Collision

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    Virgin and Jetstar Collide in Australia


    A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 scheduled from Melbourne to Maroochydore had a ground accident on the tarmac.

    The plane collided with a Jetstar AirbusA320. None of the 175 passengers on the Virgin flight were injured but both planes sustained damage.

    The Boeing’s left winglet was damaged.

    The Virgin Australia plane was reversing.

    The Jetstar sustained damage to the tail. It had just returned from Sydney, and was stationary during the collision.

    An investigation is ongoing. Damages of about three million are estimated to each craft.

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    Midair Collision in Phoenix Kills 4


    On May 31, 2013, a Transpac Aviation Academy Piper out of Deer Valley airport, and a Westwind School of Aeronautics Cessma were fifteen miles from the Deer Valley Airport when they collided.

    Two people were aboard each flight, and there were no survivors.

    The Cessna caught fire after impact.

    Passengers names have not been released.

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    Turkish Balloon Fairy chimneys crash


    A Lindstrand LBL 425A balloon with twenty-five aboard and operated by Anatolian Balloons collided with another balloon. The balloon was flying over volcanoes known in Turkey as “fairy chimneys” when the collision with the other balloon’s basket caused the balloon to rip, and then it crashed.

    The three fatalities Kohelman Ellen (76) Maria Luiza Gomes (71) and Mariua Rosas (65) were all Brazilian tourists. Twenty-two were injured. The injured were taken to Nevsehir and Kayseri hospitals.

    Injured
    Chahetan Bazerra (32)
    Chahel Biriand Neto (56)
    Maisa M. Lima (71)
    Vera Monteur (69)
    Amcra Jumguusuzu (79)
    Rosana Farla Santo
    Santo Wagmen Fennene
    Spanish citizens
    Lidia Mulla (58 )
    Flasks Crriols (65)
    Francisca Gir (62)
    Maria Rosario Prado (58)
    Angel Casad (60)
    Cr Casodo (60)
    Veronka Borda (34)
    pus Apesreguia (64)
    Aguebi Oyaga (70)
    Jose Maria Rodriguez
    Argentine citizens
    Guuante Claudia (52)
    Gabriella De Cetuo (52)
    Monica Berga (52)
    Puerto Rican citizen
    Michel Torres (49)
    Portugal
    Rodrigo Nevez pilot. ”

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    Two planes collide over Westlake Village


    A Cessna 172 and a Cessna 172RG Cutlass collided over Westlake Village eight miles east northeast of Ventura.

    The Cutlass, registered to Ameriflyers of Florida LLC made an emergency landing on the Westlake Golf Course, Westlake Village, California. Three aboard sustained minor injuries in a belly landing at 2:15 p.m. near the third hole. They were hospitalized with minor injuries.

    The second plane crashed in the Santa Monica Mountains, sparking a brush fire and a search and rescue effort. The pilot was found under the wreckage.

    One of the planes had left Santa Monica Airport on an engine test flight and was heading east when it collided with the other.

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    Saudi jet accident on runway


    On April 28, 2013, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK16 struck a pole. According to another report, “The accident was caused after a chain connecting the aircraft to the vehicle snapped as it was pushing the plane back to prepare for takeoff”

    One engine and a tire was damaged by the impact.

    The accident occurred on the runway. Passengers disembarked and were sent home. Saudi Arabian flight information shows flight SV1036 leaving the gate at 15:02 and arriving at Riyadh at 21:06. This was probably the flight.

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    Mayaguana Medical Evacuation Crash Kills 3 in Vehicle


    On April 4, 2013 about 12:30 am, a Leair Charter Service Limited Cessna 402C was landing in the process of a medical evacuation and collided with a parked truck being used to illuminate the runway.

    The pilot and passenger in the plane survived.

    The vehicle caught on fire, killing three occupants. The fatalities are named in the video.

    Additionally, the video calls for the need for lights on the runway.

    Official statement:
    Tragic aviation accident in Mayaguana
    The Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin
    Minister of Transport and Aviation
    In the early hours of this morning I was informed of an aviation accident in Mayaguana resulting in the tragic death of 3 people. I am advised that all 3 persons are residents of the island of Mayaguana. A preliminary report from the Department of Civil Aviation says that on 4th April, 2013 at approximately 12:30 a.m. a Cessna C402 owned by Leair Charter Service Limited with a crew of 2 on board was making a landing at night for an emergency evacuation flight with two vehicles strategically placed to outline the useable portion of the runway. It is reported that the aircraft made contact with one of the vehicles resulting in the deaths of the 3 passengers in that vehicle.

    An investigative team comprising the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Air Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit of the Department of Civil Aviation will fly into Mayaguana at 5 a.m. this morning.

    I wish to assure that a full investigation will be carried out by the Department of Civil Aviation into the causes and circumstances surrounding this terrible event. I will report further as information permits. Out of respect for the families, the names of the persons killed will not be disclosed until an official release is made by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

    I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of these beloved persons and to the wider community of Mayaguana who share in this loss.


    Video Below

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    Bad Day for Helicopters


    Didn’t mention this all together yesterday but it was a bad day (or two) for helicopters.

    On Mar 19

    • Bristow Academy Inc Schweitzer 269C-1 training flight; chopper lost power and crash-landed Highway US-1 near Titusville, FL. Two aboard, no injuries

    On Mar 21

    • Bundespolizei Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma was in a training exercise in snowy conditions at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The Super Puma struck the EC-155 while landing, and fell. THe EC-155 pilot died on the scene, and three were injured.
    • Bundespolizei Eurocopter EC 155B-1 (AS 365N4) (see above incident at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium)
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    Planes Bump in the night at Miami International.

    On January 17, 2012, at Miami International Airport at 5:45 pm, an Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus with 240 passengers aboard was taxiing when it struck an Air France 777-300 with 350 passengers at the gate. Impact occurred between Concourses J and H.

    A passenger aboard the Air France plane said the impact felt like an earthquake.

    The Aerolineas Argentinas flight hand just arrived from Argentina Passengers disembarked at the gate.

    The Air France passengers disembarked, collected their luggage and had to reschedule.

    The planes’ damage was limited to a wingtip of one (Airbus) and the tail of the Boeing. (Which is which has not been verified, but assuming it was the Airbus that was taxiing, i.e. moving, it is more likely to be the wingtip of the moving plane that struck the stationary Boeing at the gate.)

    Damage to the planes was minimal. Damage to the patience of the Air France Passengers having to reschedule? Not so much.

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    Two Planes Collide over Germany, 8 Fatalities


    What: Piper PA-32-301 Saratoga
    Robin DR.400/180 Regent
    Where: Near Wölfersheim, Hessen
    When: Dec 8 2012
    Who: 5 + 3 fatalities
    Why: A Piper PA-32-301 Saratoga (D-EUEU) and a Robin DR.400 (D-EHJP) both crashed following a mid-air collision near Wölfersheim, Hessen, Germany. All five occupants of the Saratoga and all three aboard the DR.400 were killed. Four adults and four children.

    Shortly after 2 pm Saturday when it was still daylight, the two small planes collided in the air over Wölfersheim-Melbach and Dorheim. Police, fire and rescue services were up all night in freezing temperatures, hampered by falling snow while recovering the fatalities and processing the scene.

    The debris field is described as huge, crossing two adjacent fields near the village of Melbach and a couple of meters from the Reichelsheim airfield.

    Two adults and three children were on the Piper Saratoga to Aschaffenburg. Two adults and a child were in the Robin.

    The federal Office of Aircraft Accidents Investigation will be investigating. Witnesses who may have observed the collision at Wölfersheim on Saturday afternoon are being asked to call 06031 – Report to 6010.

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    Spicejet Wing Hits Post on Runway


    What: SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 en route from Delhi to Hyderabad
    Where: Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport
    When: Dec 6 2012
    Who: 142 aboard
    Why: During taxi, the plane’s wing struck a lamp post, canceling the flight for 142 passengers. A damaged wing will require inspection before the plane can return to service.

    Spicejet issued a statement that the accident was minor.

    According to reports, 142 passengers were aboard at the time, many of them quite disturbed by the incident. The collision damaged a wing.

    An inquiry has been ordered. Action may be taken against the pilot and those who were directing the pilot. Spicejet’s attitude is that this is a minor incident. That attitude is being interpreted by officials that the safety of passengers is not of primary concern to Spicejet. This may be considered a case of negligence.

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    Airbus Struck by Truck



    What: British Airways Airbus A320-200
    Where: Stockholm Arlanda Sweden
    When: Dec 5, 2012
    Who: 0 fatalities
    Why: The British Airways Airbus A320 by an icing truck. Fortunately the Airbus was on the ground at the time.

    Tweets say that heavy snowfall at the Arlanda Airport has passengers waiting for flights for hours

    There was apparently no visual damage to the plane, but as it must be inspected prior to flying, the flight was cancelled.

    Snow Clearing at Arlanda Airport, Sweden

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    Bell Chopper Collision in Pasadena


    What: (2) Pasadena Police Department Bell OH-58A Kiowa
    Where: Pasadena Police helipad
    When: Nov 17, 2012, 4:00 pm
    Who: 6 injured: a pilot and observer in both helicopters; two officers on the ground
    Why: As one police helicopter tookoff and another one was landing, the rotors of both helicopters touched, causing a collision and crash.

    Both helicopters were damaged. Six people were hospitalized.

    One helicopter crew was on regular patrol.

    One helicopter was monitoring UCLA-Southern California football game traffic.

    The weather conditions at the time were cloudy with a drizzle of rain. The NTSB is investigating.
    Video

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    Pia Jet Struck by Catering Truck

    What: PIA Pakistan to Manchester
    Where: Allama Iqbal International Airport Pakistan
    When: October 24, 2012
    Who: 203 aboard (183 economy class passengers, 16 business class and four infants)
    Why: After passengers had boarded for the 11:45 a.m. flight to Manchester, and the plane was about to taxi for take off, a catering van drove onto the tarmac and into the parked aircraft, damaging the door of the plane.

    Passengers disembarked and had to wait at the airport for hours until 7:30 when the replacement plane for PK 709 left for Manchester.

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    Photo Flight Ends in Collision, 2 Fatalities


    What: Wings Over Holland General Avia F-22BV Pinguino
    Wings Over Holland Diamond DA40D Diamond Star TDI
    Where: Zeeasterweg, Dronten Netherlands
    When: October 22, 2012 4:35pm
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 injured
    Why: A Diamond DA40D Diamond Star TDI (PH-TDE) and a General Avia F-22BV Pinguino (D-EDMJ) crashed following a mid-air collision. The accident happened during an air-to-air photo flight
    Those aboard the Pinguino flight were airlifted by medical evacuation Lifeliner 1 and Lifeliner 4.

    The two aboard the Diamond Star did not survive.

    Rescue efforts were hampered by the wet ground which trapped afire truck that responded to the scene.

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    Fokker Flight Delay after Runway Fender Bender

    What: IRS Fokker 110 en route from Lagos to Abuja
    Where: Lagos
    When: Oct 10, 2012
    Who: 91 passengers
    Why: The right wing tip of a taxiing Fokker struck a glancing blow to a sewage tanker truck, damaging the plane’s wing.

    The truck is being extracted from the drainage ditch where it was stuck.

    A replacement jet was provided for passengers, although the Fokker’s wing damage was reported to be nominal.

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    Gol: US Pilots to Face Retrial in Absentia

    Joseph Lepore of Bay Shore, New York, and Jan Paladino were flying the Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet that collided with a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Lineas Aereas Intelligentes SA. Lepore and Paladino guided the plane they were flying to safely while the larger jet crashed into the jungle, killing all aboard. The pilots were convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 52 months in prison because according to prosecutors, the aircraft’s anti-collision system was turned off for almost one hour. The pilots deny wrongdoing, and say the system was never off.

    Lepore and Paladino are to be retried Monday.

    Audio from the flight in YOUTUBE below

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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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    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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    Poland: Norwegian Plane hit by Baggage Truck

    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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    American Airlines Backs Miami Dolphins Charter Into a Parked MD80

    What: American Airlines Boeing B767 en route from Dallas to Miami.
    Where: Dallas TX
    When: August 30, 2012
    Who: no injuries
    Why: According to the FAA report, during Push-back for departure, the plane hit a parked MD80.

    Oops.

    No injuries were reported. THe plane involved happened to be the Miami Dolphins charter plane scheduled to return the Dophins to Miami. The team was provided a replacement jet and they returned to Miami at 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

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    Costly Mistake

    What: SAS Airbus 321 en route from London to Copenhagen
    Where: Heathrow airport
    Who: 175 passengers
    Why: The cart that crashed into an SAS plane at Heathrow caused £1 million worth in damage, all because driver Dennis Jackson had forgotten which vehicle he was driving when he drove a too tall vehicle under the plane’s too low tail. The SAS Airbus 321 impacted the rear of the craft near the fuel line and sliced through the plane. The plane was subsequently evacuated.

    Jackson’s employer Dnata gave him a written warning.

    It was, as one attorney said, an “expensive accident,” costing a fine of a week’s wages, £150(fees), £85 (costs) and £15 (victim surcharge).

    The official ATSB Report

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    Planes Scrape at Jakarta Airport


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Paul Spijkers

    What: Lion Air Boeing 737-900
    Where: Jakarta Indonesia
    When: August 24, 2012, 3:35 a.m.
    Who: no fatalities
    Why: The right wing of Lion Air Boeing 737-900(PK-LFL) grazed the tail of (PK-OCU)Airfast Indonesia MD 82 which was improperly parked. (The incident appears to be due to negligent parking.)

    The Lion Air plane had been scheduled to take-off at 5:20.

    An investigation is underway.

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    Embraer Collision in Brazil Kills 4, Victims Identified

    What: Embraer (Neiva) EMB-711C Corisco en route from Aeroporto Campo dos Amarais, Campinas to Condomínio Aeronáutico Fazenda Bonanza, Sorocaba

    Embraer (Neiva) EMB-711C Corisco
    Where: Santa Bárbara D’Oeste , São Paulo
    When: August 18, 2012 9:30 a.m.
    Who: 2 aboard 2 fatalities
    2 aboard 2 fatalities
    Why: On a training flight, two Embraers collided. This plane crashed in a sugar cane field. Four people died in the crash on the edge of the Bandeirantes Highway.

    Azul Araken de Oliveira Salamene, pilot Cassiano Ricardo Callegaris, flight dispatcher Voninho Souza Aguiar, and Vandeir Fábio de Lima.

    Seripa (Serviços Regionais de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos) is investigating.

    A witness, Ricaro Paulo Silveira de Souza, said he saw a wing falling. Another witness, Julio Cesar Prestes, said he saw two planes falling from the sky.

    Both planes were taking off from the same airport and going to the same destination but left five minutes apart. On impact, there was an explosion.

    Four burned remains were recovered.