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Piper Lands in Canadian Blizzard
On Jan 29, 2013, at 9:15 a.m., an Image Air Charter Ltd Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian was en route from La Crete, Alta to Three Hills (Canada) with three people aboard when it attempted to land in bad weather at Three Hills Airport. The plane descended into a blizzard, and at one end of... »
Hockey Team not injured in Mordovia Mishap
On January 9, 2013 at t 01 h 10 min, a Mordovia Airlines Antonov 24rv#RA 46640 landing at Saransk Airport, Mordovia Russia skidded off the runway. The flight was from Krasnodar to Kazan, with a fuel stopover in Saransk airport. The plane was carrying a flight crew and the “Ariada – Akpars” hockey team.... »
Russian Tatarstan Airbus Ends Up in Kazan Airport Snowbank
What: Tatarstan Airlines Airbus A319-112 Where: Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia When: Dec 1, 2012 8:30 am Who: 109 passengers Why: Preparing for take-off to go to Moscow at 8:30, the Tatarstan Airlines Airbus overran the runway, ending up in a snowbank. The problem according to LifeNews was ice on the runway. No passengers were injured.... »
Air France Paris-New York Flight Turns Back Due to Ice
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Ken Iwelumo What: Air France Airbus A330-200 en route from Paris to New York Where: Paris When: Dec 25th 2011 Who: 187 passengers and 12 crew Why: On takeoff from Paris, the crew detected problems. The engine anti-icing system indicated a problem, so the... »
Contention Grows over Cause of May 2011 Sol Tragedy
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alberto U. What: Sol Linaeas Aereas Saab 340A Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) N of Prahuaniyeu, RN Argentina When: May 18, 2011 Who: 3 crew, 19 passengers Why: Was it wing icing, a failure of the inlet deicing system or pilot error which caused... »
RussAir Death Toll Rises as 3 Succumb After Rescue
What: Rusline/Rusair Tupolev TU-134A en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk Where: outskirts of the Besovets village, Petrozavodsk, Russia When: Jun 20 2011 at 11:40 pm Who: 43 passengers and 9 crew N Why: On approach to the airport, the plane struck the ground about 2600 feet shy of runway 2. On impact, the plane... »
May 2011 Saab Crash in Argentina
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alberto U. What: Sol Linaeas Aereas Saab 340A Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) N of Prahuaniyeu, RN Argentina When: May 18, 2011 Who: 3 crew, 19 passengers Why: After the last radio contact at 20:50, the aircraft crashed near Los Menucos en-route Neuquen to... »
Family Charges Bombardier with Negligence
The National Transportation Safety Board’s decision on the Colgan Air Flight 407 crash is that the pilot responded inappropriately to the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. The stick shaker only comes into play when the plane is already slow enough to stall. The plane... »
Ice on PT2 Probe Disrupts Take Off
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Yuda What: First Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Winnipeg,MB to Rankin Inlet,NU Where: Winnipeg When: Feb 18th 2011 Who: not available Why: The plane rejected takeoff on receipt of the left engine’s low power indication. Maintenance subsequently found ice on the PT2 probe.... »
Syracuse Emergency Landing
What: United Express en route from Chicago to Syracuse Where: Syracuse Hancock International airport When: Dec 24, 2010, 9″45 Who: 36 aboard Why: While en route, the UA Chicago flight developed an engine icing problem. Details were not provided, but the plane made a safe landing in Syracuse, with emergency on standby. There were... »
