RECENT INCIDENTS / ACCIDENTS
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 March 2010 


 

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DATE: 31.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~14:30 LOCATION:  Calabar-Intl AP (DNCA)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Nigeria
AIRLINE:  Arik Air TYPE:  Boeing 737-700 REGISTRATION:  5N-MJJ   PHOTO  C/N:  28641 AGE:  9 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  GND FLIGHT No.:  W3 506 FROM:  Calabar TO:  Abuja VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  ~100 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 1
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor /  substantial 
The crew was in preparations for departure, when a private car slammed against its fuselage resulting in substantial damage. The Audi was crushed and became stuck underneath the center fuselage section. All passengers and crewmembers evacuated the aircraft without further injuries. Local officials believed the driver commited a deliberate act when he drove down two sets of gates and rushed directly towards the stationary 737. Air Force personnel responsible for the airport security arrested the driver who is understood to have received only minor injuries. His motives were still unclear. The 737 underwent repair work at Lagos. 
(Photo: 234next / via twitpic)
SOURCE(S) 234next + CBS5 + WashingtonPost + NigerianAviation + PunchNigeria + AviationHerald
DATE: 31.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~20:15 LOCATION:  Sydney-Intl AP (YSSY), NSW COUNTRY:  Australia
AIRLINE:  QANTAS TYPE:  Airbus A380-800 REGISTRATION:  VH-OQC C/N:  22 AGE:  2 y + 8 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  QF 32 FROM:  London-LHR TO:  Sydney VIA: Singapore
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  244 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
On landing runway 16R, the A380 suffered multiple tyre bursts on the left main gear side making the aircraft unable to leave the runway. Ground oberservers as well as passengers watching the live onboard camera view spotted lots of sparks and flames before coming to a a smokey stop. Airport operations are affected until the A380 was removed by a ground vehicle. There were injuries among passengers or crew.
(VIDEO: 7news, Yahoo-News)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + ABC news + AdelaideNow[PHOTO]
DATE: 30.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  06:46 LOCATION:  San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin Intl AP (TJSJ) COUNTRY:  Puerto Rico
AIRLINE:  M&N Aviation TYPE:  Shorts SH-330 REGISTRATION:  N106SW     PHOTO  C/N:  SH. 3072 AGE:  22+ y
OPERATION:  ISC FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  St Croix (USVI) TO:  San Juan VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  3
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor /  substantial 
The aircraft received minor damage when it suffered nosegar collapse on landing runway 10. There are no reports about any injured persons. Earlier on the approach, the pilots reported undercarriage problems. The runway was closed for 2 hours.
SOURCE(S) PrimeraHor(Es) + ASN + ElNuevodia(Es) + Velozia
DATE: 30.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~14:00 LOCATION:  Ivanovo-Yuzhny Intl AP (UUBI)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Russia
AIRLINE:  Polartrans TYPE:  Antonov An-72 REGISTRATION:  RA-74017   PHOTO  C/N:  47195015 AGE:  -
OPERATION:  UNK FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  Ivanovo TO:  - VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 2 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   substantial 
 damaged beyond repair 
Two people on board were injured when the aircraft went off to the right side the runway during an aborted take-off run at Ivanovo-Yuzhny Airport. Apparently one of the engines failed at high ground speed. 
(Photo: via Radioscanner.ru)
SOURCE(S) ASN
DATE: 30.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~17:00 LOCATION:  Sydney-Intl AP (YSSY), NSW COUNTRY:  Australia
AIRLINE:  QANTAS TYPE:  Boeing 747-400 REGISTRATION:  VH-OJI C/N:  24887 AGE:  19 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  QF 5 FROM:  Sydney TO:  Singapore VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  414 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 747 safely returned to land at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, following an inflight surge in engine #3 (inner right) very soon after take-off from runway 16R.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + ChannelNewsAsia + TheAustralian
DATE: 29.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  10:52 LOCATION:  Vancouver-Intl AP (CYVR), BC COUNTRY:  Canada
AIRLINE:  Westjet TYPE:  Boeing 737-800 REGISTRATION:  C-GWWJ C/N:  35080 AGE:  2 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  WS 1862  FROM:  Vancouver TO:  Honolulu VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  158 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Due to an unspecified technical problem, the take-off run was aborted at high speed (115 KTS) on runway 26L(eft). During deceleration process two tires blewout making the 737 unable to leave the runway. Vancouver´s southern runway 08R/26L remained closed for about 3 hours until the aircraft was removed and all debris was cleared.
(Photo: CTV)
SOURCE(S) TheProvince[PHOTO] + VancouverSun + CTV + AviationHerald
DATE: 28.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Brasilia-Intl AP (SBBR) COUNTRY:  Brazil
AIRLINE:  Mexicana TYPE:  Boeing 767-300 REGISTRATION:  XA-MXE    PHOTO  C/N:  23764 AGE:  23 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  MX 1688 FROM:  Sao Paulo-GRU TO:  Mexico City VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The 767 safely diverted to Brasilia following an inflight engine shutdown because of low oil state indication during cruiseflight.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 28.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  New York JFK-Intl AP (KJFK), NY COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Jetblue AW TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  N646JB C/N:  2945 AGE:  3 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  B6 217 FROM:  New York-JFK TO:  Long Beach VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  144 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The A320 safely returned to land at JFK Airport after it encountered a tailstrike during take-off rotation, correcting earlier reports of a hail encounter. Damage appeared to be minor.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + LATimes
DATE: 28.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Ney York-JFK Intl AP (KJFK), NY COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Delta AL TYPE:  Boeing 767-300 REGISTRATION:  N184DN    PHOTO  C/N:  27111 AGE:  16 y + 11 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  DL 160 FROM:  New York-JFK TO:  Milan-MXP VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  213 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft safely returned to land at New York-JFK Airport after it hit a bird during take-off rotation on runway 22R(ight).
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 27.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  11:15 LOCATION:  2 NM west of San Francisco-Intl AP (KSFO), CA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  United AL TYPE:  Boeing 777-200 REGISTRATION:  N216UA C/N:  30549 AGE:  9 y + 9 m 
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  UA 889 FROM:  San Francisco TO:  Beijing VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  251 CREW:  17
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  none
During initial climb after take-off from runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport, the pilots were alerted by the tower of conflicting traffic. A smaller Aeronca  [PHOTO] registration N9270E was flying at 1.400 feet directly in their flight path forcing the pilot to take evasive action. The pilots immediately levelled off clearing the other aircraft by estimated 200-300 feet (60-90 m). Also, TCAS issued an audible traffic alert and a "descend" resolution advisory. When the conflict was resolved, the flight continued to its destination and landed safely at Beijing. The incident is under investigation.
>> RECORDED  TRANSMISSIONS OF SFO-Tower, UA 889 + N9270E (courtesy of LiveATCNet) 
SOURCE(S) NTSB + CBS + Airsafenews + AviationHerald  
DATE: 25.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~18:00 LOCATION:  Nosy-be Fascene AP (FMNN)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Madagascar
AIRLINE:  Air Madagascar TYPE:  Boeing 737-300 REGISTRATION:  5R-MFI     PHOTO   C/N:  26301 AGE:  15 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  MD 340 FROM:  Antsiranana TO:  Nosy-be VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor (?)
On landing runway 05 the aircraft drifted off to the left side of the runway coming to rest partially on soft ground. It is understood that no injuries have occured. At the time the 737 aborted one earlier approach because of unfavourable weather conditions with intense rain and reduced visibility. Damage to the aircraft is considered to be minor. The only runway 05/23 at Nosy-be is 2.190 metres in lengh.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Zinfos974(Fr) + CrashAerien(Fr)
DATE: 25.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~12:30 LOCATION:  Penang-Intl AP area (WMKP) COUNTRY:  Malaysia
AIRLINE:  Malaysia AL TYPE:  Boeing 737-400 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  MH 674 FROM:  Singapore TO:  Penang VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  88 CREW:  7
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
On approach to Penang, the pilots experienced unusual vibrations coming from the right engine #2. The engine was shut down and the flight proceeded normally to Penang-Bayan Lepas International Airport where a safe landing was made. However, the aircraft was uanble to vacate the runway and needed ground assistance frocing the airport to close for about 20 minutes..
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + TheStar + Bernama
DATE: 24.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~03:45 LOCATION:  Moncton-Intl AP (CYQM), NB COUNTRY:  Canada
AIRLINE:  Cargojet TYPE:  Boeing 727-200F REGISTRATION:  C-GCJZ C/N:  21854 AGE:  30 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  DSC FLIGHT No.:  CJT 620 FROM:  Hamilton TO:  Moncton VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  3
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
On landing runway 06 at Greater Moncton Intl Airport, the 727 ran beyond the end of the runway coming to a stop with its nosegear in mud. At the time of the incident, the weather consisted of intense rainfall causing lots of patches on the runway. According to local media, damage to the aircraft is believed to be light. Runway 06/24 at Moncton is 1.875 metres in lengh. Excavators were needed to remove the 727. 
(Photo: Ron Ward / Times & Transcript)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + News919[PHOTO] + VancouverSun + Youtube[VIDEO] + TimesandTranscript
DATE: 24.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Mumbai-Intl AP (VABB) COUNTRY:  India
AIRLINE:  Jet Airways TYPE:  Boeing 737-700 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  9W 461 FROM:  Mumbai TO:  Chennai VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
The 737 safely returned to Mumbai following an unspecified engine problem on climb-out.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 24.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  11:30 LOCATION:  Ujung Padang/Makassar-Intl AP (WAAA) COUNTRY:  Indonesia
AIRLINE:  Lion Air TYPE:  Boeing 737-900 REGISTRATION:  PK-LFK    PHOTO  C/N:  35713 AGE:  2 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  JT 786 FROM:  Surabaya TO:  Ujung Padang VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  191 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Shortly after landing, the aircraft suffered atyre burst resulting in minor damage. The 737 safely vacated the runway and taxied to its parking stand.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + JakartaPost + PeopleDaily
DATE: 23.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Cancun-Intl AP (MMUN) COUNTRY:  Mexico
AIRLINE:  Westjet TYPE:  Boeing 737-700 REGISTRATION:  C-GJWS    PHOTO  C/N:  34152 AGE:  4 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  INP FLIGHT No.:  WS 2203 FROM:  Cancun TO:  Edmonton VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft received minor damage when it suffered tailstrike on take-off run. The damage was discovered only after landing at Edmonton.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 23.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~09:00 LOCATION:  Toronto-Intl AP (CYYZ), ONT COUNTRY:  Canada
AIRLINE:  Air Canada TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  C-FTJO C/N:  183 AGE:  19 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AC 433 FROM:  Montreal TO:  Toronto-YYZ VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  99 CREW:  6
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 5 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
After coming to a standstill on the landing runway 05 at Leister B Pearson Airport, the cabin was evacuated via chutes after an acrid smell appeared after touchdown. A number of passengers were slightly injured in the evacuation process. Earlier on approach, the pilots reported hydraulic problems and difficulties in steering the nosegear. The smell is believed to have originated from spilled hydraulic fluid. 
(Photo: CBC)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + MontrealGazette + CBC[VIDEO]
DATE: 22.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~11:00 LOCATION:  Dhaka-Shahjalal Intl AP (VGZR) COUNTRY:  Bangladesh
AIRLINE:  Sky Capital AL 
(on ops for Rak Aviation Svcs)
TYPE:  Lockheed L-1011-100F REGISTRATION:  S2-AET    PHOTO  C/N:  1012 AGE:  37 y + 9 m
OPERATION:  INC FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  Dhaka TO:  Muscat VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  6
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Shortly after take-off the right engine #3 caught fire. The pilots abandoned the climb and returned to a safe landing at Shahjalal Intl Airport (formerly Zia Intl AP) shortly after. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + TheFinancialExpress + IndianExpress
DATE: 22.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~03:45 LOCATION:  north of Moscow-Domodedovo Intl AP (UUDD) COUNTRY:  Russia
AIRLINE:  Aviastar-TU TYPE:  Tupolev Tu-204 REGISTRATION:  RA-64011    PHOTO  C/N:  1450741364011 AGE:  16 y + 11 m
OPERATION:  FRY FLIGHT No.:  4B 1906 FROM:  Hurghada TO:  Moscow-DME VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  8
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 8 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   destroyed 
 

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(PHOTO: VZ.ru REUTERS/Artyom Korotayev)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + ASN + TheMoscowTimes + VZ.ru[PHOTOS] + Rian.ru[VIDEO] + Infox.ru[VIDEO] + RiaNovosti + Flightglobal
DATE: 22.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  10:10 LOCATION:  Darwin-Intl AP area (YPDN), NT COUNTRY:  Australia
AIRLINE:  AirNorth TYPE:  Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia REGISTRATION:  VH-ANB    PHOTO   C/N:  120116 AGE:  22 y
OPERATION:  TRN FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  Darwin TO:  Darwin VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  2
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW:  OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   destroyed 
Very soon after lift-off from runway 29 at Darwin-International Airport, the aircraft was seen entering a steep bank angle before it hit trees an impacted in a nearby golfcourse breaking apart on impact. Both pilots did not survive. They were doing a training flight without passengers at the time. Local weather was described as good with unlimited visibility and calm winds. 
(Photo: abc net)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + NTNews + SMH + ABC Net.au + TheAustralian + ATSB
DATE: 21.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~11:10 LOCATION:  Zurich-Intl AP (LSZH) COUNTRY:  Switzerland
AIRLINE:  THY Turkish Airlines
(painted in special "Star Alliance" colors)
TYPE:  Boeing 737-800 REGISTRATION:  TC-JFI    PHOTO  C/N:  29771 AGE:  11 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  TK 1908 FROM:  Zurich TO:  Istanbul VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The 737 safely returned to land at Zurich after it sufffered tailstrike on take-off from runway 28. Post landing inspection showed no significant damage.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Blick(Ch)[PHOTO]
DATE: 21.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Hiroshima-Intl AP (RJOA) COUNTRY:  Japan
AIRLINE:  Japan AL TYPE:  Airbus A300-600 REGISTRATION:  JA8573 C/N:  737 AGE:  15 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  JL 1600 FROM:  Hiroshima TO:  Tokyo-HND VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  296 CREW:  9
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Shortly after getting airborne, the pilots notoced a pressure drop in one hydraulic system just during flaps retraction. The pilots elected to return to Hiroshima where the flight landed safely.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 21.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Omitama (Hyakuri) Intl AP (RJAH)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Japan
AIRLINE:  Asiana AL TYPE:  Airbus A321 REGISTRATION:  HL7729    PHOTO  C/N:  2110 AGE:  6 y + 2 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  OZ 168 FROM:  Seoul-ICN TO:  Omitama VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  93 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
On landing runway 21L(eft) the A321 rolled beyond the end of the runway coming to a stop in the paved overrun area. No one was injured and no damage occured to the aircraft. The runway was wet from recent rainfall. Omitama´s runway 21L is 2.700 metres in lengh.
NOTE: Omitama Airport was just opened for civil aviation on Mar 11th, formerly the airport was the Hyakuri Air Force Base.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 20.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  12:20 LOCATION:  Stavanger-Intl AP (ENZV) COUNTRY:  Norway
AIRLINE:  Norwegian Air Shuttle TYPE:  Boeing 737-300 REGISTRATION:  LN-KKJ C/N:  28564 AGE:  12 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  DY 632 FROM:  Oslo TO:  Bergen VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  140 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The 737 safely diverted to Stavanger Airport after the pilots experienced vibrations and minor control problems on approach to Bergen. Post flight inspection showed a severed control cable to one of the upper wing spoilers. The pilots elected not to land at Bergen due to strong winds and a windshear warning. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Nettavisen(No) + Aftenbladet(No)
DATE: 18.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  10:18 LOCATION:  Ulemiste Jaerve, Tallin Intl AP area (EETN) COUNTRY:  Estonia
AIRLINE:  Exin TYPE:  Antonov An-26B REGISTRATION:  SP-FDO     PHOTO  C/N:  10503 AGE:  30 y
OPERATION:  ISC FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  Helsinki TO:  Tallinn VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  6
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: X OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  damaged beyond repair 
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing outside the airport of Tallinn on the frozen surface of Uelemiste Jaerv (Lake Ulemiste), about 500 metres short of the runway 09. The airplane remained intact and came to a stop on the ice enabling it all persons on board to evacuate the aircraft and reach the shoreline. According to local news reports, the pilots earlier informed the tower about an unsafe left maingear indication. A go-around maneuvre was initiated, but due to a decrease of engine power, the An-26 began to loose altitude making it impossible for the crew to land. The aircraft contacted bushes and small trees on landing close to the shore and sustained substantial damage to its horizontal stabilizers. Meanwhile, the aircraft was pulled off the ice and is being dismantled. 
(Photo: AP Photo / NIPA) (Graph: Flighpath / EestiPaevaleth)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + DElfi(Ee)[PHOTO-SERIES] + EPL(Ee) + Flightglobal + PHOTO-SERIES
DATE: 18.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~06:30 LOCATION:  Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Intl AP (HKJK) COUNTRY:  Kenya
AIRLINE:  Kenya Airways TYPE:  Boeing 737-300 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  KQ 446 FROM:  Bujumbura TO:  Nairobi VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  59 CREW:  6
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor (?)
The 737 is suspected to have received unknown damage in a hard landing incident at Nairobi Intl Airport. However, the aircraft taxied safely to its parking stand and no injuries have been reported.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + KBC
DATE: 18.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~07:00 LOCATION:  Paris-Charles de Gaulle Intl AP (LFPG) COUNTRY:  France
AIRLINE:  Thai Airways Intl TYPE:  Boeing 747-400 REGISTRATION:  HS-TGL C/N:  25366 AGE:  18 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  GND FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  - TO:  - VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
The 747 received minor damage when a fire broke out in its avionics bay below the cockpit floor. The flames were extinguished before more serious damage occured. 
SOURCE(S) NTSB 
DATE: 18.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Kendari AP (WAWW) COUNTRY:  Indonesia
AIRLINE:  Lion Air TYPE:  Boeing 737-400 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  JT 708 FROM:  Ujung Padang TO:  Kendari VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  169 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
During landing run on the single runway at Kendari (lengh: 2.100 m) both tires on the right maingear deflated causing the aircraft to drift to the right The 737 was stopped on the runway when the right tires ran over soft ground. The incident happened in rain but good visibility conditions. It appears, the 737 suffered a brake malfunction prior landing resulting in overheated brakes.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 17.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Minneapolis-Intl AP (KMSP), MN COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Expressjet AL TYPE:  Embraer ERJ-145 REGISTRATION:  N12142 C/N:  735 AGE:  6 y + 8 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  XE 2997 FROM:  Minneapolis TO:  New York-EWR VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  42 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor /  substantial 
Whilst climbing through 1.500 ft. after take-off, the aircraft suffered birdstrike (Canada Goose) resulting in damage to the left wing. The pilots cancelled the flight and returned for a safe landing.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 15.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  12:40 LOCATION:  Kodiak Airport area (PADQ), AK
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Servant Air
(on ops by Paklook Air) 
TYPE:  BN-2A Islander REGISTRATION:  N663SA     PHOTO  C/N:  4 AGE:  43 y
OPERATION:  DNP FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  Kodiak TO:  Old Harbor VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  2 CREW:  1
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 1 CREW: 2 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: 
 damaged beyond repair 
Immediately after take-off from runway 25 the Islander aircraft failed to get sufficient height and impacted treetops behind the end of the runway. It crossed a public road before it crashed into a densely wooded area where it came to rest in a nose-down position amidst coniferous trees. All 3 on board survived the accident with various injuries. Built in 1967, the accident aircraft was the oldest operable BN-2A Islander in the world.  WEATHER: 2045Z 290 21 G27KT 7SM -SN SCT025 SCT030 BKN 01/M03 A2970.
(Photo: Alaska State Troopers)
SOURCE(S) AnchorageDailyNews + KTUU + KTVA + ASN + FAA
DATE: 15.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Adelaide-Intl AP (YPAD), S.A. COUNTRY:  Australia
AIRLINE:  Jetstar TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  VH-VQO C/N:  2587 AGE:  4 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  JQ 670 FROM:  Adelaide TO:  Darwin VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  163 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
About 12 minutes after take-off from Adelaide, a loud bang was heared from the right engine #2 and large flames were seen. The crew immeidately extinguished the flames, shut the engine down and returned to land without further incident.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + DailyMail + news.com.au
DATE: 15.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~06:30 LOCATION:  Caticlan AP (RPVE), Panay Island COUNTRY:  Philippines
AIRLINE:  South East Asian AL (SEA Air) TYPE:  LET 410 REGISTRATION:  RP-C2928     PHOTO  C/N:  871821 AGE:  23 y
OPERATION:  FRY FLIGHT No.:  DG 705 FROM: Manila TO:  Caticlan VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  3
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor (?)
On landing run the left main geartyre burst making the aircraft unable to leave the runway. The airport was forced to close until the middle of the day. Damage is said to be limited to the left main gear tire. At the time, the aircraft as on a ferry flight without passengers.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + gmaNews.tv + ManilaBulletin
DATE: 14.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Istanbul-Atatuerk Intl AP (LTBA) COUNTRY:  Turkey
AIRLINE:  MNG Cargo AL TYPE:  Airbus A300B4F REGISTRATION:  (TC-MNU) C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  ISC FLIGHT No.:  MB 6121 FROM:  Istanbul TO:  Cologne  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
Very soon after take-off the aircraft suffered a problem within the left engine #1. Flames and large streaks of sparks were seen coming out of the engine and the pilots elected to discontinue the flight and returned to land at Istanbul without further problems. The engine (GE CF6-50C2) was replaced the following day. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + airporthaber(Tk)[PHOTOS] + airporthaber(Tk)[PHOTOS2]
DATE: 14.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~16:30 LOCATION:  Canberra-Intl AP (YSCB), NSW COUNTRY:  Australia
AIRLINE:  QANTAS TYPE:  Boeing 737-400 REGISTRATION:  VH-TJO     PHOTO  C/N:  24440 AGE:  17 y + 9 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  QF 818 FROM:  Melbourne TO:  Canberra VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  147 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 737 safely landed at Canberra airport after the crew was foced to shut down engine # 2 (right) en-route after it suffered a loss of power. The incident occured when the 737 just passed the first half of the flight.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + TheCanberraTimes
DATE: 13.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Boston- Intl AP (KBOS), MA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Lufthansa TYPE:  Airbus A330-300 REGISTRATION:  D-AIKA C/N:  570 AGE:  6 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  LH 427 FROM:  Philadelphia TO:  Frankfurt VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  196 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The Airbus A330 safely returned to land art Boston after the pilots observed smoke in the cockpit about 20 minutes after departure.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 13.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Krasnodar-Intl AP (URKK) COUNTRY:  Russia
AIRLINE:  Kuban Airlines TYPE:  Yakovlev Yak-42 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  GW 300 FROM:  Kazan TO:  Krasnodar VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  73 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
During cruiseflight, the pilots received indication of an abnormal oil temperarture forcing them to shut down the left engine #1. The flight was contiinued safely and the aircraft landed uneventfully on the two remaining engines at Krasnodar. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 13.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Canary Islands airspace COUNTRY:  Spain
AIRLINE:  Scandinavian AL TYPE:  Boeing 737-800 REGISTRATION:  LN-RPL    PHOTO  C/N:  30469 AGE:  9 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  INP FLIGHT No.:  SK 7372 FROM:  Las Palmas TO:  Stavanger VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  144 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The 737 safely diverted to Madrid after the pilots experienced unspecified technical problems during the climb-out. The flight to Madrid was carried out in a lower than normal altitude and with half of the normal cruise speed.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 13.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  19:15 LOCATION:  Kochi-Intl AP area (VOCI) COUNTRY:  India
AIRLINE:  GO Air TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  - C/N:  - AGE:  -
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  G8 452 FROM:  Kochi TO:  Mumbai VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  110 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft safely returned to land at Kochi after one of the engines received damage to a number of fan blades. According to the crew the damage was caused by a birdstrike.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + PtiNews
DATE: 12.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~16:00 LOCATION:  Chattanooga-Intl AP area (KCHA), TN COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  AirTran AW TYPE:  Boeing 717 REGISTRATION:  N949AT C/N:  55003 AGE:  11 y + 0 m 
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  FL 63 FROM:  Washington-IAD TO:  Atlanta  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  117 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
On approach to Chattanooga, the aircraft suffered a lightning strike which did not affected the flight and the pilots managed to land safely. Earlier, the destination Atlanta was cancelled because of severe thunderstorm activity and long traffic qeues for arriving aircraft.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + newschannel9
DATE: 12.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  London-Heathrow Intl AP (EGLL), England COUNTRY:  UK
AIRLINE:  Virgin Atlantic AW TYPE:  Airbus A340-300 REGISTRATION:  G-VSUN    PHOTO  C/N:  114 AGE:  15 y + 2 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  VS 5 FROM:  London-LHR TO:  Miami  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  231 CREW:  14
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
Whilst in the climb-out phase, the aircraft was hit by lightning promting the pilots to cancel the flight and to return to Heathrow Airport as a precautionary measure.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald
DATE: 11.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~08:30 LOCATION:  Rochester-Intl AP (KROC), NY COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  US Airways TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  N753US C/N:  1326 AGE:  9 y + 6 m 
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  US 1101 FROM:  Rochester TO:  Charlotte  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  124 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
Shortly after take-off when passing an altitude of about 2.000 ft., the aircraft hit multiple large birds (poss. Canada geese) causing one engine to cause problems. The pilots safely returned to land.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + WHEC
DATE: 10.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~18:30 LOCATION:  New York-Newark Intl AP (KEWR), NJ COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Continental AL TYPE:  Boeing 777-200 REGISTRATION:  N74007    PHOTO  C/N:  29477 AGE:  11 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  CO 99 FROM:  New York-EWR TO:  Hong Kong  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  301 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
The aircraft safely returned to land at Newark-Liberty Intl Airport, following multiple birdstrikes which occured shortly after take-off from runway 22R. The birds - most likely geese - caused minor damage to the radome and left wing area. Post flight inspection also revealed some birds were ingested into the left engine but without any signs of damage.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + NY-Times + NorthJersey
DATE: 10.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  17:55 LOCATION:  Frankfurt-Intl AP (EDDF) COUNTRY:  Germany
AIRLINE:  Izmir Airlines - IZair
(on ops for Pegasus Airlines)
TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  TC-IZR     PHOTO  C/N:  2414 AGE:  4 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  INP FLIGHT No.:  H9 361 FROM:  Istanbul-SAB TO:  Frankfurt  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
On landing.runway 07R(ight), the aircraft suffered damage to its nosegear immediately after touchdown. The landing roll was safely completed but the A319 was unable to vacate resulting in a closure of the runway for at least 6 hours until the aircraft was removed and the runway was cleaned of debris. Thre were no reports about injured persons. According to unconfrmed reports, the nosegear jammed in a 90-degree angle before landing. 
(Photo: bild.de)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald[PHOTO] + A-NET[PHOTO] + Bild(De)
DATE: 09.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Helsinki-Intl AP (EFHK) COUNTRY:  Finland
AIRLINE:  Finnair TYPE:  Airbus A330-300 REGISTRATION:  OH-LTN     PHOTO  C/N:  1007 AGE:  0 y + 11 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  AY 95 FROM:  Helsinki TO:  Bangkok  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  172 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
Shortly after take-off the pilots received indication about a fault with the rudder control prompting them to cancel further flight and to return to Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport where the A330 landed safely.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + HelsinkiTimes + OsterbottensTidning(Fi)
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Chicago-O´Hare Intl AP (KORD), IL COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  United AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N519UA C/N:  24872 AGE:  19 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  UA 472 FROM:  Sacramento TO:  Chicago-ORD  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft experienced birdstrike on approach to runway 27R(ight) probably resulting in minor damage to an engine. The pilots continued the approach and made a safe landing.   
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Saint Denis-Roland Garros Intl AP (FMEE), La Reunion   LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS  COUNTRY:  France
AIRLINE:  Air Austral TYPE:  Boeing 777-300 REGISTRATION:  F-ONOU    PHOTO  C/N:  35783 AGE:  0 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  GND FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  - TO:  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The parked aircraft received minor damage during an anti-terror exercise when a policeman accidentaly fired real bullets instead of blank cartridges. one bullet leaving a hole in a passenger door window.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Clicanoo(Fr) + Zinfos974(Fr)
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Madrid-Intl AP (LEMD) COUNTRY:  Spain
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 7673200 REGISTRATION:  N399AN C/N:  29606 AGE:  10 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  AA 69 FROM:  Madrid TO:  Miami  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 767 safely returned to land at Madrid Barajas international Airport following a problem in one of its engine during the early stages of cruiseflight.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 07.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Amsterdam-Schiphol Intl AP (EHAM) COUNTRY:  Netherlands
AIRLINE:  KLM City Hopper TYPE:  Fokker 70 REGISTRATION:  PH-KZB C/N:  11562 AGE:  14 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  KL 1209 FROM:  Amsterdam TO:  Kristiansand  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
During climb-out from runway 36L the pilots reported engine failure and elected to cancel the flight and to return to Schiphol Airport. The Fokker then landed safely on runway 06.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 07.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Thessaloniki-Intl AP (LGTS) COUNTRY:  Greece
AIRLINE:  Aegean Airlines TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  SX-DVW    PHOTO  C/N:  3785 AGE:  1 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AEE 511 FROM:  Thessaloniki TO:  Athens VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  146 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Soon after departure, the pilots were forced to shut down an engine and made a safe return to land at Thessaloniki. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + focus-fen.net
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Anchorage-Intl AP (PANC), AK COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  China Airlines  TYPE:  Boeing 747-400F REGISTRATION:  B-18723 C/N:  34266 AGE:  3 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  ISC FLIGHT No.:  CI 11 FROM:  Anchorage TO:  Taipei-TPE VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  3
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   substantial 
On take-off run the aircraft experienced tailstrike resulting in substantial damage to the tailskid assembly and adjacent structure. Despite the damage, the trans-pacific flight was continued and the 747 landed safely at Taipei. The occurence is under investigation. 
NOTE: On Feb 25 2002 the airline was involved in another take-off mishap at Anchorage when an A340 lifted off from taxyway "Kilo" instead of runway 32.
[NTSB Incident Report]
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + NTSB
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  23:45 LOCATION:  Denver-Intl AP (KDEN), CO COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Frontier AL TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  N923FR    PHOTO  C/N:  2019 AGE:  6 y + 7 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  F9 664 FROM:  San Francisco TO:  Denver VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
On final approach to runway16L(eft) at Denver International Airport, the A319 hit a bird causing unknown damage to a cockpit window. The pilots continued the approach and made a safe landing. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Denverpost
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~10:00 LOCATION:  San Francisco-Intl AP (KSFO), CA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Hawaiian AL TYPE:  Boeing 767-300 REGISTRATION:  N596HA C/N:  23276 AGE:  23 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  HA 35 FROM:  Phoenix TO:  Honolulu VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  216 CREW:  10
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft safely diverted to San Francisco following an inflight hydraulic leak. The leak was discovered when the 767 was about 1 hour off californian coast.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  + HonoluluAdvertiser + Flightpath@Flightaware
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Washington-Dulles Intl AP (KIAD), VA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N655AA    PHOTO  C/N:  24613 AGE:  18 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AA 2016 FROM:  Miami TO:  New York-LGA VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 757 safely diverted to Washington-Dulles Airport after the pilots were forced to shut down an engine after they received indication about a low oil quantity.
NOTE: The same day another AA 757 was forced to divert when flying on the same route. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Raleigh/Durham-Intl AP (KRDU), NC COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N693AA C/N:  26973 AGE:  16 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AA 1114 FROM:  Miami TO:  New York-LGA VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 757 safely diverted to Raleigh/Durham Airport after the pilots reported an engine problem whilst flying en-route.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Copenhagen-Intl AP (EKCH) COUNTRY:  Denmark
AIRLINE:  Danish Air Transport TYPE:  McDD MD-83 REGISTRATION:  OY-RUE    PHOTO  C/N:  49936 AGE:  19 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  DX 3510 FROM:  Aalborg TO:  Kelfavik VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The MD-80 made a safe precautionary landing at Copenhagen after the pilots received indication of a fault with one of the center wing fuel pumps some time after departure. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Brussels-Intl AP (EBBR) COUNTRY:  Belgium
AIRLINE:  Brussels AL TYPE:  Avro RJ-100 REGISTRATION:  OO-DWF C/N:  3332 AGE:  11 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  SN 2630 FROM:  Hamburg TO:  Brussels VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
On approach to Brussels, the pilots reported a fuel leak and smoke on board but managed to land at Brussels without further problems. Earlier, the aircraft maintained an en-route altitude of only 10.000 feet (FL 100) after departure from Hamburg.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 01.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~08:00 LOCATION:  Mwanza-Intl AP (HTMW)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Tanzania
AIRLINE:  Air Tanzania TYPE:  Boeing 737-200 REGISTRATION:  5H-MVZ   PHOTO  C/N:  23602 AGE:  23 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  TC 100 FROM:  Dar Es Salaam TO:  Mwanza VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  46 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: minor /  substantial 
On landing runway 30, the 737 veered off the left side of the runway, where its nosegear collapsed before it came to a safe stop on soft soil. There were no reports about any injuries among passengers or crew.
(Photo: Na Mpigapicha Wetu/ Habari Leo)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  + Dailynews(Tz) + ETurbonews
DATE: 01.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Bagram Air Force Base (OAIX)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Afghanistan
AIRLINE:  ACT Airlines
(on ops for DHL Bahrain)
TYPE:  Airbus A300B4F REGISTRATION:  TC-ACB    PHOTO  C/N:  121 AGE:  29 y + 2 m
OPERATION:  INC FLIGHT No.:  DHX 521 FROM:  Bahrein TO:  Bagram AFB VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   substantial 
 damaged beyond repair 
According to press reports the aircraft suffered a landing mishap on runway 03 at Bagram Air Force base at the end of a cargo flight. The A300 came to rest with its left maingear collapsed allowing the left engine, left wing and aft fuselage to struck the ground. There were no reported injuries among the crewmembers. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. 
(Photo: flightglobal)
SOURCE(S) Flightglobal + ASN + Airporthaber(Tk) + PPRuNe + AviationHerald + AirKule(Tk)-VIDEO

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nt>  INC FLIGHT No.:  DHX 521 FROM:  Bahrein TO:  Bagram AFB VIA: - OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   substantial 
 damaged beyond repair 
According to press reports the aircraft suffered a landing mishap on runway 03 at Bagram Air Force base at the end of a cargo flight. The A300 came to rest with its left maingear collapsed allowing the left engine, left wing and aft fuselage to struck the ground. There were no reported injuries among the crewmembers. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. 
(Photo: flightglobal) SOURCE(S) Flightglobal + ASN + Airporthaber(Tk) + PPRuNe + AviationHerald + AirKule(Tk)-VIDEO

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