Yes, it is a miracle. Thanks to the pilots, and pilot unions, and FAA, and crews, and Easa, and Montreal Convention, and IATA, and airports, and airlines, and all the manufacturers, maintenance crews, and everyone I am leaving out, and of course the powers that be, to all who work to keep us safe.

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Thai Airways Airbus with Nosegear Failure skids off Bangkok runway, 14 Hospitalized


A Thai Airways International Airbus A330-321 en route from Guangzhou Baiyun International to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International (i.e. China to Thailand) had a runway excursion when it landed at its destination.

Fortunately emergency services were on hand to put out the fire that started in the engine.

The Thai Airways statement said there was a “landing gear malfunction.”

The plane went off the right side of the runway, and the nosegear failed.

There were fourteen crew and 388 passengers. Fourteen people were injured and hospitalized in Bangkok. Emergency slides were used to exit the plane. We presume the injuries occurred on the emergency slides.

Theguardian reported that Thai Airways covered up the logo after the accident. This practice is known as the “crisis communication rule” from Star Alliance, and is a measure to save face and reputation.

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Small Plane Crash at Chico Airport

What: Beechcraft 35 en route from Portland-Hillsboro Airport to Chico Minicipal Airport
Where: 200 feet N of the runway of Chico Airport
When: NOV 10, 2009 5:30 pm
Who: 2 on board
Why: On approach to the Chico airport after refueling in Hillboro, Ore., the plane lost power at the north end of the airport. The right wing dipped and struck the ground, then the plane flipped nose first.

The wife was piloting the plane.

The plane was a total loss; but the couple who is from Seattle, made plans to fly on to AZ.

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Nashua Couple’s Plane Crashes Hooksett Highway
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Nashua Couple’s Plane Crashes Hooksett Highway

What: Herman Hassinger Architects Beechcraft A36 Bonanza en route from Nashua to Laconia
Where: Hooksett, New Hampshire
When: Oct 25, 2012 1:30 pm
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: According to reports, the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside I-93 northbound.

The two aboard, Husband and wife Herman and Doris Hassinger, were on their way to a board of trustees meeting at a New Hampton boarding school, and died when the plane crashed on to the shoulder and guard rail after glancing off the pole.

Herman Hassinger was ejected into the woods about 25 yards from the plane.

The plane sustained heavy front-end damage. The debris included parts fallen from the light pole and about six feet of the plane’s wing.

The Bureau of Aeronautics, FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating.

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Plane lost in Washington

What: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute twin engine Cessna 304 en route from Chehalis to Lewiston Idaho
Where: Packwood/Morton area, Southwest Washington
When: October 25, 2010
Who: pilot and 2 passengers
Why: A pilot en route to Lewiston Idaho told ATC that one of his engines was down. He reported he was diverting to Chehalis but transmission stopped. Radar contact was lost at 7:44 am

A search is being conducted by a navy helicopter and a jet ranger. There is a weak beacon signal indicating the location.

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Ultralight Crash in Croatia Kills 2

What: Aviasud Mistral
Where: near Rogotin in the Neretva river valley, Croatia
When: May 16, 2012 8.45 pm
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The ultralight was flying low just above the wires and planting bait for rabid foxes when it crashed in a tangerine field near the mouth of the Neretva. 57 year old Stjepan (Stephen) Vlahovica-Pace and 24 year old Matea Bebic aboard were killed in the crash. Vlahovica owned the plane. Matea was an aeronautical engineer.

The ambulance driver who was first on the scene was Vlahovica’s brother Nado.

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Helicopter Pilot Dies during Fair

Carl R Enlow was killed by a helicopter rotor at the Bloomsburg Pennsylvania town fair.

Enlow was a former military helicopter pilot who was giving rides. He was struck after his shift, in an accident. He was med-evaced by LifeFlight helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center where he died.

The Heritage Rotors LLC Enstrom F-28C helicopter was standing at the time of the accident, in the parking lot near gate five was in the process of gassing up between rides. Enlow was returning to the helicopter to speak to the next pilot when apparently his hat blew off and he reached for it.

The Bloomsburg Fair Association is donating their profit from the rides to Enlow’s widow, and a memorial fund is being arranged.

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