A Regional Express Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, on March 17th.
The Saab 340B plane flying from Albury, New South Wales, Australia, was on approach to Sydney when a propeller fell off.
The plane landed safely. All 16 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
Darwin Airlines flight F7-17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, formerly City of Busto Arsizio Airport, Italy, on June 1st.
The Saab 2000, flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to Lugano, Switzerland, had to divert after the crew received an unsafe indication for the nose gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Loganair flight BE6780 had to make an emergency landing at Sumburgh airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on December 23.
According to the airline, “Flight BE6780 carrying 46 passengers and three crew declared a mayday shortly before landing in Sumburgh last night… The captain received a fire caution indication from the port-side engine, which was shut down as is standard operating procedure… Passengers were briefed by the crew ahead of landing and the aircraft touched down safely.”
All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The Saab 2000 was flying from Aberdeen at the time.
A Loganair charter flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands on September 30.
The Saab 340 aircraft, carrying 17 passengers, departed for Aberdeen, Scotland, but had to turn back shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic leak. Passengers reported seeing red fluid leaking out from the aircraft’s wing.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The aircraft landed safely at the airport around 4.35pm local time where it was brought to a halt, but subsequently rolled just off the runway due to an issue with the hydraulics.” The passengers had to jump out of the emergency exits.
The airline arranged a replacement service for the passengers.
Flybe flight BE6938 was forced to return and make an emergency landing in Kirkwall, Scotland, on September 24.
The Saab 340 turboprop jet, operated by Loganair, had to be diverted after the crew shut down its left engine due to a warning indication. The flight was en-route to Inverness, Scotland at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 32 people aboard remained unharmed.
A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.
An Eastern Airways fight had to make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland on April 30.
According to an airline spokesperson, “Our crew were re-positioning an empty aircraft from Orebro in Sweden to Aberdeen and reported a cockpit warning indication relating to the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit…There were no passengers onboard the Saab 2000, and the two pilots landed safely at 7.20pm…After vacating the runway the aircraft then taxied to its parking stand.”
The airline engineers were inspecting the aircraft.
Eastern Airways flight EZE502 made an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, on January 23.
The Saab 2000 aircraft was flying from Scatsta Airport, Shetland, when the crew reported an unusual smell in the cockpit and requested emergency landing.
Emergency personnel were ready at the scene when the plane safely touched the runway. An airline spokesperson said, “There were no passengers on board and the aircraft with three crew landed safely at 10am today. On arrival, the aircraft taxied to its parking stand…We have launched an investigation and engineers are inspecting the aircraft.”
Regional Express Airlines Flight ZL936 had to make an emergency landing at Orange Airport, New South Wales, Australia, at around 2 p.m. on January 12.
Authorities said the Saab 340 plane was heading from Sydney to Broken Hill when the crew requested permission for emergency landing due to an “alleged fault” in one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 28 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline made alternative arrangement for the passengers.
The incident is under investigation.
A Loganair jet veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, on January 2.
The plane, which was scheduled to take off for Glasgow, was evacuated after it got caught in crosswinds and veered off the runway, injuring 2 passengers.
According to the airport authorities, “An outbound aircraft Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport at 8.33am this morning…It is it our intention to resume normal operations as soon as the aircraft is safely removed from the runway. There are no scheduled arrivals or departures at Stornoway until later this afternoon.”
The Eastern Airways Saab 2000, flying from Norwich to Aberdeen made an emergency landing at the Norwich International Airport, just twenty minutes after taking off.
The plane, with three crew members and forty eight passengers, took off at 6.45am but at 7:05 am, it requested a full emergency landing as a hydraulic fault was discovered.
Full emergency response protocol was followed at the airport and ambulances, fire fighters and police were ready at the spot when the plane safely landed at 7:24am.
A replacement plane was arranged to take the passengers to their destination, while the Saab was sent for thorough inspection.
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On July 31, 2013, an Eastern Airways Saab 2000 was en route when pilots observed a warning light on the flight panel. The flight had to divert to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Scotland. Thirty oil workers were aboard. THere were thirty-two passengers and three crew.
Shetland’s air, sea and land rescue services responded to the scene, including auxiliary coastguard teams from Lerwick, Noness and Sumburgh. Emergency services were on standby on landing.
Pilots sent a 5.10pm. Mayday and made a safe landing.
None of the 35 aboard suffered injury. The fault was in the warning system.
A Saab 91C Safir was on a demo flight during an air show, and suffered engine trouble. He turned back, but crashed and burned at Söderhamn Airport in Sweden. The crash started a wild fire, and a lot of smoke.
The pilot died in the crash. The rest of the air show was cancelled. The pilot’s name hasn’t been released yet.
The plane was manufactured in 1960 and crashed on June 1.
On Sat Jan 12, 2013, Polet Airlines Saab 340 engaged in flight 770 was en route from Belgorod to Moscow when the left engine developed engine failure. The pilots made a safe landing in Voronezh at 21:04.
17 passengers and 3 crew were aboard. There were no injuries reported.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Moscow on Sunday.
The incident is under investigation.
What: Sol Linéas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia.
Where: El Plumerillo airport, Mendoza Argentina
When: Jan 2, 2013
Who: 33 aboard, 30 passengers, 3 crew, no fatalities
Why: On takeoff, the Sol Linéas Aéreas flight exited the runway with a jammed wheel.
A wing touched the ground and a propeller broke. While there was damage to the plane, and no fatalities, the passengers were reported as being in a panic, with women and children screaming and one person possibly having a nervous breakdown.
To paraphrase Sol’s statement:
“The aircraft performed maneuvers 8R5420 taxiway but transitioned off the track and had to interrupt operation.
Emergency services were available. Passengers were provided another Aerolineas flight. Many passengers praised the pilot for handling a dangerous situation that resulted in no injuries reported.
Passengers said they were told a locked wheel caused them to end up on the grass.
What: Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A en route from Rosario,SF to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Where: Rosario
When: Nov 2nd 2011
Who: 30 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On takeoff from Rosario, the left engine had to be shut down. The engine had developed an oil leak through a conduit washer which had to be replaced.
The flight returned to the airport and made a safe landing fifteen minutes later.
In a Saab 340 simulation, two pilots are attempting to reconstruct how the pilots managed on May 18 in the Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 crash in Prahuaniyeu, 16 miles south-west of the town of Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina, crash that killed 22. The information sources were the black boxes, (flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder) including records of the dialogue and sounds in the cockpit and flight operations.
Those interested in the results include Judge Bariloche Leónidas Molde, the court clerk, the prosecutor, and an aeronautical engineer, and representatives of the Accident Investigation Board for Civil Aviation (JIAAC). JIAAC’s September preliminary report indicated that the pilots were responsible for the accident.
A new voice transcription to be used includes noise in the cabin, like the sound of alarms. The experts will use a certified replica of the plane that crashed in the Black River and the black boxes to establish what happened to cause the flight to crash. 19 seconds of audio before the impact was badly damaged and a team is currently trying to rescue the audio.
The simulation will recreate the flight based on both the voices of the pilots and data from the Flight Data Recorder.
The trial will last two days. The date of a final report has not been set.
Individuals in noncompliance of official procedures and lacking official documentation may be excluded from participation. Also, some question Saab involvement but rather than this being a conflict of interest, they are engaged as responsible technical experts on their own machines. Family members just want to hear the actual transcribed voices of their loved ones.
We may be talking about this again, since final analysis reports can take so long, and may or may not be conclusive.
Src: http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Tragedia-Sol-simulador-reconstruyen-vuelo_0_571142968.html
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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 the May crash which killed 22 people? The plane was flown by pilots John Raffo and Adriano Bolatti.
The brother of John Raffo, Víctor Raffo cites his brother’s 2400 flight hours, and denies that the crash was the pilot and copilot’s fault. With that many hours under his belt, John knew how to fly, he knew the area, he knew about icing.
These are the questions which are nagging at experts who disagree over the causes. The investigation is ongoing, but there is disagreement.
The flight stalled and then lost control, and impacted the ground, apparently due to wing icing. Was the pilot’s flight plan at fault? Was there a lack of situational awareness among the crew? It is all speculation now, until facts are turned up the investigation.
The pilot’s decision to descend is also being questioned.
Some say the pilot’s decisions are moot, and that the plane was not in optimal flying condition to begin with, as it had failed two mandatory inspections.
Portions of the transcription of the pilot’s dialogue have been published, but we have not heard the actual audio. Desde la Asociación de Pilotos de Líneas Aéreas, a pilot association, is threatening action because of transcription inaccuracies, mistakes and misinterpretation. We apologize for any errors, as we can only repost the transcription, as we don’t have the audio.
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What: Flybe/Loganair Saab 340B en route from Glasgow,SC to Stornoway,SC
Where: Stornoway
When: Jul 27th 2011
Who: 37 passengers
Why: On approach to Stornoway, the plane developed issues.
The crew shut down an engine and made a safe landing.
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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 Comodoro after declaring an emergency and requesting descent out of icing conditions. There were no survivors of the 19 passengers and 3 crew.
There were newspaper reports of the flight coming down as a fireball, but that has been interpreted as journalistic license. We apologize if our translations reported this incident as a falling fireball when the fire apparently began after ground impact.
The pilot asked to descend from 5.800 meters to 4.300 due to ice. In the last communication ATC was informed that “the flight was was at 1.000 metres and going back to NQN.”
Wing Icing and a failure of the inlet deicing system is being considered as responsible. The black boxes were recovered.
The investigation is ongoing.
Argentine Aviators Union of Air Lines said that the investigation into the Rio Negro crash will take 3 months.
After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the pilot sent out a distress call declaring an emergency. 19 passengers and 3 crew were aboard.
Locals saw a ball of fire fall from the sky 35 kilometers from the town of Los Menucos in an area not available to cell phone usage. Rescue units (three ambulances and civil defense team including the police force of Black River (Rio Negro), Sierra Colorado, General Roca and Los Menucos) were deployed but there were no survivors.
Saab officials will be participating in the investigation. But three months till the investigation is done? I don’t think so. Maybe three years.
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What: Sol Líneas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Córdoba to Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia
Where: Prahuaniyeu, Rio Negro, Argentina
When: May 18, 2011, 22:00
Who: 19 passengers and three crew (two pilots and a stewardess)
Why: After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the plane sent out a distress call declaring an emergency
Locals saw a ball of fire fall from the sky 35 kilometers from the town of Los Menucos in an area not available to cell phone usage. Rescue units (three ambulances and civil defense team including the police force of Black River (Rio Negro), Sierra Colorado, General Roca and Los Menucos) were deployed but there were no survivors.
The number for family members to call for information is 0810-122-7765.
What: United Airlines/Colgan Air Saab 340B en route from Binghampton to Washington DC
Where: Binghampton
When: Nov 24 2010
Who: 33 passengers
Why: On takeoff, the flight developed an indication of a fire in the left engine. The pilot returned to Binghampton, and made a safe landing. After passengers evacuated, the problem was discovered to be due to a sensor fault.
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What: Continental Airlines/Colgan Air Saab 340B en route from Houston to Shreveport
Where: Lufkin Texas
When: May 17th 2010
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence. One injured passenger remained aboard until a safe landing at Shreveport.
Pictured: AN Eastern Airways Saab 2000 in Manchester on August 29, 2009
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What: Eastern Airways Saab 2000 en route from Bergen to Aberdeen
Where: Aberdeen
When: Feb 21st 2010
Who: 8 passengers and 3 crew
Why: A quarter hour before approach to Aberdeen, systems detected a fire in the left engine.
The crew shut the engine down and proceeded to land safely at Aberdeen with emergency crews on standby.
The shutdown was attributed to a faulty fire alarm.
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What: Flybe/ Loganair Saab 340B en route from Kirkwall to Invernes
Where: diverted to Wick Airport
When: Feb 4 2010
Who: 13 passengers
Why: Well into the flight the right engine began smoking, and smoke was reported in the cockpit. After the engine was shut down, the flight diverted to Wick and made a safe landing.
A plane was diverted from Aberdeen to Wick to port the stranded passengers to their destination.
