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    Fuel gauge Issues Lead to Albany Emergency Diversion


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    Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz

    What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Portland
    Where: Albany
    When: Jan 18th 2012
    Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew
    Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the fuel gauge.

    Pilots diverted to Albany where they made a safe landing. The problem took two hours to repair, and the flight resumed.

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    One Fatality in Single Engine Crash, Oswego County NY

    What: Wittman W-10 Tailwind (Built by John R. Wing) practicing touch and go
    Where: Fulton, 1 mile SW of Oswego County Apt.- KFZY, NY
    When: Dec 1, 2011, 2:30 pm
    Who: pilot
    Why: After practicing touch and go the pilot crashed in a wooded area called Old Incinerator Hill, off Whitaker Road, near the line between Fulton and Volney, a mile sW of Oswego County Airport.

    Witnesses heard the engine sputtering before it went down in a heavily wooded area. Part of the wreckage was found fifteen feet up, in a tree.

    flight registration #N865JT

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    No Terrorist but Chautauqua Pilot Kidnapped by Lav Door

    What: Chautauqua Embraer ERJ-145/Delta Airlines en route from Asheville,NC to New York
    Where: La Guardia airport, New York
    When: Nov 16th 2011
    Why: By now, everyone has probably heard about this:

    A captain who was locked in the airplane’s bathroom gave a passenger a security code to inform the co-pilot.

    But when the co-pilot heard the passenger’s heavy accent, he told ATC “the captain has disappeared in the back and I have someone with a big foreign accent trying to access the cockpit.” ATC urged him to land ASAP.

    The situation was resolved before the plane landed, and fortunately before the fighter jets were deployed.

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    NY Tourist Helicopter Crashes in East River, 1 Birthday Fatality, 4 Rescued

    What: Paul P. Dudley Bell 206B JetRanger
    Where: East River, New York, NY
    When: Oct 4, 2011
    Who: 5 aboard, 1 fatality
    Why: The Bell 206B JetRanger was en route with five people aboard when it took off to about 25 feet above ground, and spun, then crashed for an unknown reason upside down into the East River. The flight had just taken off from the riverbank launch pad. Two people were injured, one was missing. Four individuals were rescued from the water, including the pilot. While the helicopter was submerged, rescuers searched for the fifth passenger, Sonia Marra Nicholson, but did not find her until it was too late. The chopper had sunk 50 feet into the water. Nicholson had been visiting New York on the occasion of her 40th birthday.

    THe passengers who were rescued were Nicholson’s partner Helen Tamaski, her mother Harriet Nicholson and her stepfather Paul Nicholson, all of whom are in stable condition at Bellevue and New York University Hospitals. Paul and Harriet Nicholson live in Portugal but are British citizens. Sonia Marra Nicholson and Helen Tamaski lived in Australia.

    The pilot Paul Dudley also survived. The passengers were close personal friends. He manages the Linden, N.J., airport.

    Rescuers included police officers who where on hand, running a drill on the East River, and who, still in uniform, jumped in to assist passengers.

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    NTSB briefing today at 5:00 PM (EDT) on investigation of helicopter accident in New York City

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    WASHINGTON – NTSB Board Member Mark Rosekind will brief the news media on the NTSB investigation into yesterday’s East River helicopter accident.

    The briefing will be held at 5:00 PM EDT today at the
    accident site.
    NTSB Press Contact: Terry Williams (on-scene in New York)
    202-557-1350
    williat@ntsb.gov

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    Two Pipers Collide in NY State

    What: Gary L. Delia (rgd. owner) Piper PA-24-250 Comanche #N7757P
    What>Edward J. Crump(rgd. owner) Piper Cherokee D # N5275L
    Where: County Road 12 and County Road 37, Wawayanda, about 60 miles north of New York City
    When: May 9 2011
    Who: 2 fatalities (pilots)
    Why: The planes were headed back to New Jersey when they crashed. A witness says one clipped the other, one spiraled down, the other angled over the hill. One of the planes caught fire. Edward Crump was not piloting his plane when it crashed.

    Licensed pilots Gary Delia in the Comanche (of Sussex, N.J.) and William Clark in the Cherokee (of Matamoras, Pa.) flew from Sussex County Airport.

    Neither pilot survived the crash.

    2 Small Planes Crash in Orange County, N.Y.: MyFoxNY.com

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    Delta Emergency Landing Ends in Bus trip and New Engine

    What: Delta twin-engine McDonnell Douglas MD-90, en route from Tampa, Fla to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
    Where: Rochester
    When: April 13, 2011 4 pm
    Who: 143 passengers 6 crew
    Why: While en route, passengers felt vibrations, and smelled smoke before the pilots made an emergency diversion at the Rochester airport. They landed with the fire department on standby.

    An engine was judged to be faulty and is being replaced while at the Rochester airport. Most of the stranded passengers finished the last leg of their trip on buses provided by Delta, though some rented cars.

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    American Airlines Emergency Landing in NYC

    What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Boston,MA to Saint Thomas US Virgin Islands
    Where: Atlantic
    When: Apr 3rd 2011
    Who: 157 aboard
    Why: While en route, the flight developed a problem with cabin pressure. The flight was 150nm southeast of New York City at the time. They descended to 10,000 feet for the sake of the pressure.

    Then the pilots diverted to jfk to make a safe landing.

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    Delta: Whacked Tail at JFK

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 from New York JFK,NY to Sao Paulo
    Where: New York
    When: Mar 6th 2011
    Why: The Delta Boeing encountered heavy wind on takeoff and suffered a tail strike. The pilot returned to JFK and made a safe landing. According to Flight Aware, the duration of the flight was 49 minutes.

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    Strikemaster Crashes in Hudson


    Contact photographer Derek Heley

    What: Dragon Aviation 1969 BAC 167 Strikemaster en route from Nashville, Tennessee, to an airport in Ghent, New York See more about the plane here
    Where: near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, Hudson River, Kingston New York
    When: Feb 26 2011 1:30 p.m.
    Who: pilot Michael Faraldi
    Why: The BAC 167 Strikemaster ex-military jet did a very low pass over the runway before crashing into the frozen Hudson River on approach to Kingston-Ulster Airport at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge. The body of 38-year-old Michael Faraldi was recovered 3 p.m. Sunday. Faraldi whose day job was podiatry was a general aviation pilot on his first transition into a high performance jet-fighter category aircraft.

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    Delta Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Syracuse

    What: Delta regional twin engine jet en route from Detroit to Syracuse
    Where: Syracuse New York
    When: Dec 20, 2010
    Who: 52 passengers
    Why: Five miles from its destination in Syracuse, the plane developed an oil pressure problem in one engine indicated by an oil pressure gauge.

    The pilot shut it down and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked at the gate.

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    Emergency Landing in NY

    What: Delta en route from New York to Moscow
    Where: New York
    When: Nov 21, 2010
    Who: 193 passengers, 11 crew
    Why: After takeoff, ATC saw flames and smoke. The flight returned to JFK. No fire was found, but a compressor stall may have occurred. The left engine was shut down and the flight returned to the airport. Another flight was scheduled departing at 8 for Moscow, for the passengers.

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    Delta Africa Flight Cut Short in NY


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    Contact photographer Mattia Vichi

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY to Accra
    Where: over the Atlantic
    When: Oct 29 2010
    Why: While en route 300 miles out of New York, the plane developed an internal leak in the right engine, and smoke collected in the cabin.

    The pilot descended to a lower altitude and made a safe landing at JFK with rescue services on standby. Passengers did not disembark for nearly two hours.

    Maintenance determined that the oil leak or smoke from an oil leak got into the air conditioning.

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    Update: CRJ Gear Foulup at JFK, Atlanta, Philadelphia, O’Hare, et al.

    What: Atlantic Southeast/Delta Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Atlanta to White Plains, New York
    Where: New York
    When: Sept 25 2010 8:20 pm
    Who: 60 passengers 4 crew

    The fifth + landing gear failure in the US in five years has launched an engineering investigation of Bombardier’s CRJ landing gear. The objective of the investigation is to determine if there is a connection between all of the gear failures.

    • SkyWest CRJ200, operating under a code-share with AirTran as Flight 3074 from Omaha, Neb., made an emergency landing with one gear retracted at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (Sept 28 2010)
    • Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 at JFK landing gear up (September 25 2010)
    • SkyWest Airlines Flight 6467 CRJ200 couldn’t extend its nose landing gear on approach to Ontario (Calif.) International Airport. (May 23 2010)
    • Atlantic Southeast jet–a 50-seat CRJ200–couldn’t fully extend its left main landing gear, but again, managed to land safely at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. (June 11 2009)
    • Air Wisconsin CRJ200 on a flight from Norfolk, Virginia landed at Philadelphia International Airport with its left main gear retracted. (Dec 14 2008) The prelim. NTSB indicates that mechanics attached the upper attachment bolt for the left main landing gear uplock assembly to the airplane structure only, rather than both the structure and the uplock mechanism as called for in the design
    • CRJ700 operated by Mesa Airlines received an unsafe gear indication for the left main gear as it approached for landing in South Bend, Ind. The crew declared an emergency and returned to land with the left main gear still retracted on Runway 28 at O’Hare. (Dec 15 2008) The investigation found that improper positioning of the inboard main landing gear door during rigging caused premature wear of parts that eventually restricted the movement of the door during its extension.
    • South Africa Express CRJ200 gear up landing on flight from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia( April 17 2010).

    Saturday the landing gear of a CRJ failed, resulting in a dramatic landing at JFK. The dragging wing created a “shower of sparks” during the landing.

    George’s Point of View

    How many times is enough?

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    Flight 1549: A Small Irony

    What: Smoketown Banners Piper PA 18 en route from NJ
    Where: Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island
    When: January 15, 2010
    Who: pilot
    Why: While engaged in flying a 4,000-square-foot sailcloth banner marking the one year anniversary of the Hudson River emergency landing, the cylinder on the plane’s engine blew, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing. The pilot is shaken but uninjured; and the plane will be towed to New Holland, Pa.

    The plane’s banner said “If you died today, would you go to heaven or hell? John 14:6”

    George’s Point of View

    Although the banner’s intent is being summarized as “marking the anniversary” of US Airways Flight 1549’s safe Hudson River landing, a lot of planes flew on Jan. 15, many of them also over the Hudson River location. One might expect that the banner of a flight whose only purpose was to “remember” the anniversary would actually mention Flight 1549 or Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

    One might even wonder at the irony—or synchronicity—of a pedantic bible verse crash landing on a landfill. What would have happened if the banner had said “Thank you Sully” or “1549” or “Remember the miracle” or even “Remember” ?

    Was today’s landing an accident, a publicity stunt, or a message?

    On the ground, on January 15th 2010, there was a reunion of the survivors of flight 1549.

    Do I think the words on that banner were condescending? superfluous? gawky? lumbering? bunglesome?

    Well, let me express it this way:

    Even without any well-meant instruction from the client who hired the banner flight, in every breath the survivors of Flight 1549 have taken since January 15th 2009 3:31 pm., they have tasted a sweeter blessing than the rest of us can ever guess.

    And how does ANY ONE mock that blessing with some pompous, portentous, pretentious homily?

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    Mercy Flight Engine Shut Down During Evac

    What: Mercy Flight enroute Buffalo to ECMC from Orleans County
    Where: A mile from Buffalo Niagara
    When: Dec 2 2009
    Who: Pilot Shawn Hayes, 2 flight crew nurses and a patient
    Why: After Pilot Shawn Hayes reported “a drop” in one of his engine, he headed for the airport. ATC halted takeoffs for 5 minutes allowing Hayes to land anywhere but he didn’t make it to the airport. With one engine running, the pilot made a safe emergency landing.

    Flight nurses transported patient by ambulance.

    Hayes is a 23 year former military pilot.

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    Wonky Air France Airbus Autopilot Delays Flight


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    Contact photographer Vincent Edlinger

    What: Air France Airbus A380-800 en route from New York to Paris
    Where: Long Island
    When: Nov 27th 2009
    Who: not available
    Why: After takeoff, the plane indicated an autopilot problem. They returned to the airport where the plane landed, was repaired and took off again, arriving safely in Paris about 6 hours late-

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    Tam Airbus Flaps Fault


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    Contact photographer Rui Alves

    What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 en route from New York to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Brazil
    Where: New York
    When: Nov 6th 2009
    Who: 216 (?) on board
    Why: After takeoff, the crew reported to ATC that the flaps had locked in place. After maintaining a holding pattern to burn off fuel, the plane landed back in New York for repairs, after which it departed again for Brazil.

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    Jet Blue Nose Gear went Belly Up at JFK

    What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Austin,TX to New York JFK,NY
    Where: JFK,NY runway 22L diverted to runway 31L
    When: May 7th 2009
    Who: 80 people on board
    Why: After a missed approach, the Jet Blue crew announced a “little issue.” THe little issue turned out to be a nose gear steering fault. The plane landed safely under emergency status; no one was injured. And the plane did require a tow after landing.

    This plane–unlike several others at the same time frame at JFK–did NOT incur a bird strike.

    George’s Point of View

    JetBlue goes back and forth across the country.

    Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!

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    Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-300


    Contact photographer Agustin Anaya
    What: Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-30 en route from Casablanca (Morocco) to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
    Where: JFK
    When: Apr 20th 2009
    Why: Wake turbulence was such that the landing was hard. Complaints about the hard landing prompted plane inspection which turned up wrinkles found in the fuselage. The plane was grounded for repairs and further inspection.

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    Beechcraft Lands on New York Highway


    What: crippled 1992 Beechcraft Bonanza flying to Burlington, Vt
    Where: on Interstate 87, close to the town of North Hudson, near Lake Placid.
    When: Wednesday evening
    Who: Pilot/flight instructor Michael Denning and 2 student pilots.
    Why: While a student was flying, the engine started clicking; then there was an explosion and a power loss. The instructor landed on the highway’s center lane with minima. clearance of surrounding guardrails. Flight instructor Michael Denning has gotten significant accolades for his skilled response.

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    TWA Flight 800


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    Contact photographer Frank C. Duarte Jr.

    What: TWA Boeing 747-131 en route from NY to Paris
    Where: East Moriches, New York
    When: July 17, 1996
    Who: 2 pilots, 2 flight engineers, 14 flight attendants, and 212 passengers
    Why: On July 17, 1996, Trans World Airlines, Inc. Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, en route from New York to Paris, France. The flight departed JFK about 2019, with 2 pilots, 2 flight engineers, 14 flight attendants, and 212 passengers on board. All were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Investigation revealed that the crash occurred as the result of a fuel/air explosion in the airplane’s center wing fuel tank .Ignition energy for the CWT explosion most likely entered the CWT through the fuel quantity indication system wiring short circuit. There was no evidence of a missile or bomb.