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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/150903.htm
15 Aug. 2301Z Churchill Manitoba	Convair 580 of Conair	CRC542 returned (shutdown of stbd eng for oil loss) after dept for Iqualit.	Nil	Incorrect starter installation resulted in the depletion of oil in redn gear box.
20 Aug. 0000Z Regina Saskatch	737-700 of WestJet	C-FKWS carried out 2 unflapped go-rounds after clearing an asymm light.	Nil	Unable to get flap despite clearing asymm light (unable to duplicate o/g).
23 Aug. 1857L Vernon A/P BC	A319 of Air Canada	ACA183 made appch to the wrong airport (3300ft GA strip) in fire-haze	Nil	Bound for Kelowna British Columbia. Broke it off at 700m with opposing tfc.
24 Aug. 0115Z Toronto Ontario	Beech 1900D of Air Georgian	GGN7458 lost flight insts 70nm SE, reptd smoke & divtd back to Toronto.	Nil	C-VGVA enrt Syracuse Hancock Intl A/P. AC Voltmeter had shorted out.
28 Aug. Hilton Head, S.C.	Gulfstream GIII	Tower flyby confirmed one of 4 MLG tires had blown on t/off.	Nil	Uneventful landing at Savannah Hilton Head Intl (after 30mins of circling).
29 Aug. 0137Z Vancouver, BC	A320-211 of Air Canada	ACA1097 reptd hydraulic failure emergency enrt from Anchorage.	Nil	A/c towed in from runway.
30 Aug. 1326Z Anchorage, Alaska	747-100 of UPS Flt: UPS6991	#1 eng flamed out at FL370 40nm W of Edmonton and could not be restarted.	Nil	Maint. unable to determine or dupli-cate cause so a/c returned to service.
01 Sept. 2354L St Louis, Mo.	737-700	Empty a/c parked at gate A2 was hit by push-back tug.	Nil	Damage to radome.
02 Sept. 0020L Baltimore Md.	757 of Delta Flt: DAL954	Jet Bridge punched hole in fuselage fwd of L2 door during a/c positioning .	Nil	Aircraft was empty of pax at the time.
03 Sept. 1941L Chicago, Ill.	CL-600 of Atlantic Coast	N665BR collided with tug on pushback gate F2BM.	1 inj	Tug driver injured (Chicago-Saginaw flight).
03 Sept. 1730L Boston Logan Intl.	757 of ATA Flt: TZ152	Chicago-Boston flt landed uneventfully after reporting rt MLG problems.	Nil / 180 pax	No further details.
03 Sept. 1831Z Vancouver BC	A320-211 of Air Canada	ACA6072 reported smoke in the cockpit on departure & landed back	Nil	Enroute Toronto (declared emergency 1831Z & landed 1833Z).
04 Sept. 0040L Atlanta, Ga.	737 of Delta Flt: DAL637	Nose-gear damaged while tow-bar being connected.	Nil	Relevant to AA MD-82 flt AAL1048 nose-gear stuck up landing JFK 02 Sep
04 Sept. 1700L Cayey Puerto Rico	BN-2P Islander Reg: N630VC	A/c lost power to both engines in descent and crash-landed in a field.	1inj / 6 o/b	Minor injuries to 2 persons on ground. A/c destroyed. Isla de Culebra - Ponce
04 Sept. Baltimore, Md.	737 of SWA	Enrt Orlando to Albany, diverted after a pax died from apparent heart attack.	1 fatal	Heart attack confirmed.
04 Sept. evening LAX	767 of Air NZ Flt: NZ53	Cockpit window cracked 3 hrs into flt to Auckland and a/c returned to LAX	Nil	ETOPS rules?
04 Sept. 0214Z Toronto Ontario	A320-211 of JazzAir	JZA7833 departed 24R behind an A320 & reptd to Departure that the aircraft "almost went inverted."	Nil	Radar data analysis playback indicated that JZA7833 was approx 3nm behind. Wind was 160/3.
04 Sept. 1720Z Winnipeg Canada	737-201 of WestJet	WJA72 reptd severe eng vibn when 20nm W (and landed at 1733Z).	Nil / 100 o/b	Inbound from Calgary. Engine change required.
04 Sept. Flushing N.Y. (landed JFK?)	F28-100 of AA Reg: N1450A	Flt549 hit geese-flock after t/off and shutdown rt eng with fire-handle due fuel cut-off failure & heavy vibration.	38 uninj	One blade missing from RRTay650-15 penetrated fuselage and a/c had extensive wing & cowl damage.
04 Sept. 2138L Dallas Ft Worth Tx	Canadair CRJ200 Flt: SKW3732	SkyWest airplane's nosegear failed after extending for ldg r/way 18R.	Nil / 24 o/b	Colorado Springs to Dallas - minor damage to N448SW (see imagery).
05 Sept. 0400L Paris-Beijing	747 of Air China Flt: CA933	26yo man attempted suicide with scissors during return flt to China.	1 inj	Sri Lankan rejected in Paris (CDG) for visa problems. Deplaned in Shanghai
05 Sept. 2017Z Gander FIR	Concorde of BA G-BOAG	BAW1 decl emerg with eng shutdown desc to FL310 and divtd Bangor Maine	Nil	4916N 40W (Gander Oceanic). Olympus 593 Mk 610-14-28
06 Sept. Minsk Belarus	TU-154 of Iran's Kish Air	Tehran-Copenhagen flt desc below min desc altitude, hit trees & overshot	Nil / 42 o/b	Landed after fog cleared (with extensive fuselage and wing damage).
06 Sept. 2200Z Calgary Alberta	DHC8-301 of JazzAir	C-GETA was issued taxi instructions to cross Runways 10 & 25. N650DF, a Citation 650, was issued t/off clearance on Runway 10 at the same time.	Nil	C-GETA was instructed to stop and N650DF aborted after t/off clearance canx. DHC-8 stopped beyond the hold short line - but short of runway.
07 Sept. 1904BST Gatwick UK	757 of BA	Heathrow-Paris flt divtd Gatwick with smoke in cockpit (emerg declared).	Nil / 70 o/b	Landed just after another BA 757 divtd Gatwick with a vibrating engine.
08 Sept.	CRJ	A/c divtd Syracuse with cockpit smoke.	Nil	Albany-Chicago flight. 50 o/b.
07 Sept. 0520L Christchurch NZ	737 of QANTAS Flt: QF036	A/c returned to Christchurch after an hour with an engine unserviceable.	Nil / 108 pax	Engine change required.
08 Sept. 1341L Chicago Midway (ex Ft Lauderdale)	757-300 of American Trans Air Flt: TZ647	A/c landed well in with a mild tailwind & overran 6521ft r/way 31C, crashing thru blast barrier 250ft from street.	Nil / 107 pax & 7 crew	6 month old aircraft substantially damaged. Midway is within a total conurbation district (see imagery).
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as inquiries progress. These assessments, based on initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).

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