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    Turbulence at Tromsø


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    Contact photographer Jan Jorgensen

    What: SAS Norge Boeing 737-800 en route from Oslo Gardermoen to Tromsø Norway
    Where: Tromsø Norway
    When: Feb 5th 2009
    Who: Number of passengers not released
    Why: While descending for landing approach, the flight encountered “clear air turbulence.” Apparently the seat belt lights were already on, and the only one injured was a flight attendant who was knocked off her feet and broke her ankle.

    Subsequent to the event, it was determined that although the flight crew had no inkling of it, that turbulence had been forecast by Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET).

    George’s Point of View

    The incident may call for some kind of update of the on board warning system(s).

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    Gear Up Landing in Oregon


    What: C320
    Where: SEASIDE, OR
    When: 02/02/2009 4 p.m.
    Who: Only the pilot Roger DeLong was aboard. No injuries reported.
    Why: The Cessna landed with the landing gears stuck in the gear up position. The pilot had already dropped off passenger Gary Turel prior to the landing. The plane slid approx. 700 feet on its belly and sustained some damage. According to the FAA spokesman “landing gear jams are not uncommon on the twin-engine Cessna 320.”

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    Grumman Birdstrike Downs Plane in Louisiana.


    Grumman Tiger Pictured
    What: Grumman G164 fixed Wing Single-Engine
    Where: FROGMORE, LA
    When: 02/01/2009
    Who: Pilot only one on board.
    Why: “AIRCRAFT HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON FINAL OBSTRUCTING WINDSCREEN AND CRASHED ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR FROGMORE, LA”

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    Cyprus Airways Grounded in London


    What: Cyprus Airways Airbus 330 from Cyprus
    Where: Heathrow Airport
    When: Monday, Feb. 2, 2009
    Who: 104 passengers
    Why: The Airbus flight was one of many victims of the worst snowstorm in 18 years– Weather caused hundreds of flight cancellations and virtually shut down public transportation.

    Vias aéreas de Chipre aterradas em Londres

    Que: Vias aéreas Airbus 330 de Chipre de Chipre
    Onde: Aeroporto de Heathrow
    Quando: Segunda-feira, fevereiro 2, 2009
    Quem: 104 passageiros
    Porque: O vôo de Airbus era uma de muitas vítimas da tempestade de neve a mais má em 18 anos– Centenas causadas tempo de cancelamentos do vôo e de transporte público virtualmente interrompido.

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    Olive Branch Plane Crash

    What: Vectair USA plane en route from Olive Branch Airport.
    Where: Fifteen miles from the airport, in Fayette County Tennessee on Price Road, near Knox Road and Highway 57 in Moscow.
    When: 3:30 p.m. January 31, 2009
    Who: Pilot Killed
    Why: The plane clipped the tree line, crashed into a field then slid into a pond.

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    Experimental Plane Crash kills 3

    What: EXP BEARHAWK Fixed Wing Single-Engine Regis#: 3WC owned by William Cox en route from a private airstrip in Beach City RWJ Airpark
    Where: ANAHUAC TX in Chambers Count landing in an open pasture 30 miles east of Houston.
    When: Thursday 01/29/2009 3 p.m.
    Who: Pilot and two passengers were aboard
    Why: Wtnesses reported hearing an engine sputter before seeing the plane nosedived into the ground. The plane was an experimental class plane

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    Moncks Corner Plane Crash


    What: CIRRUS SR22Fixed Wing Single-Engine owned by CENTENNIAL AVIATION LLC
    Where: ATTEMPTED LANDING AT MONCKS CORNER, SC CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT
    When: 01/29/2009
    Who: Only the pilot was aboard.
    Why: AIRCRAFT REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THe plane landed short of the airport. THe pilot was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.

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    Plane Crashes in Half Moon Bay

    What: AERONCA CH7A Fixed Wing Single-Engine plane owned by AMELIA REID AVIATION LLC Regis#: 2805E
    Where: HALF MOON BAY, CA
    When: 01/29/2009
    Who: Pilot on board
    Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OCEAN 8 MILES WEST OF HALF MOON BAY, CA AFTER ENGINE FAILURE

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    Houston Helicopter Emergency Landing

    What: Metro helicopter
    Where: southeast Houston in a field off of State Highway 288 and Live Oak.
    When: 6pm Tuesday.
    Who: not available
    Why: a transmission oil temperature light came on forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

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    First Solo Flight ends Well


    What: single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk returning from a practice flight to Glens Falls, N.Y
    Where: Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
    When: Sunday Jan 25 2009
    Who: Sarah Steves, an aviation student at Daniel Webster College in Nashua NH
    Why: On her first solo cross-country night flight, the pilot experienced power in the plane’s lights and radio. She managed to make an emergency call. Rick Bendel, manager of Monadnock Aviation notified emergency dispatchers who notified Keene and Swanzey fire official with an emergency action plan in place for airport emergencies.

    Steves had a hard landing on all 3 wheels w/o lights and taxied to the terminal without further incident.

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    Everglades Emergency Landing

    What: single-engine Aero Commander 112 en route from Everglades Airpark
    Where: Everglades Airpark south of Everglades City
    When: Sunday, January 25, 2009
    Who: pilot, 60-year-old William O’Neil, and passenger, 53-year-old Jeanne Graham
    Why: After takeoff, the plane reportedly lost power , and the pilot attempted to bring the plane back down on the runway. Collier County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Karie Partington said “But it kind of bounced off the runway and into some brush.” Only minor injuries were reported

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    Loaded Fokker Loses Tires on Nigerian Runway


    What: Kano bound aircraft, a Fokker 100 with tail number 5NCEO from Lagos
    Where: taxiing on the Murtala Mohammed Airport runway
    When: 8.30pm
    Who: carrying about 108 passengers
    Why: The plane lost two rear tires while taxiing and derailed to the surrounding field. The airline refunded money to some of them while the others were ferried to their destination. Some affected passengers were accommodated in a hotel in Ikeja, and others were checked into Aero Contractors aircraft bound for Abuja.

    NCAA engineers were studying the plane

    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has held a closed door meeting with the management of IRS Airlines over the incident.

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    Southwest Emergency Landing in Jacksonville

    What: Southwest Flight 3726 passenger plane en route from Orlando to Washington, DC
    Where: emergency landing in Jacksonville
    When: 1/24/2009 2:45 pm Saturday
    Who: 106 people on board
    Why: After the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit, the plane landed in Jacksonville. Usually when a pilot smells smoke, there’s a problem with the AC or Hydraulic fan. After the incident, technicians studied the plane and passengers were accommodated. There were no injuries.

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    Emergency Landing in Naples


    What: CESSNA 402C Flight 9399 operated by Cape Air en route from Key West to Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport
    Where: Naples Municipal Airport
    When: emergency landing Thursday night 7 p.m.
    Why: The Naples Airport received a distress call that the plane’s engines were out. The plane glided to the runway with no injuries. Passengers reached their destinations by bus

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    Cessna lands on the 4th Tee


    What: 1964 Cessna 172 owned by Lance Sparks
    Where: Prestonwood Country Club in Plano
    When: 4 p.m. Thursday.
    Who: pilot/owner Lance Sparks
    Why: The plane experienced engine failure, forcing the pilot to land.

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    MACAIR emergency landing

    What: MacAir flight en route from Townsville to Mount Isa
    Where: 42-seat plane en route from Cloncurry airport, Queensland
    When: Jan 23 emergency call about 5.15pm
    Who: 21 passengers
    Why: News reports say that the pilot shut down the engine after a false mechanical warning. Passengers were taken the rest of the way to the airport (8 kilometers) by bus.

    Note: alternating reports on this same incident say the plane was (was not) hit by lightning and the plane had 40 (21) passengers.

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    Little Rock Emergency

    What: C172 Regis#: 20275
    Where: Little Rock Arkansas
    When: 01/22/2009
    Who: Pilot and Passenger
    Why: The pilot reported a power loss but was able to reach the airport. On landing, however, there was damage when it ran off the runway.

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    Yet Another Airbus Issue: Hydraulics


    What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 flight 1238 registration N762US en route from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia
    Where: Raleigh-Durham International Airport
    When: Thursday Jan 22
    Why: The Airbus experienced a hydraulic problem just 6 minutes into the flight. The plane safely touched down back at Raleigh-Durham about fifteen minutes after it took off.

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    Temora Crash Kills Aerobics Crash

    What: aerobatics plane
    Where: Temora Airport New South Wales Riverina
    When: 10:30am
    Who: Pilot Tom Moon national aerobatics champion
    Why: After an emergency call was made from Airport Road, Temora, the plane caught fire after crashing near the Aviation Museum.

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    Emergency Landing in Indiana at Purdue University Airport

    What: BE19 Musketeer Sport Regis#6509T
    Where: LAFAYETTE Indiana, PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT
    When: 01/18/2009 7:00 pm
    Who: pilot Brian McMillen of North Liberty and his wife Jill
    Why: sleet caused the aircraft’s windshield to ice up. The plane undershot the runway while trying to land, but the couple escaped the crash uninjured.

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    Homebuilt Misses Drag Strip Landing in Hawaii


    What: FP-404 registration# 81633 experimental single-engine biplane
    Where: HILO Hawaii
    When: 01/18/2009 7:10 am
    Who: pilot Thomas Downey, 79
    Why: When the engine failed at 2,500 feet, the pilot force landed on a drag strip, landing outside the perimeter fence. The pilot suffered an injury to his finger. The plane suffered damage to wings and landing gear.

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    Before US Airways Flight 1549–Update

    • US Airways ship number N106US flew on January 13, 2009, and January 15, 2009, with the same flight number of AWE 1549 from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas [International] Airport in North Carolina.
    • Multiple passengers said that on a a different day, on the SAME plane, same flight, SAME location the SAME airbus experienced a series of compressor stalls on the right engine, punctuated by some backfires or explosions, with fire coming out of the engine. Although the pilot announced an emergency landing, he then continued on to Charlotte.
    • This was confirmed by one source to be the same Airbus A-320, which is N106US.
    • This prior incident could have also been caused by the engine ingesting a bird or birds. But…was it?
    • This brings up two questions: Could something else have been wrong with the engines on the N106US Airbus? OR can something be done to safeguard the engine intake to prevent the vacuum from sucking birds inside?

    What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m
    Where: Hudson River off New York City
    When: Thurs jan 15
    Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots )
    Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.

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    United Emergency Landing in SD

    What: United Airlines flight en route to Chicago
    Where: Sioux Falls
    When: 9:00 Wednesday jan 14
    Who: 35 passengers No injuries
    Why: The plane experienced mechanical failure after takeoff ( Reportedly, a flap on the plane wouldn’t go back down after takeoff) and landed back at the Sioux Falls Airport