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    Skywest Lands Smokey Lav in Denver, No Fire


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    Contact photographer Frank Robitaille

    What: United Express/Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Denver to Tulsa
    Where: Denver
    When: Mar 17th 2012
    Who: 49 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: After takeoff from Denver, the flight was still above Denver when smoke was indicated in the lavatory.

    The pilot returned to make a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers disembarked safely with no reported injuries (and no fire found) and were ported to the gate.

    Needful Maintenance? Smoke alarm? Fumes burning off the engine? Someone smoking in the bathroom? Inquiring minds want to know.

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    Hot Wizzair Leaves Smoke Trail


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    Contact photographer Andrei Mihaila

    What: Wizzair Airbus A320-200 en route from Riga to Eindhoven
    Where: Eindhoven Netherlands
    When: Mar 16th 2012
    Who: 174 aboard
    Why: After making a safe landing, while on the runway, smoke was observed trailing from an engine. Emergency services responded to the scene.

    It is not known if passengers disembarked on the runway, by mobile stairs or slides or if they were taken to the gate.

    THe cause of the smoke was attributed to an oil leak.

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    Boeing 777 Engine Shut down, Returns to Hong Kong


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    Contact photographer Hualiang liao

    What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 en route from Hong Kong to Toronto,ON
    Where: Taipei
    When: Mar 15th 2012
    Who: 275 passengers
    Why: While en route, the left engine developed problems and had to be shut down. Pilots returned to Hong Kong where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.

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    AK Float Plane Crash Survivors Flown To Seattle Med

    What: Southeast Aviation DeHavilland Beaver
    Where: Ketchikan AK
    When: March 13, 2012
    Who: Two injured
    Why: Alaska State Troopers have identified the two men, 64-year-old Ketchikan pilot Ernest Robb and 56-year-old Vancouver passenger Murray Richardson, injured in the float plane crash in the Niblack Mine area 30 miles SW of Ketchikan near Prince of Wales Island

    Responders included Alaska State Troopers, Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad, Temsco Helicopters, and Guardian Flight Services after a Good Samaritan vessel spotted the wreckage off the beach. Guardian flight services first flew the injured men to Ketchikan Peace Health Medical Center then to Seattle’s Harbor View Medical Center. Initial investigation revealed that weather conditions were zero visibility with heavy snow, factoring into the accident.

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    North Carolina Private Cessna Crash and Burns on Landing

    What: Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Venice Florida to Macon County, NC
    Where: Franklin-Macon County Airport, NC
    When: Mar 15, 2012
    Who: 2 crew, 3 passengers, 5 fatalities
    Why: The plane owned by Bogdan Jakubowski of Venice, Florida appeared to be approaching too steeply when it attempted to land at 1:45, and when the pilot tried to level, a wing hit pavement, flipping and rolling the plane, which exploded into flames. Rescuers were on the scene within a minute but the plane was already engulfed. The names of those aboard have not been released.

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    New Norwegian Hercules Splinters into Kebnekaise Mountain

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    What: Norwegian military Hercules C-130-J cargo plane en route from Evenes military base to Kiruna Sweden (military exercise)
    Where: Kebnekaise Mountain
    When: March 15, 2012
    Who: 5 fatalities
    Why: The plane disappeared from radar as it crossed a mountain range in northern Sweden. It apparently flew into the west side of the mountain, demolishing the plane into pieces smaller than a sheet of paper. There had been bad weather (poor visibility brought on by low clouds, snow and strong winds) at the time of the crash. Harsh weather in the area has been delaying recovery. Wreckage is strewn over a wide area on top of Robots Glacier on the western side of Kebnekaise. No signal was heard from the Hercules’ emergency transmitter.

    The Norwegian armed forces indicated that the accident may have occurred when pilots flew manually instead of on autopilot. The mission involved tactical flying. Crew members lost in the crash were Lt. Col. Truls Oerpen, 46; Capt. Staale Garberg, 42; Capt. Bjoern Yngvar Haug, 40; Capt. Steinar Utne, 35; and Capt. Siw Robertsen, 45

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    Cargo Flight lost in Lagoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico


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    Contact photographer Hector A Rivera

    What: Jet One Express Convair CV-340 en route from San Juan to St. Maarten
    Where: San Juan
    When: Mar 15th 2012
    Who: 2 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the Corvair developed engine trouble. They consulted with ATC and decided to return to the airport but instead ended up in the La Torrecilla Lagoon. Witnesses saw the plane trailing smoke as it approached.

    The pilot and copilot died on impact. The flight has been confirmed as flight 440 to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. It was a cargo flight with only two crew aboard.

    Divers are working to retrieve the bodies from the underwater wreckage. No names have been released.

    Jet One has an office in Boca Raton Florida since Thursday, June 15, 2000 in the state of Florida when it filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation.

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    Nigerian Peace Keeper Chopper Crash Kills 12


    What: Nigerian Police Special Task Force Bell 412EP en route to to Abuja
    Where: Jenta Mangoro, Nigeria
    When: March 14, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
    Who: 7 fatalities aboard, 5 ground fatalities
    Why: While on a mission to monitor a crisis situation, the chopper crashed. The crash also killed 5 on the ground in the vicinity of a satellite market and a Government Secondary School along Rukuba Road. Reports say that the wreckage landed inside a residence. A nine year old girl in the house was injured. The owner of the house, Mali Waziri, was at work at the time of the accident.

    Witnesses say that the chopper made strange noises before it lost height and crashed.

    The mission was described as “surveillance duty in hot spot.”

    Haruna John, recently Deputy Inspector General of Police, died in the crash, as well as his orderly and other members of the peace team. ACP Garba Yelwa -Pilot; CSP Alexander Pwol-Ja, Co-Pilot and Sergeant Sonatian Shirunam-Orderly were also fatalities.

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    SAS MD-82 Faces Problems Leaving Madrid

    <What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Copenhagen
    Where: Madrid
    When: Mar 13th 2012
    Why: Pilots rejected takeoff when an engine overheated.
    The flight which had been deployed as a replacement jet was delayed for a day as mechanical problems were resolved.

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    Portland Emergency Landing: Compressor Down in American Airlines MD-83

    What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Portland,OR to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX
    Where: Portland
    When: Mar 13th 2012 6:25
    Who: 132 aboard
    Why: The plane was en route when pilots developed a problem with the engine compressor. Port of Portland Emergency services were on standby on the flight’s return to Portland (as seen in the video.)

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    Air India Tail scrape And Pilot Loses Flying Privs

    What: Air India Flight AI 614 en route from Ahmedabad to Mumbai
    Where: Mumbai
    When: Mar 13, 2012
    Who: 100 passengers
    Why: The Air India pilot believed he had a bird strike on landing and was attempting to abort the landing and perform a flyby, but the tail of the plane scraped the tarmac, and sent up a shower of sparks. Passengers aboard the plane were jerked about and frightened, but no serious injuries occurred.

    The pilot has been taken off rotation as the incident is under investigation by the DGCA.

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    Engine Shut down on Tenerife-Moscow Flight Which Diverts to Frankfurt


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    Contact photographer Roberto Bianchi Piti

    What: Air Bashkortostan/VIM Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Tenerife to Moscow
    Where: Frankfurt
    When: Mar 10th 2012
    Why: When the flight was en route over Paris, the flight developed engine problems.

    Pilots shut down the affected engine, and diverted to Frankfurt Germany where they made a safe landing.

    Air Bashkortostan/VIM Airlines used the layover in Germany to make repairs, and completed the flight less than 48 hours later.

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    Bomb-threatened Embraer Lands in Buffalo


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    Contact photographer Hector A Rivera-SJU Aviation Photography

    What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Boston to Chicago
    Where: Buffalo
    When: Mar 12th 2012
    Who: 83 passengers
    Why: After a female caller phoned in from Boston that a passenger aboard Jetblue flight B6-923 was possibly carrying a bomb, the flight diverted to Buffalo. After maintaining a holding plan over the airport, the flight landed safely after 8 a m. THe jet was taken to an isolated area of the airport and all the passengers were assisted off. Officers and canine patrol made a sweep of the plane, luggage and passengers and nothing was found. The incident shut down the airport until 8:30 am.

    The FBI said there was no threat and that the entire incident was a domestic dispute. The NTSB made this statement:

    “JetBlue flight 923 (BOS-ORD) diverted to Buffalo Niagara International Airport at the request of the flight crew because of a telephonic bomb threat. The plane landed safely at 8:25 a.m. and has since been cleared of any possible threats. A passenger is being interviewed by law enforcement authorities.”

    Surprising calm after emergency landing: wivb.com

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    Valve Issues on Airbus Delay amid Transatlantic Flight


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    Contact photographer Michael Brazier-Aviation-Images

    What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
    Where: Guadeloupe
    When: Mar 11th 2012
    Who: 224
    Why: While en route, a valve of the anti-ice system failed. Pilots diverted to Guadeloupe, where they stayed long enough to make repairs, before continuing on to Bogota less than four hours late.

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    Air Group 42 Plane Hard Landing With No Casualties

    What: Fuerza Aérea del Peru de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
    Where: Laguna Caballococha, Loreto, Peru
    When: Mar 9 2012
    Who: 3 crew, 8 passengers
    Why: The Twin Otter made a hard landing in Laguna Caballococha waters that collapsed the right pontoon. The boat was semi-submerged meters from shore.
    The IAEA (Board of Accident Investigation) is investigating at the behest of the High Command of the Air Force.

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    Delta Jet Wrecks on Runway

    What: Delta Boeing 737
    Where: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
    When: Mar 13, 2013
    Who: Crew
    Why: As mechanics were testing the engine of a Delta Boeing 737 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the plane developed braking problems. The jet ended at an awkward angle on a hill just off a runway.

    The jet sustained damage but none of the mechanics were injured.

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    Sticky Sensor Causes Hair-Raising Rex Emergency landing in Moroya

    What: REX flight ZL114 en route from Merimbula to Moruya to Sydney
    Where: Moruya airport
    When: Mar 09, 2012
    Why: First the flight was delayed.

    Then it made a scheduled landing in Moruya; but ten minutes after it took off, the pilot saw the engine overheating, and had to return to Moruya.

    Alarmed passengers felt a jolt when an engine was shut down. They didn’t know the alarm indicated one engine was on fire but some noticed that one propeller was down.

    Passengers were relieved by the safe landing in Moruya with emergency services from Moruya, Broulee, and NSW Fire and Rescue standing by.

    Interviews of the passengers indicate a range of emotions-passengers who were calm because flight crew was calm, alarmed because the flight crew looked worried, alarmed by the engine failure and inactive propellor, but everyone was relieved to be on the ground.

    Some of the stranded passengers continued to their destination on the alternative flight provided by Rex, which left at 11:20 a.m. their lives made more difficult after missing connecting flights; at least one decided to return home.

    Maintenance discovered no engine fire, but said that a faulty sensor might have been waterlogged. Rex engineers were scheduled to fly in to check out the plane.

    In George’s Point of View


    Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance! I can’t say this too many times!

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    Philadelphia Bound Canadair CRJ Hops to Dulles with Mechanical Issues

    What: US Airways Express flight 3650 Canadair CRJ (CRJ) en route from Washington to Philadelphia
    Where: Washington DC
    When: March 12, 2012 2:20 pm
    Who: 3 crew, 29 passengers
    Why: After takeoff from Ronald Reagan National Airport, a warning light indicated problems. Pilots diverted to Dulles where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

    Passengers were provided alternative flights.
    US 3650 is a 58 minute 119 mile domestic flight departing from the Ronald Reagan Washington Natl, Washington airport (DCA) and arriving at Philadelphia airport (PHL).

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    Mahan Air Airbus emergency landing after AC issues


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    Contact photographer Reza Hajari

    What: Mahan Air Airbus A300-B4 en route from Zahedan to Tehran Mehrabad (Iran),
    Where: Zahedan
    When: Mar 9th 2012
    Why: THe flight was en route but the cabin did not pressurize.

    THe crew returned to Zahedan where they made a safe landing. There is question whether the ac system was at fault or off.

    Several hours later, the plane took off successfully and made the flight.

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    RAK Airways Suffers Engine trouble, Airbus Engine Shut Down


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    Contact photographer Michael Nikel

    What: RAK Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Ras Al Khaimah to Kozhikode
    Where: Ras Al Khaimah
    When: Mar 10th 2012 11.30pm.
    Who: 141 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with an engine and had to shut it down.

    Pilots returned to Ras Al Khaimah where they made a safe landing.

    A replacement jet was provided for the passengers. It left for Calicut 6.40am Saturday.

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    Main Gear Collapse after Isle of Man Landing

    What: Manx2/Links Air British Aerospace Jetstream 3102 en route from Leeds to Isle of Man
    Where: Isle of Man
    When: Mar 8th 2012
    Who: 12 passengers and 2 crew
    Why: While landing on the Isle of Man, the pilot veered off the runway at Ronaldsway Airport with damage to the main gear after making a hard landing.

    The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating.

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    Cows Run over by MD-82 Jet

    What: Aserca Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Caracas to Santo Domingo
    Where: Santo Domingo
    When: Mar 7th 2012, 8:45
    Who: 125 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: While landing at Santo Domingo in Tachira, the plane struck a number of cows which were on the runway.

    The cows were killed. Luis Anaya, owner of the pasture which is located north of the runway, was arrested. The fence was cut.

    The plane was damaged and had to be towed off the runway.

    On Wednesday, the Ministry of Popular Power for Air and Water Transport (Mpptaa) launched an investigation.

    Disgruntled passengers had already waited two hours to get on the plane and had no idea what was going on when the plane struck cows. Flight attendants immediately opened the emergency door to evacuate the jet. Passengers were frightened, shoving, trying to get out and jump down the slides that opened instantly.

    The crew directed passengers to walk to the terminal.

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    Tunis Flight Blown Off the Runway


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    Contact photographer Bostjan Henigaman

    What: Tunis Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Paris to Monastir to Djerba (Tunisia) with 67 passengers and 8 crew
    Where: Djerba
    When: Mar 10th 2012
    Why: While taking off, the flight was on the runway about to embark on the Djerba leg of the journey when the plane encountered wind which forced it off the runway, and caused some damage.

    The passengers evacuated. Rescue services were on the scene.

    There’s no indication of the disposition of the passengers.