Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-3195 had to return and make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 15th.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tail strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Norwegian Air Shuttle DY-4321 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, n July 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Stockholm, Sweden, to Nice, France, had to divert due to to smoke emitting from its forward galley.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Norwegian Air flight DY-7148 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on May 30th.
The Shuttle Boeing 787-800, en-route from Boston, Massachusetts, to London, England, was diverted after it was refused to enter UK airspace due to unreliable transponder signals.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The plane resumed its flight 11 hours later.
Norwegian International Airlines flight D8-5620 made a safe landing at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Helsinki, Finland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Barcelona, Spain, to Helsinki, was on approach to runway when it was struck by lightning.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Airlines flight DY-414 made an emergency landing in Oslo, Norway, on April 22nd.
The plane took off for Aalesund, Norway, but had to turn back after it was hit by lightning.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-4464 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 27th.
The plane, flying from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 161 people aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Norwegian postal plane crashed in a remote mountainous area near the Akkajaure reservoir in Lapland region of northern Sweden, on January 8.
The Canadair CRJ 200 aircraft was carrying mail from Oslo to Tromso, Norway, when it went down. According to Daniel Lindblad, spokesman for the Swedish Maritime Administration, “They sent a very brief ‘mayday’ and then the plane disappeared from our radar. The weather conditions weren’t harsh.”
There were two people aboard the plane, including the 42-year-old captain and a 34-year-old first officer; both of them are feared dead.
The plane was being operated by West Atlantic.
A Norwegian Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, on April 19.
The plane was heading from Bangkok to Copenhagen when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to an ill passenger.
The plane, carrying 288 passengers, was then diverted to Baku where it made a safe emergency landing.
The passenger, identified as Alan Lasten, of Denmark, was diagnosed with heart failure. He was immediately shifted to Sabunchu hospital, however, his life could not be saved.
A Norwegian Air flight en route from Copenhagen, Denmark to Oslo, Norway had to make an emergency landing in Sweden, due to a bomb threat from an on-board passenger.
The Boeing 737, carrying around 94 people, was on its way on April 25 afternoon when a passenger told a crew member that he had placed a bomb in the cargo hold. Following the threat, the plane made emergency landing at Landvetter airport, Gothenburg, Sweden, at around 3.30pm GMT.
Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen, the spokesperson for Norwegian Air said “Passengers have left the plane and the man who had warned of the bomb is under control by the police.”
Björ Blixter, a Gothenburg Police official said that the investigation is underway.
On December 13, 2013, a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-8JP in Las Palmas Airport, Gran Canaria had boarded. The Danish captain announced over the intercom that “we have become bombhotade and must vacate the planet directly,”
The airline’s staff who received the message prior to departure. After the threat was placed against the plane, it was evacuated and searched, as were the passengers. The announcement came when they were already on the runway.
Passengers were admitted into the terminal. Baggage and the plane were examined.
No bomb was found.
The plane was rebounded at 20:40 and went on its way from Las Palmas Airport to Stockholm without further delay.
After making note of the Oct 31 near miss in Oslo, I remembered this 100 foot close call of two Boeing 747’s over Scotland. This occurred in late June, when a Lufthansa pilot was climbing, and a British Airways flight were 24.3nm apart on converging courses. A STCA (Short Germ Conflict Alert)
The Oslo near miss could have been prevented if the repetition protocol have been observed.
The Scotland near miss had two planes
(DLH418 Lufthansa Boeing 747-830, D-ABYC Frankfurt (FRA) – Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD))
and
(BAW87 British Airways Boeing 747-436, G-BNLM London-Heathrow (LHR) – Vancouver (YVR))
on a collision course 100 feet Vertical/3.9 nm Horizontal and 1100 feet Vertical/2.8nm from impact. The study of the event concluded that actions of both the pilots and the controller contributed but that the pilots avoiding ATC instructions caused the proximity issue.
The added pressure of reporting incidents such as these should help pilots and air traffic control to avoid similar events in the future. It will do so ONLY if adequate attention is paid to the mistakes, if alternative/better responses are deter mend, if the resulting studies are closely attended, and if protocol is adjusted to reduce the possibility of such problems re-occurring. On some level, the protocol worked, because these incidents were not collisions. However, they were closer than they should be. All I can say about this event is that it is a good thing that mistakes are reported.
We wrote about two Norwegian Air Shuttle planes that suffered a near miss when two planes followed the same instruction from ATC. The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) report on the event is below.
Report (Translation)
Description
The 31 October 2012, two airliners from English too close together under a simultaneous missed approach (NAX741) and departure (NAX740) at Oslo Airport. There was strong tailwind on final. The AIBN believes that the flight crew on NAX741 had unrealistic expectations of the ability to be stabilized later in 1000 ft above the airport elevation. The decision to initiate the missed approach was taken at a late stage. Expectations of final-controller and tower controller that the speed of the landing would be reduced sufficiently during the approach, was not met. The missed approach for NAX741 came into conflict with the simultaneous departure of NAX740.
Visibility conditions were such that the tower controller could not maintain visual separation between aircraft. Planes were for each other and both were rising. Tower air traffic controller instructed NAX741 to swing west. A mixture of callsign originated and led to NAX740 initiated clearance given to NAX741. The minimum horizontal distance between the aircraft was about. 0.2 NM (370 m) while the vertical height difference was 500 ft (152 m). AIBN considers that there was real danger of collision in the incident. When the situation first arose, prevented the situation awareness and good reviews from the flight crew and tower controller further escalation of the conflict.
AIBN considers that established and practiced procedures will help to ensure that situations are recognized and averted before they become critical. Data from the cockpit voice recorder (Cockpit Voice Recorder CVR) was not secured. CVR data is important to understand the sequence of events, and AIBN therefore it is unfortunate that CVR data is not guaranteed. AIBN no new safety recommendation in this report, but refers to a previously issued safety recommendation (SL no 2012/06T) not closed.
Type of report: Full report
Location: Oslo Airport Gardermoen ENGM
Event Date: 31/10/2012
ICAO Location indicator: ENGM
Aircraft: Boeing 737-600/700/800 / Boeing 737-600/700/800
Operator: Norwegian Air Shuttle / Norwegian Air Shuttle
Reg notice: LN-DYC / LN-NOM
Flight conditions: IMC
County: Akershus
Type of event: Serious incident
Type of flight: Commercial, scheduled / Commercial, scheduled
Category Aviation: Tung, aircraft (> 10 000kg) / Tung, aircraft (> 10 000kg)
Flykategori: Land plane, multi-engine, turbofan / turbojet
FIR / AOR: ENOS (Oslo ATCC)
On Oct 31, 2013, a Norwegian Boeing 737-800#LN-DYC en route from Trondheim to Oslo with 130 passengers and 6 crew, was descending towards Oslo and was switched to a different runway. A second Norwegian Boeing 737-800 #LN-NOM en route from Oslo to Trondheim took off. Instructions from ATC became confused, and both planes followed a single instruction, bringing them into proximity.
Flight 741, which was landing, was below Flight 740. Flight 740 got a TCAS (Traffic collision avoidance system) warning and diverged. Accident Investigation Board Norway noted the minimum separation between the two aircraft was down to 0.2nm lateral at 500 feet vertical.
Contact photographer Love Oborn
On Oct 21, 2013, a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner in Oslo Norway was damaged while being transported by ground crew.
The plane was scheduled to fly from Oslo to Stockholm but was reported to be delayed for repairs to the main wheel.
The flight departed later with 280 passengers. (unconfirmed)
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 scheduled for Gdansk to Gardermoen
Where: Gdansk International Airport, Poland
When: 13-SEP-2012, 11:50
Who: no fatalities, no injuries
Why: The empty plane was at Gdansk International Airport when it was struck by a baggage vehicle.
The plane sustained damage and was subsequently taken out of rotation.
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Contact photographer Martin Djupenstrom
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 en route from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
Where: Helsinki Finland
When: Oct 5th 2011
Why: The flight took off normally from Helsinki but incurred a bird strike.
After leveling off, the crew decided to return to Helsinki where they made a safe landing. The weather in Rovaniemi was foggy, with limited visibility, contributing to their decision.
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Contact photographer Alan Lebeda
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 en route from Alicante to Stockholm
Where: Alicante
When: Apr 2nd 2010
Who: 106 passengers
Why: After takeoff, passengers smelled smoke, and one of the indicators detected fire in a wheel well. The plane returned to Alicante, and made a safe landing. During emergency evacuation, four passengers were injured. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations and Boeing brought in another plane to transport them.
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Contact photographer Alan Lebeda
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 en route from Oslo to Bergen
Where: Stavanger Norway
When: Mar 20th 2010
Who: 140 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed vibration and control problems, and the destination, Bergen was experiencing high wind conditions. After issuing the emergency alert, they diverted the flight to Sola Airport where weather conditions were stable, and , where they circled, then were able to safely.
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Contact photographer Hans Olav Nyborg
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 en route from Stockholm Arlanda to Nice France
Where: Hamburg
When: Nov 19th 2009
Who: unavailaboe
Why: When the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane diverted to Hamburg. After a safe landing, a replacement jet was provided, and after a delay of a few hours, the flight resumed without further event.
What: Norwegian Air Boeing 737-8Q8 en route from Rygge Airport to Barcelona
Where: Rygge Airport
When: 10/17/2007 Friday
Who: 163 passengers 7 crew
Why: 20 minutes into the flight, an alarm warned of fire in one of the wings. Smoke was reported in the cabin.The aircraft was breaking very hard, and used half the runway to stop. On return to the airport, passengers deplaned via emergency slides, but there was apparently no external wing fire. There was a minor injury on the slide disembarkment.
On June 16th, 1936, a Norwegian Air Lines flight en route from Bergen to Tromsø crashed into Lihesten mountain in Hyllestad, Norway. The pilots did not realize they were flying 15 to 20 kilometers east of their intended route. The crew of four and three passengers were all killed in the first fatal aviation accident in Norway. The first expedition found four bodies. The second expedition recovered the remaining bodies. The plane was a Junkers Ju 52, registration LN-DAE purchased from Deutsche Lufthansa. The captain was Ditlev Pentz Smith. First Officer was Erik Storm. Peter Ruth Paasche was reserve pilot. Radio operator was Per Erling Hegle. Thepassengers were Inspector Sven Svensen Løgit, Consul Wilhelm Andreas Mejdell Dall and journalist Harald Wigum of Bergens Tidende.
