What: Iberia Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Dublin Where: Madrid When: Aug 15 2010 Why: Before takeoff, the air conditioning was “repaired.” After takeoff, cabin temperatures rose. The air conditioning system continued failing, and the pilot returned to the airport half an hour later.
What: Moorabbin Flying Service (J&J Aviation) Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III Where: Moorabbin Airport,Victoria Australia When: August 17 2010 Who: 3 passengers Why: The plane overran the runway, damaging the prop and nose but the three aboard were unhurt.
What: Aires Boeing 737-700 en route from Bogota to San Andrés Island Colombia Where: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the Colombian island of San Andres When: August 15 2010, 2:15 a.m. Who: 131 aboard, 6 crew, 4 minors, 121 adult passengers Why: Prior to touchdown, the plane was struck by lightning (11 strikes recorded within 6 miles of the runway within a five-minute span of the crash); the plane impacted 80 meters shy of the runway. The impact scattered pieces of the plane, and it broke at the midsection into three main parts. When help arrived, passengers were already strewn about the area. Praise Boeing for no actual fatalities.
The injured are being treated at “Amor de Patria Hospital” and “Villarreal Clinic” on San Andrés Island, with the most injured being ported to Bogata via air ambulance.
After the crash-landing, Mrs. Amar Fernández died of a heart attack en route to the hospital. She was 73. 66 were reported injured, five of them seriously, 35 hospitalized. Alejandro Colmenares Rua (18 months), Yiseth Rua Rojas (23), Catherine Rua Rojas (27), Jacqueline Rua Rojas(23), María Alejandra Ballesteros (21) and Andrés Cagua Calderón (33) were unhurt.
A room has also been opened for relatives at the Sheraton Hotel in Bogota. Aires published a release regretting what has happened. They are working with Aerocivil to serve the passengers and their families. They have provided a care line number: 018000-949490
Relatives of the occupants may contact the Hotel Habitel where they will receive all Aires information.
Flights at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla are suspended. Civil Aeronautics, the Navy, the Colombian Air Force, National Police, Red Cross, the company Aires and other institutions of the Regional Committee for Disaster Prevention and Response have responded.
What: ATI Air Transport International Douglas DC-8-70 en route from Tokyo Narita to Singapore Where: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila When: Aug 16 2010 Who: 24 passengers and crew Why: While en route to Singapore, the plane encountered problems over Philippine airspace. With smoke in the hold, the pilot Capt. Espinosa secured permission to divert to Manila. The plane landed with fire and rescue teams on standby.
The cargo plane is specially configured to carry 32 passengers. The flight had been chartered to carry 21 passengers
What: vintage 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D en route from Limington airport Where: field near Cape Monday Road, Harrison, Maine,
40 miles northwest of Portland When: August 14 2010 Who: 2 fatalities Why: The flight was reported lost when it did not return Saturday night. The wreckage was found 6 am Sunday. It appears that the pilot struck trees while attempting a field landing.
Pilot George A. Fortin and passenger Anatole “Tony” Kalinuk were killed in the crash.
What: Polet Aviakompania Antonov AN-124-100 en route from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada to Frankfurt-Hahn Germany Where: North Atlantic When: August 14, 2010 Who: 6 member crew Why: 1,000km northwest of Ireland, the Antonov (world’s largest serially built cargo aircraft) developed oil pressure problems in one engine and had to shut it down. The pilots diverted to Shannon which took two hours to reach, and they made a safe landing on a 3.2km runway. No injuries reported.
What: Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300 en route from Manchester to Dalaman Turkey Where: West of Amsterdam When: Aug 15 2010 8.40 am Who: 320 passengers Why: While en route over the ocean near Amsterdam, the cabin filled with smoke. The crew diverted to London where they made a safe landing. The source of the smoke was determined to be packaging in an oven. Although the smoke had dispersed, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Emergency Services were on hand.
The plane was routed to Manchester for a crew change before the flight could be resumed.
George’s Point of View
Hopefully they change out that oven along with the crew.
What: JAL Japan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 en route from Sendai to Fukuoka Where: Sendai When: Aug 15th 2010 Who: 106 aboard Why: After the flight developed problems with the right engine, the pilot returned to Sendia where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided a replacement jet.
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Los Angeles to Dallas Where: LAX When: August 14 2010 Who: 146 passengers Why: After take-off, flight indicators revealed an engine problem. The pilot landed safely at LAX about 3/4 of an hour after leaving.
What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Indianapolis to Baltimore Where: Dayton When: Aug 12th 2010 Who: 48 passengers and 5 crew Why: When the left engine developed problems after leaving Indianapolis, the crew diverted to Dayton where they made a safe landing and taxied to the gate.
According to the video, passengers hopped alternative flights.
Maintenance determined that the cowling of the left hand engine had separated. AirTran is flying in its own mechanics.
What: Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Baku to Istanbul Where: Istanbul When: Aug 12th 2010 Who: 119 passengers and 8 crew Why: While attempting a landing in Istanbul, the plane overran the runway with flaps retracted. The nosegear collapsed.
What: Cathay Pacific Airbus SAS A330 Where: Hong Kong When: April 13 Who: 57 injured Why: On approach to Hong Kong International Airport on April 13 2010, one Rolls Royce engine stalled and the other was left with only 70 percent power. The flight landed, popping 6 tires.
The investigation uncovered that the last fueling was 24,400 kilograms of fuel from the Juanda International Airport, which left fine spherical particles throughout the fuel system of the Cathay Pacific plane. The fueling system at Juanda International Airport had been recommissioned, but in a manner that did not follow industry protocol.
What: Qantas Airbus A380 en route from LA to Sydney Where: New Caledonia’s La Tontouta airport When: August 11, 2010 Why: Forced to land because of the bad weather, the plane was actually too big to turn on the runway, so it had to sit on the tarmac blocking traffic until it was towed.
What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200 en from Seattle to Seoul Where: Pacific When: Aug 9 2010 Who: conflict between passengers Why: After a disagreement among passengers in which a U.S. serviceman became violent, the pilot diverted to Anchorage. The unruly serviceman was removed from the plane and taken into custody, delaying the flight for two hours.
What: Black Hawk rescue helicopter Where: Knik Glacier Alaska Why: Attempting to rescue the five stranded on a glacier since Sunday afternoon, a Black Hawk rescue helicopter was damaged sliding and rolling on the glacier. The Air National Guard helicopter was forced to turn around.
It took a day for the pararescue team (which arrived yesterday) to ski the three miles to the survivors with two days worth of supplies. More supplies have been dropped.
Tuesday night, two of the original left stranded and one rescuer were flown to Palmer.
What: PA-32 sight-seeing in Alaska Where: Knik Glacier, about 113km northeast of Anchorage When: Sunday August 8, 2010 1 pm Who: pilot, Donald Erbey, 49 and 4 friends Why: Erbey had taken Texas friends sightseeing in his small family Piper 32. When he realized he was flying into bad weather, he turned to head back, “hit a downdraft” and crashed in a snowbank, leaving them stranded since Sunday on Knik Glacier, Alaska.
Monday evening, highly trained pararescuers—Maj. Jesse Peterson, Master Sgt. Al Lankford, Tech. Sgt. Chris Uriarte and Tech. Sgt. Angel Santana—braved a 4 mile trek to walk in food and supplies. The plane’s locator beacon was operable.
Helicopters with additional supplies and support are in the area but weather conditions have not permitted drops or a rescue. They have adequate resources to wait till weather clears enough for helicopters to land as hiking out is a last resort.
What: Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145/Continental Airlines en route from Houston,TX to Salt Lake City,UT Where: Salt Lake City,UT When: Aug 10th 2010 Who: 46 passengers and 4 crew Why: On approach to Salt Lake City, the plane flew through a flock of seagulls. The flight made a safe landing, although there was evidence of at least one bird strike that damaged the skin of the plane which was apparently not a seagull but a pelican.
What: Japanese Coast Guard Bell 412EP “Akizuru” Where: off Kagawa, Shikoku Japan When: August 8 2010 Who: 5 occupants 4 fatalities Why: Akizuru hit offshore power lines and crashed into the sea. The five member crew was missing; but the remains of 4 were found by searchers. One is still missing.
What: GCI Communication Corp de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Super O en route to Agulowak Lodge near Lake Aleknagik, Alaska Where: 20 miles north of Dillingham, AK When: August 9, 2010 Who: 8 aboard Why: The 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter owned by GCI Communication Corp crashed on encountering weather. After the wreckage was discovered, two National Guard rescue teams in helicopters were dispatched but they could not handle the weather and their arrival was (expected to be) delayed until after midnight.
A volunteer team on the ground was assisting rescue efforts and a doctor is on the scene. Half of those aboard the plane survived. Former Sen. Ted Stevens was aboard the plane.
What: Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 en route from Tokyo to Frankfurt Where: Estonia When: Aug 6th 2010 Why: While en route, the left engine developed oil pressure problems and the crew shut it down. The flight continued to Frankfurt where they made a safe landing.
What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver to Des Moines Where: Omaha When: Aug 10th 2010 Why: After take-off, the flight ran into weather.
The pilot diverted to Omaha, where they made a safe landing. However, on departure from Omaha, the plane developed engine vibration, and had to return to Omaha.
What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Los Angeles Where: over Scotland When: Aug 7th 2010 Why: While en route, the British Airways plane developed a problem with the fuel system, dumped the fuel while at sea and returned to Heathrow. No injuries. Safe landing.
The event has received significant coverage, chiefly because Victoria Beckham was aboard the flight, and managed a wardrobe change–and photos of both outfits have been published online.
What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 747-300 en route from Islamabad to Karachi Where: Karachi When: Aug 7th 2010 Who: 400 passengers Why: After landing in heavy rain, the plane was in the process of taxiing to the gate when the crew was informed that the tires had blown on landing. Passengers disembarked via mobile stairs directly on to the tarmac and were provided transport to the gate.
What: Emirates Boeing 777-200 en route from Dubai to Houston Where: Dubai When: Aug 8th 2010 Why: The pilot taking off in the Emirates 777 rejected the high speed take-off, deflating nose gear tires. No injuries were reported.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Key West Atlanta Where: Sarasota When: Aug 8th 2010 Who: 2 flight attendants Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence, injuring two flight attendants. The flight flew on to Atlanta and made a safe landing.
