Olive Branch Plane Crash

What: Vectair USA BELLANCA 8KCAB Regis#: 31254 8KCA plane en route from Olive Branch Airport.
Where: Fifteen miles from the airport, in Fayette County Tennessee on Price Road, near Knox Road and Highway 57 in Moscow. (30-40 EAST OF MEMPHIS, TN NEAR SUMMERVILLE, TN)
When: 3:30 p.m. January 31, 2009
Who: Pilot Killed
Why: The plane clipped the tree line, crashed into a field then slid into a pond.

Fatal Piper Crash in West Virginia

What: Wesvin Inc Piper PA-34
Where: KENOVA, W.Va 1.5 miles from the Wayne County airport
When: after 1 p.m. Jan 30 2009
Who: Pilot and six passengers were killed in the crash
Why: The plane was low on fuel and made a sudden 180-degree turn before losing contact with controllers at Tri-State. The plane struck struck a 345-kilovolt distribution lines.

The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.

Emergency Landing in KS field

What: Cessna 421 registered to Fly High Inc. en route from Col. James Jabara Airport at 8:08 a.m., heading to Millard Airport in Omaha
Where: 13000 block of E. 69th St In Field North of Wichita
When: just before 8:15 this morning.
Who: CFO Janet Cervantes, Rusty Eck employee Buck Leedum, and pilot Jim Kincaid.
Why: The pilot made a belly landing. There were minor injuries.

Experimental Plane Crash kills 3

What: EXP BEARHAWK Fixed Wing Single-Engine Regis#: 3WC owned by William Cox en route from a private airstrip in Beach City RWJ Airpark
Where: ANAHUAC TX in Chambers Count landing in an open pasture 30 miles east of Houston.
When: Thursday 01/29/2009 3 p.m.
Who: Pilot and two passengers were aboard
Why: Wtnesses reported hearing an engine sputter before seeing the plane nosedived into the ground. The plane was an experimental class plane

Moncks Corner Plane Crash

What: CIRRUS SR22Fixed Wing Single-Engine owned by CENTENNIAL AVIATION LLC
Where: ATTEMPTED LANDING AT MONCKS CORNER, SC CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT
When: 01/29/2009
Who: Only the pilot was aboard.
Why: AIRCRAFT REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THe plane landed short of the airport. THe pilot was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.

Plane Crashes in Half Moon Bay

What: AERONCA CH7A Fixed Wing Single-Engine plane owned by AMELIA REID AVIATION LLC Regis#: 2805E
Where: HALF MOON BAY, CA
When: 01/29/2009
Who: Pilot on board
Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OCEAN 8 MILES WEST OF HALF MOON BAY, CA AFTER ENGINE FAILURE

Piper incident in San Francisco

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What: PA31 Piper
Where: RUNWAY 28R, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
When: 01/28/2009
Who: pilot
Why: Piper struck runway edge lights

Emergency Landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport

What: Xtra Airways jet en route from from Alexandria, Louisiana to Mexico diverted to make an emergency landing
Where: Bush Intercontinental Airport
When: Thursday Morning
Who: 129 immigration prisoners
Why: When a fire was detected on board, the plane was diverted to Bush Intercontinental Airport. THe plane landed safely. There were no injuries.

Santa Monica Crash kills 2

What: Wingspan Inc Single engine Marchetti SF-260 aerobatic plane en route from Santa Monica Airport
Where: Santa Monica Airport at the west end of the runway
When: 5:05 p.m. wednesday Jan 28
Who: The victims were Paulo Emanuele, general manager of the airliners.net website. and Martin Schaedel a consultant to FareCompare, an airline fare comparison.
Why: The plane departed Santa Monica Airport runway 21 and began a left turn for noise abatement, then turned back to the right descending at a 70-80 degree angle.The plane appeared to lose power and crash on the west end of the runway.

Pilot and Student Emergency Landing

What: Sierra Academy of Aeronautics Cessna 152 en route from from Castle Airport in Atwater
Where: Lambing Ranch to the south west of Turlock Lake east of Waterford
When: flight left airport at 9:30 a.m. (Landing occurred 40 minutes into the lesson, and 10 miles from the nearest airport)
Who: Instructor Ken Kwan and student pilot Daniel Yang
Why: THe engine quit at 2,000 feet and falling at 500 feet/minute; and there was smoke in the cockpit. The Instructor landed the plane with no engine power. There were no injuries. After mechanics examined the plane, authorities said the plane experienced "catastrophic engine failure" when a rod went flying through the engine block.

Houston Helicopter Emergency Landing

What: Metro helicopter
Where: southeast Houston in a field off of State Highway 288 and Live Oak.
When: 6pm Tuesday.
Who: not available
Why: a transmission oil temperature light came on forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

First Solo Flight ends Well

What: single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk returning from a practice flight to Glens Falls, N.Y
Where: Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
When: Sunday Jan 25 2009
Who: Sarah Steves, an aviation student at Daniel Webster College in Nashua NH
Why: On her first solo cross-country night flight, the pilot experienced power in the plane’s lights and radio. She managed to make an emergency call. Rick Bendel, manager of Monadnock Aviation notified emergency dispatchers who notified Keene and Swanzey fire official with an emergency action plan in place for airport emergencies.

Steves had a hard landing on all 3 wheels w/o lights and taxied to the terminal without further incident.

Expo Crash, Fatality at Sebring Regional Airport

What: single engine Remos Light Sport plane manufactured by Remos Aircraft Inc.
Where: Sebring Regional Airport in the airport's south ramp.
When: rashed around 7:45 a.m.
Who: pilot Mike Kostelac was flown to Tampa General Hospital, passenger Steven Fletcher who was killed was a UK photographer.
Why: The crash happened shortly after takeoff. A second plane that was going to take off for formation. The crash happened before the last day of the expo opened at 9 a.m.

Sport Aviation Expo had 175 spaces rented to vendors of which Remos was one. Remos' main office is located in Berlin Germany.

Everglades Emergency Landing

What: single-engine Aero Commander 112 en route from Everglades Airpark
Where: Everglades Airpark south of Everglades City
When: Sunday, January 25, 2009
Who: pilot, 60-year-old William O'Neil, and passenger, 53-year-old Jeanne Graham
Why: After takeoff, the plane reportedly lost power , and the pilot attempted to bring the plane back down on the runway. Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Karie Partington said "But it kind of bounced off the runway and into some brush." Only minor injuries were reported

Loaded Fokker Loses Tires on Nigerian Runway

What: Kano bound aircraft, a Fokker 100 with tail number 5NCEO from Lagos
Where: taxiing on the Murtala Mohammed Airport runway
When: 8.30pm
Who: carrying about 108 passengers
Why: The plane lost two rear tires while taxiing and derailed to the surrounding field. The airline refunded money to some of them while the others were ferried to their destination. Some affected passengers were accommodated in a hotel in Ikeja, and others were checked into Aero Contractors aircraft bound for Abuja.

NCAA engineers were studying the plane

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has held a closed door meeting with the management of IRS Airlines over the incident.

Naples Emergency Landing

What: Cape Air Flight 9399 Cessna 402C in route from Key West to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers
Where: emergency landing in Naples Fl
Who: There were six people on board
Why: When it reported the loss of its engines, the flight was diverted to Naples Municipal Airport

Southwest Emergency Landing in Jacksonville

What: Southwest Flight 3726 passenger plane en route from Orlando to Washington, DC
Where: emergency landing in Jacksonville
When: 1/24/2009 2:45 pm Saturday
Who: 106 people on board
Why: After the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit, the plane landed in Jacksonville. Usually when a pilot smells smoke, there's a problem with the AC or Hydraulic fan. After the incident, technicians studied the plane and passengers were accommodated. There were no injuries.

Repeated Fume Emergency over Nigeria

What: Boeing 777 flight BA 82, en route London from the Nigerian capital
Where: Nigeria
When: Sat Jan 24
Who: 155 passengers and 14 crew
Why: Smoke had first been detected in the cockpit early on Saturday and the problem was supposedly fixed. An hour into the flight, pilots detected fumes /smoke in the cockpit., they requested the emergency landing in Kano. Passengers were promised a speedy replacement flight, and the 777 underwent another inspection.

The Nigerian media reported that one of the engines was in flames.

When the Sewage Hit the Fanblade

What: Cessna 172 registered to an El Cajon flight school en route from Gillespie Field in El Cajon to Torrance.
Where: Close to a hwy overpass a half-mile from the Oceanside runway Oceanside Municipal Airport east of Interstate 5 in San Diego County.
When: January 24, 2009
Who: 24-year-old pilot Amandeep Singh and an 18-year-old passenger Harshdeep Multani . Both have Indian passports.
Why: The official word is that the plane developed mechanical trouble and was in the process of an emergency landing. On one account, the plane clipped a power line on approach to the runway and crashed. Another account says the plane struck a wooden utility pole. The plane also sheared off the valve to a sewage pipe, spewubg a geyser 25,000 gallons of raw sewage. The airport was closed. It took 45 minutes to extricate the pilot from the wreckage as sewage rained down on them. Decontamination at the scene was comprised of stripping down to their shorts and being hosed down on site.

A salvage crew removed the wereckage to Pearblossom in Los Angeles County,

Piper Crash and Rescue in Tenerife

What: Piper PA-28 owned by Los Rodeos Aerotec flying club en route from Tenerife airport.
Where: Crash in the area of La Esperanza in the town of La Laguna in Tenerife ( Mountain of Joco in the municipality of La Orotava Tenerife)
When: 1352 hours (time when control tower lost contact with the plane.
Who: Emergency Intervention Group (GIES) identified the2 wounded men and a woman, all injured,who were taken to hospitals.

Why: Los Rodeos control tower reported the crash. One man and a woman were rescued by helicopters from the Emergency Intervention Group. One was rescued by Air Rescue (SAR).  A man who suffered leg contusions and the woman who suffered pneumothorax and a serious rib injury and were taken to University Hospital Canaria. The pilot suffered multiple serious undisclosed injuries and was transferred to the University Hospital of Our Lady of La Candelaria. Rescue efforts were hampered by fog.

Any corrections on the details of this crash are welcome, as the original text was in Spanish.

NZ Helicopter Crash

What: Helicopter
Where: near Waitakaruru, 24km southwest of the Firth of Thames New Zealand
When: 9.30 on Sunday morning jan 25 2009
Who: pilot and a female passenger survived the crash
Why: A fisherman 1km from the shore witnessed the helicopter go down in mangroves and reported it.

Airbus Engine Pulled from Hudson

Reuters provides a video of the Airbus 320's submerged left engine being pulled from the Hudson river.

The Airbus 320A jet has been moved from Battery Park City to Weeks Marina in Jersey City.

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered and the contents are being studied to determine detauks about what caused Flight 1549’s two engines to quit.

French Airbus Package Not Called Bailout

Even though France is putting $6.5 billion euros into banks with the sole intent of financing Airbus purchases, this plan is not being called a bailout.

Airbus is owned by the European aerospace group. In fact, the French state owns 15% of EADS. At the same time, EADS is cutting 10,000 jobs because of cost over-runs to the A380 super-jumbo project.

This is the first time that the French government has directed this much funding into the aviation/aeronautics industry, apparently a diversionary tactic to allay damage to their hard-hit automobile/tourism industry. This funding is in addition to a prior pledge of smaller scale assistance to aeronautical suppliers and researchers.

Expect protests from Boeing over the controversial nature of state aid.

Cessna crashes in Flagstaff

What: Protiva owned Cessna 205 that left Flagstaff Pulliam Airport en route for Yuma
Where: in a heavily wooded area near Willard Springs Road, about 15 miles south of Flagstaff AZ
When: Fri Jan 23 approx 7 a m
Who: Frank Protiva and Thomas Moody
Why: Witnesses said the plane was flying low with engine trouble and struck a tree. Both men were killed

Emergency Landing in Naples

What: CESSNA 402C Flight 9399 operated by Cape Air en route from Key West to Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport
Where: Naples Municipal Airport
When: emergency landing Thursday night 7 p.m.
Why: The Naples Airport received a distress call that the plane’s engines were out. The plane glided to the runway with no injuries. Passengers reached their destinations by bus

Cessna lands on the 4th Tee

What: 1964 Cessna 172 owned by Lance Sparks
Where: Prestonwood Country Club in Plano
When: 4 p.m. Thursday.
Who: pilot/owner Lance Sparks
Why: The plane experienced engine failure, forcing the pilot to land.

MACAIR emergency landing

What: MacAir flight en route from Townsville to Mount Isa
Where: 42-seat plane en route from Cloncurry airport, Queensland
When: Jan 23 emergency call about 5.15pm
Who: 21 passengers
Why: News reports say that the pilot shut down the engine after a false mechanical warning. Passengers were taken the rest of the way to the airport (8 kilometers) by bus.

Note: alternating reports on this same incident say the plane was (was not) hit by lightning and the plane had 40 (21) passengers.

Beechcraft Layoffs Coming

In 2008, about 500 Beechcraft employees lost their jobs.

In 2009, Beechcraft is undergoing a $17 million expansion to its Little Rock facility where 900 people work. This was announced last October; however, there are still going to be company job cuts across the board. In a letter to employees, Beechcraft Chairman and CEO Jim Schuster said "As a result, we are forced to substantially decrease our 2009 production levels and take the painful step of reducing our workforce accordingly. We are in the process of finalizing our plans and will notify affected employees as soon as possible."

Little Rock Emergency

What: C172 Regis#: 20275
Where: Little Rock Arkansas
When: 01/22/2009
Who: Pilot and Passenger
Why: The pilot reported a power loss but was able to reach the airport. On landing, however, there was damage when it ran off the runway.

Yet Another Airbus Issue: Hydraulics

What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 flight 1238 registration N762US en route from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Philadelphia
Where: Raleigh-Durham International Airport
When: Thursday Jan 22
Why: The Airbus experienced a hydraulic problem just 6 minutes into the flight. The plane safely touched down back at Raleigh-Durham about fifteen minutes after it took off.

Kit Plane Ground Loops in El Monte CA

What: RV8 registration # 396JD ( RV-8 is a kit produced by Van's Aircraft)
Where: El Monte CA
When: 01/21/2009
Who: 1 crew, 1 passenger
Why: On landing, the plane ground looped and the gear collapsed.

Helicopter Crash In Monroe NC

What: Hughes OH6A Helicopter owned by Charlotte Helicopters Flight Academy
Where: Monroe NC (Union County) at Stephen Street and Donham Street in a field behind Central Academy of Technology and Art
When: Thursday 10:30 a.m
Who: Justin Travis, survived. Pilot Mark Bartlett was killed in the crash * corrected as per comment below.
Why: helicopter hit power lines and crashed

Challenger Crashes in Soybean field

What: experimental plane (Challenger II) en route from Noah's Ark Airport
Where: field in Platte County, 19140 NW Waldron Road
When: 10"45 am
Who: Two injured in the crash, pilot Jimmy A. Dulin and passenger passenger, Billie D. Carter,
Why: After experiencing engine problems, the plane went down in a soybean field
*will be updated if further information comes available

3rd Wray Crash Victim Recovered.

What: Gulfstream AC-90 operated by J.W. Operating Co. of Addison, Texas
Where: approaching the Wray airport
When: Thursday
Who: The bodies of 53-year-old David Carey, 33-year-old Daniel Rojas, 32-year-old Zachary Hergot have been recovered. (The third boyd was recovered on Saturday)
Why: The plane had been cleard for an instrument landing because of limited visibility

Police Chopper Lands on Street

What: Fresno Police helicopter
When: 9:00 PM Sunday night.
Where: just off a runway at Fresno's Chandler Airport. When:
Why: The copter was following a hit and run suspect when the oil light on the instrument panel came on. No injuries.

Ultralight Lands on public Street

What: ultra-light plane from the Keswick Dam area half a mile away from Benton Airpark,
Where: emergency landing on Eureka Way. Redding
When: Sunday Afternoon 1-18
Who: pilot Ron Lim and passenger
Why: Lim was on his third flight of the day when his engine died. He managed to avoid power lines and made a perfect landing--on the right shoulder of a public street.

Temora Crash Kills Aerobics Crash

What: aerobatics plane
Where: Temora Airport New South Wales Riverina
When: 10:30am
Who: Pilot Tom Moon national aerobatics champion
Why: After an emergency call was made from Airport Road, Temora, the plane caught fire after crashing near the Aviation Museum.

Emergency Landing in Indiana at Purdue University Airport

What: BE19 Musketeer Sport Regis#6509T
Where: LAFAYETTE Indiana, PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT
When: 01/18/2009 7:00 pm
Who: pilot Brian McMillen of North Liberty and his wife Jill
Why: sleet caused the aircraft's windshield to ice up. The plane undershot the runway while trying to land, but the couple escaped the crash uninjured.

Homebuilt Misses Drag Strip Landing in Hawaii

What: FP-404 registration# 81633 experimental single-engine biplane
Where: HILO Hawaii
When: 01/18/2009 7:10 am
Who: pilot Thomas Downey, 79
Why: When the engine failed at 2,500 feet, the pilot force landed on a drag strip, landing outside the perimeter fence. The pilot suffered an injury to his finger. The plane suffered damage to wings and landing gear.

On ground incident in Akron

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What: MAULE MX-7 registration 1052U
Where: AKRON, AL
When: 01/18/2009
Who: information not released
Why: On landing, the plane struck a windsock pole.

Hawaii Plane Crash

What: Alpine Air twin-engine beechcraft 1900 en route from Honolulu to Lihue carrying 4,200 pounds of mail for the U.S. Postal Service.
Where: Hawaii
When: Plane went missing after takeoff Monday 4:45 a.m.
Who: Pilot's name is not released.
Why: The pilot is missing; as the pilot was a surfer, they are hoping he is still alive, as a life raft was found. According to air traffic controllers, they found that the aircraft had dropped roughly 2,200 feet. There was no distress call made. Rescue crews found a piece of the door, a piece of the nose and a shoe.

The Preliminary NTSB report is as follows:
On January 14, 2008, at 0508 Hawaiian standard time, N410UB, a Beech 1900C, was lost from radar over the ocean about 7 miles south of the Lihue Airport, Lihue, Hawaii, located on the island of Kauai. Alpine Aviation Inc., doing business as Alpine Air, was operating the airplane as an on-demand cargo flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135. The airline transport pilot was killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, at 0443, and was destined for Lihue.

According to the operator, the pilot was making his first flight after coming off of a two day scheduled rest period. The purpose of the flight was to transfer mail to Lihue, and then the pilot was to return to Honolulu later the same day. The flight was scheduled to arrive at Lihue about 0515.

The Coast Guard indicated that debris from the airplane was initially identified floating on the ocean surface at 0848, approximately 11 miles south-southwest of the airport. The water depths in the search area were up to 800 fathoms (4,800 feet). Additional debris was identified and collected and then transported to the Coast Guard station at Lihue. The Coast Guard discontinued the search on the afternoon of January 15.

An Airport Duty Operations Controller was conducting an airport inspection while the accident airplane was approaching the airport. He recalled that he heard a pilot who identified himself as Alpine Air state that he was, "...landing 35 and 7 miles out." Airport personnel reported that the runway lights, medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights (MALSR), and precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights for runway 35, were recorded as functional at the time of the accident.

The following weather conditions were reported at Lihue Airport at 0453: wind from 030 at 23 knots with gusts to 27 knots, 10 miles visibility, cloud layers scattered at 4,100 feet and overcast at 5,500 feet, temperature 20 degrees Celsius, dew point 13 degrees Celsius, and the altimeter setting was 30.13 inches of Mercury.

Emergency Landing

What: Gulfstream Rockwell Turbo-Prop Model 690C owned by a leasing company in Boca Raton
Where: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
When: Sunday around 3:30
Why: engine trouble

Before US Airways Flight 1549 Update

• US Airways ship number N106US flew on January 13, 2009, and January 15, 2009, with the same flight number of AWE 1549 from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas [International] Airport in North Carolina.
  
  
• Multiple passengers said that on a a different day, on the SAME plane, same flight, SAME location the SAME airbus experienced a series of compressor stalls on the right engine, punctuated by some backfires or explosions, with fire coming out of the engine. Although the pilot announced an emergency landing, but he then continued on to Charlotte.
  
  
• This was confirmed by one source to be the same Airbus A-320, which is N106US.
  
  
• This prior incident could have also been caused by the engine ingesting a bird or birds. But...was it?
  
  
• This brings up two questions: Could something else have been wrong with the engines on the N106US Airbus? OR can something be done to safeguard the engine intake to prevent the vacuum from sucking birds inside?

What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m
Where: Hudson River off New York City
When: Thurs jan 15
Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots )
Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.

Ventura ultralight Crash

Where: waters off the coast of Emma Wood State Beach west if Ventura
When: Saturday reported at 12:30 pm
Who: Pilot Rick Martinez, 43, of Camarillo and his passenger, Larry Graziano, 38, of Costa Rica
Why: On a turn, the motorized ultralight caught the water and flipped into the water. Pilot and passenger were rescued by jet-skiiers.

Medivac Emergency Landing

What: Baptist Hospital Medivac helicopter en route from Memphis to Little Rock
Where: St. Francis County at an intersection near Widener six miles east of Forrest City Arkansas
When: 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening.
Who: pilot and 2 nurses
Why: The pilot indicated that a bird strike precipitated the emergency landing

US Airways Emergency Landing at Hancock Airport

What: US Airways Express plane enroute from Laguardia to Rochester
Where: emergency landing in Syracuse at Hancock Airport
Who: 10 people on board including Congressman Eric Massa (D) Corning
Why: The plane made an emergency landing because of "flap" failure, successfully negotiating the icy runway.

Hudson Video

New York--The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board released Coast Guard footage today of the U.S. Airways passenger plane as it conducted an emergency landing into the Hudson River Jan. 15, 2009.
You see the plane emerge at the middle of the left screen, at 3:31.02





Passenger interview

United Emergency Landing in SD

What: United Airlines flight en route to Chicago
Where: Sioux Falls
When: 9:00 Wednesday jan 14
Who: 35 passengers No injuries
Why: The plane experienced mechanical failure after takeoff ( Reportedly, a flap on the plane wouldn't go back down after takeoff) and landed back at the Sioux Falls Airport

Homebuilt Crashes in Santa Ynez

What: single-engine homebuilt plane( S FLUT-R-BUG SA6 not pictured) en route from Santa Ynez Valley Airport
Where: Sycamore Valley Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley in the 6500 block of Figueroa Mountain Road.
When: Between 2 and 2:30 pm.
Why: The pilot had to land because of engine trouble. After landing, he worked on his plane, and took off again to fly the 10 miles to the airport, but the engine quit again and the plane crashed into some oak trees. The pilot sustained a scratch on his head but the plane is considered "substantial"

Air Canada/Air Georgian Blows Tires in Albany

What: Air Canada 9 year old 19-seat Beechcraft 1900 turboprop en route from Toronto to Manchester, N.H.
Where: Albany International Airport
When: Thursday Jan 15 11 am
Who: seven passengers and two crew members
Why: The plane was landing because of a reported engine problem (an in-flight emergency when one of two turboprop engines experienced difficulty). The pilot noticed low oil pressure in the right engine; however, all four tires failed during an emergency landing at in New York. The plane landed on the main runway and stopped on four flat deflated tires at the intersection of two runways The Albany airport was closed for an hour after the landing.

Note: Tickets were sold by Air Canada, but Air Georgian operated the flight. Air Georgian president Paul Mulrooney is unsure if there was ice on the plane's brakes or if the pilot braked too heavily, causing the tires to blow out.

US Airways Airbus Goes Down in the Hudson

What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m
Where: Hudson River off New York City
When: Thurs jan 15
Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots )
Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.



Heroic efforts were made, retrieving 150 from the freezing Hudson waters. (It was a 20-degree day.) Gov. David Paterson has called the rescue "miracle on the Hudson."



US Airways CEO Doug Parker public announcement.


The captain of US Airways 1549 is Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III. Captain Sullenberger has over 40 years of flying experience." He a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.)., former US Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, who has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, and has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations.

Passengers are recorded saying the Captain walked the length of the aisle to verify everyone was safely out.


NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
January 15, 2009

NTSB SENDING GO TEAM TO NEW YORK CITY FOR HUDSON RIVER AIRLINER ACCIDENT

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a Go Team to investigate today's crash of a US Airways Airbus A-320 (N106US) into the Hudson River in New York City.

Senior Air Safety Investigator Robert Benzon has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge of the 20-member team. NTSB Member Kitty Higgins is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene investigation. Peter Knudson is the press officer for the investigative team.

The team will be arriving in New York this evening.

Delta Emergency Landing in San Francisco

What: Delta Boeing 737 flight 1652 en route from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Atlanta
Where: San Francisco International Airport
When: 01/14/2009 7:30
Who: 93 passengers
Why: Fuel system indicator light was flashing so the plane was diverted to divert the plane to San Francisco International Airport, Passengers were booked on alternative flights, and the Boeing retired to the Delta maintenance unit at San Francisco International Airport for repairs to the light.

Home built Crashes, Kills Pilot

What: "experimental high wing" or home-built single-engine plane registered to William McDuffie of Louisiana
Where: East Texas near a landfill between Longview and Kilgore.
When: Discovered Monday afternoon
Who: Ronald Vickers of Arlington died in the crash. Death was pronounced on the scene.
Why: Prior to crashing, the plane made contact with the power lines. The right wing susustained damage. Ronald Vickers was about halfway through the 350 mile trip from Oak Ridge, La to taking his newly purchased plane home to Texas. It is not known why he was flying low.

Rooney Family Crash

What: PC-12 Eagle single-engine turboprop from (to) Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
Where: Hayden Colorado (Routt County)
When: 01/11/2009 9:40 a.m.
Who: 2 fatalities-William "Bill" Rooney Jr. and son William Patrick Rooney III
Why: The Pilatus PC-12 crashed 2 miles from Hayden Colorado ten minutes after takeoff, apparently attempting to return to the airport. They had already delayed their trip home to Yorba Linda from Steamboat Springs with the intention of avoiding strong Santa Ana winds near Chino Hills.

Piper Decked on Roanoke Island Deck

What: Piper Saratoga 32-R owned by PIPER LANCE HOLDINGS LLC, a six seater, single engine aircraft En route to Dare County Airport
Where: Roanoke Island North Carolina- on the upper back deck of a private residence on Joclar Lane in Manteo.
When: 5:57 pm
Who: two individuals on board; pilot Frank Snodgrass and son both were taken to Outer Banks Hospital. The son was trapped inside the cockpit, and sustained a broken arm and injured ribs.
Why: When attempting to land at the Dare County Regional Airport, the plane hit a tree and then crashed into a house. The home owners and their six year old daughter were in the house at the time and were not hurt. The homeowner helped get the people out of the wreckage. They walked on their own power to the ambulance.

Saab Loses Hydraulics and Lands Safely at Yeager Airport

What: Colgan Aviation for United Express' 34-seat Saab 340 twin-engine turboprop en route to Washington's Dulles International Airport
Where: Yeager
When: 8:30 a.m.
Who: 13 passengers
Why: The plane underwent a total hydraulic failure, and prior to landing, circled Yeager for about 45 minutes to burn off fuel. This was a level two alert. Yeager airport has three alert levels. For a Level Two alert, county 911 dispatchers automatically sent fire and police personnel from Charleston to the airport to assist Air National Guard personnel.

Siberian Helicopter Crash

What: Mi-2 helicopter hired by Yuganskneftegaz
Where: Siberian region of Khanty–Mansi
When: Monday January 12 2009
Who: Dmitry Podgorodinsky, the copilot Victor Morozov, and two passengers Denis Inotsenko and Sergey Sokolov
Why: The helicopter was found near the Obninsk oil deposit 50 kilometres away from the city of Nefteyugansk. All those onboard were killed in the crash. pilot’s documents and samples of fuel have been taken from the scene. The autopsies of the victims and also an examination of the helicopter’s fuel are in progress. The helicopter had been hired to fkt over the company’s area oil wells. The flight was found at 23:40 local time by 3 search helicopter/rescue crews from aviation companies Convers Avia, UTair and Yugra Avia.

Missing Pilot Found and Lost Again.

The pilot who had been reported missing in our earlier report of a parachutist near Childersburg/Milton is named Marc Schrenker. When his windshield imploded, Shrenker parachuted out, leaving his unmanned plane on auto-pilot. (It crashed near Ft. Walton Beach.) He checked into a hotel under the name Jason Galoozis and slipped away to retrieve a motorcycle he'd stashed in a store room. The Childersburg police are looking for him. So is his soon to be ex-wife, AND the Securities Commission.

Update
It now looks like Schrenker tried to fake his own death. The windshield implosion is a fairy tale. and is fleeing a divorce and officials investigating him for securities fraud.

Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes at Texas University; 1 killed, no students hurt

What: Army Black HawkUH-60 helicopter
Where: campus of Texas A&M University near the Corps of Cadets field on the school's College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston
When: Jan-12-09
Who: 4 Army National Guard and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school's ROTC unit were the only ones aboard. Three men are in critical condition at College Station Medical Center. One is at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan
Why: A witness described that after lift off, the helicopter seemed to lose control, spun then dropped straight down.
*will be updated if further information comes available

Beechcraft Landing Gear Fails in Indian Head

What: Beechcraft 33A
Where: INDIAN HEAD, MD
When: 01/09/2009
Who: 2 crew members
Why: On landing, the Beechcraft's landing gear collapsed.

Helicopter Forced Landings in FL

What: N165RV, A ROBINSON R44 ROTORCRAFT
Where: CLEWISTON, FL
When: 01/11/2009
Who: Pilot
Why: The helicopter made a forced landing 11 miles from the airport

An aviation school helicopter had an emergency landing landed along I-95 at mile marker No. 212 near Titusville.

Piper Emergency Landing in Georgetown TX

What: PA-32 Cherokee Si
Where: GEORGETOWN, TX
When: 01/10/2009
Who: 1 pilot 1 passenger
Why: Emergency landing. Pilot reported a problem with the landing gear.

Lear Slides off Aurora Runway

What: Learjet 55
Where: AURORA, IL
When: 01/12/2009
Who: 1 pilot 2 passengers
Why: On landing, the learjet slid off the runway.

Chino Gear Up landing

What: Beechcraft
Where: CHINO, CA
When: 01/11/2009
Who: pilot only
Why: Beechcraft landed gear up

Phoenix Ground Loop

What: Parker 77
Where: Phoenix AZ
When: 01/09/2009
Who: Pilot
Why: The pilot "ground looped" during a touch and go

Cessna Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

What: Cessna 210
Where: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
When: 01/10/2009
Who: only the pilot was aboard
Why: The Cessna landed Gear up

Piper Emergency Landing in Litchfield

What: PA18 (Piper super cub)
Where: LITCHFIELD, MN a field near a patch of woods the Doerings own southeast of Elrosa. The crash site is 1/2f mile s of County Road 14
When: 01/10/2009
Who: 1 pilot 1 passenger Eric and Ray Doering
Why: The Piper landed in a field . 48 feet of touching down, deep snows flipped the aircraft. Minor damage made it necessary for the plane to be trailered out.

Cessna Flips in Pescadero

What: Rented Sterling Aviation's Cessna 150 en route from Monterey to Half Moon Bay Airport
Where: PESCADERO, CA in an open field south of Half Moon Bay (about 1 mile south of Pescadero Road and Highway 1 )
When: 01/11/2009
Who: 2 Michael Paul Harris, and his wife, Danette,
Why: The pilot noticed they were running low on fuel. After a Forced landing in a field outside of PESCADERO, CA, about 200 yards into the field, the plane's front nose wheel dug into the soil and collapsed, causing the plan to flip. The pilot buzz is that the renter of the plane should have refueled, and that the forced landing and resultant plane damage was entirely unnecessary.

Parachuted Pilot Missing near Milton FL

What: PA46
Where: Milton Florida
When: 01/12/2009
Who: 1 person
Why: After the pilot reported an in flight emergency, the piper crashed into a swampy area 1 mile from Milton FL. The pilot parachuted out but has not yet been found

Cessna Fatality in Hardin Kentucky

What: Cardinal Aviation's Cessna 172 en route from Murray Airport
Where: HARDIN, KY in the Old Liberty Road area of Marshall County
When: 01/09/2009 7:05 EST
Who: Pilot was killed. Donald Bunting of Murray.
Why: The FAA says the Cessna 172 hit a power line

Eagle Crashes near Hayden CO

What: PC-12 Eagle single-engine turboprop from (to) Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
Where: Hayden Colorado (Routt County)
When: 01/11/2009
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: The Pilatus PC-12 crashed 2 miles from Hayden Colorado ten minutes after takeoff, apparently attempting to return to the airport

Ethiopian Boeing 757 Emergency Landing

What: Ethiopian Boeing 757 en route from Addis Ababa to Rome
Where: Diverted to Malta International Airport
When: 1/11/09 -plane landed safely at 4.30 a.m.
Who: 182 on board: 175 passengers 7 crew no injuries
Why: The plane sustained an inflight engine shutdown during cruise and there were norepercussions to any other key aircraft systems

Safe But Not Safe Enough: Helicopter Crash Reduction

International Helicopter Safety Team is a task force composed of American and European government agencies--an international safety team--forecasts to reduce the rate of helicopter crashes 80 percent within eight years, no doubt a good idea as helicopters crash three times more frequently than commercial airliners

Seventy percent of helicopter crashes are determined to be the result of human error (training, overwork or poor design)

Partial list of Fatal crashes in 2008
Date -------- Location -------- Craft --------#
12/27/2008 Honiara, PO HUGHES 369 N104BN Fatal(1)
12/11/2008 Sabine Pass, TX BELL 206 N180AL Fatal(5)
11/16/2008 Lingen, Germany Rotorway PH-NTL Fatal(1)
11/16/2008 Quitman, AR BELL OH-58C N153GF Fatal(1)
11/2/2008 Gallatin, TN Robinson R-44 N300FX Fatal(1)
10/16/2008 Dryden, NY Robinson R22 N943MH Fatal(1)
10/15/2008 Aurora, IL BELL 222 N992AA Fatal(4)
10/13/2008 Conroe, TX BELL 206 N6ZV Fatal(2)
10/13/2008 Sedona, AZ BELL 407 N42AZ Fatal(1)
9/27/2008 Forestville, MD AEROSPATIALE AS365 N92MD Fatal(4) 0
9/21/2008 Kenosha, WI Robinson R44 II N999ZD Fatal(2)
9/6/2008 Muzino Village, Russia Robinson R-44 RA-04180 Fatal(2)
9/3/2008 Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates Bell 212 A6-AVL Fatal(7)
8/31/2008 Greensburg, IN Bell 206L-1 N37AE Fatal(3)
8/29/2008 Ridgedale, MO Robinson R44 II N41411 Fatal(2)
8/17/2008 Olalla, WA Robinson R-22 N301MA Fatal(1)
8/6/2008 Alice Arm, Canada Hughes 369D C-GZIO Fatal(3)
8/5/2008 Weaverville, CA Sikorsky S-61N N612AZ Fatal(9)
7/19/2008 Price, UT Hughes 369D N400BE Fatal(3)
7/15/2008 Salesville, AR Hughes 269B N469E Fatal(2)
7/4/2008 Sunol, CA Schweizer 269 C-1 N2011A Fatal(2)
6/29/2008 Flagstaff, AZ Bell 407 N407GA Fatal(7)
6/29/2008 Flagstaff, AZ Bell 407 N407MJ Fatal(7)
6/8/2008 Huntsville, TX Bell 407 N416PH Fatal(4)
5/29/2008 Panama City, Panama Bell UH-1N SAN-100 Fatal(11)
5/25/2008 Sunrise Beach, MO McDonnell Douglas 500-E N686F Fatal(1)
5/24/2008 Avalon, CA Aerospatiale AS-350-D N67GE Fatal(3)
5/16/2008 Comstock, MI Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N5049F Fatal(1)
5/10/2008 La Crosse, WI Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ N135UW Fatal(3)
5/9/2008 Muanda, Congo Bell 206 L-1 N5014V Fatal(1)
4/30/2008 Paraty, Brazil Agusta/Westland A109S PR-IPO Fatal(2)
4/28/2008 Bartlett, TX Robinson R44 N477SH Fatal(1)
4/15/2008 Chickaloon, AK Eurocopter France AS350B2 N213EH Fatal(4)
3/13/2008 Wilmington, NC Robinson R22 Beta II N2215R Fatal(1)
3/11/2008 Santa Cruz, Peru Bell 412EP N417EV Fatal(10)
3/2/2008 Nizhnevartovsk, Russia Robinson R-44 II RA-04223 Fatal(2)
2/13/2008 Gascoyne Junc, Australia Robinson R44 VH-ZDP Fatal(2)
2/8/2008 Totes Gebirge, Austria Bell 206B OE-XRH Fatal(2)
2/5/2008 S. Padre Island, TX Eurocopter France AS350B2 N911VA Fatal(3)
1/25/2008 Los Angeles, CA Robinson R22 N705JJ Fatal(1)
1/22/2008 Ochopee, FL Robinson R44 N18HB Fatal(2)
1/11/2008 Puebla, Mexico Bell 412HP XC-JCD Fatal(8)
1/7/2008 Zuzenhausen, Germany Bell 206B D-HJET Fatal(1)

Airbus Smokey Emergency Landing in Shannon

What: Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-300, registration G-VELD flight VS-39 en route from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Chicago O'Hare,IL
Where: Flight diverted to Shannon (Ireland)
When: 11 JAN 2009
Who: 156 passengers were stranded in Shannon.
Why: 37 minutes before emergency landing, pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Inspection indicated that smoke emanated from some faulty wiring in the forward galley. The passengers were provided hotel accommodations and then scheduled to complete their flight to Chicago via Aer Lingus

Missing Helicopter Crashed in Siberian Mountains. 7 Dead

What: Mi-171 helicopter owned by the Russian state gas giant Gazprom
Where: snow-covered mountain region of Siberia near Chornaya Mountain in the rugged Altai region.
When: Friday Jan 9 2009
Who: eleven passengers: Seven people were killed including Russia's lower house of parliament rep Alexander Kosopkin; Four survivors were being treated in the city of Barnaul
Why: The passengers had been on a hunting expedition. Under investigation is the possibility that poor quality fuel caused the helicopter's engines to break down. Initial reports of eight dead were corrected to seven. No indication is made if crew is included in the passenger count.

Zest Crashes Barriers in Caticlan

What: ZEST Xian MA60 Aircraft Flight 865 en route from Manila to Caticlan
Where: undershot the Caticlan airport runway, Phillipines
When: Sunday Morning 11 JAN 2009
Who: 22 adults, 2 children, 1 crew aboard.
Injured: Though initial reports indicated two children and one crew member were injured, fifteen were taken to the Baptist hospital in Caticlan.
Why: According to reportage (which may be obscured due to mistranslation) strong winds caused the aircraft's landing gear to "explode." (explode?) The plane undershot landing on runway 06, hit an airport barrier. The plane's nose, landing gears and propellers were damaged. The runway was then closed.

The plane reportedly "veered to crash into the airport's passenger lounge" but that has not been confirmed. The injured included at least one ground crew member.

Cessna Emergency Landing in Swamp

What: Cessna 172
Where: emergency landing NE of Dumbarton Bridge one mile north of the Palo Alto Airport
When: Friday night
Who: pilot aboard.
Why: The pilot reported that the plain was losing oil pressure. On landing, the plane flipped in a marshy area. The Coast Guard responded to the emergency call. The (approx) 25 gallons of fuel aboard neither caused a fire nor contaminated the area. The pilot was uninjured

Sebring Florida Landing Minor Damage

What: C210 carrying 60 gallons of fuel.
Where: Sebring Airport Sebring Florida
When: 01/08/2009
Who: Pilot
Why: After conducting a test flight, the pilot radiod problems with the landing gear. The plane landed gear up. Touchdown --according to news articles-was in the grass beside the runway.

Beechcraft goes gear up on San Luis Obispo Runway 24

What: BE36
Where: SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT, SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA.
When: 01/08/2009
Who: 1 crew member, 1 passenger
Why: The plane landed gear up on runway 24.

Bumper Planes?

What: PA28 CHEROKEE
Where: CHANDLER, AZ
When: 01/08/2009
Who: 2 crew 2 passengers
Why: During taxi back to runway 22R. N4122T bumped N82044 in the run up area at Chandler Airport.

Utah Helicopter Crash

What: R-44 Astro
Where: on the outskirts of West Valley City as it was headed to airport No. 2 in West Jordan
When: 01/09/2009
Who: pilot Scott Robinson and passenger Anthony Meredith both taken to Intermountain Medical Center
Why: The helicopter departed from Provo on an IFR training flight to Windover.
The pilot attempted to fly around the northern end of the Oquirrh mountains and flew into bad weather.

TV Host Crashes on Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.

hang glider pictured
What: Australian-made homebuilt aircraft piloted by John Duigan en route from a private strip on Flinders Island
Where: Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
When: Jan 7 2009
Who: Nick and his father John were airlifted to Launceston General Hospital. Duigan suffered a head injury, broken jaw requiring surgery, broken ribs and fractured wrists. John had surgery for an abdominal injury and broken leg.

Why: The ultralight struggled to gain altitude after take off and crashed into a hill and flipping