Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Dan Vincent – New England Airports What: United Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 923 London to Washington, D.C. Where: Bangor International Airport When: 4/01/09, 10:00 am Who: 178 passengers and 11 crew members Why: Pilots said there was smoke in the cockpit and that one of the plane’s two engines failed. They landed safely at Bangor International Airport, Maine.
Actual helicopter G-REDL NOT pictured Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer What: Bond Helicopters Eurocopter AF332 L2 Super Puma crashed Where: In the sea off north-east Scotland When: 2pm Wednesday April 1 Who: 16 people Why: Returning from an oil platform, the helicopter crashed in the North Sea
Normand Aurora supply vessel was in the area and is looking for survivors and RNLI lifeboats from Peterhead and Fraserburgh are racing to the scene.
Relatives of victims have been asked to call 01224 836479.
You may remember Bond Helicopters Feb 18 crash in which 18 people on board survived. That was when individuals were allowed to wear transmitters. (Currently there are safety concerns over the use of personal distress beacons–they are NOT allowed because they interfere with the on board transmitter.)
George’s Point of View
When I was 16, I took my hard earned bucks and purchased a used car, my first car. And my Dad said, “Son, you have to change the oil regularly. Check the water in the radiator, air in your tires and take it to a mechanic regularly for a checkup.”
Aviation vessels need simple attention and lots of love and care by mechanics.
You have to wonder about maintenance. Some planes, helicopters, are busy all day long, taking off and landing. When are they on the ground enough to get checked?
At this time, eight dead have been found. Would they all have been found alive if they had been allowed PCBs (Personal Locator Beacons) like in Bond’s February crash where they had PCBs and were rescued?
Pictured: UA Boeing 767-322 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Daniel Nicholson What: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from London to Washington D.C. Where: Bangor International Airport When: Wednesday April 1 Who: 178 passengers Why: When the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane was granted permission to land at Bangor International, which it did, safely.
George’s Point of View
I worry about all emergency landings, I’ve experienced just one.
When I see a United doing an emergency landing for any reason, my skin creeps because I fly United all the time. No pun intended.
What: Air France Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris Orly to Toulouse Where: Toulouse When: Mar 30th 2009 Who: 115 passengers and 6 crew Why: In flight, the left engine surged. The crew did not shut it down, but did reduce power; and the plane landed without injury with emergency crews on standby.
pictured: Airbus similar to the one in the incident Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Simpsonmeng What: China Southern Airlines Airbus A320-200 Where: en route from Dayong to Shenzhen When: Mar 27th 2009 Who: 100 passengers Why: The right engine failed. After circling the airport for forty minutes, the plain landed without further incident in Dayong.
Pictured: Cessna 337C Super Skymaster flying in Malta. The plane in the crash was in Oklahoma, and painted blue, according to photos at the scene of the crash. Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Malcolm J.Bezzina What: CESSNA 337C registered to George Waller en route from a private airstrip to Stillwater for fuel. Where: STILLWATER, OK When: 03/27/2009 Who: George Waller, fatality at the scene Why: The plane made a series of turns and was westbound when it crashed in a grove of trees on a private residence near 92nd Avenue and Washington Road eight miles from Stillwater. Witnesses said the “plane didn’t sound right.”
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer James Scott What: Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Tanegashima to Kagoshima Where: Kagoshima When: Mar 25th 2009 10:26 a.m Who: 42 passengers Why: When the left hand engine’s oil pressure dropped, the pilot shut down the engine and continued on to Kagoshima. Maintenance crews discovered significant damage in the engine. There were no injuries reported.
This was also reported as a Bombardier Inc. DHC-8-Q400. The Bombardier Dash 8 was formerly known as the de Havilland Canada Dash 8; Bombardier acquired de Havilland Canada (DHC) .
Due to the engine damage found by maintenance crews, two investigators rated this as a serious incident. The gearbox of the engine had failed and several turbine blades were found to be damaged
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Carlos A. Morillo Doria What: Arrow Cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-10 freighter, en route from Manaus, AM Brazil to Bogota Colombia Where: Manaus (rua Humaita, Terra Nova) When: Mar 26th 2009 Who: 4 crew flew the plane that damaged 12 houses Why: The crew heard an explosion but kept going, unaware the engine had disgorged parts of the engine nacelle, its combustion chamber, turbine and outlet. The company has already said they’ll reimburse locals for the damage.
No doubt.
They continued on to Bogata…or they would have if weather hadn’t diverted them to Medellin.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Baires Aviation Photography What: Aerolineas Argentinas McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Buenos Aires to Trelew, Argentina Where: Trelew When: Mar 25th 2009 Who: 41 passengers Why: On approach to Trelew, an electrical problem caused the cabin to fill with smoke. After the safe landing, passengers debarked via slides. One flight attendant was treated for smoke inhalation.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mick Bajcar What: Air Transat Airbus A310-300, registration C-GTSD en route from Panama City Panama to Montreal,QC Canada Where: Montreal, QC Runway 06L When: Mar 23rd 2009 Why: The crew reported an unsafe gear indication on approach, and initiated a go-around. They managed to lower and lock the gear but then nose gear steering was unavailable. They landed safely and had to be towed away, blocking the runway for fifteen minutes.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra – APM What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Guadalajara Mexico to Atlanta, GA Where: Guadalajara When: Mar 24th 2009 Who: 120 passengers and 5 crew, Why: When the crew discovered an “unsafe gear indication” they burned off fuel, (Airport spokesman Miguel Aliaga said the pilot dumped fuel) and requested emergency services to stand by as they undertook an emergency landing on runway 28.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer James Scott What: Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Tanegashima to Kagoshima Where: Kagoshima When: Mar 25th 2009 10:26 a.m Who: 42 passengers Why: When the left hand engine’s oil pressure dropped, the pilot shut down the engine and continued on to Kagoshima. Maintenance crews discovered significant damage in the engine. There were no injuries reported.
This was also reported as a Bombardier Inc. DHC-8-Q400. The Bombardier Dash 8 was formerly known as the de Havilland Canada Dash 8; Bombardier acquired de Havilland Canada (DHC) .
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Ruby Allesina What: Eurofly Airbus A320-200, registration I-EEZI en route from Sharm El Sheikh Egypt to Bologna Italy Where: Bologna Italy When: Mar 21st 2009 Why: Bird strike on approach to Bologna. The plane suffered minor damage. No injuries were reported
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing on the runway in Indonesia Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Peter de Jong What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Tanjungpinang airport on Bintan island to the capital, Jakarta. Where: unscheduled landing at the nearest airstrip When: Mar 23rd 2009 Who: 116 passengers and 6 crew Why: Eight minutes after takeoff, the left hand engine failed with a loud bang. The whole flight took about 27 minutes.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Steve Brimley What: South African Airways Airbus A319-100 from Johannesburg en route to Port Elizabeth Where: OR Tambo International airport. When: Monday March 23 Why: The plane returned to the airport of origin to make an emergency landing due to an oil leak which was said to be non-threatening. Prior to this event, a gauge indicated a pressure problem. The crew shut down one engine when it lost oil pressure.
Passengers took another plane an hour and a half later.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Michael Carter What: FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F en route from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China to Tokyo-Narita Airport, Japan Where: Crash occurred on the runway Tokyo-Narita Airport, Japan When: 23 MAR 2009 06:48 Who: 2 crew members aboard, both fatalities Why: The plane landed in high winds, bounced on to the nosewheel, banked left and when the left wing, hit the runway, a fire ensued.
News Footage includes audio of Bob Francis, former NTSB VC
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jerry Search What: single engine turboprop( Pilatus PC-12) owned by Eagle Cap Leasing en route from Oroville, Calif. (Brown Field Municipal airport in San Diego to Vacaville, Calif. to Oroville ) to Bozeman Where: On approach to the Butte airport When: Sunday March 22 Who: 17 Passengers included up to a dozen kids Why: Prior to the crash, the pilot diverted from Butte to Bozeman but 500 feet from the airport, a witness said the plane made a number of sharp turns and nosedived into the ground. Seventeen bodies have been recovered, (12 is the upper limit) several more than should be boarded on the type of plane. The cause of the crash is under investigation.Japanese Video
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mick Bajcar What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Prestwick in Scotland to Brussels Charleroi in Belgium Where: Charleroi Airport in Belgium When: Monday March 16 2009 Who: 157 passengers and crew Why: On approach to Charleroi Airport, the crew reported a problem with the braking system. The plane landed safely.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Simpsonmeng What: Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-GCV en route from Nairobi (Kenya) to Maastricht (Netherlands) Where: runway 21 Maastricht (Netherlands) When: Mar 17th 2009 Why: After landing, the plane turned, the nose gear went off the pavement and got stuck in the grass. Not the most dignified incident we recorded but hey, it’s a joy to write about something where nobody died
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mark Kopczak What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 registration N836UA en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Vancouver,BC Where: runway 08R Vancouver When: Mar 14th 2009 Why: After the failure of the hydraulics system on approach to Vancouver, the airbus managed a safe landing.
PICTURED: JAL Boeing 747-446 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Simpsonmeng What: Japan Airlines Flight JL8878 en route from Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport for Tokyo Where: emergency landing at Shanghai When: Takeoff 2 p.m. and arrived at 3:14 p.m on March 14 Who: 208 passengers and 14 crew Why: It is reported that the aircraft had hit birds after takeoff. The plane experienced engine problems and began to shake necessitating the emergency landing.
What: Cougar Helicopter’ Sikorsky Helibus (twin-turboshaft) en route to offshore Hibernia oil field to bring down two passengers and 14 were going to the Sea Rose oil platform Where: off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the Atlantic. When: Thursday morning March 12 Who: 18 people aboard Why: At 9:15 a.m., the Sikorsky pilot sent an SOS to Gander Newfoundland air traffic controllers. After the mayday, the helicopter ditched in the Atlantic. Two people were sighted but only one was recovered. Robert Decker, has been transported to St. John’s hospital. Searchers received signals from survival suits equipped with water-activiated locator beacons and integrated life vests.
The search has been hampered by a gale force warning. Visibility is 10 nautical miles.
Couger, Husky Energy and ExxonMobile have made statements to the press. The Hibernia oil platform is owned by ExxonMobil Canada, Chevron Canada Resources, Petro-Canada, Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation, Murphy Oil and StatoilHydro Canada Ltd.
The SeaRose oil platform in the White Rose oil and gas field is operated by Husky Energy and Petro-Canada.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Daniel J. Evans What: Continental Airlines Flight 145, Boeing 757-200 en route from Madrid to Newark, N.J Where: landed at Bradley International Airport north of Hartford . When: just before 3 p.m March 11, 2009 Who: not available Why: A smoke alarm sounded in the jet’s lavatory, instigating the emergency landing.
