Accident and Incidents here (STICKY Cont.)

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Jet Clips Another at Miami Airport Gate, None Hurt

Authorities say a commercial airliner clipped another on the ground near a gate at Miami International Airport, but no one was injured among hundreds aboard the two aircraft.

Airport spokesman Marc Henderson told The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/13Jz8pV ) both planes were damaged, one on the wingtip and the other on the tail section.

Officials say an Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus that arrived with 240 passengers apparently struck an Air France 777-300 plane still at the gate and preparing to depart with 350 passengers for Paris.

Passengers arriving from Argentina disembarked. It wasn't clear if the Paris-bound passengers would be put on another flight.

Several flights were delayed. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating.

Last month, two commercial aircraft were damaged in a small collision at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jet-clips-miami-airport-gate-hurt-18244001?

[SoCalBrian]

Registration: G-CRST
C/n / msn: 11017
Type: AgustaWestland AW109E
Photos: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=152547

[scanhorse]

London helicopter crash: Agusta 109 is versatile twin-engined aircraft

The Agusta 109 - the type of helicopter that crashed in Vauxhall - is a versatile aircraft used for a wide range of purposes, including medical flights, search-and-rescue and light transport.

It is popular among executives seeking luxury and the reliability that twin-engine helicopters usually offer.

Built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland, the eight-seater chopper first flew in 1971 and has a top speed of 154 knots. It can fly for up to nearly 500 nautical miles in a single journey.

The A109 has also been adapted for military use. A bribery scandal around its sale to the Belgian armed forced led to resignation of NATO Secretary General Willy Claes in 1988.

The helicopter has a generally solid safety record, but, like most crashes are not unknown. In 2002, an Agusta 109 crashed in Greece, killing five people.

Last year AgustaWestland announced it was creating 1,500 new jobs, with about 450 of them to be based in Yeovil, Somerset, to build a fleet of AW189 Search and Rescue helicopters.

In October 20010, two friends of the Royal family were killed when their privately-owned Agusta 109 crashed in Northern Ireland.

Guards Polo Club chief executive Charlie Stisted and construction tycoon Ian Wooldridge died when their chopper hit a rugged hillside. They had been flying home to England from a day’s grouse shooting.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-helicopter-crash-agusta-109-is-versatile-twinengined-aircraft-8453546.html

[scanhorse]

London helicopter crash will raise concern about flight rules far beyond Vauxhall

Just as the underground railways and the streets of London are carefully mapped, so too is the airspace above the capital. The London region comprises the most intensive air-traffic control area in the world.
Click image above to enlarge CAA routes map or click here

Fixed-wing aircraft follow complex low-altitude and high-altitude airways. Also within the mix: a tangle of routes specifically designated for helicopters to follow: north and south from Heathrow, for example, and through the north-west and south-west suburbs.

On the official Civil Aviation Authority chart, the central area is marked with red hatching, with the warning “Flights by single engine Helicopters normally prohibited except along the River Thames”.

After this morning’s tragedy, Londoners who live, work or commute close to the river may be startled to learn that the Thames is the capital’s thoroughfare for helicopters. They may also be alarmed to learn that a Private Pilot’s Licence is obtainable with as little as 45 hours’ helicopter flying, not out of line with the typical time spent learning to drive a car – and that it entitles the holder to fly right through the middle of the biggest city in Western Europe.

Experienced helicopter pilots, long accustomed to the course along the Thames, have privately expressed concern about the amount of high-rise building on the river banks – of which the Shard, opening to the public on 1 February, is a shining example.

The immediate official response to Vauxhall may well be to impose much stricter rules on the aircraft and training required for flying in central London. Yet Britain’s aviation community has a remarkable safety record, for private flying as well as commercial airlines. The Vauxhall crash was an awful event, but it was not necessarily a “wake-up call”. Permanent changes must be well considered and proportionate

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/london-helicopter-crash-will-raise-concern-about-flight-rules-far-beyond-vauxhall-8453556.html

[speedbird1960]

Don't know Mike, Ulf started the Thread.

Maybe you could start a crash Thread.

[Anmer]

Semantics. There were fatalities and the aircraft was written off. Fire crews and ambulances were in attendance.

And why are crashes excluded from that thread anyway? Seems pointless to me.

[speedbird1960]

Hi Mike.

The Red Wings T204 was not classed as a crash, here is Aviation Heralds title header.

Accident: Red Wings T204 at Moscow on Dec 29th 2012, overran runway on landing

[Anmer]

Can I ask why my post was moved from the original thread when this one wasn't?

http://forum.flightradar24.com/threads/2387-Accident-and-Incidents-here-(STICKY-Cont-)-No-Crashes?p=25830&viewfull=1#post25830

[Anmer]

Helicopter crashes over London

Helicopter Crashes over London.

http://radarspotting.com/forum/index.php/topic,2064.msg9719.html#msg9719

[scanhorse]

Gulf Air plane forced into emergency landing

A Gulf Air plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Baghdad Airport yesterday after running out of fuel, said a report.

The flight, carrying 270 passengers from Bahrain and the Gulf, took off from Najaf after a delay of more than two hours as Bahrain’s Embassy rushed to get emergency permission from the Iraqi aviation authorities for the aircraft to refuel at Baghdad airport instead of Najaf, which could not supply the fuel, according to a report in our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.

Six flights left Najaf for Bahrain yesterday (January 13) to meet the rush of pilgrims returning home to Bahrain, the Saudi Eastern Province, Qatar and Oman. Fourteen flights flew from Najaf to Bahrain International Airport on Saturday. – TradeArabia News Service

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_228891.html

[scanhorse]

Second JetBlue bird strike in as many days at JFK

A JetBlue flight to the Bahamas returned to JFK Airport this morning after a bird struck the plane, representatives for the company said.

Flight 721 departed around 10 a.m. and was hit by a bird about an hour later, officials added.

It did not appear to be a direct hit to the engine or windshield but the pilot turned around as a precaution, a company spokeswoman said.

The plane landed safely and was undergoing inspections with 125 passengers aboard.

It was not immediately clear when the flight to Nassau will depart again.

This was the second JetBlue flight that had to return to JFK after getting hit by a bird in as many days. Yesterday, a Dominican Republic-bound flight had to go back to the airport after the pilot reported problems to the controllers on the ground.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/jetblue_flight_to_bahamas_returns_PGRs9Dqpl905mUkPd04WIN?

Jetblue A320 at New York on Jan 13th 2013, bird strike

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=45c167da&opt=0

Jetblue A320 at New York on Jan 12th 2013, bird strike

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=45c0c101&opt=0

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Arkia Airlines says no fire on plane

Arkia Airlines has announced that there was no fire on the plane that landed an emergency landing at the Ben Gurion Airport. The announcement also said that a control light warned of a fire in one of the engines, but after the landing, the pilots reported that they did not see the flame. The airline is assessing a malfunction in the control light.
The 60-passenger flight from Eilat to the Ben Gurion Airport was greeted by rescue and security teams and landed safely. (Shahar Chai)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4331846,00.html

Aircraft with 67 people on board comes down safely at Ben Gurion airport after suspected fire in engine

http://www.timesofisrael.com/passenger-plane-makes-emergency-landing/

[scanhorse]

Arkia Plane in Emergency Landing, Passengers Safe

An Arkia flight from Eilat to Tel Aviv with 67 people on board made a successful emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport after one of its engines caught fire, Maariv-NRG reported Sunday.

Passengers and crew on the flight are reportedly all safe and sound.

After the pilot radioed in his intention to carry out an emergency landing, Ben Gurion Airport made emergency preparations, including the deployment of Magen David Adom and fire rescue services.

The ATR type plane was in midair when the pilot noticed that one of its Turboprop engines was on fire. He shut off the engine and proceeded to carry out an emergency landing.

Passengers are being transported by bus to Sde Dov in Tel Aviv.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/164131#

Arkia AT72 near Tel Aviv on Jan 13th 2013, engine fire indication

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=45c16fbb&opt=0

[scanhorse]

ATCL plane in hair raising windscreen incident

13th January 2013
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Forty three passengers and four crew members of an Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) plane survived death as the wind screen cracked soon after taking off at Kigoma Airport for Dar es Salaam on Friday.

Kigoma airport manager Elipido Tesha told this paper the incident occurred at around 14 hours.

Tesha said the aircraft arrived from Dar es Salaam, where passenger destined for Kigoma disembarked and 43 boarded including four crew members, About 20 minutes after taking off the windscreen cracked and was forced to return to the airport for landing and having the windscreen replaced.

The source of the incident was yet to be established as engineers were awaited from Dar es Salaam for the matter. Regional Police Commander Frasser Kashai confirmed the incident.

The 50-seat aircraft, a Bombardier Dash 8, 300 series was on its maiden trip after months of major technical maintenance known as ‘Check C’ at Dar es Salaam Hangar and passed airworthy tests by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority at midweek.

An expert in the airline industry told this paper yesterday that a windscreen for such aircraft costs between $10,000 (Sh16 million) and $15,000 (Sh24 million). It is expected that the new wind screen will be fitted in tomorrow to allow the plane to resume operations.

This is the second time in less than a year for ATCL aircraft to suffer an accident at Kigoma Airport. On April 9, 2012 another Bombardier Dash-8, 300 series aircraft crashed during takeoff. ATCL was later compensated through insurance cover as the plane was damaged beyond repair.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY

http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=50065

[scanhorse]

JFK-flight bird hit

A bird strike forced a JetBlue pilot to turn around his Dominican Republic-bound plane and return to Kennedy Airport yesterday, source said.

The 3:30 p.m. flight had just departed New York on its route to Santiago de los Caballeros when the pilot reported problems to controllers on the ground.

“We had a major — er, not a major bird strike, but really hard on the nose,” the pilot flying JetBlue 831 told an air-traffic controller.

“Well, any bird strike is major for us, but don’t sweat it,” the tower responded.

The JetBlue pilot took the plane on a huge loop above the Atlantic Ocean and landed safely back at Kennedy Airport.

Yesterday’s incident came just days before the four-year anniversary of the city’s most famous bird strike, on Jan. 15, 2009 — when hero Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed his plane on the Hudson River after it was disabled by a bird.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jfk_flight_bird_hit_3sK8PySLTkd1zaaYtO21AN?

Jetblue A320 at New York on Jan 12th 2013, bird strike

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=45c0c101&opt=257