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Aircraft type/registration Location Fatalities Total occupants Phase RA RA zero,with less than 0.5s between the incidence of power reduction in each engine. The pilots attempted to ditch, but the aircraft impacted in a nose-down attitude. Investigators noted that the aircraft had been parked during the day facing into wind with no engine blanks, and there had been light snow. Temperature at take-off was 2°C and dew point was -3°C. 26 March Merpati Nusantara Fokker F27-500 (PK-MFL) nr Juanda apt, Indonesia 3 3 Having been carrying out a series of night touch-and-go landings, the aircraft was banking left on final approach. It crashed 2km from the airfield 5 May FedEx Cessna Caravan (N948FE) Steamboat Spr, Colorado, USA 1 1 The aircraft hit a hill on a daylight VOR approach to runway 32 at Steamboat Springs in poor weather. 14 July Russ Air Transport llyushin II-76M (RA-76588) Chkalovsky, nr Moscow, Russia 10 10 C The aircraft crashed after take-off 1.5km beyond runway end, diving steeply on impact. The take-off had appeared normal in foggy weather with a low cloudbase. 23 August Algefreco Air Antonov An-28 (3C-LLA) Bukavu, DCR 7 11 C Within 10min of take-off from Kama for the 225km trip to Bukavu one of the engines failed, and the pilot elected to continue the flight to Bukavu. Approaching Bukavu the aircraft began to lose height and crashed among trees. 20 October Tunis Air Airbus A300-600R (TS-IPB) Melita apt, Djerba, Tunisia 1 ? G Two crew members reportedly fell out of a door while attempting to open it. One died and the other was badly injured. 27 November MK Airlines Boeing 747-200F (9G-MKI) Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1 13 L The aircraft undershot the runway in darkness and was destroyed by fire. Total occupants crew/pax NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS A TS: SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIG --^m 9/126 ?/? ?/? TO UTIIiHI'ffii 3 January Mexicana Fokker 100 (XA-TKR) Guadalajara apt, Mexico -/- 4/101 TO During the take-off roll, the right nosewheel tyre shed its tread just before rotate, and this damaged hydraulic lines for the nosewheel steering. The misaligned wheel became jammed in the nose-gear bay. The nose-gear would not deploy, so the crew flew for 2h to use up fuel and landed again at Guadalajara, holding the nose off the ground until the last 300m of the ground roll. 9 January Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Boeing 727-200Adv (CP-2323) Buenos Aires apt, Argentina The left main gear failed as the aircraft was turning left to line up on the runway. 15 January Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 (9M-MPH) Heathrow apt, London, UK One of the engines hit a baggage cart while the aircraft was taxiing onto the stand. 30 January Emirates Boeing 777-300 Melbourne, Australia An engine fan-blade separated during the take-off roll, causing an engine surge and the ejection of "low-energy debris" from the engine intake. This caused minor damage to the fuselage and fairings. 31 January Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 nr Tokyo, Japan 30 16/411 AA The cabin was extensively damaged, and crew and passengers were injured during avoidance manoeuvres when the aircraft nearly collided with a Japan Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10. There was no lateral separation and, according to the 747 captain, 10m vertical separation. Both crews were aware of the other's posi tion, which occurred because of an ATC error, but the DC-10 captain was responding to a TCAS resolution advisory to carry out avoidance action. The 747 pilot elected to ignore TCAS and use visual judgement, continuing a descent in which the aircraft was established. The DC-10 captain cancelled his TCAS-ordered descent just in time to prevent collision. 7 February Iberia Airbus A32Q (EC-HKJ) Bilbao apt, Spain -/1 6/136 L The aircraft encountered dramatic windshear, with no air traffic control warning, and it landed hard causing considerable damage. Passing through 200ft, there was a strong updraft and IAS increase, and the crew corrected with nose-down input. The aircraft developed a high rate of descent, and the crew given a sink rate warning. Just before touchdown, windshear became downdraft and the IAS decreased. The crew selected TOGA. The aircraft's alpha-protection system pushed the nose down to avoid a stall because of a sudden high AOA, with touchdown on all three gear legs almost simultaneous at a 1,200ft/min rate of descent and the nose-gear collapsed. The crew cancelled TOGA on the runway. Airbus has decided to alter AOA control laws to give pilots more attitude authority just before touchdown. 17 March Northwest Airlines Airbus A320-200 (N357NW) Metropolitan apt, Detroit, USA -/- 6/148 TO As the aircraft accelerated through 110kt, the nose began to rise and the pilot could not lower it. The aircraft got airborne and the crew reduced power to allow it to settle back on the runway. It touched down nose-high and there was a tail-scrape. Then the aircraft overran the end of the runway by about 170m. It was snowing, with visibility around 1km in daylight, and the aircraft had been de-iced before take-off. 20 March Lufthansa Airbus A320 Frankfurt Main, Germany -/- ?/? TO The captain's sidestick had been inadvertently cross-wired in roll during maintenance performed on the elevator and aileron control computers to correct a fault reported on the last flight. The captain flew the take-off, and used right sidestick input to counter turbulence-induced left roll just after unstick. This caused further left roll. The wingtip is estimated to have come within less than 1m of the ground before the co-pilot pressed his sidestick override button and took control. The crew climbed the aircraft to 12,000ft to check handling, and the co-pilot flew it back to carry out a safe landing. 22 March Tunisair Airbus A320-200 (TS-IMM) Melita, Djerba, Tunisia -/- 3 L The aircraft landed long, overran and the nose-gear collapsed. 14 April NTA Boeing 737-400 (PP-NAC) Salvador apt, Brazil -/- 6/100 (est) RA There was a smell of burning during final approach but no fire warning. While the passengers were disembarking normally the baggage hold was opened and there was a fire in it, which the fire service put out. 17 May Thai Airways Int'l Airbus A300-600 (HS-TAX) Bangkok, Thailand -/- ?/? L During landing roll on runway 21L the aircraft veered left onto the grass where it continued for some distance, then stopped on taxiway S, and continued to its stand. 17 May Thai Airways Int'l Airbus A300-600 (HS-TA2) Bangkok, Thailand -/- ?/? L During the final approach to runway 21R at night, the aircraft developed high sink-rate and bounced on landing. The captain took control, but during the recovery the aircraft suffered a tail-strike. The aircraft continued to its stand for passenger disembarkation. 22 May First Air Boeing 737-200 (C-GNWI) Yellowknife apt, Canada -/- 6/96 L The aircraft bounced twice from a hard landing, then the captain took control, but the aircraft came down on its nosewheel which was badly damaged. 23 May American Airlines Fokker 100 (N1419D) Dallas/Ft Worth apt, Texas, USA -/- 4/88 L Part of right main gear separated during an otherwise normal landing. 11 July Alitalia Boeing MD-82 (l-DACR) Rome Fiumicino apt, Italy •/• 6/24 G When the gear had been selected down on approach to Palermo, Sicily, the nose-gear indicated unsafe. The aircraft returned to Rome where a fly-by inspection confirmed that the nose-gear was retracted, so the pilot landed the aircraft in that condition. 17 July TAME Ecuador Fokker F28-4000 Tulcan apt, Ecuador -/- 6/70 L The aircraft veered left on landing, and the left main and nose-gear broke away. Runway marks show left main wheels were not turning at, or soon after, touchdown. 1 August Yemenia Boeing 727-200Adv (70-ACW) Asmara apt, Eritrea - 8/132 L Overran the wet runway, and hit a concrete block with its left gear, which collapsed. 8 August Tunis Air Airbus A320-210 (TS-IMC) Sfax apt, Tunisia - ?/? TO Sections of runway surface broke away and damaged the aircraft tailplane. The crew did not realise this until the aircraft landed at Paris. 44 22-28 JANUARY 2002 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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