Jet Aviation Casualties

An Ural Arlines Airbus A321 crashed into a cornfield in Russia shortly after take off. Suspected birdstrike might be involved in the crash after both powerplants failed. 227 passengers and 6 crew were onboard the aircraft at the time. The last time an A320 family aircraft was brought down by birdstrikes taking out both engines was with the US Airways A320 that Captain Sully brought down on the Hudson River in New York. This flight U6178 was due to fly from Moscow to Ukraine. All onboard exited the aircraft, no deaths were involved at the time. The aircraft is said to bear registration VQ-BOZ.

A very hard landing has damaged a Delta Airlines Boeing 757. As a result the aircraft now has structural and stress related damage to the airframe. The aircraft was performing flight DAL414 from New York to Ponta Delgada. Everyone got off the aircraft safely without injuries. They aircraft was not so lucky and the extensive repairs needed may very well prompt Delta to take the aircraft out of service. The aircraft registered N543US is over 23 years old.

Another incident involving a failed engine. This time it was a Swiss Airbus A220-300 that was flying over France when the incident occurred last month. The pilots shut down the engine in question and made an emergency landing at Charles De Gaulle Airport without incident. French investigators are now calling on the public to help find some of the missing fragments that were believed to have come down over Eastern France. The A220 was operating flight LX348 from London Heathrow (LHR). The Airbus A220-300 uses the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G powerplant.

An Airbus A380 operated by Emirates Airlines was substantially damaged while it was undergoing a routine A-Check. In an image circulating around social media it shows the aircraft with is nose section on the ground after what might have been a nose gear collapse. Emirates is tight-lipped about the incident and said no one was injured and are investigating internally. The incident apparently occurred on the 20th of August.

A few days ago an Air China Airbus A330-300 caught fire at Beijing Captial Airport while at the gate. The aircraft was in the process of boarding when an unusual noise was hear from beneath the floor in a area of the L2 Exit. 147 passengers were evacuated in less than 60 seconds. The crew then disembarked after. The aircraft suffered significant damage from the fire especially to the top of the forward section of the fuselage as well as internal fire damage. The aircraft was preparing for flight CA183 to Tokyo Haneda. The aircraft has since been moved from the gate to a remote stand.

I do not know why mechanics at MRO facilities around the world do this. When you work on a plane all the tools used are supposed to be accounted for! You are returning a plane to service that will be carrying peoples' lives, whether military, commercial, business aviation or otherwise.

Yes, this is true with the KC46 tankers.

Another Swiss Airbus A220 suffers engine failure. Remember not too long ago another Swiss A220 had a similar issue too. It isn't looking very good for the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G series of engines powering the A220. Funny enough the most recent incident also happened on the same route as the other Swiss A220 about two months ago, GVA > LHR. The crew returned to GVA after declaring an emergency. The aircraft, registered HB-JCA had just reached FL350 (35,000 ft) when an issue to the rotor in the low-pressure compressor happened. The compressor case also had a hole in it which is similar in circumstance to HB-JCM as it was climbing through FL320 (32,000 and climbing) back in July.

A tragedy of epic proportions not only because of the loss of life but a beautiful World War II era piece of machinery, history! A WW2 B-17 bomber crashed Hartford, Connecticut on Wednesday October 2nd killing 5 persons and injuring at least 14. Reports suggest the aircraft developed issues after take off and was trying to return to the field as an emergency. 10 passengers were onboard and 3 crew members. There are not many B-17s around that are operable and this hull loss was one of about 18 left in the United States.

An Antonov AN-12 crash-landed in emergency today (October 4th) after running out of fuel before its intended destination. The aircraft registered UR-CAH, operated by the Ukraine Air Alliance (UAA) vanished from radar screens about 7.4 nautical miles from the airport in Ukraine. It was subsequently found near a cemetery and soccer field, 5 persons are dead and three injured. Flight UK4050 from Vigo, Spain was found approximately 0.8 nautical miles from the intended airport in Ukraine.

The Ukraine Air Alliance (UAA), the company that was operating the Antonov AN-12 that crashed short of a mile of the airport in Ukraine has been grounded. The local civil aviation authorities in Ukraine has revoked the company's Air Operators Certificate (AOC). EASA has also revoked the third-country operator certificate. UAA no longer exists on the State Aministration's Register.

It has not been a good month for the Antonov aircraft particularly the AN-12. In a separate incident, an AN-12 landed on its belly because the gear would not deploy. Photo E1RU

An Aer Lingus Airbus A330 due to perform flight EI120 from Orlando (MCO) to Dublin (DUB) was damaged by fire when a piece of ground handling equipment caught fire while working the aircraft. Two workers who were in the cargo hold were injured seriously with first, second and third degree burns and one of them suffered a broken leg after jumping from the aircraft. Photo: Transport Workers Union

An American Eagle Embraer E145 suffered a runway excursion after landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Conditions at the airport were icy with snow falling. Poor braking and a tailwind were said to help contribute to the aircraft loosing control after it landed and veering off the runway. The 38 passengers and 3 crew walked away from the incident yesterday (November 11th).

A Turkish Boeing 737-800 suffered a gear collapse on landing at Odessa in Ukraine yesterday. The aircraft was performing flight TK467 from Istanbul and while on approach experienced strong cross winds. The first attempt to land was unsuccessful and resulted in a go-around. The second time the aircraft landed and suffered a nose-gear collapse. None of the 136 passengers appeared hurt.

An Aeroflot co-pilot passed away while in the cockpit of his Airbus A320 while enroute from Moscow to Anapa. The captain made an emergency landing in Rostov at the Platov International Airport (ROV). Medical personnel met the aircraft after it landed but the 49 year old co-pilot was pronounced dead.