Airport

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    Spanair Cause Inconclusive

    So far there have been no groundbreaking discoveries regarding the cause of the Aug. 20 Spanair crash beyond what was known originally: a problem with the plane’s wing flaps and the failure of a cockpit alarm, evidence of which is backed up by the plane’s black boxes. The plane’s history indicates that this was not the first time the wing slats were an issue. Two days before the accident, they were repaired.

    Before the crash, on the plane’s first pass, a warning sounded from a “heat sensor in the engine inlet” which prompted the pilots to return to the gate and get it inspected. The system was “isolated, ” i.e. unplugged.

    The technician discusses the disconnected probe.
    http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espan…/elpepiesp/20080823elpepinac_5/Tes

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    Queasy Stomachs Land at O’Hare

    What: United Airlines Flight 167 en route to Los Angeles from Boston
    Where: diverted to O’Hare International Airport
    When: Wednesday 8:37 p.m
    Who: 138 people were on board.
    Why: When about a dozen passengers became sick during a flight, the flight was diverted to O’Hare and an EMS Plan 2 was called which sent at least 10 ambulances to the scene.

    Some passengers became sick from the smell of vomit on the plane. Those who fell ill were reportedly part of the same tour group of about 40. One among them reported feeling sick prior to takeoff. Four were hospitalized at Lutheran General Hospital. Fourteen declined to be hospitalized when examined by paramedics though the entire tour group was examined by paramedics.

    No food was served on the flight.

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    British Airways Emergency Landing at Chicago

    What: British Airways Flight 195 from London to Houston
    Where: Emergency landing at Chicago’s largest airport.
    When: 1.20pm local time (7.20pm Irish time) An EMS Plan 1 and Level 1 HazMat was called on an O’Hare runway at 2 p.m. as an electrical precautionary measure
    Who: 90 passengers and 15 crew members were aboard. Passengers were de-planed onto the tarmac and taken by bus to Terminal 5
    Why: The pilot reported an “electrical burning smell” and diverted the plane as a precaution. Crews investigated a potential “flammable” in the cargo hold, but after inspection, found the smell had been caused by a fault with an in-flight TV screen.

  • Colorado Emergency Landing Injures 2

    What: Two-seat, single-engine plane owned by Doss Aviation
    Where: Pueblo Memorial Airport where the plane bounced onto its top in a ravine
    When: 11:40 a.m
    Who: 2 people on board candidate for U.S. Air Force flight training and an instructor
    Why: The plane came up short of the runway at Pueblo’s Memorial Airport.

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    Plane loses Engine; Downed Starlings Lose Nesting Area

    What: Northwest Airlines Flight #5808 leaving Little Rock National Airport
    Where: Little Rock National Airport
    When: Tue September 23, 2008 –
    Why: En route, the plane struck and killed 139 Starlings. The sheer quantity of their bodies closed a runway for 40 minutes. One of the birds flew into an engine, which is something that can easily down a plane. After striking the flock of birds, the flight returned to the airport on one engine.

    The solution to the problem of birds is to remove a stand of trees at the base of the runway, and also in parking lots.

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    American Airlines Flight 268 Emergency Landing in Chicago

    What: American Airlines Flight 268, Boeing 757 en route from Seattle to Kennedy International in New York
    Where: emergency landing in Chicago–O’Hare Airport Runway 22 Right
    When: Monday 1:42 p.m.
    Who: 185 Passengers and crew
    Why: Pilot reported electronic problems. An indicator light came on in the cockpit. The plane’s instrument landing system was non-functional, and the pilots had to come in faster than normal, being unable to rely on instrumentation. On landing, the plane blew a tire and slightly overshot the runway. (A traffic controller is quoted as saying “He ran out of concrete before he ran out of speed.” ) Passengers deplaned at 2:05 p.m. on an over-run area off the runway.

    Looks like disaster averted. Go AA. Yee ha!

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    Restored Plane Lands without Landing Gear

    What: Restored Thunder Mustang
    Where: Nampa Airport, Idaho
    When: 10:59 a.m Fri Sept 12
    Who: Only the pilot was aboard.
    Why:No fuel leaking, no other hazards. Pilot did not lower the landing gear. When the propeller hit the ground some wood components splintered.

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    St Pete Emergency Landing

    What: twin engine plane crash
    Where: South part of runway 39 at the St Pete – Clearwater Airport.
    When: The plane went down shortly after midnight/early Friday morning.
    Who: Two women with non-life threatening injures are being treated at separate hospitals.
    Why: The landing gear was damaged and the plane landed in a grassy area by runway 39.
    The steering gear in the plane hit the pilot in the face. High winds from Hurricane Ike may have played a role in the crash.

  • Fatal Crash in Wisconsin. Three lost.

    What: Cirrus SR22 owned by BlueSky Taxi, a Chicago area charter service. Flight departed from Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee at 5:46 p.m.
    Where: a half-mile southwest of northern Wisconsin’s Lakeland Airport.
    When: 7:13 p.m. Thursday
    Who: three people on board, ages 61, 50 and 40, all killed. The pilot was from Chicago and his name has not been released. The two passengers from Milwaukee were Jon Schlagenhaft, 50, and Curt Stern, 40, were from Milwaukee.
    Why:According to witnesses, it appeared that the plane was trying to land and may have missed the first approach and was coming back for a second one, There was kind of a misty rain that may or may not have been a factor.

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    Trainer and trainee crash near Pueblo Memorial Airport

    What: Diamond DA20 two-seat trainer aircraft owned by Doss Aviation
    Where: Near Pueblo Memorial Airport
    When: Noon Monday Sept 8 2008
    Who: Instructor/pilot and a trainee
    Why: The plane fell down a ravine and landed upside-down in a dry creek. A wing, the front landing gear and the engine had to be removed in order to extricate the trapped pilot. The trainee got out on his own

  • Ultralight, Pilot lost in Crash on Chelan Municipal Airport Runway


    What: Airborne Ultra-Lite (small kit plane)
    Where: Chelan Municipal Airport north end of the west airport runway
    When: 11 a.m. Saturday Sept 7 2008
    Who: pilot of the plane, Charles E. Wiley, 74, of Gig Harbor.
    Why:Pilot was found dead in the cockpit. It’s not known if Wiley was taking off or attempting to land

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    Pilot Killed during Race Prep


    What: Home built single-engine Cassult IIIM
    Where: Reno Stead Airport in Nevada.
    When: 9 A.M.Saturday September 6
    Who: 32 year-old Phillipsburg woman pilot Erica Simpson 32, of Phillipsburg, N.J. Simpson was a commercial pilot who had competed in 2006 in the race’s biplane class.
    Why:the pilot was killed when the wings broke off while she was performing a roll at the airport during a check ride in prep for the upcoming Reno Air Races. Four FAA safety officials were present. 3 pilots were killed in last year’s race, and 19 pilots in the past 45 years.

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    Hong Kong flight Grounded In Chicago


    What: United Airlines Flight 895 Boeing 747 bound for Hong Kong
    Where: emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport
    When: Saturday 5:27 p.m
    Who: 323 passengers and 18 crew members
    Why: One hour into the flight to Hong Kong, the pilot experienced unspecified problems with a temperature probe, and rerouted it back to O’Hare.

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    Phoenix emergency landing


    What: American Airlines Flight 436 departed Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 9:03 a.m. for Chicago O’Hare
    Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
    When: 9:22 a.m
    Who: 138 passengers and five crew members
    Why: The pilot returned to the airport when he noticed an acrid smell and haze in the cockpit. The auxiliary power unit is going to be examined and cleaned. Passengers changed planes.

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    Australia Emergency Landing

    What: Piper Saratoga
    Where: Moorabbin airport Melbourne Australia
    When: September 05, 2008 12:45
    Who: The two pilots were uninjured
    Why: One of the plane’s wheels would not lock down. The pilots were forced into an emergency landing

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    2 Camarillo Crashes in a week


    What: Experimental aircraft with a single engine
    Where: Ventura County’s Camarillo Airport.
    When: Tuesday
    Who: Pilot and passenger
    Why: The plane had experienced mechanical problems and on return overshot the runway and flipped over just past the landing strip. No injuries.

    This should not be confused with a similar incident Monday when another single-engine plane was towing a banner, flipped and the pilot was killed.

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    Jato derrapa em Congonhas


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    Jato derrapa em Congonhas | 14:58

    Um problema na hora da decolagem de um jatinho King Air no aeroporto de Congonhas pode atrapalhar os horários de pousos e decolagens da tarde e da noite de hoje. O jato, que pertence a rede de drogarias Ultrafarma, derrapou na hora da decolagem e bateu num muro. Foi o que na linguagem técnica do setor é chamado de ‘decolaem abortiva, ou seja, quando o jato ia decolar o piloto decidiu parar o procedimento, após detectar probelmas.
    O piloto, o co-piloto e um passageiro foram removidos de ambulância. Mas os ferimentos foram leves. E a pista do aeroporto está interditada.

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    Another Emergency Landing at LAX

    What: American Airlines Flight 1586 Boeing 737 en route from Los Angeles to Toronto at 11 a.m.
    Where: LAX
    When: Tuesday Aug 2 2008-12:51 p.m
    Who: 130 passengers and five crew
    Why: On takeoff, the pilot noticed a a blown tire and immediately requested to return. To burn off fuel, he had to circle the airport until his (safe) 12: 51 landing on the shredded tire.

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    Emergency Landing: Corpus Christi



    What: A T-1 military plane
    Where: Corpus Christi International Airport
    When: Wednesday morning.11:22 a.m., April 30, 2008
    Who: 3 uninjured
    Why: Protocol. The plane hit a bird and protocol requires landing at the nearest airstrip,