What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix to Oakland Where: San Francisco International When: Jul 13th 2009 Who: 147 passengers Why: Nose gear steering of the US Airways Airbus failed on approach to Oakland. The flight was diverted to San Francisco, where nose gear operation apparently was recovered prior to landing.
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What: US Airways Boeing 737-400 en route from Philadelphia to Tampa Where: Tampa When: Jun 27th 2009 Who: 138 passengers and 5 crew Why: After a normal flight, on landing, both nose gear tires blew. Nose gear wheels and strut were damaged.
Passengers disembarked via roll-up stairs thru the back of the plane. No injuries were reported. It took 8 hours to clear the runway after the incident. Mechanics are looking at a landing gear problem as the cause of the incident.
Billy Mays was interviewed after debarking.
George’s Point of View
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance! Or was it a fast landing?
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What: US Airways Airbus A330-300 en route from Frankfurt/Main to Charlotte Where: Charlotte When: 06/14/2009 Who: The number of passengers was not reported Why: U S Air Flight 705 was in descent when it encountered turbulence. A flight attendant sustained minor injuries. She was apparently the only injury; otherwise, the flight landed safely.
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What: Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of US Airways en route from Montreal to Philadelphia, PA Where: on approach to Philadelphia, When: Apr 22nd 2009 Why: On approach, the airplane was struck by a lightning. The crew did not declare emergency and landed safely with no damage sustained.
What: US Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Saint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) to Philadelphia,PA Where: on approach to Philadelphia When: Apr 22nd 2009 Who: 96 passengers and 7 crew Why: Although on approach, the plane was struck by lightning at 6000 feet, it landed safely 14 minutes later. Skin damage was reported. This was reportedly lightning strike number two.
What: AirTran Airways Boeing 717-200 en route from Orlando,FL to Philadelphia,PA Where: on approach to Philadelphia When: Apr 22nd 2009 Why: The crew declared emergency an emergency when their nose cone incurred a direct lightning strike. Fortunately the airplane landed safely on runway 27R. ( Runway 27L was still in the process of accommodating the prior lightning strike.) Strike number three.
George’s Point of View
This may be hindsight, but it seems to me like three different planes hit with lightning at the same city reportedly within a time span of minutes–maybe air traffic control should have checked weather.com or looked out the window or something…
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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer John E. Jauchler – New England Airports What: U.S. Airways flight HP-9226, a 757 registration N934UW en route from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia Where: Wilmington’s International Airport When: 6:00 Feb 20, 2009 Who: 190 passengers and 6 crew Why: Less than an hour into the flight, the plane lost pressure in its cabin, and the pilot made an emergency landing at ILM. Passengers were flown the rest of the way on a Airbus A321-200 which collected them after nearly a 6 hour delay.
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What: US Airways CRJ-200 en route to Grand Junction Colorado Where: Grand Junction, Colorado When: Feb 18, 2009 Who: 27 passengers Why: On approach, the crew discovered that the plane’ flaps were inoperable, making the speed of approach at the upper limit of the tires’ capacity. Emergency crews were on standby because of the potential tire issue. However (and fortunately) , the landing was (as you can see) uneventful.
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What: US Airways Express plane enroute from Laguardia to Rochester Where: emergency landing in Syracuse at Hancock Airport Who: 10 people on board including Congressman Eric Massa (D) Corning Why: The plane made an emergency landing because of “flap” failure, successfully negotiating the icy runway.
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New York–The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board released Coast Guard footage today of the U.S. Airways passenger plane as it conducted an emergency landing into the Hudson River Jan. 15, 2009.
You see the plane emerge at the middle of the left screen, at 3:31.02
Passenger interview
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What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m Where: Hudson River off New York City When: Thurs jan 15 Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots ) Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.
Heroic efforts were made, retrieving 150 from the freezing Hudson waters. (It was a 20-degree day.) Gov. David Paterson has called the rescue “miracle on the Hudson.”
US Airways CEO Doug Parker public announcement.
The captain of US Airways 1549 is Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III. Captain Sullenberger has over 40 years of flying experience.” He a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.)., former US Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, who has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, and has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations.
Passengers are recorded saying the Captain walked the length of the aisle to verify everyone was safely out.
NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
January 15, 2009
NTSB SENDING GO TEAM TO NEW YORK CITY FOR HUDSON RIVER AIRLINER ACCIDENT
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a Go Team to investigate today’s crash of a US Airways Airbus A-320 (N106US) into the Hudson River in New York City.
Senior Air Safety Investigator Robert Benzon has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge of the 20-member team. NTSB Member Kitty Higgins is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene investigation. Peter Knudson is the press officer for the investigative team.
The team will be arriving in New York this evening.
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What: US Airways Express CRJ Jet operated by Air Wisconsin en route from Norfolk, Va to Philadelphia. Where: Philadelphia International Airport When: 5:30 pm Sunday Who: 3 people aboard, the captain, first officer and a flight attendant. The plane can hold 50 passengers Why: The pilot reported problems with the landing gear. The plane landed safely on runway 27 Left on foam though its left landing gear was not down. Sparks were seen on the runway at landing, but no injuries were reported. The plane carries 3000 lb of fuel.
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What: US Airways Express Flight 4551 Piedmont Airlines deHavilland Dash-8 turboprop aircraft en route from from Lehigh Valley International Airport Allentown Where: Philadelphia International Airport When: November 16, 2008 9:20 a.m Who: 35 passengers and three crew members Why: After landing gear did not deploy, the flight landed safely on foam at around 9:20 a.m. Passengers were bussed to the terminal.
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What: US Airways Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet en route from Edmonton, Canada, to Phoenix, Arizona. Where: Diverted to Salt Lake City –Salt Lake City International Airport When: 10:20 am Who: 86 passengers and three crew members transferred to other flights to Phoenix Why: Diverted due to a crack in the front windshield.
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What: U.S. Airways flight 321 Where: McCarran Airport When: 4:55 p.m Who: Unnamed Why:Weather conditions at the airport prevented landing until fuel became so low (after circling) that the pilot had to land in spite of conditions
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