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DATE/SITE & INVEST. ID#	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
17 Dec Guam (Agana)	A330 of PAL	Snagged high tension wires/trees on Nimitz Hill during GPWS go-round (& then landed Guam).	Nil	1ftx1ft hole in Hull belly damage unnoticed until arrival Manila next day when cargo hold door unable to be opened. Ldg gear damaged also.
05 Jan Belfast NI	A321-231 of British Midland	De-icer truck struck two BMI A321 aircraft.	Nil	G-MIDF & G-MIDK imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/belfast.htm
11 Jan 0045L San Francisco - Boston	757-222 of UAL Reg: N551UA	Flt. UA23 electrical fire in aft toilet - diverted Salt Lake City.	Nil / 140 on board	Flames under sink halon-extinguished by F/A. Extensive fire damage.
12 Jan Malaga-Dublin	A321 of Spanair Flt: JKK3938	Pilot took ill and F/O landed Madrid.	one sick	Further info unavailable.
13 Jan 0940	Beech 1900D of Colgan Air	Flt. 5931 blew both left tires on landing	Nil	Further info unavailable.
13 Jan Wien Austria	DHC8-300 of Tyrolean	Shutdown #2 eng due low oil press on approach VIE.	Nil / 44 on board	Salzburg for Vienna. No further details.
14 Jan	727 of Bradley AS	Lost #2 41 minutes out and returned Ottawa.	Nil	Flt. FAB860 was bound Iqualit.
15 Jan	A330-300 Viking 161	Diverted Lisbon with unspecified engine problem.	Nil / 420 on board	During Tenerife-Arlanda charter flight.
15 Jan London (Stansted)	MD-11F of FEDEX Reg: N583FE	Missing wing-flap found on nearby resident's lawn.	Nil	Discovered missing on post-flight checks.
16 Jan Pattaya Th	BN-A2 Islander	Double eng fail led to forced ldg.	7 minor inj / 7	Skydivers.
16 Jan Manila	737 of PAL	737 landed 06, cleared and took a wrong taxiway, narrowly missing Cebu Pacific DC-9.	Nil	PAL 737 entered runway 31 ahead of Cebu Pacific DC-9 on t/off roll (DC-9 rotated and avoided the 737).
17 Jan Indianapolis	737-800 of ATA	Collided with de-ice truck while under tow back to terminal.	Nil / 79 on board	Returning to terminal to discharge a sick passenger. Wing damage minor.
17 Jan 2210L Gypsum Co	BD-700 Reg: 816SQ	On landing rolled off runway 25 end by 500ft.	Nil / 4 on board	Runway dry with good braking action.
17 Jan Malaga-Melilla	F50 of Air Nostrum Reg: PH-FZE	Overran 1340m runway and broke in two on hitting fence.	9pax inj / 17 on board	Spanish Morocco. Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/nostrum.htm
17 Jan Brazzavile-Douala	AN24 charter	Crashed on hill in Ndjole area of Gabon.	3 fatal / 6on board	Earlier circled town after reporting loss of NAV kit.
17 Jan Shanghai-Istanbul	A340-300 of Turkish	TK021 diverted Beijing after loss of cabin pressurization.	Nil	No further details.
17 Jan Quito Ecuador	F28-4000 of TAME Reg: HC-BMD	T/O abort after tire blow-out; ran off runway end and nosewheel collapsed.	2pax inj / 60 on board	Earlier gear collapse at Tulcan on 17 Jul 01. Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/tame.htm
18 Jan Rhein-Maine	747-400 of UAL	Troop carrier for Kuwait turned back twice.	Nil / 250 on board	Once for blown tires on t/off and once for gear fail to retract.
18 Jan Hanoi	All flights delayed 2.5 hours	Seven Viet Army cows loose on runway.	Nil	Numerous flights canceled and diverted.
19 Jan La Guardia	A319 of NWA Flt: NWA1653	Collided with gate and NWA 757-200 while being repositioned by maintenance.	6 maint inj	2 a/c removed from service. Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/NWA.htm
20 Jan Constantine-Algiers	737-8D6 of Air Algeria	3 drugged hijackers invaded the cockpit but were later overcome by security.	Nil / 161 on board	First Air Algerie hijack since 1994. One man arrested after landing and held in protective security.
21 Jan 2030L Ronaldsway IOM	Dash-8 of Brit European	A luggage carrier collided with the a/c after parking.	Nil	A/C taken out of service.
21 Jan Baden Ger	A300 of LTU	Overshot runway into a field on landing.	Nil / 200 pax	Flight ex Paris.
21 Jan 0800L Linate Italy	A321 of Alitalia	Aborted at about 100kts because of a conflicting a/c.	Nil	ATC called for an abort because of t/o delay and a confliction.
21 Jan 2300L Paris-Karlsruhe	A330-322 of LTU Reg: D-AERQ	Departed taxiway after landing and became bogged	Nil	No further details.
22 Jan 0700L Munich-Dusseldorf	737-300 of DBA Deutsche	Left runway on line-up attempt, bogged and closed runway 2 hrs.	Nil	Slush and ice accumulation.
23 Jan Pudong China	777 of AF Flt: AF112	Two stowaway "foreigners" killed in fall from a/c on approach to Shanghai fm Paris	2 fatal	Bodies recovered from house in Laoxiang suburb of Nanhui District. Suggest dept wheelwell checks.
1 Air carrier incidents or accidents, or other accidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of 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. - Data compiled from National Aviation Authority's documents. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, Director of Aircraft, Engineering & Technical Operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA) http://www.iasa.com.au

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