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    Piper Crash in Mississippi


    What: Superior Pallet Co. Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
    Where: Jackson, Miss
    When: Nov 13, 2012, 5:00pm
    Who: 3 fatalities, 1 injured
    Why: Three people aboard the Piper that crashed in Jackson Mississippi died at the scene.

    The residence of hLoretta and Roosevelt Jamison went up in flames after the plane impacted. Ironically, the plane had been en route to an FAA safety conference.

    The pilot had taken off but once underway requested to return to the airport. Witnesses reported the engine sputtering but the plane did not make it back to the airport, and crashed in the residence.

    One person was in the house when the accident occurred and she was able to climb through a bedroom window to safety. She is being treated at University of Mississippi Medical Center.

    The plane belonged to Roger and Michele Latham, but Latham and his wife and daughter were not aboard. The fatalities included Latham’s flight instructor John Edward Tilton Jr.and two passengers en route to the FAA safety conference.

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    Emirates Flight Loses Engine, Diverts to Sydney


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    Contact photographer Gary Claridge-king

    What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Sydney to Dubai
    Where: Sydney
    Who: 380 aboard
    When: Nov 11, 2012
    Why: After takeoff, one engine on the Emirates Airlines Sydney-Dubai flight developed a problem and was shut down. Passengers reported hearing a bang and saw flames from the engine. We do not know if it was a bird strike.

    Pilots dumped fuel, returned to Sydney and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.

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    Airbus makes Emergency Landing in Russia

    What: Airbus A340 en route from Paris to New Caledonia
    Where: Khabarovsk Russia
    When: 1:10 pm
    Who: 242 passengers, 14 crew
    Why: The pilots were well underway when they received an indication that one of its four engines was on fire.

    The pilots diverted to Khabarovsk. The airport responded with a 54 person emergency response team.

    The flight made a safe landing, with no injuries. Passengers evacuated without incident.

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    Cartagena Flight Diverts to Palm Beach


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    Contact photographer Stefan Hofmann

    What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Cartagena, Colombia to Fort Lauderdale
    Where: Palm Beach International Airport
    When: Oct 25, 2012
    Who: 54 aboard
    Why: As pilots were flying from Cartagena, Colombia to Fort Lauderdale, the plane developed problems and the pilots had to divert the flight. According to one source, one of the engines developed problems and was shut down. (Reports vary on the exact nature of the issue behind the diversion.)

    Pilots diverted to Palm Beach International Airport where they made a safe landing.

    Video

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    Azza Air Plane Goes down in Sudan


    What: Azza Air Transport Antonov An-12BP en route from Khartoum to El Fasher
    Where: 25 miles SW of Omdurman Khartoum,Sudan
    When: Oct 7 2012
    Who: 22 aboard, 15 fatalities
    Why: The pilot of a Sudanese military plane informed the airport that he had a problem with one of his engines before the plane crashed in a rural area west of the capital Khartoum. Twenty armed forces personnel were on board. The Antonov military transport plane was carrying military equipment from Khartoum to the capital of North Darfur.

    Initially thirteen people died on the Azza Air jet, and nine were injured.

    The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are investigating.

    See Video Below

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    Pilot and British Tourist Die in Small Plane Crash in Antigua

    What: FlyMontserrat Britten-Norman Islander en route from Antigua to Montserrat Island
    Where: V.C. Bird International Airport
    When: October 7 2012
    Who: pilot and 3 passengers
    Why: The twin-engine Britten-Norman Islander en route from Antigua to Montserrat Island overran a rainy runway at 4 p.m. and crashed.

    Witnesses heard irregularities in the engine before it “plunged into the end of the runway.”

    The pilot was reported as a fatality. A female British tourist died in the crash, and two other passengers are reported to be hospitalized at at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre.

    See Video below

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    American Airlines Flight 880 DIverts to Little Rock

    What: American Airlines Flight 880 en route from Dallas to Indianapolis
    Where: Little Rock, Arkansas
    When: Oct 4, 2012: 4: 45 pm
    Who: 140 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: The flight was en route from Dallas to Indianapolis when the plane’s right engine developed problems.

    Pilots diverted to Little Rock where they made a safe landing.

    Passengers were provided alternatives to reach Indianapolis.

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    Cirrus Crashes in Gary

    What: Gandy Air LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo en route from Smyrna to Gary
    Where: A mile SE of the Gary Chicago Int. Airport
    When: Oct 3, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A plane that took off from Smyrna, Tenn. General Airport crashed for unknown reasons in a wooded area about 400 feet from the Lighthouse Charter School in Gary. The bodies of the two men aboard were retrieved from the scene of the crash around 5:35 p.m.

    No one reported a distress signal. A witness in Gary heard the plane’s engine “sputter” before the plane crashed. Many of the 650 students of West Gary Lighthouse Charter School heard the plane come down.

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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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    American Eagle Emergency Landing

    What: American Eagle Flight 2829 Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Gerald Ford International Airport to Dallas
    Where: Cascade Township airport, Michigan
    When: Sept 13 2012
    Who: 53 aboard
    Why: The flight boarded at 6:30, took off at 7.a.m.from Gerald Ford International Airport, but nineteen minutes into the flight, the panel’s engine emergency light lit up, indicating a problem.

    Passengers were told the right engine overheated. They saw no smoke, but say they smelled it after they landed, which runs counter to some news reports which say that the problem was a faulty indicator. About ten fire trucks were on standby. Passengers were provided alternative transportation.

    ATC recommended diverting to Grand Rapids, where the pilot made a safe landing at 7:25.

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    Emergency Landing at Heathrow

    What: United Boeing 767-300 en route from London to Chicago
    Where: Heathrow
    When: Aug 27 2012
    Why: While en route, the jet developed engine problems. The engine was shut down, and the flight returned to London where pilots made a fast landing.

    Travel.aol.co.uk and www.dailymail.co.uk reported that “Chicago-bound plane had to be sprayed with water by firemen to cool the engine” but we tend to believe the fast landing/hot brakes angle. (Thank you Anonymous)

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    Cessna Crashes in Village Kindergarten yard

    What: Private Cessna
    Where: Annino, Russia
    When: August 22, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: The light aircraft crashed and fell not far from St. Petersberg. The two pilots, 1st pilot Victor Ignatiev and 2nd pilot Alexei Syrchin died in the crash near the village of Annino.

    The pilots were taking the plane out just prior to a routine certification test. The pilots were attempted to land because they experienced engine problems, but they did not reach the runway and the plane impacted in the yard of a village kindergarten. No children were in the yard at the time of the crash.

    The plane ignited on impact. One pilot was ejected, and one is locked in the cockpit.

    42 people and 20 vehicles were involved in the rescue/recovery effort.

    The plane had undergone repairs in Poland in 2007.

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    Blown tire and Engine Down Leads to Emergency Landing in Newark


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    What: United Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark to Berlin
    Where: Newark
    When: Aug 18 2012
    Who: 173 aboard
    Why: On takeoff, the plane blew a tire. Simultaneously, the plane gave feedback of problems with both engines, with witnesses seeing fire coming from the left engine. That engine was shut down. The plane managed to circle for two hours to burn off fuel before returning to make a safe landing in Newark.

    In George’s Point of View


    I should probably throw in my usual nag Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance! while at the same time praising the CRM and skill of the pilots. This could have certainly come out a much worse report, except that the pilots knew exactly what to do to have a safe outcome.

    –commenting from London

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    Dana Air History Comes Out at Inquest

    While testifying at the coroner’s inquest before Lagos State Coroner Mr. Oyetade Komolafe, Tony Usidamen of Dana Air revealed that the Dana plane (registration number 5N-RAM) that crashed in Lagos in June 2012 had its engine replaced after a bird strike while outbound from Lagos on April 19, 2010.

    Records indicate 5N-RAM also had hydraulic leaks on May 23 at Murtala Mohammed Airport.

    On the June 3rd, the plane was making it’s third round trip and crashed close to it’s destination airport.

    The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) investigator is Mr Emmanuel Dialla. His preliminary report said that the first sign of trouble came 17 minutes after the plane was airborne at 2.58pm, following a “non-normal” engine condition. According to the CVR at 1543:27 hours (3.43pm), the Captain informed the FO, “we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines”…

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    Hollandscheveld Crash Injures 3


    What: Piaggio P-149D
    Where: Hollandscheveld, Netherlands
    When: August 4, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, 1 on the ground, 3 injuries
    Why: The plane took off at 11.30 from the nearby airport in Hoogeveen. After engine problems developed, the pilot reported via radio that he had an engine failure. He made a forced landing and struck an outbuilding and came to rest in a residential garden.

    Both occupants of the plane and one person in the shed were injured.

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    Delta Diverts to Cedar Rapids with Engine Trouble


    What: Delta en route from Minneapolis to St Louis
    Where: Eastern Iowa Airport
    When: July 11, 2012, 6 pm
    Who: 150 aboard
    Why: The Delta flight was en route from Minneapolis to St Louis when it lost an engine. Pilots diverted to Cedar Rapids Iowa and made a safe landing.

    Johnson and Linn County fire crews were reported as first responders. No injuries were reported.

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    El Al Tel Aviv Flight Returns to Heathrow on Three Engines


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    Contact photographer Studzinski Mikolaj

    What: El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Tel Aviv
    Where: London
    When: Jul 4 2012
    Who: 411 passengers
    Why: While en route, pilot Ilan Margalit felt that one of the right side engines was losing power as it reached 26,000 feet. He shut down the affected engine and returned to London where he made a safe landing at Heathrow.

    The Israel Times reported that the engine caught fire; however other sources say there was no actual fire. The plane landed safely on three engines. A replacement flight was provided on July 5.

    The affected engine was a Pratt & Whitney.

    In April of 2007 this plane was damaged when it “taxied over its pushback tractor.” No one was hurt in that incident either.

    Flight Tracking of ELY318 on O4-July 2012

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    Cessna Lands in Canadian Marsh

    What: Cessna 337 en route from Fort McMurray to Buffalo Narrows, Sask.
    Where: Fort McMurray
    When: June 28, 2012 3:45 pm
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: When the Cessna they were in developed engine trouble, the pilots made an emergency landing in a marsh south of Fort McMurray. No injuries were reported.

    Canada’s TSB is investigating.

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    Witnesses of the Dana Air Crash Recount What they Saw


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    Contact photographer Ken Iwelumo

    update
    The Dana Air flight crashed into a suburb of Lagos on Sunday. All 153 people on board and an unknown number of residents on the ground were killed in the crash.

    Witnesses below talk about what they saw.

    Using cadaver dogs and cranes, emergency crews recovered 48 bodies. Local residents helped with spraying water on the fire, but after three hours, there was apparently no water to put it out.

    Passengers aboard the plane included four Chinese citizens, and two Lebanese citizens (identified as Nadim Chediac and Roger Awwad.) The pilot was reported to be American, and the co-pilot Indian.

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    Jet Airways Hot Engine in Mumbai

    What: Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Where: Mumbai
    When: May 28, 2012
    Who: 158 aboard
    Why: While en route, Jet Airways pilots had to shut down and engine and divert to Mumbai.

    One of the Boeing’s engines caught on fire.

    Pilots made a safe landing at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. On the ground at the airport at 5:45 a.m., fire and smoke was reported coming from the left engine.

    Passengers evacuated at the nearest taxiway. Emergency services put out the engine fire in minutes.

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    Mooney M20C Lands at Island Road and Sheridan Street

    What: 1965 Mooney M20C en route from Baldwin County Georgia to North Perry Airport, Pembroke Pines
    Where: Sheridan Street in Cooper City Florida
    When: May 19, 2012
    Who: Pilot and passenger
    Why: The pilot who experienced engine trouble managed to force-land on Sheridan street, only clipping his wings on the tree-lined street. No injuries were reported but traffic was shut down on the street for a while.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Cessna Crashes into Front Yard, Takes out 2000+ Utilities


    What: Cessna 210 en route from Phoenix to Van Nuys
    Where: Glendale
    When: May 21, 20128:30 pm
    Why: A plane crashed in Glendale, hitting power lines and knocking out service to 2,100 customers near the crash site. The pilot notified ATC of engine trouble near the El Monte Airport, and said he was trying to reach Van Nuys Airport before he lost contact with ATC.

    THe plane struck power poles and a tree before impacting the ground in a residential front yard. Three homes were evacuated but no one on the ground was injured.

    The pilot went to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with injures but was released Monday night. Police said he did a good job avoiding causing damage to other people and property. The Cessna is owned by Allen K. Heng and James Roth. Heng was not aboard at the time of the crash.

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    Allegiant makes Duluth Emergency Landing One Engine Down

    What: Allegient Air McDonnell Douglas jet en route from Duluth to Las Vegas
    Where: Duluth
    When: May 18, 2012, 9 p.m.
    Who: 140 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: While en route about fifteen minutes into the flight, passengers on Allegiant Air Duluth-Las Vegas heard a loud bang. Pilots declared emergency.

    Fifty miles into the flight, pilots shut down the affected engine, and returned to Duluth International Airport. Emergency services including National Guard, firefighters and emergency responders were on stand by.

    Passengers were offered $50 vouchers and the opportunity to stay at the Residence Inn. Passengers were told that the replacement flight departed at 2:30 p.m. Saturday but it did not depart until 3:55 pm. Meanwhile, Allegiant Mechanics removed the ailing engine from the disabled plane.