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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/140205.htm
03 Jan 0940L Islamabad, Pakistan	747-367 of PIA Flt: PK768	Touched down with an increasing right bank angle causing #4 podstrike	Nil/ 446 o/b	Substantial damage (London Heathrow to Karachi Flight)
27 Jan 2359L Tulsa, Okla.	A300 of AA	Aircraft divtd inflight for maint. Mech found 10 bags cocaine (15kilo) beneath cabin floor & some bags of marijuana	Nil	Enrt Caracas to Miami. Haul street value $250K (smuggler was obviously unaware of the aircraft maint sched)
27 Jan 1015L Toksook Bay, AK	DHC-6 of ERA Aviation	N201EH ran off the runway on landing in crosswind and hit a snow-bank	Nil/ 8 o/b	Arrival from Tununak, AK. Damage to nose-gear, fuselage & right wing
28 Jan 1110L Lake Tahoe, Nev.	GulfStream IV KingAir200	Gen. Schwarzkopf 2 bizjets close call with Cessna departing the reciprocal	Nil	No ATC operating since Oct 1, 2004. Unicom freqs not being used
31 Jan Misawa AB, Japan	C130 of JASDF	Herc ran off the west side of the flight-line taxiway after landing	Nil	Aircraft (a/c) from 1st Tactical Airlift Grp Komaki AB in Aichi Prefecture
01 Feb morning Hong Kong	747-200F of Cathay Pacific	Flt CX 2049 returned after two tires blew out on its takeoff run	Nil	Enrt to Dubai. Landed an hour after take-off from Chek Lap Kok airport
02 Feb Wilson A/P Nairobi	Beech 1900D of Rossair 5Y-RAE (ex ZS-OLX)	"Engine failure" on takeoff, landed back and blew tires and overran. All a bit unnecessary (see comments).	Nil	Also ex PH-RAE (was actually a prop governor failure), i.e., PT6A eng: you must ensure prop lever's full forward)
02 Feb Liege Belgium	A300 of Channel Express	Aircraft burst four tires on landing in wet conditions & blacked the runway	Nil	Operated for TNT. A/c otherwise undamaged
03 Feb 0930L Mayaro, T&T	Bristow's Bell 212 9Y-TEY	After leaving offshore oil platform emerg landed in a remote village	Nil/ 12 o/b	Probable transmission chip detector light. T&T=Trinidad & Tobago
03 Feb Paphos, Greece	737 of Helios Airways	Struck by lightning approaching enroute stopover Paphos -- grounded	Nil	Larnaca Cyprus to Luton UK. Flight was unable to proceed
03 Feb 0743L Chicago O'Hare	MD80 of AA Flt 1755	Flt 1755 to Minneapolis was forced to return O'Hare with unspecified emerg	Nil/ 39 o/b	Declared emergency and returned from early climb phase
03 Feb morning Medford, Ore.	Bombardier Q200 of Horizon	Returned after leveling 20,000ft with cracked windshield and elec problems	Nil/ 25 o/b	Flt 2258 also experienced smoke in the cockpit (arcing windscreen heater)
04 Feb 0803Z Hong Kong	777-300 of Cathay Pacific	Flt CX500 returned after a cabin smoke scare 45 mins into the flight	Nil/ 383 pax	Leaking refrigerator in galley
04 Feb 1936L Phoenix, Ariz.	737 of SWA Reg: 399WN	Lost rubber of a rt main tire & on re-landing, a crack was found in rt wing	Nil	Minor damage
04 Feb ~2300L Manchester, UK	747 of PIA Flt: PK710	Returned after 2.5 hrs with a turbine failure on an inboard engine	Nil	Replacement engine arrived Feb. 6 on combi 747
05 Feb ~0930L Manchester, UK	747 of PIA Flt PK713	Intoxicated pilot, 51, removed from his aircraft by British Airport Police	Nil/ 350 pax	90 min delay to flight (left 1154L). Pilot remanded to appear on March 24
06 Feb 2359L Tambacounda, Sen	DHC-8 of Air Senegal	Went off the runway on landing at midnight and is a write-off	Nil	Air Senegal is part-owned by Royal Air Maroc
07 Feb 0705L Miami, Fla	Citation 750 Reg: N114CX	Struck N718MC (a Gulfstream V) during taxi-in to the ramp area	Nil	Avoidable -- minor damage to both a/c
07 Feb 1945L Miami, Fla.	737-200 of Estafeta	Right wing leading edge hit ground equipt while taxiing into ramp area	Nil	Reg: XA-ADV
07 Feb 1130L Cancun, Mexico	C-5 Galaxy of USAF	Blocked r/way for hours after a divert into Cancun with unspec engine probs	Nil	Enrt San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami
07 Feb morning Istanbul	A320-232 of Atlas TC-OGI	Overran landing r'way 18L Ataturk A/P in bad weather and snow	Nil/ 150 o/b	Arr fm Frankfurt. Continuous heavy snow made all surfaces very slippery
07 Feb ~1905L JFK A/P, NY	A320 of NWA	Flt529 landed back after experiencing surging & compressor stalls after t/off	Nil/ 97 pax	JFK to Detroit, Mich
08 Feb 0420L Sacramento, Calif.	737 of SWA Flt: SWA2208	Birdstrike in #2 on climb-out damaged some turbine blades & a/c re-landed	Nil	Operational hazard
09 Feb ~1705L Baton Rouge, La.	EMB145 of Continental	CO2132 landed after an engine failed enroute	Nil/ 54 o/b	2nd Continental emerg landing at Baton Rouge in the last few weeks
10 Feb 2348L Amarillo, Texas	Beechjet 400 Vandy 29	Vectored on VFR approach rwy 22, crew rept'd struck by approx 11 birds	Nil	Vandy29 [Operational hazard]
10 Feb 2255L Washington, DCA	737 of "unk"	On push-back from gate the right wing struck a conveyor belt vehicle	Nil/122 pax +5	Vehicle became wedged hard between the wing and the #2 engine
10 Feb 0350L Mumbai, India	A310 of Air India	Pilot divtd to Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl A/P after a hydraulic failure	Nil	Dubai to Cochin Flight
11 Feb 1530L Kadena AB, Japan	KC-130 of USMC	USMC aerial fuel tanker landed dragging its fuel hose/drogue behind it	Nil	Reel-motor failure - no further damage
11 Feb 1230L Ft Lauderdale, Fla.	717 of Midwest	Passengers cleared from plane after a bomb threat was received	Nil	Flt 706 to Kansas City, Mo., already had reached the holding point for t/off
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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