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    Loose Seats on American Airlines Flight Lead to Diversion to JFK

    What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Boston to Miami
    Where: JFK
    When: Sep 29th 2012
    Who: 3 passengers
    Why: While en route, a row of seats in the coach cabin became loose in flight.

    The three passengers were provided alternative seats and pilots diverted the plane to JFK where they made a safe landing.

    Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane to continue their flight. The incident has been cited in national news reports as an example of an “increase in maintenance issues.”

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    Delta Diverts Orioles to Jacksonville


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    Contact photographer Alex Khan

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800,en route from Baltimore to Saint Petersburg
    Where: Jacksonville
    When: Sep 30th 2012
    Who: Baltimore Orioles
    Why: Smoke was reported aboard the Baltimore Orioles flight from Baltimore to Tampa for a Monday game.

    Ned Rice, of Orioles operations said that “They came on and told us we needed to make an emergency landing, and then we were nearly free-falling for a few minutes as they raced to get us on the ground as fast as possible.”

    The smoke originated in the galley.

    The pilots diverted to Jackson and made a safe landing, where the plane was inspected and cleared before continuing to St. Pete.

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    UK Participating in Sita Air Accident, Nepal

    What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla
    Where: 500 Meters from airport
    When: Sept 28, 2012
    Who: 19 fatalities
    Update: Because seven British subjects were killed aboard the Sita Air crash on September 28, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch will be joining the accident investigation.

    The British fatalities were named as:

    1. Raymond Eagle, 58, from Macclesfield, Cheshire
    2. Timothy Oakes, 57, from Winwick, near Warrington
    3. Stephen Holding, 60, from Stoke-on-Trent
    4. Vincent Kelly, 50, from Lostock, Bolton
    5. Darren Kelly (brother) 45 from Isle of Whithorn Southern Galloway
    6. Benjamin Ogden, 27, from London
    7. Christopher Davey, 51, from Northampton

    Nepalese authorities have a three month report deadline.

    EVEREST Plane Crash 19 Killed

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    Fed Ex Plane Lands with Tire Missing

    What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth
    Where: Duluth
    When: Sept 29, 2012
    Who: crew
    Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire.

    The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en route and did a flyby to confirm before circling and eventually landing.

    The event is under investigation.

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    Piper Crash in Austria

    What: Land- und Forstflug GesmbHb Piper J3C
    Where: Apetlon Austria
    When: Sept 29, 2012
    Who: pilot
    Why: The 49-year-old pilot from Wiener Neustadt struck trees when flying in Apetion. The pilot landed in a field with parts of the tree stuck in the plane. The pilot was treated on the scene and taken to the hospital with a fractured pelvis.

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    Spitfire Replica Belly Landing on Grass in NZ

    What: WW2-era Spitfire
    Where: Whanganui Airport
    When: Sept 29, 2012 6:15 pm
    Who: pilot
    Why: When his landing gear failed, the pilot of a WW2-era Spitfire (replica) circled the airport for half an hour then made a forced belly landing on grass at Whanganui Airport in New Zealand. The plane sustained some damage. THe pilot did not.

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    EVEREST Plane Crash 19 Killed

    What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla
    Where: 500 Meters from airport
    When: Sept 28, 2012
    Who: 19 fatalities
    Why: After takeoff, the pilot hit a vulture. The pilot attempted to return to the airport. (The vulture strike is unconfirmed.)

    Villagers could not assist because of the fire. Firefighters had difficulty reaching the area on the banks of Manohara River in Thimi, just a few kilometers east of Kathmandu.

    Four passenger and three crew were from Nepal. Five were Chinese, and seven were British. the remains were taken to the morgue at TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj in Maharajgunj.

    The crew who died in the crash were pilot Bijay Tandukar, co-pilot Takesingh Thapa and air-hostess Ruja Shakya.

    The passengers were identified were Kumar Marshyangdi Magar (Nepal Army), D Rai, Yangchay Tamang and LN Sherpa. One Britain was identified as Eagle Raymond.

    Video below

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    Porter Airlines Tail Strike (Alias Bird Strike)

    What: Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash en route from Windsor to Toronto
    Where: CYQG WINDSOR, ONTARIO
    When: Sep 21, 2012
    Who: 32 aboard
    Why: The flight took off from Windsor and continued to Toronto, believing they had a bird strike. After landing, the condition of the plane indicated to examiners that the damage was due to a tail strike.

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    Air Taxi Missing in Brazil

    What: Táxi Aéreo Palmas Embraer EMB-810C (PA-34) en route from Ilheus to Brasilia
    Where: lhéus, Brazil
    When: Sept 24, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: The Brazilian Air Force is looking for a plane reported missing on September 24.

    The last contact was with ATC at Jorge Amado Airport in Ilheus, Bahia south. Contact was lost after take-off.

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    Kingfisher Struck by Baggage Cart

    What: Kingfisher Airlines ATR en route from Madras to Bangalore
    Where: Madras India
    When: Sept 26, 2012
    Who: 48 aboard
    Why: A baggage cart collided with a Kingfisher Airlines flight taxiing on the runway.

    There were 48 passengers aboard at the time. Pilots were taxiing to the runway for takeoff when the truck intruded into their trajectory. The ATR’s fuselage sustained damage. Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative plane.

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    Ryanair Diverts to Berlin

    What: Ryanair Boeing 737 en route from London to Bratislava
    Where: Berlin Germany
    When: September 24, 2012
    Why: The Ryanair flight was en route to Bratislava when it developed a fuel problem and diverted to Kassel Germany.

    A warning light indicated a “possible technical issue” or leak.

    Passengers disembarked, and boarded an alternative Ryanair flight.

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    Rowdy Teen Abandoned in Portugal

    What: Thomson flight en route to Lanzarote
    Where: Portugal
    Who: disruptive teen
    Why: Seventeen year old Lee Doran from London was traveling with his step father to Lanzarote when he got into an altercation.

    After he and his stepfather got into a fight, the pilot landed in Portugal, dropping off Doran, half-brother Dylan, stepfather David Laughton, his partner Sarah Wilson, and their son Harry. The family caught the next flight to Lanzarote, leaving Lee at the airport police station. Between the British Embassy and Lee’s mother, he managed to get back home (to London.)

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    Nepal Takeoff Emergency, No Injuries

    What: Tara Air de Havilland Dash DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Dolpa to Nepalgunj
    Where: Dolpa
    When: Sept 21, 2012 9:28 a.m.
    Who: 6 aboard, no injuries
    Why: Take off from the airport at Dolpa failed when the planes left wing encountered obstruction.

    According to Vinaya Shakya, none of the two crew or four passengers were injured, although the plane sustained damage.

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    Student Pilot Crashes in Ukraine

    What: Ukraine Ministry of Defense Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatross
    Where: Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
    When: Sept 22, 2012
    Who: 1 fatality
    Why: In Chuguev, a combat trainer aircraft L-39 crashed on the runway. The student pilot who was flying the plane when it crashed died at the scene.

    The pilot was a third year student and had completed 71 flights.

    The incident is under investigation. Use of L-39 planes has been suspended pending the investigation.

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    Flight Attendant Shakedown at OK Corral (Read on a Stolen iPad)

    Flight attendants made the news this weekend with one flight attendant bringing her gun to work even though it was not Bring Your GUn to Work day. (Note: It is NEVER bring your gun to work day for a flight attendant, even if you have a valid Chester County permit to carry a concealed weapon as Republic Airlines FA Jaclyn Luby did.) The .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight was in her purse. After it was confiscated when it showed up at checkpoint, a police officer was attempting to unload it and discharged it into the wall. Oops. I guess the wall was judged guilty, and it didn’t away. Bad wall. The Flight Attendant is being charged with disorderly conduct, and the police officer is on desk duty.

    There’s also Horizon Air flight attendant Wendy Ronelle Dye who said that a passenger brought her an iPad he found on a seat, and she never used it, honest, even though the owner used an ap to track it to her house, and police say they found some of her personal information on it.

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    Ryanair Diversion

    What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800
    Where: Billund, Denmark
    When: Sept 22, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
    Who: mo injuries
    Why: Flight FR 9086 from Alicante to Gothenburg made an uneventful forced landing at Billund airport, Denmark due to technical problems. The plane took off normally at 6:55 but diverted to Billund instead of arriving at Gothenburg at the scheduled time of 10:15. Details are scarce.

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    Flight Attendants Delay Flight

    What: American Eagle flight en route from New York to Washington DC
    Where: New York
    When: Sept 19, 2012
    Who: 2 flight attendants
    Why: Pilot turns plane around when two Flight attendants fight on American Eagle Flight.

    Flight 3823 was delayed for four hours. Lucky passengers. Apparently this happened wednesday, and on Thursday management gave them a “talking to.”

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    Chopper Strikes Syrian Airlines Passenger Jet

    What: Syrian Arab Airlines
    Where: Duma east of Damascus
    When: Sept 20, 2012
    Who: 200 aboard, no injuries
    Why: The Syrian military helicopter that crashed near Damascus struck the tail of a Syrian Arab Airlines plane.

    200 aboard were uninjured. Pilots managed to land the plane at Damascus.

    A release stated that “The control tower at Damascus airport confirmed that the plane landed safely at Damascus airport and all 200 passengers are in good health.”

    The Mil helicopter was damaged beyond repair. No one aboard survived.

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    Ryanair under the eye of Spanish and Irish Authorities


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    Contact photographer Joachim Eichner

    What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Bristol to Reus
    Where: Barcelona
    When: Sept 15, 2012
    Who: 171
    Why: On Sept 15, the Bristol-Reus flight diverted to Barcelona after developing an engine problem. Passengers disembarked in Barcelona and were provided alternative transportation.

    This is one of the events that caught the eye of Spanish and Irish aviation bodies. They are initializing an investigation into Ryanair after a number of diversions occurred recently in Spanish airspace.

    The investigation was initiated after a diversion to Madrid during a Paris-tenerife flight, and three landings in Valencia on July 26.

    There are fears that Ryanair is courting disaster by flying with minimal fuel requirements.

    Read the official statement below:

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    Plane Landing During Storm Hydroplanes Across Street Into Woods


    What: Rgd. Dewberry Air LLC Beechcraft 400 en route from Charleston to Macon
    Where: Macon GA
    When: Sept 18 2012 10:05
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: The Beechcraft hydroplaned while landing during a downpour at Herbert Smart Airport, overran the runway, went over an embankment, crossed Oculgee East Blvd and stopped in the trees thirty yards from the runway. The businessman and quarterback who were aboard the plane were not hurt. They had flown in on a business trip on the Dewberry Air Corporation Jet, on a plane registered in Dover Delaware.

    The pilot was pinned in the plane and had to be cut out was not seriously injured.

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    Air India takes Dreamliner Delivery

    Although the National Transportation Safety Board issued recommendations on General Electric GEnx engines, which power the latest generation of Boeing aircraft, on September 18, Air India has flown from Charleston to Frankfort to India with its second Dreamliner.

    (See the letter here)

    Air India ordered 27 787s six years ago and has only taken possession of two, due to Dreamliners long process from concept to reality. Most recently, at the end of July, a 787 failed during a pre-flight taxi test at Charleston International Airport when the engine’s fan midshaft fractured, then shifted backwards, breaking both turbine blades.

    GE’s solution “introduced changes in the production process that address environmentally assisted cracking, including changes to the dry-film coating applied to the mid-shaft, as well as changes to the coating lubricant used when the retaining nut is clamped to the mid-shaft.”

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    Malaysia Airlines Emergency Diversion to Penang


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    Contact photographer Raymond Wang

    What: Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur
    Where: Penang International Airport
    When: Sep 15 2012 8:04
    Who: 195 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane developed cabin pressure issues. The Free and Independent News site reported that the pilot dropped the Airbus rapidly from 39,000 to 10,000 feet. Passengers aboard the flight were screaming, crying.

    Apparently the crew wasn’t in much better shape. (Panic mode)

    Apparently an automated voice announced the emergency to passengers. (I wonder if it was the automatic pilot?) In the chaos, some of the oxygen masks failed. (That source also indicated 120 passengers aboard. Maybe people in a panic can’t count?)

    Also this item was twittered: Samy Vellu was on board troubled Chennai-KL flight

    Pilots diverted to Penang and made a safe landing. There were twitters by passengers swearing it was the worst flight ever