Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer LuckyStar What: Montenegro Airlines Fokker 100 en route from Podgorica Montenegro to Rome Where: emergency landing in Podgorica Montenegro When: Friday Feb 27 Who: 33 people on board (28 passengers 5 crew) Why: The plane took off for Rome at 8:55 a.m but when a wheel on the left side of the main undercarriage fell off, the crew dumped fuel in the Adriatic sea (or Skadarsko Lake), and returned to Podgorica thirty minutes later for a safe landing.
What: bright-orange helicopter Where: between the Carnival City Casino and the Rondebult offramp, (beside the road) Boksburg When: 10.30am Who: two injured were both men aged between 30 and 40. Why: The crash is under investigation. Witnesses say the helicopter “fell like a rock.”
One was treated by ER24 and taken to Glynnwood Hospital in Benoni; the other suffered head injuries and was treated by paramedics; he was placed on advanced life support and ported to the Netcare Union Hospital in Alberton.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Snorre – VAP What: Orenburg Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration VP-BGQ en route from Volgograd (Russia) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) Where: emergency landing at Domodedovo Airport When: Thursday, Feb 26th 2009 Who: with 142 passengers, 7 crew Why: On takeoff, the plane hit a runway edge light with its inner left main gear tire which resulted in destruction of the inner tire and hydraulics. The flight spent two hours burning fuel and eventually landed at Volgograd.
What: Navy FA-18 fighter jet doing flight operations Where: MCAS Miramar When: Tuesday night 9 p.m Why: When the jet ran low on fuel, the pilot was directed to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which meant flying over Allied Gardens. The sight and sound of a jet flying low over the neighborhood brought back a panicked response, a reminder of an identical jet which killed people on the ground a few months ago in University City. Although the jet landed safely, the still-recovering neighborhood was catapulted back into a terror response–although the jet was completely in control the entire time.
Without wanting to sound too harsh, one hopes that San Diego recalls there is a military base and planes will be flying there when need be. There was no actual incident. Should they have ditched the jet in the bay rather than safely fly over? Then someone would have been complaining about the cost of a ditched FA-18. Be happy.
View from a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SPIn Flight in Australia’s Northern Territory, Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Stuart JR What: Cessna 182 on an inspection Where: Northern Territory outback. When: Wednesday night feb 25 Who: Pilot and passenger Why: The Cessna’s pilot made an emergency landing when the plane experienced emergency problems. Rescue crews found the stranded pilot and passenger and flew them by helicopter to Elliot; the passenger was taken to Elliot Health clinic with a facial cut. The pilot was uninjured.
What: Hughes 369-F chopper owned by Blackwater Worldwide (now called Xe.) Where: U.S. Training Center campus 30 minutes south of Norfolk, Va. When: Feb. 24, 2009–Tuesday 1:33 p.m. Who: Instructor and student. (Instructor was declared dead on site; student was ported to a hospital.) Why: The instructor and student were on a practice run when the helicopter’s skid apparently clipped an object on the ground and it crashed. The student was transported to a Chesapeake, Va hospital.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Joop Stroes – Global Aviation Photography What: Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (TC-JGE) Flight 1951 en route from Istanbul to Amsterdam. Where: Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport When: 10:40 a.m. Wednesday Feb 25 Who: 135 passengers on board; eight crew members. (numbers vary) Why: The plane crashed as it approached the runway to land. Witnesses say the approach was too low and the pilot tried to go higher to avoid crashing into the A-19 (hwy.) The wreckage is in three pieces lying in a field next to the runway; emergency crews are tending injured passengers on site. The cockpit was intact, adn the fuselage broke at the wings.There was an immediate report of one fatality which was later denied. There were at least 20 injured and at least 50 survivors. Another report estimated the majority of the passengers are injured. (Sorry the numbers don’t mesh, but this is the news as it came in–) There was no fire. Fights to and from Schiphol were suspended temporarily after the crash. Update:
The number of deceased has been increased to 9.
More than 80 suffered injury.
25 suffered “serious” injury.
6 are hospitalized in critical condition.
Numbers corrected (again): 127 passengers 7 crew.
According to various passenger accounts, prior to the crash, twelve minutes to the scheduled landing, the plane was flying low, and an announcement was made that the plane was landing. (No announcement was made that the plane was in an emergency.) Immediately on landing, those who were able left the plane, and when there was no fire, they went back in and pulled the others out, especially in the front of the plane, where there was screaming. Outside help arrived within 20-25 minutes.
pictured: Arch Helicopter Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Tim Lane What: Arch Air Medical Services helicopter Where: St. Louis Downtown Airport. When: engines failed at 2:35 p.m. Monday Why: While the helicopter was transporting a patient, it had an emergency, and made a landing at the St. Louis Downtown Airport. Patient was transported to destination by other means.
Pictured: McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 in Jakarta Indonesia Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Raldi What: Lion Air McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 en route from Medan to Batam (Indonesia) Where: Batam (Indonesia) When: Feb 23rd 2009 Who: 156 passengers and 6 crew Why: The crew spent an hour and a half trying to get the nose gear to lower but eventually had to land on foam without it. The landing was safe, after circling the airport for so long, although several on board did go to the hospital
What: Southwest Airlines twin-engine Boeing 737 en route from Las Vegas’s McCarran Airport to Long Island Where: McCarran Airport When: February 12, 2009 Who: 116 passengers , 5 crew members Why: After takeoff, the left engine started misfiring, and every time it misfired the engine would flame. Nineteen minutes after takeoff, the plane returned to land at McCarran at 3:28 on one engine. Southwestern reportedly said that the engine was not on fire, but witnesses referred to flames.
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.
What: Robinson-44 (tail # HP-AM3 ) Raven II owned by the Atlantic Suntoys Corp. en route from from the region of Tucuti, in the Panamanian province of Darien, on the border with Colombia en route to Albrook on the banks of the Panama Canal. Where: Panama City’s international airport, Tocumen terminal Who: pilot Gary Muschette, and passengers Arturo Kam Tello and Ramon Ricardo Perez Why: Requesting permission to land at Tocumen, pilot Gary Muschette reported a mechanical malfunction.
Witnesses said the helicopter was on fire before it fell from the sky.
What: EC225 Super Puma chopper en route to a drilling rig, the Global Santa Fe Where: in the North Sea, 500 yards from the BP ETAP platform. When: Wednesday February 18, 2009 6.40 pm Who: 16 passengers and 2 pilots Why: 125 miles east of Aberdeen, the helicopter was forced to ditch in conditions of poor visibility. Flotation bags kept the helicopter afloat. Passengers waited on two rubber rafts. Individuals on the platform called the coast guard. Rescue vehicles included a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss, a Coastguard copter and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth. Emergency homing beacons fitted to the rafts and the men’s survival suits assisted the rescue as conditions made them nearly invisible.
Three were winched to a helicopter; 15 were rescued by lifeboat, taken to the platform and flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. A triumph of rescue. No fatalities.
“Click here for full size photo Contact Photographer Stuart Lawson [Airplane-Pictures] What: Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 Manila (Philippines) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) Where: NARITA, JP When: 02/20/2009 Who: 408 passengers and 14 crew Why: 30 minutes prior to landing with seatbelt signs turned on, the airplane encountered severe turbulence. The plane dropped abruptly from 15000 feet. Some passengers not yet buckled in were thrown out of their seats and struck the ceiling resulting in a couple of injuries. 43 passengers were distressed enough to go to the hospital. Only one passenger sustained a neck fracture; two injuries were minor.
SOUTH NARITA, JAPAN, NWA2 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 15000.
What: Robinson R22 en route from Palomar Airport Wednesday morning (no destination given) Where: Swami’s Beach in Encinitas When: Wednesday Feb 18 Who: two flight instructors were aboard Why: After the aircraft developed mechanical problems, the pilot crash landed. No one was injured, but the tail of the helicopter broke off.
What: 1972 Cessna 150L registered to a flight school in Wheeling, en route from the Chicago Executive Airport Where: on the ice of Grays Lake near Route 120 and Lake Street, Lake County, IL When: early Tuesday evening 4:30 p.m. Feb 17 2009 Who: pilot and one passenger were aboard. Neither was injured. Why: The plane was experiencing engine problems and the pilot determined he would not make it to land at nearby Campbell Airport. Rescue crews left the pilot waiting for a mechanic.
The plane belongs to Flight Center at Service Aviation, Inc. of Wheeling.
Rumor is it got up to 40 degrees Tuesday so let’s hope the pilot got that Cessna off the ice before it melted–
36°F
Current: Overcast
Wind: S at 6 mph
Humidity: 74%
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40°F | 32°F
What: United Airlines Boeing 777-200 registration N219UA en route from Tokyo-Narita to Washington-Dulles Where: unscheduled landing in Winnipeg When: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Who: One passenger on a full commercial flight Why: Eight hours into the 11-hour trip, a 41 year old passenger became incoherent, began having difficulty breathing and collapsed. A flight attendant performed CPR and provided oxygen. A doctor (passenger) used the plane’s defibrillator to restart her heart. The plane then made an unscheduled stop in Winnipeg, where the woman was transported to an area hospital.
What: Mi-2 Plus ambulance helicopter operated by Polish Medical Air Rescue (registration SP-SXF) en route to the scene of an accident near the southwestern town of Budziszow Where: Jarostów Poland When: 17-FEB-2009 7:50am Who: Pilot and medical assistant were killed, while the doctor was taken to a Wroclaw hospital for treatment. Why: A rescue team of the pilot, a doctor and a medical assistant were flying a rescue mission to a traffic accident at theA-4 freeway to assist a pregnant woman who had crashed in (car) traffic in foggy conditions. The helicopter hit the ground 20 km from their destination and 50 km west of Wroclaw. Visibility was poor and it was snowing.The cause of the helicopter crash is under investigation.
What: Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737 flight ZH9852 en route from Beijing to south China’s Shenzhen city Where: emergency landing in northeastern China — at the Zhengzhou airport When: Monday Feb 16 at 3:45 p.m Who: 119 passengers, no injuries. Why: After the crew discovered the left engine was leaking [oil], the jet to make an emergency landing. However, a news report stated that the cause of the fuel leak was an engine seal ring. There is no word on what caused the [oil] leak.
What: Celco Constitución helicopter Where: south-central Chile– in the Maule region about 185 miles south of Santiago When: Feb 15 Who: Aboard were 12 firefighters, aged around 18 to 30, and the pilot, Why: The firefighters had been on their way to put out a fire at a eucalyptus plantation when the helicopter crashed. There was a dense mist in the area and that there was light rain at the time of the crash.
What: Cessna Skymaster out of Rialto Airport Where: emergency landing between the 210 Freeway and West Casmalia Street When: Saturday Who: pilot Why: The plane was doing “demonstrations” when the pilot noted power loss. The pilot shut off his fuel, and coasted to a a strip of land between the 210 and West Casmalia Street, east of Sierra
What: Air Pacific jetliner (Boeing 747 ) Flight 811 en route to Fiji Where: Los Angeles International Airport When: Friday feb 13 Who: 441 passengers and crew Why: The crew reported a “fuel transfer problem.” and was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport
What: Cessna T303 owned by Josip Crncevic en route from Zagreb to Zadar. Where: missing on Velebit Mountain When: Feb 7 3:45 pm Who: carrying pilot and 3 crew members: the pilot and 3 crew members from Zagreb flying club “Ban,” were: Gerd Govejsek, 63, Walter Aleksandar, 49, Miljenko Bartolic, 61, and Zvonko Kelek, 68. Why: There is very little factual information available, but thecrash is being investigated by Investigator Dinko Vodanovic. It is speculated that the altitude meter or the wings froze.
It took 4 days of searching before the wreckage was located on the north side of the mountain at 11am at an altitude of 1,200 metres on Vagan peak. The scene of the crash is subject to harsh weather conditions.
Click here for full size photo on Airliners.net Contact photographer TFSPhoto What: Robinson 22 single seat helicopter out of Leeds Bradford Airport Where: near Sandtoft Air Field in a field near the village of Sandtoft When: 12.45pm Feb 14 Who: Only the pilot was aboard Why: The pilot of the crashed helicopter was on his first solo flight. South Yorkshire and Humberside fire and rescue services were there; the pilot was pronounced dead.
What: BEECH Baron 95-A55 registered to DBJD LLC en route from Bergstrom Airport in Austin. Where: in a PORTER, TX subdivision near Williams Airport in East Montgomery County. When: 02/12/2009 5:30pm Thursday night Who: Pilot Daniel Boyd Williams and Rheta Lynn Williams were fatally injured and died at the scene. Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED on approach to Williams Airport in East Montgomery County.
Airport witnesses the plane was coming in about 50 feet, began to climb and then made a sharp left to the treeline where it clipped several trees before landing in the Parnell family’s back yard. The plane hit the ground hard, ejecting the passengers.
There used to be a stand of trees–possibly a sound barrier–separating the neighborhood from the airport. The NTSB says any safety they offered was an illusion and that the trees were a threat to the planes. However, individuals in the neighborhood believe they were safer when the trees were there.
