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Ghost Flight
On 4 September 2000, a Beech Super King Air 200
aircraft, VH-SKC, departed Perth, Western Australia at 1009 UTC on a
short charter flight to Leonora with one pilot and seven passengers
on board. Five hours after taking off from Perth, the aircraft
impacted the ground 2000 miles away near Burketown, Queensland, and
was destroyed. There were no survivors. |
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1995 Mountain-side Crash of DASH 8 in New Zealand
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Crash
fallout: ONGC staff threatens to go on strike
- NDTV Correspondent
Tuesday, August 12, 2003 (Mumbai):
The helicopter, which crashed into the Arabian Sea
while ferrying 25 ONGC employees, has been located
180 miles off Sagar Kiran. Tail-rotor failure is
suspected.
The night-long search operations by the vessels of
ONGC, Navy and Coast Guard led to the location of
Mi-72 helicopter lying upside down in the water.
Efforts are on to bring up the chopper, which
crashed yesterday three minutes after take-off
with 29 people aboard, including four crew members
of Mesco aviation.
Meanwhile, the DGCA has announced an inquiry into
the cause of the crash.
Safety concerns
After 23 ONGC employees died in the helicopter
accident, questions are being raised over the
safety of choppers, which ferry workers from rigs.
The crash took place when the Mi-72 chopper of
Mesco Airline was ferrying ONGC employees from its
drilling rig Sagar Kiran to another rig Sagar
Jyoti.
Two men were rescued offering some hope, but as
the first dead bodies were pulled out, the chances
of survivors seemed bleak.
Employees threaten stir
ONGC employees now say they've been warning the
management about chopper safety for weeks, but
haven't got a proper response.
They have threatened to resort to a
non-cooperation agitation from August 13, if their
demand for the resignation of Chairman Subir Raha
is not accepted.
"We have never been satisfied with the safety of
these helicopters. We have even written to the
management asking them to pay more attention to
safety," said L K Mirchandani, President,
Association of Scientific and Technical Officers.
"We have warned them that if a big accident
occurs, we will initiate criminal proceedings
against them," added Mirchandani.
ONGC rotates its oil rig crew of 25 employees
every week. The crew that went down had spent
longer than two weeks on board the rig.
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On April 17, 2003, a twin-engine Cessna 320D, N4178T, registered to and
flown by an instrument rated commercial pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91
personal flight, failed to arrive at the Bellingham International
Airport, Bellingham, Washington after departing the Pangborn Memorial
Airport, Wenatchee, Washington. Variable meteorological conditions
prevailed over the route of flight, and a flight plan was not filed. It
was
reported by witnesses at Wenatchee that the flight departed at
approximately 0745. One passenger was on board.
At 1557, April 18, 2003, an alert notice (ALNOT) was issued for the
missing aircraft. Search and rescue efforts commenced on April 19, 2003.
The aircraft was not located and the search was suspended.
On August 8, 2003, approximately 1030 Pacific
daylight time, a helicopter pilot spotted the wreckage in a valley
located 13 miles north of Mazama, Washington. The wreckage was
positioned on the east wall of the north/south running valley at the
approximate 5,000 foot level. Damage to several tree tops for about 300
feet along a 320 degree magnetic bearing was measured leading up to the
main wreckage. Both occupants were fatally injured at the time of the
accident. |
The Skyservice Airbus A320-231 (Flight #SSV788) aircraft was on approach
to Cardiff, South Wales, when the aircraft approach status was
downgraded to ""CAT III Single"". The flight crew noticed the ECAM WHEEL
page showed ""Steering"" in amber, indicating a fault. The crew recycled
the Anti-Skid/Nosewheel Steering switch Off and On and indications on
the ECAM WHEEL page returned to normal. The approach status was upgraded
to ""CAT III Dual"". On touchdown, idle reverse was selected due to
noise
abatement considerations. When loss of braking was identified, maximum
reverse was selected. The captain called for Anti-skid/Nosewheel
Steering switch to be recycled, but normal braking was not restored. The
captain requested the switch be selected off to allow for alternate
braking pressure from the accumulator. Brakes were applied to stop
aircraft on the remaining runway, resulting in the failure of three main
wheel tires. There was no anti-skid protection with the switch selected
to the OFF position. The captain advised the cabin crew to remain at
their stations, notified the tower, and requested emergency vehicles.
Emergency services examined the wheels and reported to the crew that
there was no need for evacuation. Airstrips and transportation to the
terminal were provided and all passengers deplaned through normal exits.
There were no injuries reported. This incident is presently being
investigated by company maintenance personnel. The CVR and FDR were
downloaded for additional data retrieval. The company will report on the
findings as they are determined.
See also this link (pdf file of 2.5mbs)
for similar prior incident |
11 Aug 1240L
Jakarta Intl |
F28-3000R of
Garuda PK-GFT |
GA073
advised unsafe gear on appch
and later,
L gear collapsed on taxi-in |
nil/24 pax |
substantial
damage caused by L wing striking the ground. (ex Surabaya) |
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10 Aug
Manchester UK |
Embraer ERJ145 of
CitiExpress |
Aberdeen-Birmingham
Flight div’ted Manchester with smoke mayday |
nil |
smoke alert was in
rear baggage hold of Flt BA1472 (G-EMBY) |
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11
Aug 1530L
Jandakot A/P
Perth WA |
C404
of Fugro Spatial |
Laden a/c lost engine on take-off, turned back and crashed short of
the runway. On a Nautronix Charter |
1fatal/5 serious |
enrt
to a military chartered task to the West of Perth, Western
Australia. Fire crews took >13 mins to reach site, however Medevac
chopper was training locally. |
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Medevac Chopper Crew |
Sifting the Cessna 404 Wreckage |
Occupants escaped but were seriously burnt |
By Geoffrey Thomas and Leith Paganoni
THE lack of an airport fire service unit at Jandakot Airport was
criticized yesterday after a crash left one person dead and five
severely burnt.
The tragedy is the latest in a series of safety problems that have
dogged Australia's busiest airport. There were 348,000 movements
at Jandakot last year.
A fire service was axed in 1992 to cut costs after a change in
safety regulations deemed the airport did not warrant a service
because passenger numbers were low.
Jandakot is covered by the Fire & Emergency Services Authority.
The nearest fire station is Canning Vale, although the crash
yesterday was attended by the O'Connor brigade, which took 13
minutes to get the scene.
A former crash investigator who declined to be named said the
situation at Jandakot was serious.
"With all those movements and pilot training, a fire service at
the airport is essential," he said.
"An airport fire service could have been at the crash site within
five minutes, not the 15 or more it takes to get there at the
moment."
He said he expected the investigation into the crash would
recommend a fire unit be returned to the airport.
Air Services Australia reversed last year a decision to reduce
Jandakot control tower manning. The cuts had meant there were no
air traffic controllers after 6pm despite the fact that up to
eight aircraft could be in the circuit for landing at any time and
there were 92 flights an hour.
The only control between 6pm and 8am was by pilots who broadcast
their intentions and monitored their radios.
But a few reckless pilots did not announce their arrivals in the
circuit area to avoid landing fees. Other pilots entered the
circuit area the wrong way, setting up the possibility of mid-air
collisions.
In one incident, a Cessna prepared for take-off on the wrong end
of the runway, despite planes landing towards it.
The pilot ignored several demands to leave the runway, took off
with a tailwind and forced another plane to abort its landing.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service said last year Jandakot was unsafe
at night. It was backed by the Royal Aero Club and the airport's
owners, Jandakot Airport Holdings.
Crews' crucial response
IT TOOK eight minutes for the first fire truck to reach the scene
of the crash at Jandakot Airport , the Fire & Emergency Services
Authority said yesterday.
FESA recorded a call for help at 3.40pm and a medium pumper from
O'Connor fire station, about 11.6km away by road, was the first
appliance on the scene.
It beat a medium tanker which came from Canning Vale fire station,
about 8.2km away by road.
The two appliances did most of the work to extinguish the burning
wreckage. A heavy pumper from Canning Vale and a heavy rescue
tender from Perth fire station also arrived within minutes.
A FESA spokeswoman said the heavy pumper was not as useful in the
sandy bush where the plane crashed.
The crash is estimated to have occurred at 3.35pm. It was not
known what time the first 000 call was made and in what order the
emergency services were requested.
An emergency brief was logged on the WA Police Service computer
system at 3.39pm.
The Fire & Emergency Services Authority received its first call
for help at 3.40pm.
St John Ambulance sent vehicles from its Fremantle, Gosnells and
Armadale bases and all four were on the road at 3.40pm, taking
about 10 minutes to get to the airport.
The Medivac helicopter used to take one man to Royal Perth
Hospital was stationed at Jandakot, where emergency crews had been
training. |
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Aug 1214L
Chesterfield Missouri |
Cessna 650 of Thunder Air |
N122EJ rudder jammed just after lift-off enrt Kirksville Missouri.
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nil/2 |
After inflt evaluation, crew returned to
Spirit of St Louis A/P
(landing 1242L) |
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08
Aug 0619L
Ft
Lauderdale Fl |
SabreLiner N265
reg:N12PB |
Lost directional ctrl on landing and ran off right side of runway 8 |
nil/5pob |
weather fine, wind calm. Minor damage |
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