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    Crashed, Stolen, Force Landings on April 1 No Joke

    On April 1:

    • A privately owned Reims Cessna F172E with two aboard made an emergency landing in Nome, Norway after an engine failed. Neither of the two aboard reported injury.
    • An Ultralight suffered a mechanical failure in south Surrey, BC crashed and sustained damage. The pilot parachuted out into a field of blueberries, and was injured but survived.
    • The pilot of a Beech J35 Bonanza force landed in a cornfield in northwest Davenport, Iowa after the plane suffered a mechanical failure. THe plane was damaged. The pilot was not.
    • A privately owned Cessna 210H that took off from Bullo River Station with four aboard crashed near Cape Ford in Australia. The bodies of three of the four people aboard have been recovered. Those aboard were 45-year-old electrical contractor Stuart Sceney, his 53-year-old wife Karmi Dunn, and daughters Mekdes, 12, and Kal, 15. A search continues for the wreckage and the remaining passenger. Weather conditions hampered the search.
    • A Cessna 172 Skyhawk went down with engine troubles in Juneau County swamp, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. THe pilot Seth Pripps of Rockford, Ill was uninjured. Firefighters assisted.
    • A Caicos Express Airways Cessna 402C took off from and landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and suffered a nose-gear collapse. The plane is registered to Turks and Caicos Islands. The pilot was uninjured.
    • A Cirrus SR22 was reported missing/stolen from Benton Arkansas. It was found abandoned in Casscoe Arkansas. On Monday night, the plane had been scheduled to land at Saline County Airport. When officers approached, the plane took off nearly hitting a deputy.

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    Aerial Banners Hard Landing in Panama City Florida


    An Aerial Banners Inc pilot flying a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B impacted terrain near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Panama City Florida on or near Vinson Road, but pilot James Land only received minor injuries.

    The pilot suffered cuts to his head and was hospitalized.

    Bay County Fire and Rescue, and deputies of BCSO responded to the scene.

    Aerial Banners Inc who owns the plane will be removing the wreckage.

    According to Bay County Press, the pilot “picked up a banner from the airport at 1400 and climbed to 900” but dropped the banner on losing power. He was attempting a landing but the engine failed before he reached a clearing.

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    Piper Crash in Castalla Alicante


    On March 19, 2013, an Aeroclub de Muchamiel Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior en route from Spain’s MUTXAMEL airport had three people aboard when it suffered some kind of mechanical problem, possibly engine failure.

    A fourteen year old girl, Belen, along with her father, Jose Antonio Perez, and uncle Ricardo died in the crash at 12: 37.

    The uncle was the pilot and flight instructor.

    The plane crashed in Paraeta Espí, in an olive grove 500 meters from the town called Ibi. On impact, the cabin broke in two, and left a debris field with a hundred yard radius.

    Local residents reported the crash to authorities. The Guardia Civil (local police) arrived on the scene. The bodies were removed by four in the afternoon and taken to the Forensic Anatomical Institute of Alicante for autopsies.

    Eyewitnesses say the plane had been circling and flying very low as if looking for somewhere to land, and the pilot dodged cottages when it came down.

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    Air France Crisis Over Mumbai


    photographer Sergio Cardona

    On March 11, 2013, an Air France Airbus A330 en route from Mumbai to Paris developed an engine problem. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Mumbai.

    There were almost two hundred passengers aboard the flight. None of them reported injury.

    Passengers disembarked, and were provided accommodations as an alternative flight was provided.

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    Emergency Landing in Karachi

    On Feb 20, 2013, a Pakistan International Airlines – PIA Boeing 747-367 with 465 aboard was en route from Karachi to Jeddah when the pilots reported a fire indication on engine 2. Pilots shut down the affected engine.

    The pilots diverted back to Karachi where they made a safe landing. They were in the air for fifteen minutes.

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    Preliminary Report Issued in Piper Crash

    According to one report, the piper that crashed on Jan 12 near Paris Texas killed Passengers Michael Dale Bradley, 44, and Michael Endo, 51, and pilot Rob Thompson, 49. After takeoff, the plane lost its rudder and crashed in “foggy and drizzly” conditions between 8:54 and 9:00 a.m., a minute after talking to ATC in Fort Worth.

    Witnesses heard the engine backfire several times, and saw black smoke coming from the field where the plane crashed near Glory Texas.

    The horizontal stabilizer/rudder separated from the airframe and the report recorded that it was was found “approximately 30 feet behind the main wreckage.”

    The report was issued on Jan 22.

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    Med View Emergency Landing, Lagos

    On January 27, 2013, a Med View flight was en route from Lagos to Abuja when it developed sudden problems in one engine. Passengers panicked when they heard a boom at 12:30, and the plane began to fly unsteadily.

    73 passengers were aboard the twelve o’clock flight that had started fifteen minutes late at Murtala Muhammed Airport.

    Pilots shut down the affected engine and made a safe return to Lagos with emergency services on standby.

    Apparently pilot and crew made no announcements, but they did handle the emergency and get the plane down safely.

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Abuja on a 737.

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    Beechcraft Crash in Mangum Oklahoma

    On Jan 19 2013, a 1964 Beechcraft B55 Baron operated by J S Leasing experienced engine trouble and crashed in a field in Mangum Oklahoma.

    Three people were aboard at the time. The crash occurred at about 5:30 pm. Witnesses say the plane appeared to have engine problems.

    THe fatalities have been listed as the pilot Stephen Scott, John Hall, and Edi Ortega.

    Those aboard had to be extricated from the wreckage.

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    Cropdusting Chopper Crash in S. Africa


    On Jan 18, 2013, a private crop dusting Bell 47 helicopter near Dunstan Farrell TB hospital in Hibberdene S. Africa developed an engine problem.

    A witness says the pilot struck a tree while spraying a field of ground nuts.

    The ambulance company received the call at 9:00 a.m.

    The pilot managed to land in a sugar cane field before the helicopter caught fire. The pilot escaped by pushing out the glass, and suffered minor injuries but the helicopter was a total loss. He was hospitalized. There wasn’t much more than the tail left remaining of the cropduster.

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    Kestral Hawk Crashes in Thailand, Flying Club Owner Killed


    On January 12, 2012, a privately owned Kestrel Hawk took off from Pattaya Airpark with only the pilot aboard and developed an engine fire while aloft.

    At 6:30 pm, the pilot crashed in the area of Huay Yai near the Pattaya Dolphin World and Resort.

    The ultralight was beyond repair.

    The pilot, Mr. Nawaporn ”Neil” Sawaetwong, sustained critical injuries— severe trauma to his legs and arms and a head injury— and was rushed to the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital.

    He was President of the Pattaya Pilot Club Association, Owner of the Pattaya Airpark & Pilot Village and C.E.O. of the Fun Flying Thai Air Service Company.

    The Thai Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.

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    Arkia Flight makes Emergency Landing

    On January 13, 2013, an Arkia Airlines ATR developed an engine problem forcing the pilot to shut down the affected engine and divert from Sde Dov to Ben-Gurion airport. The flight landed with emergency services on standby. None of the 67 aboard had any injuries.

    There was no fire found in the turboprop engine, but Akia Airlines began an investigation, and seems to have discovered a faulty indicator.

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    Boeing Emergency Landing, Dumps Fuel


    photographer Andy Egloff
    On Jan 8 2013, a Delta Airlines Boeing 777-232LR was en route from Johannesburg to Atlanta when one of the engines developed problems.

    The pilots dumped fuel and diverted to the island of Ascension where they made a safe landing. Passengers say the plane swerved and fuel came pouring out. The crew was handling problems but did not make a lot of explanations to bewildered and hysterical passengers.

    There is a British Air Force Base on the island, and the island is a British territory.

    The good news is that the pilots made a rough but safe landing on Ascension. The bad news is that Ascension is a volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean about halfway between Recife Brazil and Luanda Angola.

    Other sources say that a replacement 777-200 was flown in to Ascension, and that stranded passengers return to Atlanta was delayed less than 24 hours.

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    Hughes Helicopter Ditches in Finland


    On January 10, 2013, a Heliwest Oy Hughes 369 D was engaged to work on Tampere power plant’s power lines when it developed engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing in Paavolantie, Kämmenniemi, near Tampere Finland.

    The helicopter was damaged and the pilot was injured.

    THe helicopter made a forced landing.

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    Aviatrans Emergency Landing in Chelyabinsk after engine failure

    On December 26, 2012, an Atran-Aviatrans Antonov 12BP en route from Chelyabinsk to Vorkuta with eight crew aboard made an emergency landing in Chelyabinsk after an engine failed.

    Pilots landed safely 15 minutes after take-off due to a malfunction of the fourth engine.

    The plane is undergoing inspection. No injuries were reported and no damage to the plane during landing.

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    Airbus Emergency Landing in Phuket

    Dec 20, 2012, 20:38; Air Berlin Airbus A330-223 was en route from Phuket to Abu Dhabi. Not long after takeoff, the plane developed engine problems. Smoke was detected in the cabin.

    Witnesses on the ground heard three “explosions” when the flight took off, and saw smoke.

    Pilots returned to Phuket where they made a hard (fast/heavy) landing that blew three tires. Of the 249 passengers and ten crew, none were injured. The passengers, mostly German, were provided a hotel, and a flight the next day.

    The plane was sprayed to cool it down and sent to be examined by maintenance.

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    Cessna Crash in Tanzania


    A Tanzania National Parks Authority Cessna 182Q Skylane flying from Mpanda airport to Katavi National Park crashed in Nsemlwa village, Tanzania after the plane developed engine failure.

    The pilot capt. Adamu Athumani Kajwa survived a crash that split the plane in two. He had already dropped off his passenger at Mpanda Airport.

    Farmers witnessed the plane crash and assisted the pilot although their assistance was hampered by bees.

    The pilot was hospitalized at Mpanda district hospital.

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    Agricultural Plane Crash in NZ

    What: Ravensdown Aerowork light plane
    Where: Taranaki NZ
    When: Dec 11, 2012
    Who: 1 aboard
    Why: A light plane was engaged in fertiliser spreading and agricultural spraying for Wanganui Aero Work company. (Wanganui was acquired by Ravensdown Aerowork in 2004 but the plane had not been provided new colors.)

    The plane went down near Waitaanga Rd.

    The Rescue Co-ordination Centre heard the beacon at 5.38 p.m.

    The pilot was tended by paramedics then hospitalized at Waikato Hospital.

    The sixty year old pilot sustained serious spinal injuries.

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    Plane Flips on Emergency Field Landing De Kalb

    What: Auman T-51
    Where: De Kalb, IL
    When: Dec 11, 2012
    Who: pilot
    Why: After taking off from De Kalb Airport, the Auman T-51 developed engine trouble, losing altitude and emitting smoke.

    Pilot James L Auman landed the plane in a field, then bounced and flipped. Plane and pilot both sustained substantial damage. Auman had to be extricated, then was taken by medical chopper to St. Anthony Hospital.

    Raw Video of Rescue

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    Air India Emergency Diversion to Kozhikode

    What: Air India Airbus A321 en route from Kozhikode in Kerala to Sharjah
    Where: Kozhikode
    Who: 168 passengers
    Why: The pilot of an Air India flight alerted Kozhikode Air traffic control that there was a problem with the plane, and diverted back to Kozhikode shortly after takeoff.

    The air conditioning inside the plane was shut down, and there were sparks noted from one of the engines. Whether or not the cause of the engine sparking was a bird strike has not been confirmed.

    According to passengers, the plane “started vibrating as soon as it took off from the runway.”

    Passengers also said they were not provided a hotel, but promised a flight at 12 pm, then at 4:40 a.m, and finally were provided an actual flight at 5:40 a.m.

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    Vladimir Puchkov in Emergency Landing in Russia

    What: Yak-42 en route to Novosibirsk
    Where: Tolmachevo Airport
    When: Nov 30, 2012
    Who: 38 aboard, no injuries
    Why: Vladimir Puchkov’s transportation failed when a Yak-42 lost one of three engines while en route to Novosibirsk. THe engine began to vibrate and was shut down, which is standard procedure.

    Pilots made a safe landing at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk.

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    Pia Emergency landing


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Thomas Posch http://www.vap-group.at

    What: PIA Airbus 310 en route from Karachi to London
    Where: Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah international airport
    When: Nov 18, 2012, 12:20 pm
    Who: 168 passengers, 16 crew
    Why: A Pakistan International Airlines plane took off from Karachi but developed a problem, After 55 minutes into the 8 hour flight, pilots diverted to Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah international airport. They made a safe landing. Reports are there was a technical problem.

    Passengers reported hearing three bangs and saw flames shooting from the engine.

    A television report said there was a fire, but PIA denied there was a fire.

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight.