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    Spectrum Flies Students While in “EM” Status-School board Unaware

    Transport Canada’s Enhanced Monitoring System http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/opssvs/managementservices-referencecentre-documents-sur-sur-002-1028.htm is an aviaition surveillance program, the entry into which is based on an airline’s failure to meet minimum requirements. A score of 3, 4, 5 or a score of 2 where there are minor or moderate findings and there is no evidence of systemic failures, will return the certificate holder to routine monitoring. A score of 1 will result in the issuance of a Notice of Suspension.

    A plane which made an emergency landing (termed a miracle landing, and the pilot heavily lauded) while carrying three Grade 9 geography students from White Oaks Secondary School was under enhanced monitoring at the time; and since the emergency, has been suspended.

    The plane made an emergency landing with the students in a field. For twenty years, Spectrum Airways has had an agreement with the Halton District School Board to provide scenic flights for Grade 9 geography students. The Cessna Skyhawk 172 had run out of fuel, and the pilot landed with no damage or injuries, landing in a field behind Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School.

    Burlington Airpark, Spectrum Airways and Kovachik Aircraft Maintenance are responsible for maintenance.

    What: Ontario Limited-Spectrum Airways Cessna 172M Skyhawk en route from Burlington Airport
    Where: 1 KM south of Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School, Canada
    When: May 5, 2011
    Who: 23 year old pilot, 3 passengers
    Why: The plane made a safe emergency landing behind the school. On landing, the gas tank was empty. The pilot avoided homes, power lines, and a student rally in the parking lot.

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    Bombardier makes Emergency Landing in Manila

    What: Chartered Bombardier Challenger 300 en route from Manila to Caticlan, Aklan
    Where: Manila
    When: May 19 2010, 12:36 p.m.
    Why: The pilot reported engine problems just after takeoff, and requested an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The flight landed safely, with one engine shut down. The flight landed safely with emergency teams on standby.

    Mechanics began working on fixing the problem.

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    Low-flying Ultralight Snaps Strut Turning Near Cliff, Plunges into Hawaii Waters


    Glider view capture news report

    What: Kauai Aero Sport P&M Pegasus Quick 912S en route from Port Allen Airport, Hawaii
    Where: North Shore of Kauai, 100 yards offshore near Honopu beach
    When: May 17, 2011 10:53 a.m
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: The ultralight belonging to Kauai Aero Sport landed in the water 100 yards off shore.

    Witnesses saw the ultralight in trouble and tried to come to the aid of the two men in the crash. (see video below)

    Captain Bob Butler describes hearing a (possible) aluminum strut break, and the aircraft hit the water at a 70 degree angle. They pulled the craft to the surface but not soon enough to save those aboard.

    The bodies of both men were recovered as well as the wreckage. The pilot/owner of Kauai Aero Sport is Steve Sprague.

    The NTSB is investigating.

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    Rio Negro-Argentina Plane Goes Up in Fireball, 22 Lost


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    Contact photographer Alberto U.

    What: Sol Líneas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Córdoba to Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia
    Where: Prahuaniyeu, Rio Negro, Argentina
    When: May 18, 2011, 22:00
    Who: 19 passengers and three crew (two pilots and a stewardess)
    Why: After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the plane sent out a distress call declaring an emergency

    Locals saw a ball of fire fall from the sky 35 kilometers from the town of Los Menucos in an area not available to cell phone usage. Rescue units (three ambulances and civil defense team including the police force of Black River (Rio Negro), Sierra Colorado, General Roca and Los Menucos) were deployed but there were no survivors.

    The number for family members to call for information is 0810-122-7765.

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    Brazil Piper Crash Kills 4


    Contact photographer Marcelo Faé Ferreira

    What: AEROCLUBE DE PIRACICABA PIPER PA-34-200 Seneca I
    Where: Morro do Cristo village suburb of Sao Paulo, Brazil
    When: May 16, 2010
    Who: 4 fatalities
    Why: The plane, which had six seats, was used to give flying lessons. It was returning from the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, when it crashed near a village outside the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, killing its four occupants at 11 pm Monday, just after the pilot lost contact with Pirassununga control tower.

    Searches were performed by a C-105 Amazonas plane, and a Military Police helicopter. The missing plane was found in dense forest between São Pedro and Itaqueri.

    The bodies of Instructor Job de Oliveira, Jean Carlos Capelin (30, of São José do Rio Preto), Rodrigo Matos Gomes (27 of Recife ), and Diego Pereira da Costa (27 of Taguatinga) were identified today, and recovered.

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    Atlanta: Delta Emergency landing


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    Contact photographer Agustin Anaya

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Detroit to Sao Paulo
    Where: Atlanta,GA
    When: May 15th 2011
    Why: While en route, over Daytona, the plane developed an issue with their airspeed indication. Although the issue was fixed, the flight diverted to Atlanta where they made a safe landing. A fresh crew with adequate duty time flew them to Sao Paulo.

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    Chopper Crashes on Devon Hotel Grounds

    What: 2 seat helicopter
    Where: Devon
    When: May 16 2011
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: The 2 seat helicopter crashed on the grounds of the Gridleigh Park Hotel in Devon. The wind was reported blowing at about 30 plus knots.

    Devon and Somerset Fire Service responded, and used foam on the chopper which is said to have landed on its roof. The two aboard were injured, treated on the scene.

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    Engine Two afire on Cathay Pacific Airbus


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    Contact photographer Bui Tuan Khiem

    What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Jakarta
    Where: Singapore
    When: May 16th 2011
    Who: 136 passengers
    Why: After takeoff, the right engine developed problems. Twenty minutes into the flight, the plane started to shake, and the plane was “plunged into darkness.” There was a stall in the #2 engine, which banged twice and filled the cabin with the scent of burning. Passengers prayed aloud.

    Captain Bradley Chic shut down the affected engine.The crew reported the emergency and returned to Changi Airport to make a safe landing with emergency vehicles on standby.

    Passengers disembarked normally, after which they joined hands in the airport and shared a prayer.
    Six fire vehicles put out a fire in the right engine.

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    Pine Bluff Arkansas Takes In American Airlines Emergency Landing

    What: American Airlines twin-engine MD 80 en route from Dallas to Washington
    Where: Little Rock Arkansas
    When: May 15 2011 4:08
    Who: 136 passengers 5 crew
    Why: While en route, the pilot declared an emergency due to an engine fire, then diverted to make a safe landing in Little Rock Arkansas. Passengers were provided access to alternative flights to Washington.

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    Hot Light in Embraer Emergency landing


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    Contact photographer Jonathan Morgan

    What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Montreal to Chicago O’Hare
    Where: Toronto
    When: May 13 2011
    Who: 49 passengers and 3 crew,
    Why: When an electrical odor was detected aboard the plane, the pilots diverted to Toronto where they made a safe landing. Passengers did not have to disembark using slides. There were no injuries.

    The source of the smell was an overheated fluorescent light

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    3 Businessmen Die in Plane Crash

    What: Pulsar group Super Cruiser YS 300 ED plane en route from Ilopango
    Where: Changallo, El Salvador
    When: May 14, 2011
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The Pulsar Aircraft Super Cruiser plane climbed to an altitude of about 500 feet and crashed about 500 meters from the landing strip south of the airport. Fatalities included Yaron Degani, a 56-year-old Israeli businessman who manufactured small planes, and two businessmen—Lee Yen, 49, and Yu Wen Kao, 42— in Salvador on business on behalf of a Chinese aircraft company from Wuxi.

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    Answers Needed in Merpati Plane Crash

    So far, there have been no answers in the question of the Chinese built Xian MA-60 Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane which killed 27 people on board when it crashed in Kaimana, West Papua. The plane was moments from landing when it crashed.

    There are questions concerning state-owned Merpati Airlines, the state financing, and the planes air-worthiness. There is a local call for the Finance Ministry to publish details of the plane’s purchase.

    On Thursday, the black box data of the Chinese made plane was sent to China for decoding.

    The Indonesian Aviation Industry suffers from a reputation of questionable safety.

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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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    Ryanair Madrid-Rome; Frankfurt-Ciampino: Oil Leak and Bird Strike

    What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Madrid to Rome
    Where: Madrid
    When: May 9 2011
    Why: The plane took off without incident, but an hour outside of Rome, the instrument panel indicated an engine leak. The pilots returned to Barajas where they made an uneventful landing with emergency services on standby.

    The flight was cancelled.

    What: Ryanair Frankfurt to Ciampino
    Where: Rome
    When: May 10, 2011
    Who: 166 passengers
    Why: On the next day, another Ryanair flight ingested two birds into an engine, overshot the runway on the emergency landing in Rome. Several injuries occurred during the emergency exit via slides.

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    Nigeria: Arik Air 737 Bird Strike

    What: Arik Air Boeing 737-700 en route from Owerri to Lagos
    Where: Owerri Nigeria
    When: May 8th 2011
    Who: 69 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane incurred a bird strike. The bird was ingested in an engine. The flight continued until there were severe vibrations on the right side of the plane (where the strike occurred).

    Passengers aboard the flight said they experienced five minutes of terror (that lasted forever) as the right side of the plane was vibrating. Presumably pilots shut down that engine after five minutes.

    The pilots made a safe landing in Lagos.

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    US$5,850 to Crash Victims

    What: Merpati Nusantara Xian MA-60 en route from Sorong to Kaimana
    Where: Kaimana, West Papua
    When: May 7, 2010 12:21 pm
    Who: 21 passengers (including 2 children and a baby), 4 crew, 2 technicians
    Why: After flying a holding pattern for a quarter of an hour, the plane was on its final approach when it crashed in shallow water .3 miles before it reached the runway. On impact with the water, the plane broke in two and sank, with the passengers trapped within. Officials say bad weather and low visibility (6,600 ft) are responsible for the crash.


    Crash victims are being paid Rp 50 million (US$5,850) by State insurance firm PT Jasa Raharja, according to published reports. The total is 1.35 billion Rp. Reports do not say if this is an interim payment.

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    Eagle Airways Beech Diverts to Gisborne


    What: Air New Zealand/Eagle Airways Beech 1900D from Gisborne to Auckland New Zealand
    Where: Gisborne
    When: May 8th 2011
    Who: 9 passengers
    Why: Ten minutes into the flight, while flying over Opotiki, the pilots shut down an engine because of readings they were getting; and they announced to passengers they were going to make an emergency landing.

    The pilots then returned to the airport. Everyone aboard clapped when the nineteen seat plane landed safely.

    The engine of the Eagle Airways Beech was examined and no problems were found.

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    St. Louis: Unruly Passenger Left Behind

    What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Houston to Chicago
    Where: Saint Louis
    When: May 8th 2011
    Who: disruptive passenger
    Why: While en route, a passenger attempted to open a plane door, saying he had to get out of the plane. He was subdued and restrained, as the flight diverted to Lambert International Airport, where the passenger in question was released into police custody. Charges may be pending.

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    American Airlines Diverts to Vegas

    What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Miami to San Francisco
    Where: Las Vegas
    When: May 6 2011, 11:00 am.
    Who: 159 passengers, 6 crew
    Why: While en route, the pilot reported that there was smoke in the cockpit.

    The flight was diverted to Las Vegas, and made a safe landing at McCarran International Airport

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    Air New Zealand Loses Engine, Makes Safe Landing


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    Contact photographer George Canciani

    What: Air New Zealand Boeing 737-300 en route from Auckland to Wellington
    Where: Hamilton
    When: May 8, 2011
    Who: 101 aboard
    Why: While en route, the pilots shut down the right engine. Low oil pressure is suspected to be the problem.

    Passengers heard the right engine make an explosive noise. In the plane, passengers panicked as they dropped for several seconds—screaming, crying, praying, panic attacks.

    The plane rolled right, then straightened.

    After a few moments, the pilot came out and reassured the passengers, explaining that they’d lost an engine, but it was a routine procedure they practiced all the time and that everything was under control.

    Pilots diverted to Hamilton, where they made a safe landing. As passengers exited, the pilot told them “this was the first time an Air New Zealand 737 had had a total loss of engine.”

    Passengers were bused or rented cars to go back to Auckland and engineers examined the downed plane.

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    India: Crashed Helicopter found, Minister Dorjee Khandu’s body recovered.

    What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil en route from Tawang to Itanagar
    Where: Luguthang, India
    When: April 30, 2011
    Who: 5 fatalities, including Dorjee Khandu
    Why: The helicoptor taking Dorjee Khandu from a retreat disappeared en route. Two MI-17 and two Cheetah helicopters were engaged in the search.

    The helicopter wreckage was found 5 days after it went missing. Dorjee Khandu, Mr Khandu’s security officer Yeshi Choddak, Yeshi Lamu, and crew members JS Babbar and KS Malick all died in the crash. The wreckage was at 4900 meters, near Jung Falls in the Tawang district. The search was hampered by bad weather.

    The chopper that crashed was 4 months old, according to Chief Minister Khandu’s adviser Kiren Rijiju. However, the maintenance department of Pawan Hans has a bad reputation.

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    Air Tran Engine Shut Down, Return to Greenville-Spartanburg IA

    What: Air Tran Boeing 717-200 en route from Charlotte to Atlanta
    Where: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
    When: May 4 2011
    Who: 115 passengers
    Why: After taking off, the left engine compressor stalled. The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to the airport.

    Spartanburg EMS, and Boiling Springs, Greer, Pelham and Tyger River fire departments were on the scene

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    Southwest Electric Emergency, Diversion to El Paso


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    Contact photographer Ron Carter

    What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500 en route from Houston to Phoenix
    Where: El Paso Texas
    When: May 4, 2011, 5 pm
    Who: 138 aboard
    Why: While en route, an electrical smell was detected. Oxygen masks were deployed.

    The flight diverted to El Paso and made a safe landing. Passengers did not have to use emergency slides. They were provided an alternate flight to Phoenix while the plane was ferried for inspections.