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Monday, 28 April 2008

 

Date Aircraft Type Narrative Casualties Remarks
Airline and Corporate
5 July
Connemara Airport (EICA), Ireland		 Cessna 208B Reg: N208EC Destroyed when it impacted terrain while on approach to Connemara Airport. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Irish Air Accident investigators reported that the airplane crashed on approach to runway 23 at EICA. 2 dead/2 serious/3 minor injuries/7 on board The flight originated from Inis Meain, Ireland.
29 Oct. 1358L
Santa Ana ( John Wayne Airport - SNA) California		 Raytheon Corporate Jets Hawker
Reg: N800CC		 Upon the 3rd take-off attempt, using 3 mins and 9 mins elapsed intervals, the left maingear overheated and tire blew. Hydraulic line was severed when the tire blew and hydraulic fluid leaked out onto the hot brake surface and ignited. All of the wheel’s fusible plugs were blown. Aircraft suffered extensive physical and fire damage. Nil Flight manual states a required waiting period from completion of taxi-in following a rejected takeoff from a speed of 90 knots indicated airspeed or less, to before start of taxi-out for takeoff. After a single rejected takeoff, a waiting period of 25 minutes is required. After two or more successive rejected takeoffs, a waiting period of 45 minutes is required. Values were disregarded.
4 Nov.
Tullamarine Victoria
Australia		 777-2D7 of Thai Airways
Reg: HS-TJW		 During a non-directional beacon (NDB) non-precision approach to runway 16 at Melbourne Airport, the aircraft descended below the segment minimum safe altitude at 6.8 distance measuring equipment (DME, a measure in nautical miles). Soon after, the crew received two enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) cautions. 17 crew and 277 passengers The crew then leveled the aircraft and conducted a visual approach and landing on runway 16. The investigation is continuing.
See: tinyurl.com/2skz4j From Bangkok, Thailand, to Melbourne, Victoria
15 Dec.
Thailand		 737-400 of NOK Airlines TCAS intervened to avoid a mid-air between an MD-82 of 1-2-Go (Bangkok to Chang Mai) and the NOK Air 737 (Chiang Rai to Bangkok) Nil 1-2-GO jet strayed from allocated Flight Level (FL320) and invaded the 737’s level of FL330. Incident blamed on an unobserved autopilot barometric hold disconnect.
27 Dec. day VMC
Teterboro, New Jersey		 Hawker 25 of East Coast Jets (ECJ) flight 81, Reg: N818MV,   and N90AM, a G5 ECJ 81 had landed on runway 6 and was advised by the local controller after landing to "turn left at taxiway bravo if able, cross [runway] one contact ground". Ground controller (U/T) requested approval from the tower local controller to taxi ECJ81 across runway 1 at taxiway B. The local controller approved the request, however, … Nil … soon after, the local controller, who was responsible for 2 aircraft and had 2 previous operational errors with some similarities, cleared N90AM for takeoff as ECJ81 was crossing the runway. He then advised the GC to have N90AM “expedite” once advised of the conflict. Miss distance was around 4,000 ft.
5 Jan.. ~1100Z
Madrid, Spain		 A321 of Iberian
Flight IB3836		 Flight IB3836 safely returned to land at Madrid after the pilots experienced an engine problem soon after take off. Nil Madrid to Warsaw
7 Jan.. ~2000Z
Santa Cruz de La Sierra Airport, Bolivia		 737-200 of Aerosur
Flight: 5L755		 Pilots made a safe emergency landing at Viru Viru Intl Airport, after they received indication about a possible fuel leak while on approach to land. Nil/92 passengers/ 8 crew Asuncion to Santa Cruz. Minor damage
8 Jan.. ~0515Z
Rochester, New York		 CRJ of US Airways Express While the empty aircraft was parked at the gate over night, high winds lifted the CRJ which was moved around causing damage to its tail and nose gear Nil Substantial damage
9 Jan.. 0749L
Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), Detroit, Michigan		 A319-114 of NWA Reg: N349NB Flight: NW853 Accident flight was the first one for the airplane since having maintenance performed on the number 2 engine the previous evening. Half of the number two engine fan cowling separated from the airplane when it was approximately one mile from landing at DTW. Nil/68 passengers/ 5 crew The other half separated when the airplane was touching down. The separated cowling contacted the right side of the horizontal stabilizer which resulted in substantial damage to the stabilizer.
12 Jan..
Moscow-Domododevo Intl. Airport		 2x 747 & 1 x 737 of TransAero All the aircraft sustained minor damage while parked on the ramp. The 747s were struck by a high-loading catering truck while a service ladder was blown over by another aircraft touching the wing of the 737. Nil/446 on board Minor damage. All aircraft were able to get airborne again within 24 hours.
12 Jan.. 1035L
Palm Beach International Fla.		 Cessna 152 CitationX Jet Reg: N200AP Near midair collision just after rotate when Citation took off without clearance after a “line-up and hold” instruction Nil Cessna 152 had just completed a touch and go. Citation is registered to Lifestyle Aviation of Coburg, Ore.
13 Jan. 1000L
Shannon Ireland		 747F of Atlas Cargo jet diverted to Shannon airport amid concerns that there was a fire on board. Nil/3 on board Freighter was en route from Atlanta, Georgia, to Amsterdam, when a warning light indicated a fire on board.
15 Jan. 0730L
Missoula Montana		 Dash 8 Q400 of Horizon Air 0700L flight to Seattle returned after failing to pressurize Nil/~60 on board Passengers were transferred to other connecting airline flights
15 Jan. ~0730L
Springfield Illinois		 CRJ200 of Northwest A Memphis-bound flight made two U-turns. For the same malady. Flight originally took off from Springfield around 6:40 Tuesday morning. Within an hour the flight was back in Springfield after a light indicated a possible fire on board. Pilots and firefighters inspected the plane, but did not find a fire. Around 9:30 in the morning, the plane took off with only the crew of four on board. Nil Twenty minutes later the plane returned again after pilots reported "smoke in the cockpit."
16 Jan. 2125Z
Aniak Alaska		 Cessna 207 Skywagon
Reg: N171U		 Aircraft on special VFR clearance into Aniak Airport (ANI), crashed on a   frozen river north of the airport, Aniak  1 serious & one unknown Substantial damage
16 Jan. 1410L
Newark Liberty Airport, New Jersey		 737 of Continental Flight 536
EMB145 of Continental Express Flight 2614		 Airmiss of 600ft vertically and 1.25 mile horizontal was generated by a controller at New York Terminal Radar Approach (TRACON) center on Long Island passing Flt2614 the wrong freq (that for nearby Teterboro TWR) Nil Operational error is being disputed by NATCA (who are questioning the FAA’s arrival procedures for Newark). The last close call at Newark (an air miss of 300ft) was in December.
16 Jan. 1930Z
Paris (CDG)		 Airbus A300B4-622R cargo of Air Icelandic Air France charter cargo aircraft was off runway 26L in the mud after landing on wet runway in a strong x’wind Nil TF-ELW using an AF flight number (image at: tinyurl.com/28pho7 and tinyurl.com/3dfnhc
16 Jan. 0443Z
Tulsa, Oklahoma		 AC50 Commander 500B
Reg: N712AT 		Pilot reported gyro problems, circled airport and crashed, Tulsa, OK 1 dead/1 on board Destroyed
16 Jan. 022Z
Cleveland, Ohio		 Beech 58 Baron
Reg: N3217L		 Aircraft crashed into Lake Erie under unknown circumstances immediately after departure from Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH 1 fatal/1 aboard Destroyed. Owned by EverAir, LLC of Niagara Falls, New York
16 Jan.
Lubumbashi DR Congo		 G-159 Gulfstream 1
Reg: ZS-JIS		 Seen parked ungloriously off the RH side of runway 07 well into the bushes after an obviously unhappy happenstance Unknown Said to look “pretty beaten up”
17 Jan. 0940L
Berlin Germany		 A300-600 of Lufthansa Aborted takeoff at about 140mph as the aircraft started to “slew” (Tegel Airport) Nil Flight 179 to Frankfurt damaged the lights on 26L/08R (runway closed 2 hrs)
17 Jan. 1925Z
Anchorage, Alaska		 Cessna 42
Reg: UNK		 On landing runway 2R aircraft nose gear collapsed, Anchorage, Alaska. 2 unk/2 on board Damage: Unknown
17 Jan. Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota CRJ of Pinnacle/Northwest Airlines Flight 2884 Flight was forced to divert back to MSP by smoke in the cabin   Headed Sioux City Iowa
18 Jan. 1827Z
San Antonio Texas		 PA-46 Malibu
Reg: N169CA		 Bexar County-based plane that left Waco Regional Airport for San Antonio crashed 10 miles southeast of its destination. Plane crashed into a barn about a half-mile from the San Antonio area’s East Central High School. 1 dead/1 on board Weather at the time was foggy with light rainfall. Plane is owned by PD Leasing, LLC, of San Antonio. The plane came to Waco from San Antonio International Airport on Tuesday and was on its return flight Friday when it crashed.
19 Jan. ~noon
Johannesburg		 Fokker F28 Mk4000 of Interair Returned Jo’Burg after about 30 minutes with an engine failure Nil Callsign Inline303
19 Jan. 015Z
Newark New Jersey		 747F of Kalitta Air
Flight: 9713		 On departure from JFK Airport 747 struck runway lights and disrupted pavement; continued its flight and landed without incident. Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were unavailable for review because Kalitta dispatched the 747 to Europe before the agency had made its request to download the information. Nil Minor damage to freighter N713CK. Inspection after the landing revealed a blown tire and damage to the landing gear and the horizontal stabilizer. 13 runway lights destroyed and damage to the pavement on JFK’s Runway 31L. The crew of Flight 9713 continued the 7:15pm takeoff, landing at Newark at 7:35pm
19 Jan. day
Rio de Jan.eiro		 767-300 of United
Flight: 874		 Flight turned back with smoke in the cabin that was probably associated with an accompanying right hand engine malfunction (and then blew two tires on landing) Nil International Airport of Galeão to Washington (Dulles). A number of passengers rebelled and decided to take alternative flights.
19 Jan. 215Z
Dillingham Alaska		 737 of Northern Air Cargo Reg: N322DL Cargo 737 struck runway lights on landing Nil/2 Unknown damage
20 Jan. 1545Z
Dallas Texas		 767 of American Flight: AAL996 Flight reported a blown tire with minor wing damage on landing DFW Airport Nil Minor damage
20 Jan. 1820L
Ketchikan Alaska		 737 of Alaskan
Flight: AS64		 Mechanical emergency for stuck flap was declared after departure from Petersburg during its planned Anchorage to Seattle journey Nil The jet by-passed a stop at Wrangell and headed for a longer strip at Ketchikan, also a scheduled stop.
20 Jan. day
Brisbane Queensland		 A320 of Jetstar Diverted into Brisbane with a #2 engine fault (loss of thrust) Nil Bound from Sydney for Hervey Bay Queensland
20 Jan. 1545Z
Dallas Texas		 767 of American
Flight: AAL996		 Crew reported a blown tire with minor wing damage Nil On landing
21 Jan.
Derry Ireland		 ATR42 of Aer Arann
Flight: RE22		 Flight to Dublin made an emergency landing in Derry Monday after an engine fault was discovered shortly after take-off from Carrickfin airport in Donegal. Nil/36 passengers & 3 crew Pilot decided, as a precaution, to divert to City of Derry Airport.
21 Jan. 0941Z
Denver Colorado		 757 of United
Flt: UAL128		 Three flight attendants & 7 passengers sustained minor injuries due to turbulence at FL370, 15 miles from Los Angeles 3 F/A’s & 7 passengers injured/187 on board Diverted to Denver, Co
21 Jan. day
Boise Idaho		 757-200 of United
Flight: UAL605		 Jet with braking problems made a safe landing at the Boise airport Monday Nil Emergency declared for braking problems about 30 minutes before the landing
22 Jan. day
Shermetyevo Airport, Moscow		 A320 of Lufthansa A320 landing was delayed for 30 minutes while crew resolved a main system hydraulic failure affecting gear extension Nil/109 on board Nil damage
22 Jan.
Zhengzhou
China 		757 of Shanghai Airlines
Flight FM 9209		 Departed on Tuesday from Xi'an but was forced to land one hour later in Zhengzhou en route to Shanghai. A female passenger said some people who touched the cabin wall detected heat. Nil/>200 on board By 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the passengers were still stranded at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. After some foreign passengers contacted their embassies they were informed that another plane would take them to Shanghai.
22 Jan. early morning
Paris France		 Total Pole Airship Gusts of up to 110 kilometers (70 miles) per hour blew the giant Total Pole Airship across the Fayence-Tourette aerodrome, where the expedition team had been training, over a road and planted it in the roof of a house, destroying the ship. Wind first blew the airship into a vertical position on its mooring mast, and then ripped the mast out of the ground. Nil injuries Airship was to have set off from Paris on March 1, aiming to reach the North Pole on March 25-26 and spend the following month measuring the thickness of the pack ice covering the Arctic Ocean, to provide gauges against which melting due to global warming could be measured.
The Scientific Mission: tinyurl.com/2j8sfb
The airship manufacturer: tinyurl.com/2zwozl
23 Jan. ~0840L
Capetown South Africa		 737-800 of South African Airways
Flight: SA 316		 During boarding, the aircraft was hit by a catering truck causing damage to one of its doors. Nil/137 passengers on board Minor damage. Capetown to Johannesburg
23 Jan. afternoon
Manchester UK		 767-300 of First Choice Landed in an emergency (PAN Call)  “without nosewheel steering.”.\ F/O landed Flt FCA175 Goa to Manchester. Nil/255 passengers & 1 crew hospitalized Incident resulted from captain’s incapacitation (food poisoning).
23 Jan.
Poland		 CASA 295 of the Polish Air Force’s 13th Transport Sqdn Reg: 19 Spanish-built CASA transport crashed a few hundred kilometers northwest of Warsaw. The Spanish-built Casa transporter was approaching the West Pomeranian town of Miroslawiec - the site of a Polish air force base - when it went down in bushland close to the runway, igniting a fire. (near Stettin) Around 20 dead/16 passengers and 4 crew The 14 passengers had attended the 15th annual Flight Safety Conference, held in Warsaw on Wednesday. Headed Krakow
Imagery: tinyurl.com/34pmwt
24 Jan. 2200Z
Atlanta Georgia		 Canadair CL-600 of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 4316
Reg: N825AS		 While loading at the gate, a tug hit the aircraft. Nil/32 passengers + 4 crew on board Damage to the aircraft is minor
24 Jan. 1605L
Benner Township Pennsylvania 		Dash 8 of US Airways Express
Flight 4326 		The 4:06 p.m. shuttle from Philadelphia, reported problems lowering its wheels while about 10 to 15 minutes away from landing at University Park Airport Nil Plane made a couple of flyovers for ground officials to check/photograph the gear-locks. Return flight to Philadelphia was scrubbed.
24 Jan. day
Capetown South Africa		 737-800 of South African Airways An Air Chefs truck drove into the SAA 737-800 on the apron Nil causing extensive damage
24 Jan. 1945L
Mexico City
Mexico		 777-200 of Air Mexico Flight: AM01 While taxiing, 777 reg N746AM and 777 reg N774AM hit. The wingtip clash occurred while Flt AM01 was switching takeoff runways. Nil Flt 01 (Mexico City to Madrid) returned to Gate 5À of the new Terminal 2
24 Jan.
Munich Germany		 Cessna 550 Citation on test flight landed gear up on runway 08R (nose gear jammed) Nil Minor damage (technician on board for check-flight after maintenance)
25 Jan. 0930L
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia		 A300 of Thai Airways International Tires were burst on a fast deep landing at Phnom Penh, Cambodia Nil/160 on board Among the passengers was Cambodian parliament president Heng Samrin.
25 Jan.
Point Noire
Dem.Rep of the Congo		 727-247 of Teebah Airlines (some say Canadian Airways)
AN-12BK of French firm Aero Service 		The electric (?) brakes on an AN-12BK failed as it taxied to the apron at Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). It could not be stopped and ran into an empty parked Boeing 727 (9L-LEF). Both aircraft sustained total write-off damage. 2 x AN12 crew seriously injured 38th AN-12 destroyed since 1/1/2000. Congo's government in 2007 banned the use of Antonovs, which are a widespread means of air transport in central Africa, as passenger planes, but not for cargo flights. tinyurl.com/3dpzj5  &  367ncx
25 Jan. 2130Z
Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy		 777-300 of Air France Reg: F-GSQO Flight AF680 En route to La Reunion ex Paris (Orly), the 773 diverted into Malpensa’s runway 35R with an engine problem (GE90’s) and passengers were evacuated on slides. Both main gear wheels caught fire. Nil Last AF 777 IFSD (inflight shutdown) was at Fiumicino Italy (also enroute to La Reunion, Indian Ocean) on 13 Dec. AF997 (a 777) also turned back to JNB after its 25JAN. departure.
26 Jan.  210Z
Phoenix Arizona		 CL600
Reg: N933LR		 While taxiing to gate struck a baggage cart with its left wingtip Nil/2 minor damage
26 Jan. 113Z
Moscow Russia		 767 of Delta
Flight: DAL47		 Returned safely to UUVW (Vnukovo) after a tail strike on takeoff Nil damage is unknown
26 Jan.  1549Z
Minneapolis Minnesota		 DC9
Reg: N784NC		 On departure Minneapolis, MN, had a possible tail strike, but continued on to Dallas Ft Worth (KDFW)  Nil/2 damage is unknown
26 Jan. 0935L
Borneo Island area, Indonesia 		Casa NC212-200 of  Dirgantara Air Service PK-VSE Aircraft crashed into dense jungle on a Borneo Island after a short flight. Dirgantara was grounded last year by Indonesia's Air Transport Directorate General for failing to meet minimum safety standards, so…. 3 dead/3 on board …..it's not clear why the aircraft was operating. Planned Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. to Long Apung airport at Malinau regency. Aircraft was carrying solar panels to an outstation. Weather was not a factor.
26 Jan. day
Zimbabwe		 AVEX (Xian) MA60 of Air Zimbabwe Experienced a significant tailstrike on landing in the City of Bulawayo Airport (FVBU). Despite the tail strike, the crew then elected to continue flying the balance of their assigned duties for the day. The aircraft however was badly damaged and required extensive repairs and now its return to operational use remains unclear. Nil Pilot attempted to land and flare with flaps 15 (vice 30 per SOP). MA60 is a stretched version of the Xi'an Y7-200A and a close copy of the An-26 cargo plane. The MA60 was first tested in 1993, and given its airworthiness certificate in 1998 by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. imagery:  tinyurl.com/2lnhvl
26 Jan. ~1300L
Moscow Russia		 767-300 of Delta
Reg: N177DN		 Loud bang heard aboard Flt DL47 due to a takeoff tail strike at Sheremetyevo Airport. Aircraft landed back. Nil Headed Atlanta Georgia. Damage imagery at tinyurl.com/yq3kna (tailskid and 3 lights damaged)
26 Jan.
SW Papua (Indonesia’s Easternmost Province)		 737 of Merpati Nusantara 737 was landing at Merauke airport in southwest Papua when the calf ran across the runway and was hit Nil/141 + 1 fatted calf dead Boeing suffered damage to its left engine but no one was injured
26 Jan.
JumboLair runway
imagery at:
tinyurl.com/2oyj32 		$90K 2008 BMW M5. 500hp V10 auto Car traveling at a very high speed down a private airport runway ran off an 85ft embankment and was airborne for >200 feet before smashing into a tree early Saturday, killing all five young men in the vehicle. Jumbolair Estates residential aviation community homesites are set on a 7550' paved & lighted runway just 6 miles from downtown Ocala Florida. 5 dead Probably the most famous of the U.S.’s near 500 fly-in communities. M5 is capable of a 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds, 1/4-mile in 12.7 seconds at 115mph...so on a runway that's 5750ft, and it's safe to say this car could have been traveling at or near the governed speed of 155mph. With a chip overriding the governor, this car is capable of over 200mph.
26 Jan. ~2000L
Ketchikan Alaska		 737 of Alaskan Flight: AS64 For the second time in a week, an Alaska Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing at Ketchikan International. Flight 64 made an emergency landing Saturday night. Nil Pilot declared a mechanical emergency after departing Wrangell. Flight 64 originates in Anchorage and flies to Seattle with stops in Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan.
27 Jan. 1340L
Washington USA
Spokane International (GEG)		 737 of SWA
Flight SWA485
(from Portland Oregon)		 Aircraft slid sideways off the snow covered runway 03 end on landing at Spokane International (Geiger Field), taking out some lights. Flights resumed shortly after 5pm Nil/118 passengers + 5 crew Half-inch of wet snow on the ground. A passengers said that: "one Alaska Air jet did land behind us" immediately after the incident, "and stopped in time to avoid crashing into our plane."
28 Jan. 1730L
Ft. Myers Florida		 MD80 of American Airlines Aircraft circled in the air for about 20 minutes before landing at Southwest Florida International Airport Nil/142 passengers inbound for Ft Myers with a declared emergency at 40 miles for an unspecified warning
28 Jan. 0750L
Shannon Ireland		 767-333 of Air Canada Flt: AC848 Pilot diverted into Shannon on medical grounds after the First Officer began acting irrationally during what is being referred to as a psychiatric episode (i.e. the co-pilot began "acting in a peculiar manner, talking loudly to himself, invoking God’s help" and needed to be restrained). 1 ill/149 passengers + 8 crew Toronto's Pearson International Airport to London Heathrow. Co-pilot was assessed at the scene before being taken to the Acute Psychiatric Unit at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Ennis. Passengers were accommodated in a local hotel until a new crew arrived at Shannon.
28 Jan. ~2130L
St. Petersburg Florida		 A320-300 of USA 3000 airlines Aircraft made an emergency landing at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport due to an unspecified technical problem Nil Chicago to Sarasota, Florida
29 Jan. day
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport		 737 of SWA Flight: 1512 Landed with a cockpit warning of an on board fire (later proven to be a recurring false alarm). Nil/72 passengers Extinguishers deployed as they are supposed to when the light goes on. The plane was inspected, maintained and the extinguishers were replaced.
29 Jan. night
The Azores		 TU154 of the Bulgarian President Damage sustained to the landing gear on takeoff at Lajes Airport prevented gear-doors from closing so aircraft had to burn off gas and re-land. Nil Azores outbound for an official visit to Mexico by Pres Parvanov and a delegation. Visit to Mexico cancelled and Pres returned Bulgaria by Bulgarian Airlines
29 Jan.  ~1925L
Springfield Illinois		 CRJ of Delta Connection #2 engine failed about 20 miles short of Springfield’s Capital Airport while en route from Minneapolis to Atlanta Georgia. Nil/62 passengers + 4 crew on board Primary crash and fire rescue support is from the Illinois Air National Guard 183rd Fighter Wing Fire Department, which is based on the airport’s property.
29 Jan. 1315L
Manchester UK		 A300 of Monarch Burst a main-gear tire on landing (tyre no2, left bogie, front right hand side. Went as aircraft crossed the cat 11/111 stop bars) Nil Empty flight from Brussels caused a few diversions to Liverpool
29 Jan. 150L
El Paso Texas		 757-200 of American Made emergency landing at El Paso International Airport overnight after an electrical problem was reported on board by the pilot, Nil/104 passengers Los Angeles to Miami flight
30 Jan. 0515Z
Charlotte North Carolina		 Learjet 35
Reg: N55F		 A US Check Airnet Systems Flight 141, a Gates Learjet 35A aircraft.  While taxiing to ramp Lear was struck by a tug vehicle Nil/2 minor damage
30 Jan. 2037L
Winnipeg Canada		 737 of WestJet
Flight: 158		 Pilot declared an emergency for  loss of oil pressure in #2 (RH) and diverted Nil/106 on board Bound Calgary to Toronto Canada, the 737 landed at 2045L
30 Jan. 0805L
Sugapa Airport, Paniai regency, West Papua, Indonesia		 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter of PT Aviastar Mandiri DHC6-300 skidded off the left side of the runway and hit a group of people waiting nearby, killing one and injuring two others. The aircraft ended up in a ditch, substantially damaged. 1 dead, 2 injured on ground & one injured /15 passengers on board Arriving from Enarotali Airport (EWI/WABT), Indonesia. Officers from the National Commission on Transportation Safety (KNKT) in Jakarta will investigate.
30 Jan. 2215L
Grand Junction Regional Airport Colorado 		757-200 of American Airlines Flight: AA119 Passengers said there was "haze" in the plane accompanied by a "a bad smell." Prior to its emergency landing at Grand Junction Regional Airport without incident at about 10:15 p.m. Nil/103 passengers on board Newark New Jersey to Los Angeles California flight diverted into Walker Field. Fire officials used thermal imaging equipment to try to find the source of the problem, and later said the haze and smell “came from a small fire in the back of the plane.”
31 Jan. ~1938L
West Palm Beach Florida		 757-200 of American Flight: AA1738 Aircraft #624 See: tinyurl.com/27dtss and yvu256 Passengers smelled burning plastic and then cabin went dark as crew secured non-essential electrical busses. Pilot’s inner windshield pane shattered after an apparent electrical surge. The co-pilot suffered cuts on his hand when the cockpit window shattered. Images at tinyurl.com/29z3qh & 23qf2r 7 hospitalized/139 passengers & 7 crew San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Philadelphia. Heating mechanism between two panes of tempered glass in a cockpit window apparently caused smoke in the cockpit about two hours after the Boeing 757 departed from San Juan. Flight 1738 left Puerto Rico at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.
31 Jan. ~230L
Frankfurt Germany		 777-300ER of Singapore Airlines
Flight: SQ334		 RH GE-90 engine failed noisily en route and pilot diverted into Frankfurt on the remaining one, landing around 0630L. Nil Changi to Paris (Roissy - aka Charles de Gaulle AIRPORT). Air France is having a bad run with its GE90 engines on the 777.
31 Jan.
London Gatwick UK		 767 of Excel Airways
Reg: G-VKNG		 G-VKNG tail-scraped on takeoff to (Orlando Sanford Florida) SFB, and returned for an emergency landing Nil Flown by a TRE (Type Rating Examiner).Aircraft returned to service a day later.
31 Jan.
Hilo, Hawaii		 717-200 of Hawaiian Airlines For the second time in two months, a Hawaiian Airlines flight from the Big Island to Honolulu had to turn back after one of its engines failed. Problem Monday was caused by the failure of a turbine blade. Passengers heard a loud explosion soon after takeoff and the plane returned to Kona. Nil 717 interisland fleet was put into service more than seven years ago. Dud blades were the problem that forced a Hawaiian flight to return to Hilo on Nov. 30 after an engine failed. First engine failure, in 201, was caused by a bearing problem that made the engine overheat, and was not related to a turbine-blade failure.
1 Feb. day
Tel Aviv Airport Israel		 ATR42-300 of Israir Near collision with a Turkish Airliner at Ben Gurion International Airport. Event orchestrated by ATC following a late go-round due to conflicting traffic. Israir training flight had 4 pilots on board and received TCAS alert during go-round. Nil/170 passengers A similar incident occurred last year, when El-Al and an Iberia Airlines planes came dangerously close to each other when approaching to land. That incident was determined as pilot error on Iberia's part.
1 Feb. ~1445L
Florida		 North American NA-265 Sabreliner
Reg: N3RP		 The bizjet was taxing out of a hangar on the World Jet ramp at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport when its wing clipped a propeller on a parked Cessna 208 of Bimini Island Air. It’s not known whether the two bizjet pilots are claiming a Ripleys B.I.O.N. record due to, …. Nil … at some point, the jet hitting another aircraft that was being tugged and then a third aircraft that was parked on a ramp. 1977 build Sabreliner is registered to Qualint LLC. in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa, Florida.
1 Feb. 1130L
Mt Airy North Carolina (KMWK)		 Beechcraft C90A King Air of Blue Sky Airways Reg: N57WR Crashed in residential area Friday as it tried to land in low-lying fog at the Mount Airy/Surry County Airport. Debris was largely confined to a small area between two homes. Imagery at: tinyurl.com/2jhnyd   and   2srug4 6 dead/6 on board Departure airport was Polk County (Cornelius Moore Field) aka Cedartown Airport, Georgia (headed for KMWK). Witness said it “missed” on its first approach, and may have been trying to circle back for another attempt.
1 Feb. 1740L
Augusta State Airport, (AUG/KAUG) Maine		 Cessna 525
Reg: N12PT		 Bound for Lincoln Municipal, Nebraska, Citation CJ1 crashed in a rural area of West Gardiner just after taking off from the Augusta State Airport at around 5:40 p.m. –Plane took off as a winter storm with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain moved across the area.  Plane was registered to Jeannette Symons of San Francisco 2 dead/2 on board Pilot declared an emergency (apparently after an attitude indication failed), to a controller at the Portland, Maine, Jetport about 5 minutes after taking off, at an altitude of 3,000 feet, ascending to 10,000 feet. Weather reported at Augusta at 17:53 local time was light freezing rain and fog with a temperature of -6 deg C. Crash map at tinyurl.com/ytro9h
1 Feb. ~2115L
Chennai Intl India		 A320 of Indigo Airlines Flt 6E-282 returned to land soon after takeoff for New Delhi… Nil/114 passengers …following a nasty birdstrike. Chennai to Delhi
1 Feb. ~0630L
Frankfurt Germany		 777-300ER of SIA
Flight: SQ334		 777 suffered a malfunction in one of the engine’s accessories gearbox (GE 90 engine) about one hour before landing. The pilots diverted into Frankfurt.  Nil Singapore to Paris (CDG).
1 Feb. 1710L
Oslo Intl Norway		 737-8BK of KLM
Reg: PH-BXU		 On landing runway 1R during snowfall, the pilots failed to stop the aircraft within the available runway length. The nosegear came to rest in snow. Nil/99 passengers Amsterdam to Oslo
1 Feb. 2115L
Edinburgh Intl UK		 F27-500F of MNG Cargo (on ops for Neptune Airways) Whilst parking on the cargo apron, TC-MBG’s right engine and propeller was hit by a passing ground power unit (GPU) vehicle causing Substantial damage. Nil ….causing the engine to break off from its mountings and droop down. Aftermath image: tinyurl.com/2m9afy
1 Feb. ~1530
Thunder Bay Canada		 737-700 of WestJet
Flight: WJA-493		 Whilst doing a backtrack turn after landing the 737 taxied off the runway edge coming to rest bogged down in soft ground.  Nil/109 passengers Toronto to Thunder Bay
1 Feb. 0757Z
Chicago Illinois
Midway Airport		 DC9 of Northwestern
Reg: N605NW		 N605NW, Northwest Airlines Boeing DC-9 aircraft, while parked on the ramp, was struck hard by a tug Nil Damage is unknown
1 Feb. 2240Z
Morristown, New Jersey		 650 Citation
Reg: N626RB		 Aircraft on landing, veered off the runway and struck runway lights Nil/2 on board Damage is unknown
2 Feb. ~1500L
Leeds Intl UK (EGNM)		 Fokker 100 of Austrian Arrows
Flight: OS2373		 During descent into Leeds, the pilots received indication of vibrations coming from an engine – prompting the pilots to reduce thrust on that engine to idle. Nil/103 on board The F100 made a safe landing.
Arriving from Innsbruck Austria
2 Feb. 2115L
Edinburgh, (EDI) Scotland		 Fokker F27 freighter of Neptune Airways Coventry-based freight airliner was being tugged out with engines running during early morning hours for a flight to Coventry. After disconnecting from the tug, the aircraft rolled forward and the right side props struck the tug. No-one was injured but 1 person was treated for shock Starboard engine dropped from its mounts and hung down by about 30 degrees. Recalls accident at EDI stand 5A many years ago….a mobile GPU (Servisair?) accidentally reversed into the running starboard prop of an Air UK F27 and the driver was decapitated.
2 Feb. 1035L
Bolivia, South America		 727-259 of LAB
Reg: CP-2429
(being flown as a charter for Transporte Aereo Militar) 		Crash-landed Saturday in a flooded timberland outside the eastern city of Trinidad. Survivors said the Boeing 727 lost power. It had been turned away from its destination, the northern city of Cobija, because of a fierce storm, but, 370mls away, Trinidad weather also turned sour and the aircraft went down in sodden brushland 10kms short – after 2 missed approaches. Airport in La Paz is 13,300 ft ASL so T/O weight is obviously of primary concern. Investigation will focus on the full load of passengers and the departure airport's elevation with respect to fuel requirements for the flight 2 serious & many minor injuries/151 passengers + 8 crew Charter jet flown by airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano took off from the Bolivian capital, La Paz. Crash imagery at tinyurl.com/3x2zxk    and   37c8pk
Plus tinyurl.com/2638ae
LAB flights have been suspended for nearly a year due to the airline’s debts and legal troubles. The privatized company began offering charter flights in December while it worked toward renewing its scheduled commercial operator’s license.
Map locale of crash: tinyurl.com/ythur3
2 Feb. 1830L
Oslo Norway		 737-800 of KLM
Reg: PH-BXU		 Aircraft put some wheels off the runway side on landing Gardermoen in very bad weather and got towed into the terminus Nil/170 on board Arriving from Amsterdam. Image:  tinyurl.com/3ddcmc  and   tinyurl.com/3d8r7h
2 Feb. 1348L
Singapore		 777-200 of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ 82 returned Changi AIRPORT after a sudden depressurization at 36,000ft Nil/232 passengers and crew En route to Beijing. During the rapid 6-minute descent to 10,000ft, cabin oxygen masks were deployed.
3 Feb. ~1600L
Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv 		Airbus A340-313X of Swiss International Reg: HB-JMG Was forced to abort its takeoff after getting a flat tire at speed. After the plane finished its emergency abort, airport firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and surrounded the plane. Nil The plane was then towed off the runway, and all of the passengers safely disembarked. Destination airport: Zurich
3 Feb. 1850Z
Anderson South Carolina		 Highlander HXB
Reg: N866SC 		Aircraft force landed under unknown circumstances, 8 miles from Anderson Nil/2 Damage is unknown
3 Feb. 0745L
Belo Horizonte Intl AIRPORT Brazil		 737-300 of Webjet Linhas Aereas
Flight: WH6726		 On landing the 737 ran a few meters off the end of the runway coming to rest with its nose gear on soft ground. Nil/67 on board Rio de Jan.eiro to Belo Horizonte.
Aftermath image: tinyurl.com/23jxhz
3 Feb. night
Chennai India		 A320 of Indigo Airlines Flight made an emergency landing in Chennai following a bird-hit soon after it took off on Friday night. Nil/114 passengers Airport sources said that the pilot of the Delhi-bound flight made the emergency landing as a precautionary measure. The flight was cancelled and the airline has refunded all fares.
4 Feb. 1130L
Paris (CDG)		 777 of United Flt: UA915 Tire blew and right main gear caught fire on the runway on landing Nil Passengers evacuated on runway. minor damage
4 Feb. 110L
Kansas City		 767 of United Flight: UA871   Pilot announced 90 minutes into the flight that one of the crew members smelled smoke. The pilot turned off the electrical and air conditioning systems to see whether they could detect the source but could not find anything. Nil/ 215 passengers and 11 crew traveling from Washington D.C. to San Francisco and then Taiwan
4 Feb. 2145Z
Burbank, California 		737 of SWA
Flight: 3580		 While at the gate, a  wheeled cart struck the wingtip No injuries reported Aircraft went out of  service with unknown damage,
4 Feb. 1827Z
Roosevelt Utah		 Cessna 421, Golden Eagle Reg: N799 Gear collapsed on landing Nil/1 on board Substantial damage
5 Feb. ~1230L
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi 		MD88 of Iberia Flight IB3669 Skidded off the taxiway, while taxiing for departure as Flight IB3669; stopped in the grass Nil/137 on board undamaged
5 Feb. ~0715L
Greenburg SC		 EMB-145 of Continental flight BTA2143 Flight left Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport about 6:30 a.m., but turned around shortly after takeoff and made an emergency landing after a smoke detector went off. Nil/31 passengers Express Jet Airlines, headed Houston Texas
5 Feb. evening
Edmonton Intl Canada		 A321-211 of Air Canada
Flight: CA-157		 On landing C-GJWI experienced a heavy tail strike and bounced before the pilots were able to make a controlled landing. Nil Damage bill likely to be very high. Toronto to Edmonton
5 Feb. 0038Z
Albuquerque, New Mexico		 Canadair CRJ900 of Mesa Aviation Flight ASH2703 Aircraft, while waiting for deicing, was struck by the deicing truck No injuries reported Flight returned to the gate with unknown damage
5 Feb. 1920Z
Ankeny Iowa		 SA-226TB Metro III
Reg: N120SC		 Aircraft went off the movement area under unknown circumstances and  sustained Substantial damage Nil/1 Substantial damage
06 Feb. 2240Z
LaGuardia Airport, New York, NY		 Airbus A320 JetBlue Airlines
Reg: N635JB		 While parked at the gate,  the jetbridge collapsed onto the aircraft, No injuries reported Damage is unknown
6 Feb. ~1426L
tribal region of South Waziristan Pakistan 		Bell 412-EP helo of the Pakistani army (crash-map at tinyurl.com/2vf58e) A very senior Pakistani army officer is among eight people killed in a helicopter crash in the restive South Waziristan region. Helicopter – which the military says was on a routine reconnaissance mission – reportedly came down between the towns of Jan.dola and Wana 8 dead/8 on board Army helicopter carrying Maj Gen Javed Sultan crashed because of a technical fault near the Afghan border. Two brigadiers are also among the dead. Sultan was the top commander in the garrison city of Kohat in Pakistan’s northwest frontier province
06 Feb. ~1100L
Amsterdam, Netherlands 		777-200 of KLM Reg: PH-BQC Flight KL791 Flight turned back in just under an hour due to an unspecified technical fault. Nil Bound for the international airport Guarulhos of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Passengers boarded PH-BQF and deptd at 1400L
6 Feb. ~1700L
Regina International Airport 		Beechcraft King Air 100 of WestWind Aviation The nose gear of the plane would not extend fully, and the plane ended up sitting on its nose on the tarmac Nil/7 passengers + 2 crew Express flight from Saskatoon to Regina
6 Feb. 1130
Istanbul Turkey		 A340-300 of Gulf Air flight GF2 After two hours airborne the pilots were surprised to see a gear door warning light and diverted into Ataturk Airport Istanbul Nil Heathrow to Bahrein. Microswitch problem.
7 Feb.
Nassau Bahamas		 Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III of Bahamian Western Air Plane was forced to make an emergency landing on the international airport of Nassau (the Bahamas) following technical problems in the landing gear at the start of final approach. Nil/12 passengers on board From regional airport of Mangrove Cay, on the island of Andros (the Bahamas) and the international airport Lynden Pindling de Nassau, on the island of New Providence,
7 Feb. ~1440L
Hilo Hawaii		 MD 369E, [the same as a Hughes 500] of K&S Helicopters Inc. (Paradise) Tour helicopter made a hard landing in an abandoned pasture several miles uphill from the Hilo Medical Center yesterday afternoon 5 moderate injuries/5 on board Helo lost power about five minutes into the flight from Hilo Airport and was trying to return. K&S operates out of Kona as Paradise Helicopters and out of Hilo as Tropical Helicopters.
7 Feb.
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia		 717-23S of National Jet (A QANTAS subsidiary) Flight: QF1944 A very hard landing has resulted in a very rippled and wrinkly airframe. May be a bent main spar and engine mounts damaged, under carriage mounts damaged, etc. etc. Nil/84 passengers on board VH-NXE may be a write-off after flying from Cairns via Nhulunbuy. There were 11 Boeing 717s in the Qantaslink fleet. Exemplar image: tinyurl.com/2pqe8g
7 Feb. 0700L
Kochi, India		 737 of Oman Air A piece of tire found on the runway at Muscat airport gave some anxious moments to crew and passengers of an Oman Air flight, which landed Kochi Thursday morning under "full emergency" preparations. Nil/108 passengers and 7 crew Tire fragments belonged to another “unknown” aircraft
7 Feb. ~1900L
El Seibo, Dominican Republic		 BN-2A-26 Islander of Caribair
Reg: HI-653CA		 Crash-landed following an engine failure. Substantial damage.
Crashmap: tinyurl.com/2uau4f   		Nil/9 on board Departure airport:Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI/MDST), Dominican Republic Destination airport: La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport (LRM/MDLR), Dominican Republic
7 Feb.
Regina Airport Saskatchewan 		Beechcraft 1900 of WestWind Aviation A cockpit window blew out of a chartered flight by WestWind Aviation about 20 minutes after taking off from Saskatoon. Nil/11 passengers + 2 crew Flight returned to Regina
8 Feb. ~1212L
Guwahati India 		A320 of Indian Airlines Flt: IC 229 Two main gear tires burst on landing at Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport following a bird strike emergency. Nil/82 passengers Arriving from Kolkata, India, the aircraft held overhead burning off excess fuel for 45 minutes.
8 Feb.
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 		British Aerospace 321 Jetstream 32EP of Eagle Air (an Air New Zealand subsidiary)
Reg: ZK-ECN 		Air New Zealand Link Flight NZ2279 departed Blenheim (BHE) about 07:00 on a domestic service. A Somali woman, sitting in seat 1A directly behind the forward bulkhead, pulled a knife and entered the flight deck. She demanded the pilots to take the flight to Australia. She reportedly also claimed to have bombs with her. Two of the passengers tried to calm the woman. 3 inj/9 on board When the plane came into land at Christchurch International Airport, the woman allegedly started moving the aircraft controls. The pilots made a turn and the hijacker lost balance. After landing at Christchurch the captain then confronted the woman and wrestled her to the floor. The co-pilot helped the captain to disarm the woman, who was then arrested by police.
8 Feb. ~1900L
Castaic, California		 1965 Cessna 337
Reg: N2228X 		Crashed in rural Ventura County after reporting engine trouble soon after taking off from the Camarillo Airport at about 7 p.m. Friday. 3 minor injuries/3 on board Write-off. The plane came down in an orchard about a half-mile south of Highway 126 near Lake Piru.
9 Feb. 1730Z
Long Island City
New York		 737 of SWA Flight: SWA2382 While moving on the ramp, aircraft struck the jetway No injuries reported Damage is minor
9 Feb. 1110L
Omaha Nebraska 		757-200 of United Airlines Flight: UAL4 United jet made an emergency landing on Friday morning at Eppley Airfield. Nil/63 on board United said there was an indicator light of a possible fire in the cargo area.
9 Feb. 2348L
Novosibirsk Russia		 A310 of Sibir Reported a drop in oil pressure in the right engine after it took off from Novosibirsk at 11:48 p.m. Nil/237 on board Novosibirsk to Bangkok flight re-landed at 103L
9 Feb.
Ft. Lauderdale Florida		 767-300 of American Airlines
Flt: AA1668		 Diverted in due weather and then experienced a fire in #2 engine during its post-refueling takeoff roll (aborted) Nil/225 passengers Piarco International Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago to Miami. Passengers bussed back to Terminal.
9 Feb. 1730L Lindsay Municipal Airport 2006 Cirrus SR22
Reg: N824BJ 		Aircraft lost altitude after taking off from Lindsay Municipal Airport and on impact, the plane burst into flames. 2 dead/2 …ejecting the pilot about 30 feet. The flight was a biennial flight review.
9 Feb. night
Newark, New Jersey		 757 of Continental Aircraft returned to New York’s Newark Liberty Airport after lightning damaged its nose-cone, tearing a large 2ft gash. Nil/122 passengers Gatwick-bound
9 Feb. 1535L
La Paz Bolivia		 727-200 of Aerosur Reg: CP-2462
Flight 5L-116 		High speed landing led to a 50m overrun and Substantial damage at the 4000m elevation airport. Image: tinyurl.com/37ebqe  and  2mmwxt Nil/85 passengers Flight from Jorge Wilstermann de Cochabamba Airport (Bolivia) and the international airport El Alto of La Paz
9 Feb. night
Perth Western Australia		 747-300 of QANTAS Flight departing Perth lost some engine parts quite noisily and they were later handed in to WA police by a citizen from an outer suburb … Nil …after they splashed down alongside his pool (in which he was swimming). Eastern States Melbourne bound domestic flight returned to Perth.
9 Feb. night
Miami Florida		 A330 of TAM
Reg: PT-MVC		 Flight JJ8091 returned Miami due to a fault in its #1 engine (stall/surge, EGT over limits), FADEC A fault, engine shut down (suspected bird-strike ingestion). Nil Flights JJ8098 (2/10) to Paris CDG and JJ8055 (2/11) to GIG (Rio de Jan.eiro) were cancelled.
10 Feb. night
Heathrow		 A340-300 of SAA Flight was diverted back to Heathrow from somewhere over North Africa, reportedly Algeria, due to a passenger illness. 1 ill passengers En-route Heathrow to Johannesburg
10 Feb. 1550Z
Detroit, Michigan 		Canadair CRJ900 of Mesaba Airlines Reg: N903XJ Flight 3477struck a de-icing truck. Nil Damage was unknown to the right wing,
10 Feb. 1515Z
Cleveland Ohio		 Canadair Bombardier CL-600 of Skywest
Reg: N N932SW		 While parked, a baggage cart was blown into the tail cone No injuries reported Unknown damage to the tail cone
11 Feb. 1615Z
Linden, New Jersey		 Cessna 414 Chancellor Reg: N27352 Aircraft inadvertently landed gear up Nil/1 Minor damage
11 Feb. day
Istanbul Intl Airport, Turkey		 A320 of Donbassaero
Flight: 7D-551		 On landing the aircraft left the end of runway when it was about to turn into a taxiway. Nil According to local reports, no damage occurred and no one was injured. Donetsk to Istanbul flight
12 Feb. day
Caracas Intl (SVMI) Venezuela		 DC9-31 of Aserca Airline
Reg: YV-298T		 The aircraft was repositioned from a hangar under its own power when the brakes failed and the DC9 ran beyond the paved area of taxiway Foxtrot, crossing runway 09 and coming to rest on the grass close to runway 10. Nil Damage occurred to undercarriage and left wing. 
Image at: tinyurl.com/2cfesk
12 Feb. 0320Z
Covington Kentucky		 757 of Delta
Flight: DL774		 While parked at the gate, was struck by the jetway Nil Damage to be determined
12 Feb.
Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS) Venezuela 		DC-9-31 of Aserca Airlines
Reg: YV-298T 		After leaving the hangar at Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS), the taxiing DC-9 could not be stopped. It crossed a runway and came to rest next to runway 10L. Nil Airplane sustained Substantial damage to the left hand wing and landing gear.
13 Feb. day
Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Intl Brazil 		A320-233 of LAN Chile
Reg: CC-CQM		 During pushback the towbar broke causing the pushback truck to strike the left forward underside of the aircraft.  Nil Considerable fuselage damage occurred.
Sao Paolo(GiG) to Santiago Chile
13 Feb. 0920L
Los Roques Airport (SVRS) Venezuela 		BAe Jetstream 31 of Sasca Airline Reg: YV-168T On landing the pilots lost steering control and departed the runway to the left where the aircraft struck bushes and small trees before coming to a stop close to the shoreline. Nil/16 on board Substantial damage. Image at tinyurl.com/yplmbb
Regional service from Porlamar to Los Roques
13 Feb. 200Z
Camokia Illinois		 Cessna 425 Corsair
Reg: N67726		 Aircraft slid off a taxiway at East Saint Louis Nil/3 Damage to be determined
13 Feb. 200Z
Leesburg Virginia		 Raytheon 390
Reg: N16DK		 Aircraft landed, went off the end of the runway and hit a ditch Nil/2 on board Substantial damage (in freezing rain)
13 Feb. morning
Durham UK Durham Tees Valley Airport  		BAe146-200 of TNT Emergency crews raced to control a chemical spill on an aircraft. The scare at 8am was caused by a leak of 1.5 liters of sodium hydroxide solution – which can be used as paint stripper and has the potential to cause intense heat burns or ignite flammables. 1 injured Fire officers from Darlington, Newton Aycliffe and Durham neutralized the spill with a dry agent before decontamination of the TNT aircraft and two gas tankers.
13 Feb. night
Brussels Belgium		 A300 of Turkish Airlines Turkish A300 took off on wrong runway at Brussels Nil details are scarce and scanty
13 Feb. 2135Z
Boston Logan Airport		 Boeing 757 of American Airlines
Flight: AA 222
Reg: N631AA		 While taxiing to the gate, aircraft struck a jet bridge with the number one engine, no injuries reported. Nil/109 passengers Damage to be determined
13 Feb. 0309L
New Delhi India		 777-312ER of SIA
Flight: SQ345		 Experienced an engine surge en route and diverted to New Delhi Nil/247 passengers Zurich to Singapore. 777-300ER is powered by two GE90-115B
13 Feb. 015Z
Yerevan, Armenia		 CRJ-100M of Belarusian state-owned airline Belavia
Flight: B2-1834
Reg: EW-11PJ		 Departed runway on takeoff at 0415L, wingtip contacted surface, the aircraft tumbled, broke into two parts and caught fire. Thanks to prompt response of emergency services there were no fatalities. Crash map: tinyurl.com/2nkzq2 4 hospitalized/6 minor injuries/18 passengers & 4 crew Bound for Minsk. Some injured treated on scene at Zvartnots International Airport. Seems to be a repeat of so many similar take-off rotation “failure to deice” crashes. Crash image: tinyurl.com/2qrs53
13 Feb. ~1847L
Palm Springs International Airport 		757-200 of American Airlines
Flt AA1803 		Jet made an emergency landing at Palm Springs International Airport after diverting due winds in Las Vegas area but then started losing fuel Nil/180 passengers on board Bound for Las Vegas
14 Feb. 235Z
Cedar City, Utah		 EMB120 of Sky West Aviation
Flight: 3708
Reg: N217SW		 Embraer Emb120ER aircraft, on landing the left main gear went off the runway and struck runway lights. Nil/2 crew + 27 passengers Minor damage. Wind was gusting 29KT
14 Feb. day
Halifax, Nova Scotia		 727 of CargoJet Freighter was en route from St. John's, Newfoundland to Hamilton, Ontario, when it was diverted to Halifax with a smoke warning for the cargo hold. Nil/4 on board There was no hazardous material on the aircraft, but it was carrying 12,000 kilograms of fuel.
14 Feb. 1437L
Sacramento California		 737-500 of United Airlines
Flight: UAL474 		Headed to Vancouver when an oil filter warning light lit up. The pilot shut down one of the engines and made an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport. Nil/119 passengers and crew The fire department was called out as a precaution, the plane landed safely at 2:37pm.
14 Feb. ~1130L
Paris (CDG Airport)		 777-200 of United Airlines Flight: UA915 Flight was lined up on the runway ready to leave when suddenly a warning light illuminated and the crew ordered the evacuation of the passengers through the emergency exit slides. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Nil Paris CDG to Dulles International. The airplane was surrounded by emergency crews shortly thereafter and firemen put out a fire in the tires. The passengers transferred to the airport terminal.
14 Feb. night
Boston Logan Airport		 A320 of JetBlue
Flight: 489		 Airbus 320, departing Boston for Long Beach, California., aborted its takeoff shortly after 8 p.m. because a Cessna Citation, a C-560, crossed runway 33L as the JetBlue plane was departing the runway. Nil Incursion has preliminary classification as a pilot deviation because the pilot of the Cessna Citation crossed runway 33L without air traffic control authorization.
15 Feb. 2330L
Guilford County, North Carolina 		DC8-73AF of UPS
Flight: UPS1269
Reg: N806UP		 UPS plane preparing to take off at Piedmont Triad International Airport Greensboro, Thursday evening, ran off the runway into the mud (at night). Nil/4 on board Freighter was heading to Louisville, Kentucky when the mishap occurred around 11:30 p.m. Image at tinyurl.com/24ldd6
15 Feb. 1545L
Syracuse, New York		 ERJ145 of Express Jet Plane carrying 53 people made an emergency landing today at Hancock International Airport after smoke was seen in the cockpit. Syracuse police and members of the 174th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard responded. Nil/53 on board Hartford Connecticut to Cleveland Ohio. Expressjet is a regional airline based in Houston, Texas. Fire crews searching the cockpit found a smoldering wire behind the main console.
15 Feb. ~2300L
Casper Wyoming		 CRJ-200 of Northwest
Flight: XJ3399		 CRJ suffered a standard wing-flap extension failure and landed 20 minutes past its scheduled arrival time Nil CRJ wing-flap failure epidemic is being addressed by the manufacturer and a number of AD’s
15 Feb. 1740L
Chiang Mai
Thailand 		MD80 of One-Two-Go
Flight: OG 8127 		Aircraft returned very soon after takeoff. Passenger witness said “that the plane shook heavily and air-conditioners made a very loud noise while the plane was taking off”. Nil/>100 passengers Assessed as probable engine compressor surge
16 February
Benton, KS		 Cessna 414A Reg: N41LP The Cessna, owned by Bajaj Holdings, and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain after departing Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (1K1), Benton, KS. A post impact fire ensued. 2 Fatal According to several witnesses, the airplane departed runway 35 (2,613 feet by 60 feet; asphalt). The airplane was observed flying in and out of the clouds. The airplane impacted several trees, and came to rest in the middle of a corn/wheat field.
17 February Vancouver, BC Boeing 737 Flight 846 WestJet Airlines Aircraft skidded off Ottawa International runway. No injuries 88 passengers and six crew aboard.
17 February Washington, DC US Airways A319 and US Airways Express regional jet Two US Airways aircraft clipped wings while waiting to take off. That incident involved an A319 headed for New York's LaGuardia Airport and a US Airways Express regional jet on its way to Rochester, New York No injuries The regional jet was taxiing toward a runway when one of its wings clipped a wing of the A319. The National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of the mishap.
18 February
Moline, IL		 Hawker Beechcraft 99 Reg: N118SF The Hawker Beechcraft Corp. 99 operated by Suburban Air Freight, as a cargo airplane, received minor damage during cruise, when an in-flight fire occurred, about 30 miles west of the Quad City International Airport (MLI), near Moline, IL No injuries. The fire was associated with wiring behind the instrument panel.
18 February
Austin, TX		 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Reg: N935DL The MD-88, N935DL, operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1877, sustained minor damage when it struck a large bird while on approach to Runway 35R at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Austin, TX. None of the five crew members or 135 passengers were injured. No injuries One bird struck the bottom right side of the radome. The impact resulted in airframe vibrations; however, both engine indications remained normal. The first officer then declared an emergency.
18 February
Moline, IL		 Hawker Beechcraft Corp. 99 Reg: N118SF Aircraft operated by Suburban Air Freight Inc., as a cargo airplane, received minor damage during cruise, when an in-flight fire occurred, about 30 miles west of the Quad City International Airport (MLI), near Moline, Illinois. No injuries The fire was associated with wiring behind the instrument panel
19 February Yellowknife, Canada de Havilland Turbo Beaver