Landing

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    Airbus with Smoke in Cabin Lands in India


    Pictured: A Kingfisher Airlines Airbus
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    Contact Photographer Steve Brimley

    What: Guwahati- Kolkata Kingfisher Airbus A320-200 en route from Guwahati to Kolkata
    Where: NSC Bose International Airport (Kolkata Airport is also known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
    When: Jul 7th 2009
    Who: 117 passengers (alternately reported as 170)
    Why: 125 km from landing at Kolkata, smoke was reported in the cabin coming from a galley. The plane landed safely and passengers debarked normally.

    A newspaper report claims there was a false alarm from a cockpit indicator reporting a fire in the cargo belly. No plane registration number was given for either report, though, so it conceivably could have been sloppy reportage of two separate KingFisher Airbuses at the same airport.

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    American Airlines Emergency Landing in Lafayette


    Pictured: American Airlines MD-80
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    Contact Photographer Andy P. Jung

    What: American Airlines MD-80 Flight 1243 en route from Ft. Lauderdale to Dallas
    Where: Lafayette’s Regional Airport
    When: 11:35 a.m. Monday
    Who: 151 on board
    Why: In the cabin, passengers experienced smoke and fumes en route; the pilot diverted to Lafayette because of a suspected electrical problem.

    Passengers were provided three options: ticket-exchange, rent a car for the rest of their trip or wait for the replacement MD-80.

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    Comoran Crash Update:

    Now that the beacons have been heard, French Navy Divers at Comoros have begun following up the search. On the 12th, their search will be assisted by underwater robotic technology.

    Only one survivor was found, 12 year old Bahia Bakari; and she has gone back to France to her father. Her mother was killed in the crash, and Bahia sustained a broken collarbone.

    The entire island is in mourning; plus there is some local disquiet because the plane that crash had been considered unfit to fly in French and European airspace, but was still allowed to fly to Comoros. (Even though the average income is $300 a year, they are not second class citizens.)

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    Indonesian Crash Update


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    Pictured: Indonesian C-130 Hercules licensed as A-1326. The plane in the crash was registered as A-1325.
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    Contact photographer Peter de Jong

    What: Indonesian Air Force civilian Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules, en route from Jakarta to Madiun’s Iswahyudi Airport [WIAR] (Indonesia) (The Lockheed L-100 is the civilian version of a C-130 Hercules)
    Where: Magetan, East Java. Geplak 325 miles east of Jakarta.
    When: May 19 6:20am local time
    Who: 98 passengers (troops and their families) and 11 crew. On May 22nd, aviation authorities reported recovering 101 bodies. 15 survivors were taken to local hospitals. The exact number aboard is unclear. The flight manifest is reportedly inaccurate. (Some overlap with passengers and crew numbers. The reports range from 99 to 113 passengers and 13 or 14 crew members.) Ten children were on board the flight. Two were killed on the ground..
    Why: The plane was about to land at Iswahyudi military airbase. Witnesses claim the plane split apart in the air, (one of the wings fell off when the plane was still in the air) and exploded.

    The plane skidded through a rice paddy, a stand of trees and into four houses in Geplak. 9 people were in the houses, of whom two are reported dead.

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    Pakistan Bird Strike


    Pictured: One of Shaheen Air’s 12 Boeing 737s
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    Contact Photographer Steve Brimley

    What: Shaheen Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route to Karachi
    Where: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Airport
    When: Saturday
    Who: not available
    Why: A bird strike right after take-off caused the pilots to request an emergency landing. No one was injured, and the flight took off after a delay of four hours.

  • California Crash kills Two

    What: Aero Vodochody L-29
    Where: near the Tehachapi, California airport 110 miles north of Los Angeles
    When: 1:30 p.m. July 4
    Who: 2 on board were killed
    Why: No reason was given yet for the crash according to the aviation accident investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board

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    Emergency Landing in Maracaibo


    Boeing owned by Venezolana similar to the one in the reported incident
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    Contact Photographer Art Brett

    What: Venezolana Rutas Aéreas de Venezuela RAV Boeing 737-200 en route from Maracaibo Venezuela to Aruba
    Where: Maracaibo
    When: Jul 2nd 2009
    Who: 54 passengers and 4 crew
    Why: After takeoff, the flight experienced the failure of the left hand engine, initiated by an “explosion” or backfire. The flight returned to Maracaibo, and landed safely.

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    Airbus 321-200 engine problem in India


    View from an airbus similar to the one in the incident
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    Contact Photographer Nitin Sarin

    What: Air India Airbus A321-200 en route from Kochi to New Delhi
    Where: Nagpur
    When: Jul 3rd 2009
    Who: 151 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: When the engine shut down amid-flight, the plane diverted to Nagpur where it made an emergency landing without any known injuries. Technical details regarding the engine problem have not been released.

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    Hawaiian Airlines: Hilo Emergency Landing

    What: Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Los Angeles,CA to Honolulu
    Where: Hilo Hawaii
    When: Jun 30th 2009
    Who: 237 passengers
    Why: En route to Hawaii, an engine indicator light indicated a problem with an engine oil filter. After the engine was “idled” down, the plane diverted to Hilo and made a low speed approach, landing safely at 11:30 am.

    Passengers were flown to Oahu on alternate transportation.

    According to Hawaiin Airlines public report, examination of the plane revealed that the indicator was faulty.

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    Cabin Fumes Diverts Airbus to Daytona


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    Contact Photographer Timothy Redfern

    What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Chicago to Ft Lauderdale
    Where: Daytona Beach
    When: July 1 2009
    Who: 143 on board
    Why: When a burning smell filled the cockpit, the plane diverted to Daytona Beach. Passengers debarked normally; some individuals who experienced shortness of breath were taken to Halifax Medical Center.

    Passengers stated that the smoke was not visible but it made their eyes water, and smelled like rotten eggs.

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    Comoran Update


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    Contact photographer Iam Lim
    What: Yemenia Air Airbus 310 flight 626 en route from Yemen’s capital Sanaa to Moroni
    Where: Indian Ocean near the Comoros archipelago
    When: Monday June 29, 2009
    Who: 142 passengers, 11 crew ( 6 Yemenis, 2 Moroccans, 1 Indonesian, 1 Ethiopian and 1 Filipino). 66 on board were French Nationals. A young girl survived. 5 bodies were found.
    Why: Airbus attributes the crash to bad weather. The crash occurred on the pilot’s second attempt to land. The first landing was aborted because of 50 mph winds. The plane had circled to make a 2nd attempt and was flying low and impacted the ocean. Earlier reports described a “u turn.”

    The 19 year old plane has 51,900 flight hours. Two years ago, aviation officials reported problems with this plane. Fifty-one percent of the airline is owned by the Yemeni government. Forty-nine percent is owned by the Saudi Arabian government.

    Its fleet includes two Airbus 330-200s, four Airbus 310-300s and four Boeing 737-800s, according to the company website.

    Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi cut short his attendance at the AU summit in Libya to return to Moroni to “mourn alongside those who lost loved ones in the crash.” He expressed “condolences to the Comorian people and to the affected families.”


    Yemin call center: for more info contact the call center at 00967 1250800 or the emergency No 00967 1 250833 or call center 00967 1 250800 #IY626

    Gen. Bruno de Bourdoncle de Saint-Salvy is the senior commander for French forces in the southern Indian Ocean. The islands are considered a French “department” and 80,000 immigrant Comorans are domiciled in Marseille. The general is quoted as saying that the Airbus 310 crashed 9 miles north of Comoros and 21 miles from the Moroni airport.

    Reports of a toddler being found have not been verified; but when a young girl could not grasp the ring that had been tossed to her, Sgt. Said Abdilai jumped in the water and rescued her. The water was apparently too rough to recover more than five bodies. No other live victims have been found.

    Comoros honorary consul in Marseille, Stephane Salord calls Yemenia’s planes “flying cattle trucks” and is quoted saying “This A310 is a plane that has posed problems for a long time, it is absolutely inadmissible that this airline Yemenia played with the lives of its passengers this way,” he said.

    Stephane Salord (whom we were trying to reach to interview for this column) is on the presumed dead list.

    The plane in question has been also referred to as “ancient, old, elderly, and geriatric.”

    There are complaints about Yemenia Airlines:

    Some people stand the whole way to Moroni,” said Mohamed Ali, a Comoran who went to Yemenia’s headquarters in Paris to try to get more information.
    Thoue Djoumbe, a 28-year-old woman who lives in the French town of Fontainebleau, said she and others had complained about the airline for years.
    “It’s a lottery when you travel to Comoros,” said Djoumbe. “We’ve organized boycotts, we’ve told the Comoran community not to fly on Yemenia airways because they make a lot of money off of us and meanwhile the conditions on the planes are disastrous.”

    Safety breaches have put this area on a French “watch list.” A group called “SOS Voyage aux Comores” claims Yemenia Airlines is run by “cowboy operators.” They list complaints like:

    • The beating of passengers in transit.
    • Ill-treatment of Comoran victims,
    • Problems related to transit in Sana’a as Dzaoudzi,
    • Ticket prices escalating in price more than 60%,
    • Loss of employment in return for delay at work,
    • The flight duration up to 5 days without notice or explanation,
    • Lack of consideration of the Comorian clients,
    • Tickets prices inflate while oil price does not
    • Delays and baggage lost without explanation or apology,
    • Dates and times of departure / return not always respected or honored,
    • Ill-treatment and humiliation inflicted on the passengers,
    • Some mothers forced to carry their babies on their knees while their places were paid …

    src: http://www.douniaweb.net/webradio/index.php?2008/09/06/248-sos-voyage-aux-comores-6-septembre-2008


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    Yemen Airbus Crash


    The government sent a rescue crew 8 hours after the crash. The rescue plane was found 17 kilometers from land. A child–either a 5 year old boy or a 15 year old girl–was apparently found alive. Two french ships and a french airplane were already engaged in searching before Yemen sent a ship and military plane.

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    Yemenia Air Airbus Crashes, 154 missing in Indian Ocean


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    Contact photographer Iam Lim
    What: Yemenia Air Airbus 310 flight 626 en route from Yemen’s capital Sanaa to Moroni
    Where: Indian Ocean near the Comoros archipelago
    When: Monday June 29, 2009
    Who: 142 passengers, 11 crew.
    Why: The exact location of the crash was unknown, but investigators began looking five to 10 kilometres from the coast along the “landing approach.” Rough weather is hampering the search.

    An unidentified boat found the plane which did go down in the Indian Ocean, so close to the coast that villagers saw the crash occur. Wreckage was found about six minutes from the airport where it was due to land. (The nationality of the boat is not known; apparently Comoros does not have the resources.)

    And a ship has already found the wreckage.


    Yemin call center: for more info contact the call center at 00967 1250800 or the emergency No 00967 1 250833 or call center 00967 1 250800 #IY626

    George’s Point of View

    Another Airbus!

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    Delhi: Airbus Hydraulics

    What: An Air India Airbus A-320 en route from Delhi to Hyderabad to Tirupati
    Where: Delhi
    When: Jun 29th 2009 1141 hours
    Who: 68 passengers, 6 crew
    Why: Thirty minutes into the flight, the control panel indicated a hydraulic problem. The pilot requested to return to Delhi, where passengers debarked safely. Passengers were provided an alternate plane to complete their flight.

    No further details were available about the hydraulic problem.

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    Cabin Smoke Downs Pakistan Airbus over Quetta


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    Contact Photographer Roger Oldfield

    What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300 en route from Quetta to Karachi
    Where: Pakistan
    When: Jun 28th 2009 2:15 pm
    Who: 166 passengers 12 crew
    Why: While still over Quetta, the cockpit filled with smoke. One source reports the fire apparently reportedly began in the AC system. (again.) Another says an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit.

    In any case, the crew requested an emergency landing, and landed safely. No injuries were reported. The passengers resumed their flight 3 hours later.

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    Cabin smoke grounds Scandinavian Airbus in Bangor Maine


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    Contact Photographer Kyle Donagher

    What: Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Newark to Copenhagen (Denmark), diverted to Bangor Maine
    Where: Bangor Maine
    When: Jun 27th 2009
    Why: Less than an hour after takeoff, the Scandinavian Airbus filled with smoke and the crew was forced to request an emergency landing. The flight landed safely in Maine. No cause could be determined for the smoke, and three hours later, while in preparation for the rescheduled flight, the smoke reappeared, and the plane was grounded again.

    update:After getting input from a passenger, we would like to note the following: “The cabin DID NOT fill with smoke… a circuit breaker blew out on one of the air circulation systems and it smelled like something might be burning.

    Many thanks to shartkopf for the valuable input. Read the comments below for the full story.

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    Airbus out of London Depressurizes


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    Contact Photographer Tommy Desmet

    What: British Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from London Heathrow UK to Oslo Norway
    Where: en route
    When: Jun 27th 2009
    Who: 70 passengers, 6 crew
    Why: 40 minutes from London, the flight experienced a loss of cabin pressure, so they turned back and made a safe landing. British Airways rebooked the passengers for a flight Sunday and provided hotel accommodations.

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    Air Canada Bird Strike over Montreal


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    Contact Photographer Mark Kryst

    What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Orlando to Montreal
    Where: Montreal
    When: Jun 21st 2009
    Who: 85 people on board
    Why: After a normal lift-off and flight, on approach to Montreal, birds struck the plane’s right wing lodging the flaps in an extended position. Despite the slat problem, the plane landed safely within 20 minutes of the strike.

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    Delta Emergency Landing In Ontario

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta GA to Ontario CA
    Where: Ontario
    When: Jun 23rd 2009
    Who: 190 passengers
    Why: Forty minutes before landing, the Boeing’s right engine ingested ice from the fuselage and started vibrating. The crew shut down the right engine, descended to a lower altitude and flew on the left engine successfully to Ontario.

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    Embraer Emergency Landing in Cincinnati


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    Contact Photographer Mark Kryst

    What: (Jetlink) Continental Express Embraer en route from Cincinnati to Newark, N.J
    Where: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
    When: Sunday June 21 5 pm
    Who: (not released)
    Why: After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract, so the pilot landed the plane at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and passengers transferred to another plane.

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    BMI Airbus Grounded by Mystery Smoke


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    Contact Photographer Rui Miguel

    What: BMI British Midland Airbus A319-100 en route from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
    Where: London
    When: Jun 21st 2009
    Who: 126 passengers,
    Why: After the scent of smoke was detected in the cabin, the plane returned to London. The plane was replaced, but no source of smoke or fire was ever found.

    George’s Point of View

    When I read of accounts like this one, sometimes I wonder if someone snuck a smoke in the bathroom. Not that I would defend such a thing, but if that were the case, it would be better than there being an on-going problem with the electrics.

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    Cessna Emergency Landing

    What: 1965 Cessna 172G
    Where: Inglefield Rd., just north of Darmstadt
    When: June 21
    Who: pilot
    Why: When his engine lost power, the pilot landed in a convenient field three miles north of the airport.

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    Scifi Space Plane of the future lands in Mesa

    What: Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnight Two four-engine, twin-fuselage “mother ship.” (experimental plane owned by Richard Branson) en route from Mohave, California to Las Cruces, N.M
    Where: Mesa
    When: Friday Jun. 19, 2009
    Who: 2 pilots
    Why: The plane landed unexpectedly in Mesa after a cockpit alarm sounded.

    Plans to launch the plane into space in 2012 are intact.

    George’s Point of View

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