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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.

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    Nashua Couple’s Plane Crashes Hooksett Highway

    What: Herman Hassinger Architects Beechcraft A36 Bonanza en route from Nashua to Laconia
    Where: Hooksett, New Hampshire
    When: Oct 25, 2012 1:30 pm
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: According to reports, the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside I-93 northbound.

    The two aboard, Husband and wife Herman and Doris Hassinger, were on their way to a board of trustees meeting at a New Hampton boarding school, and died when the plane crashed on to the shoulder and guard rail after glancing off the pole.

    Herman Hassinger was ejected into the woods about 25 yards from the plane.

    The plane sustained heavy front-end damage. The debris included parts fallen from the light pole and about six feet of the plane’s wing.

    The Bureau of Aeronautics, FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating.

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    Hard Landing in Mt Gambier

    What: General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander en route from Naracoorte to Mt Gambier
    Where: Mt Gambier Australia
    When: Oct 24, 2012
    Who: 1 aboard
    Why: The pilot was landing at Mt Gambier when the landing gear failed. It apparently retracted while landing.

    The plane came to rest pitched on its side in a pool of leaked fuel. No injuries were reported.

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    Laser Pointer Forces Emergency Landing

    Two miles off shore of Waikiki, a US Coast Guard MH65 Dolphin was hit by a laser pointer. The pilot had to make an emergency landing at Barbers Point Air Station in Hawaii. A flight mechanic and rescue swimmer were aboard the helicopter when it had to divert back to the base.

    The crew was sent to have their eyes checked and are temporarily off-duty.

    It is a federal crime to aim a laser pointer at an aircraft.

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    Sriwijaya Air Flight Delayed by Hydraulic Issues

    What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-400 en route from Surabaya to Jakarta
    Where: Juanda International Airport
    When: October 24, 2012 6:30 a.m.
    Who: 115 passengers
    Why: The Sriwijaya flight returned to Juanda International Airport after a ten minute flight after the plane developed a problem with its hydraulics. No one was injured.

    Repairs were made to the plane.

    Passengers reboarded and took off for Jakarta at 1 pm that same day.

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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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    Two aboard Piper Crashed in Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights

    What: Piper PA-28 Cherokee#N55620 en route from Delaware, Ohio to Creve Coeur airport.
    Where: Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights
    When: Oct 24, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: While attempting a landing on the shore, the piper that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake had two occupants, pilot Russell Hazelton, 78 who died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton and passenger Suzanne Hazelton, 69 who was on life support. The plane flipped on to its back during the attempted landing.

    Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team, police and rescue services were on hand for the recovery.

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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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    Air Ambulance Emergency Landing

    What: NSW Air Ambulance A Beech King Air 350 (VH-NAO) o en route from Sydney to Wagga Wagga
    Where: Sydney
    When: Oct 23, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: A patient, flight nurse and pilot were uninjured when an emergency developed aboard the flight.

    The patient was being taken to Wagga Wagga when the plane had an undercarriage indication failure. The pilot returned to the airport and did a flyby for visual confirmation that the landing gear was not locked in place; and then made a safe landing at Sydney Airport in Mascot.

    The elderly female passenger was transferred to an ambulance and driven to a hospital.

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    Byron California: Small Plane Crashes Killing 2

    What: DSB Inc Glasair III
    Where: Byron, California
    When: October 23, 2012
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: Five miles from the nearest airport, the small home-built Glasair III crashed in a field near Byron, California, killing two aboard. A witness saw the plane “corkscrewing toward the ground.”

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 655DB Make/Model: EXP Description: GLASAIR
    Date: 10/23/2012 Time: 2103
    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal
    Damage: Substantial

    LOCATION City: BYRON State: CA Country: US

    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, 4 MILES FROM BYRON, CA

    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2

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    French Pilot Crashes in Vienne

    What: Skyranger
    Where: Vienne France
    When: Oct 23, 2012 3:00 pm
    Who: 1 fatality
    Why: The pilot of a SkyRanger failed to return from a 2 hour flight, triggering a Sater Bravo land-air rescue.

    A search went on till 2:00 a.m. The next day his remains were discovered near an electrical cable in a wooded area, ten miles east of the airport. The plane was severely damaged.

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    Lakewood Traffic Interrupted by Chopper Street Landing

    What: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol Air-24-American Euro Copter
    Where: Lakewood California
    When: Oct 21, 2012 8:50 p.m.
    Why: The flight crew heard a loud noise from the helicopter and made an emergency street landing at Del Amo Boulevard and Paramount.

    After making a safe landing and determining that a bird had struck the fuselage above the pilot canopy, they returned to the helicopter and flew back for repairs.

    Lakewood Sheriff Deputies handled traffic until the helicopter left the scene.

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    Plane crashes in German Meadow

    What: Mooney M20E Super 21
    Where: Speichersdorf, Germany
    When: Oct 21, 2012
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: 48-year-old pilot from the Erlangen-Hochstadt and his 53 year old passenger died in a crash. THe plane crashed into a meadow shortly after takeoff.

    Emergency services arrived quickly but could not resuscitate the victims.The representative from the Federal Bureao of Aircraft accidents said that the cause of the crash was human error.

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    Emirates Emergency Landing at Lusaka

    What: Emirates Airbus A330-200 em route from Lusaka to Dubai
    Where: Lusaka, Zambia
    When: Oct 21, 2012
    Why: After takeoff, the flight developed a technical problem.

    The pilot returned to the airport to make a safe landing at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. The plane continued to the gate where passengers disembarked. Emirates representatives have indicated that earlier reports that the plane crash landed were incorrect; and that passengers were accommodated in hotels and have now been re-booked on alternative flights with Emirates or other airlines. Passengers reported hearing a bang in an engine, a bumpy thirty minute flight back to the airport and on disembarking, seeing a hole in the engine.

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    Smokey Cabin Leads to Diversion to Croatia


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    Contact photographer Rafael Alvarez Cacho

    What: Transavia Boeing 737-BK2 En route from Sharm el-Sheikh to Amsterdam
    Where: Primošten Croatia
    When: Oct 20, 2012
    Who: 192 aboard
    Why: While the flight was en route over Croatia, smoke and the odor of burning plastic developed in the cabin. The pilot diverted to Zagreb-Pleso airport and made a safe landing although two passengers complained of breathing problems. Emergency Medical Services at the airport treated them.

    Apparently there was no one available certified on Boeing, so an expert from Amsterdam was called in.

    While passengers spent the night at a hotel, a replacement plane was flown in.

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    Multiple Flats on Landing in Costa Rica

    What: TACA airlines Airbus A321-200 en route from El Salvador to San José Costa Rica
    Where: Costa Rica
    When: October 18, 2012
    Who: 146 passengers, 7 crew
    Why: On touchdown, three tires burst on the wet runway, resulting in an emergency landing. The plane skidded and spun to the right and when it came to a stop, it was perpendicular to the end of the runway.

    There were no injuries reported when the plane landed at 4.pm. Burst tires can often occur as the result of a hard or too fast landing.

    Passengers disembarked on to the runway.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Norway: Smoke in Wideroe Cockpit


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    Contact photographer Ignatiy Savranskiy

    What: Wideroe de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8 en route from Florø to Bergen
    Where: Bergen-Flesland Airport, Norway
    When: Oct 18, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
    Who: 17 aboard
    Why: The pilot was en route to Bergen when smoke in the cockpit forced him to land immediately; but he called off the mayday because he felt in control of the situation.

    Before landing, the pilot informed passengers.

    The crew stayed aboard until passengers were evacuated. The evacuation was described as undramatic.

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    Jet2 flight with Hydraulic problems diverts to Portugal

    What: jet2.com Boeing 757-200 en route from Tenerife to Manchester
    Where: Faro
    When: Oct 13 2012
    Why: The Tenerife to Manchester flight was en route when the plane developed a problem with the hydraulics.

    Pilots diverted the flight to Faro in Algarve, Portugal where they made a safe landing.

    A replacement jet was provided to complete the flight.

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    Jet2 Emergency Stop on Runway


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    Contact photographer Antonio Carrasquilla

    What: Jet2 737 en route from Glasgow to Alicante
    Where: Glasgow Airport
    When: October 19, 2012 7.40am.
    Who: 189 passengers
    Why: On the takeoff run, the pilot “hit the brakes” and according to passengers “the plane started shuddering and there were lights flashing and smoke and the crew started shouting ‘Get out, get out’.”

    Another passenger told BBC “We were careering up the runway and smoke started belting out of all the air vents with a smouldering smell.Then the brakes went on and the emergency chutes went out and we were all evacuated.I have a nine-week-old daughter and a four-year-old daughter. I had my nine-week-old attached to my chest as I went down the emergency chute and my wife had our four-year-old and was in tears. it was like something out of a movie. There was panic, people started running and I shouted ‘slow down’, and then the pilot shouted ‘get out, get out'”

    Passengers disembarked via emergency chutes; ten passengers climbed out on a wing where there was no chute but only a few of them jumped.

    Six people were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley; fourteen were treated at the scene. Injuries from the chutes are not uncommon, especially if they throw themselves down in a panic; and injuries from jumping off a wing could also occur.

    This incident occurred a couple of hours prior to the Thomas Cook flight that diverted to Dublin Ireland

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    Thomas Cook Manchester-Tenerife Flight Makes Emergency Diversion to Dublin


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    Contact photographer Tony Silgrim

    What: Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300 en route from Manchester to Tenerife
    Where: Dublin
    When: Oct 19th 2012 9.40am
    Who: 325 aboard
    Why: After taking off from Manchester, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

    THe pilot diverted to Dublin and made a safe landing with a dozen emergency services units including fire and ambulance on standby.

    Passengers disembarked and waited in the terminal for a replacement flight to Tenerife

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    S-7 Emergency Diversion to Perm

    What: Globus Boeing 737 en route from Chita to Moscow
    Where: Perm, Russia
    When: Oct 17, 2012 10:52
    Who: 7 crew, 100 passengers
    Why: After the right engine shut down, pilots decided to divert to Perm.

    The Globus flight was made on behalf of S7.

    Pilots made a safe landing in Perm with emergency services standing by. 107 were aboard. No injuries were reported.

    Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Moscow.

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    Corendon Airlines Cockpit Fire Investigation

    What: Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Anatalya Turkey to Trondheim Norway
    Where: Anatalya Turkey
    When: Oct. 14, 2012
    Who: 189 passengers and seven crew members.
    Why: The plane had boarded but was pushed back to the gate when there was a cockpit fire.

    The NTSB is investigating.

    NTSB Email below:

    Oct. 16, 2012
    WASHINGTON – The NTSB has dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Turkey in the investigation of an Oct. 14 fire in the cockpit of a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800.

    The fire occurred Sunday at 4 a.m. local time as the airplane was being pushed back from the gate in Antalya, Turkey, for a scheduled flight to Trondheim, Norway. The aircraft was evacuated, and there were reports of injuries among the 189 passengers and seven crew members.

    As the U.S. is the state of design and manufacture of the Boeing 737, the NTSB has designated Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim LeBaron as the traveling U.S. accredited representative. LeBaron is leading a team of investigators (specializing in aircraft systems, fire and survival factors) and advisers from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, who are traveling to the scene to assist with the investigation.

    The investigation is being conducted by the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which will release all information.

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    Emergency Landing at Irkutsk

    What: Boeing 737 en route from Irkutsk to Moscow
    Where: Irkutsk Airport
    When: Oct 16, 2012
    Why: An unidentified Boeing 737 developed problems with the landing gear. It was in the air from 9:30 to 10:24.

    After burning off and dumping fuel, pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

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    Oops Sriwijaya Wrong Airport


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    Contact photographer Ariodilah Virgantara

    What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route from Medan to Padang
    Where: Padang
    When: Oct 13 2012
    Who: 96 aboard
    Why: The flight was en route to Minangkabau International but ended up landing at Tabing Airport 14km apart.

    Passengers disembarked and were bussed to Minangkabau International Airport.

    There were no injuries. The cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders have been secured for the investigation and the pilot and copilot have been grounded as the situation is investigated by the Transportation Ministry.