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    Qantas Engine Flames Out on Runway


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    Contact photographer Ven Stephan

    What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route from Sydney to Los Angeles
    Where: Sydney
    When: Jan 15th 2011
    Who: 344 passengers
    Why: On the runway for takeoff, a left engine made a banging noise and shot flames. The pilots were able to stop the jet on the runway, and the plane was towed and inspected. Passengers were provided an alternative flight 4 and a half hours later.

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    Emergency Landing in Bangalore

    What: Kingfisher Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Bangalore to Hyderabad
    Where: Bangalore airport
    When: Jan 16, 2011 8:26 a.m.
    Who: 27 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: After taking off an hour late due to bad weather, the plane immediately developed a problem in its right engine. A fire warning alerted the pilot.

    The pilot reported to ATC and returned to make a safe landing at Bangalore airport after ten minutes aloft. Anther plane is being scheduled for the passengers.

    George’s Point of View

    I fly on this plane when in India

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    Substantial Damage in Malaysian Runway Excursion


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    What: AirAsia Airbus A320-216 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching
    Where: Kuchin
    When: Jan 10th 2011, 22:02
    Who: 123 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: While landing in heavy rain, the plane skidded off the runway and came to a stop between two taxiways.

    4 passengers were hospitalized, but no injuries were reported.

    Substantial tire and gear damage may have occurred from the recovery efforts.

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    Iran Air Boeing Crashes in Terman village


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    What: Iran Air Boeing 727-200 en route from Tehran Mehrabad to Uromiyeh
    Where: Uromiyeh Iran
    When: Jan 9th 2011 7:45pm
    Who: 94 passengers and 12 crew (alternately reported as 93 passengers and 11 crew)
    Why: The weather was foggy and it was snowing. While on final approach to Urmia Airport runway 21 the crew had to perform a go-around, but five miles from the airport struck the mountainous area of Terman village.

    The Deputy Minister of Roads and Transportation reported this as a crash during a forced landing outside the airport.

    The impact shattered the plane. 33 were rescued by emergency responders and hospitalized. 73 bodies were recovered, including all 12 crew members. There are 77 confirmed dead (currently), 42 of whom have been identified.

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    Cougar Eurocopter crashes in Saudi Arabia

    What: Royal Saudi Air Force Eurocopter AS532M Cougar en route to Hawtah Bani Tamim
    Where: 22 miles south of Riyadh
    When: Jan 7 2011
    Who: 4 passengers, 4 fatalities
    Why: While en route to pick up a patient in Hawtah Bani Tamim, the medical evacuation helicopter crashed.

    Fatalities included pilot Capt. Khaled Al-Dakhil,First Lt. Mandeel Al-Subaihi, Egyptian doctor Amjad Al-Iraqi and the Filipino nurse

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    Gear Controls Break off in Pilot’s Hand

    What: JAC Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400, en route from Amami O Shima to Kagoshima
    Where: Kagoshima Japan
    When: Jan 8th 2011
    Who: 74 passengers
    Why: On takeoff, the gear liver broke. The crew flew on to Kagoshima, landing under emergency conditions with rescue crew on standby. The flight made a safe landing, and was towed.

    At Kagoshima, the gear lever was replaced.

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    Fed Ex Dubai-Paris Flight Lands in Mumbai

    What: Fed Ex en route from Dubai to Paris
    Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India
    When: Jan 7 2011 12:55
    Who: crew
    Why: While en route on a routine cargo flight, the plane’s fire alarm went off. The crew made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati but no fire was found. Emergency status was withdrawn after inspection and the flight continued safely.

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    10 year old Girl Survives Plane Crash


    What: private Partenavia P.68C Victor plane en route from Caracas to Charallave, Venezuela
    Where: Lima Blanco, Western Venezuela
    When: Jan 7 2011
    Who: 7 passengers: 6 fatalities, 10 year old girl survives
    Why: There were 7 passengers aboard when the Maiquetia control tower tracked the plane as heading to Cojedes.

    The wreckage was found near Limo Blanco, in Cojedes. 4 adults and either one or two children died on the scene. A ten year old girl survived the crash and was taken to the San Carlos Hospital.

    Pilot Said José Saldivia, Luis Oropeza, Edith Araujo, and Martha Araujo were the adults aboard the flight.

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    Mesaba Emergency Landing

    What: Mesaba/Delta CRJ 200 en route from Minneapolis to Dayton
    Where: Dane County Regional Airport, Madison
    When: Jan 7 2011
    Who: 40 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane developed engine trouble.
    One of the engines displayed an emergency warning and had to be shut down.

    The pilot landed safely in Madison. Passengers disembarked normally.

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    British Airways Flight Encounters Turbulence


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    Contact photographer Rudy Chiarello

    What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London Heathrow to Vancouver
    Where: Vancouver
    When: Jan 5th 2011
    Who:
    Why: While en route, the plane encountered severe turbulence with wind shear so extreme, the crew temporarily lost control of the plane. However they established control, and made it to Vancouver where they landed safely.

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    Air India Emergency Landing in Delhi, Ministers Safe

    What: Air India Flight 680 en route from Delhi to Kolkata
    Where: IGI Airport, Delhi
    When: Jan 5 2011
    Who: 152 passengers including Union Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Mukul Roy
    Why: The plane was en route but returned to Delhi after 45 minutes due to an undisclosed technical problem. The plane made a safe landing under emergency conditions at 9:10 pm. Passengers waited an hour, and an alternative plane took off with them aboard to Kolkata at 10:45 pm

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    Pilot dies in Australia Light Air Crash

    What: Jabiru J120-C en route from Swan Hill Airport to a private landing strip near Cullulleraine
    Where: Cullulleraine,Vic, Australia
    When: Jan 4, 2011
    Who: 1 fatality
    Why: Pilot/surveyor Don Pedler crashed nose first near Murray River at Kulnine Station after possibly misjudging wind speed. The plane overshot the runway and crashed, destroying the front section and cockpit.

    The pilot was known to camp out at shearer’s quarters in the area.

    The Lake Cullulleraine fire brigade responded to the scene.

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    Shenandoah Crash Fatalities Named in Mid-Air Collision

    What: Cessna 172H
    Where: Staunton, Virginia
    When: Dec 31, 2010, 2 pm
    Who: 2 fatalities, 2 aboard.
    Why: AirCare 5, a medical-evacuation Eurocopter EC135 bumped off the Cessna’s left wing, after which the Cessna crashed, killing the two aboard.

    The registered owner of the plane is Michael W. Price of Elkton, Va. The victims were Jason Allen Long, 32, of Edinburg, and Jacob Houston Kiser, 19, of Grottoes.

    Three people, pilot Paul Weve, co-pilot and flight nurse Joseph Root and flight nurse Carolyn Booke were aboard the Eurocopter, which landed safely. They had just dropped off a patient at the University of Virginia Medical Center. PHI Inc. of Lafayette, Louisiana owns the helicopter which is based at Weyers Cave Airport. The helicopter pilot has been praised in the media for making an amazing landing.

    Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport is 30 miles northwest of Charlottesville. SHD is an “uncontrolled airport” with no air traffic control tower.

    FAA:DESCRIPTION N385PH PHI INC AIRCARE FLIGHT 5 EUROCOPTER EC135 ROTORCRAFT COLLIDED MIDAIR WITH N2876L CESSNA C172 AIRCRAFT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS IN N2876L CESSNA C172 AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED WHEN IT CRASHED IN A FIELD, THE N385PH ROTORCRAFT LANDED WITH NO INJURIES, SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, WEYERS CAVE, VA

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    Plane Lands due to Electrical Issue

    What: United Airlines/Skywest Canadair CRJ-700
    Where: Tucson
    When: Jan 1, 2011
    Why: On takeoff, the cabin filled with electrical smoke. The odor prompted the crew to make a return to Tucson.

    They made a safe landing with no reported injuries. The cause of the problem has not been reported.

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    Domodedovo Airport Grayout

    Immediately following the crisis of the 27 year old Tupolev that blew up before taking off on January 1, 2011, is yet another problem for Russia’s suffering Aviation reputation.

    The electricity to Domodedovo Airport failed twice this week, with the airport being without electricity for a half hour on January 2nd and avoiding a shut down thanks to the backup generator now being utilized.

    In December Domodedovo was shut down for two days due to electrical problems from an ice storm, which is why the backup generator is now in place. 300,000 Moscow residents were reported to be out of power.

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    Finnair Emergency Landing in Germany

    What: Finnair Airbus A320-200 en route from Paris to Helsinki
    Where: Hamburg
    When: Jan 1 2011
    Who: 100 passengers
    Why: While en route, it was discovered that a windshield was cracked. The crack did not appear until after takeoff. The flight diverted to Hamburg Germany where they made a safe landing. It was a routine landing. Finnair sent another Airbus A320 to transport passengers.

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    Transaero Diverts to Rostov-on-Don

    What: Transaero Boeing 767 300 en route from Domodedovo to Hurgada Egypt
    Where: Rostov-on-Don
    When: Reported on Dec 1 2011
    Who: 214 passengers
    Why: While en route, engine problems forced an unnamed Transaero Boeing crew to divert to Rostov-on-Don reportedly due to undisclosed engine problems. However, date, plane and preliminary cause have not been verified. It apparently had the same number aboard as Kolavia Flight 348 (214) which burned on the runway before being able to take off for Moscow.

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    Russian Military Crash


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    Contact photographer Nikolai Ionkine

    What: Russian Air Force Antonov 22A en route from Voronezh to Tver-Migalovo
    Where: Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia
    When: Dec 28, 2010, 21:30
    Who: 12 crewmembers (all fatalities)
    Why: After disappearing from radar at 21:30, the Russian military transport plane on a return flight after delivering a MiG-31 fighter jet to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University crashed near Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia. There was no cargo. The burning remains were sighted by air patrols on Tuesday at 23:36 four kilometres from the village of Troitskoye. Witnesses heard an explosion.

    Two on site recovery teams hampered by a blizzard and brutal cold weather found that all 12 crew members had been killed. Russian reports speculate that the cause was engine failure. The Antonov is a military cargo turboprop.

    The Russian military is grounding all planes with similar engines, pending determination of the cause of the crash.

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    Jackson Hole Taxiway Excursion


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    Contact photographer Klaus Ecker

    What: American Airlines 757-200 en route from Chicago to Jackson Wyoming
    Where: Jackson Hole Wyoming
    When: December 29, 2010
    Who: 171 passengers, 10 crew
    Why: On landing in snowy Jackson Hole, the pilot announced the brakes were not working properly, and the plane overran the runway nose-first into what is described as a deep snowbank. Jackson Hole had 7 inches of snow overnight and light snow was falling as the plane slid 350 feet past the runway overrun. There were no reports of injury or damage. Passengers disembarked via stairway after airport crews plowed an access route. Traffic was diverted from the runway, as passengers were shuttled to the gate, and snow equipment was engaged to dig the plane out.

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    Egypt Air Emergency Landing in Mumbai


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    Contact photographer Roland Bergmann-Spotterteam Graz

    What: Egypt Air Boeing 737-800 en route from Cairo Egypt to Mumbai
    Where: Mumbai
    When: Dec 29th 2010
    Who: 124 passengers, 7 crew
    Why: On approach to Mumbai, the flight crew noted a cargo fire alert. The flight landed safely and when emergency services found no fire, taxied to the gate where passengers disembarked. All cargo was removed and no fire was found.

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    US Airways Flight Diverts to Boston

    What: U S Airways en route from Rhode Island
    Where: Boston
    When: Dec 27, 2010
    Who: 80 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the wing flaps. The flight diverted to Boston where they made a safe landing at Logan International.

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    Wind River Mountain Crash Kills Day Family

    What: Condor Aero 998 Commander AC 11 en route from Jasper to Jackson.
    Where: 15 to 20 miles southwest of Lander, near Christina Lake, at an elevation of about 11,700 feet in Wyoming Wind River Mountains
    When: Dec. 22 2010
    Who: pilot Ralph Day, 56; his wife Doris Day, 52; and Connor Day, 12
    Why: The Days operated the Day Forestry Appraisal and Management company, and left Jasper planning to visit Yellowstone and then Alaska for the Iditarod.

    Day’s plane struck the top of a steep ridge three feet deep in snow. The plane was not reported missing, and was not located until a passing plane heard the beacon in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming,

    A helicopter retrieved the bodies on Saturday.

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    Ethiopia 409: Almost A Year Later


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    Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner

    Update:

    It has been 11 months since the crash, and families of the 90 people who died in the crash are fretting over delays in their insurance settlement. Families approaching the EIC (Ethiopian Insurance Corporation) plead for their compensation to no avail. At least the families who have hired foreign lawyers have some auxiliary power to help supplement their efforts.

    The cause of the delays have been attributed to the insurance companies trying to avoid “controversial” claims, time-consuming paperwork, and waiting for the final findings of the official accident report, which is slated to be released on Jan 25 2011, exactly a year after the tragedy.

    What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa
    Where: 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh.
    When: Jan 25 2010
    Who: 7 crew 83 passengers
    Why: Shortly after taking off in stormy weather and heavy lightning, Lebanese ATC lost contact. The plane disappeared from radar 45 minutes after leaving Beirut. Witnesses on the coast saw the plane as it crashed into the sea.