heavy rain at Kochi) A Mumbai-Kochi return was scheduled DATE/SITE: 30 May 0450 EDT Washington Hosp AIRCRAFT & REGN: EC-135P1 of Medstar CIRCUMSTANCES: Eurocopter N601FH crashed during 3rd appch to hosp upper landing pad DEATH & INJURY: 1 dead / 3inj /4 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: transported patient died (helo operated by C.J. Systems Aviation Group) DATE/SITE: 30 May 1730Z Little Rock AR AIRCRAFT & REGN: Beech90 KingAir reg: N644SP CIRCUMSTANCES: Gear collapsed on ldg after being told nosegear was trailing during a flyby DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Runway 4R closed for a lengthy period. Op by 4Kings Aviation LLC DATE/SITE: 30 May 1930L Dulles Intl A/P Va AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of United Airlines CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft unable to extend nose-gear so it landed with nosegear retracted. DEATH & INJURY: 3hosp/56 pax +4 crew PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: United Express 7512 ex Houston Texas op by Shuttle America DATE/SITE: 30 May ~1619L Mosinee Wisconsin AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of United Express CIRCUMSTANCES: Landed hot & slid 500ft off the end upon arrival in poor vis fm Chicago DEATH & INJURY: nil/44 pax +3 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: SKW6979 operated for United by SkyWest Airlines out of Utah. DATE/SITE: 30 May ~1700L JFK Intl New York AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400ER of QANTAS CIRCUMSTANCES: VH-OOE / QF107 clipped a blast fence upon arrival at Terminal 7 DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: ...gashing its RH wing badly. QF108 cancelled. A/c will req extensive repair DATE/SITE: 30 May ~2100L Atlanta Georgia AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB145 of Delta CIRCUMSTANCES: Diverted into ATL Georgia with smoke in the cabin for emerg landing DEATH & INJURY: nil/24 PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Orlando Florida to Louisville Kentucky DATE/SITE: 01 June ~0803L Ft Rucker Alabama AIRCRAFT & REGN: Chinook of US Army CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed into a guy-wire of the 1000ft tall transmission tower of WXFL-TV DEATH & INJURY: 4 dead/5 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Deptd Hunter Army Airfield Savannah Georgia for Ft Rucker DATE/SITE: 01 June night Cardiff UK AIRCRAFT & REGN: Dominie of Royal Air Force CIRCUMSTANCES: Aircraft departed the runway side on landing due to nosewheel malfunction DEATH & INJURY: nil PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: HS125 Nav Trainer being retrieved by RAF St Mawgan groundcrew DATE/SITE: 01 June 0730L Arlanda Sweden AIRCRAFT & REGN: Fokker 50 of AirBotnia CIRCUMSTANCES: Returned Arlanda after a few mins with an electrical fire in the cockpit DEATH & INJURY: nil/20 pax PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: From Stockholm Sweden bound for Vasa Finland DATE/SITE: 01 June day Kapisa Prov Afgh AIRCRAFT & REGN: MI-8 of Intl Red Cross CIRCUMSTANCES: Missing since Oct 05, found atop snowtopped mount 36km N of Kabul DEATH & INJURY: 7 dead/7 o/b PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/050606.htm: Red Cross ICRC heli-charter being operated by Turkmenistan Airlines 1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations. 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).