[simpits-chat] Fwd: Fw: Flight Safety Information (20JAN03-029) (fwd)

[John P. Miguez]

Gene,

Thank you for uploading these updates.  I appreciate them and read most of
them.

John
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> >Flight Safety Information (20JAN03-029)
> >_________________________________
> >
> >*Six Hurt When Plane Hits Jetway in N.Y.
> >*Fighter Jet Overshoots Australian Runway
> >*A plane carrying Czech defense minister gets stuck at Kosovo airport
> >*Lost Swiss pilot lands copter at Air Force One base
> >*Messerschmitt 262 Ends Up In Ditch At Paine Field
> >*5 rescued in helicopter crash in S. Korea
> >*Two injured as planes collide on glacier
> >*CASA MAY CLIP THE WINGS OF PNG FLIGHTS
> >*AN-24 Accident in Gabon
> >*UK's BAE rejects report of Boeing merger talks
> >*Today in History
> >***********************************************
> >
> >Six Hurt When Plane Hits Jetway in N.Y.
> >
> >NEW YORK (AP) - An airplane struck a passenger jetway at LaGuardia
> Airport,
> >injuring six airport workers Sunday, authorities said.
> >
> >The Northwest Airlines Airbus A319 was being moved from a parking area
> to a
> >gate when it hit the jetway, causing the plane's landing gear to
> collapse,
> >according to airline spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch.
> >
> >There were no passengers on the plane or the jetway, the accordian-like
> >tunnel used to connect planes to terminal gates.
> >
> >A customer service agent on the jetway, three ground employees guiding
> the
> >aircraft and two mechanics suffered minor injuries, Ebenhoch said. Five
> were
> >released from a hospital after treatment.
> >
> >A second Northwest airplane, a Boeing 757, also was damaged in the
> >collision, and both planes were being removed from service, Ebenhoch
> said.
> >He could not immediately provide details on the damage to the second
> plane.
> >
> >Passengers were being rebooked on other flights, Ebenhoch said.
> >*****************
> >
> >Fighter Jet Overshoots Australian Runway
> >
> >SYDNEY, Australia - A U.S. fighter jet overshot a runway and rolled into
> >trees while attempting to land at an air base in western Australia. Its
> >pilot was not injured.
> >
> >The F/A-18 Hornet was one of 20 from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham
> >Lincoln, which stopped in Australia for repair and maintenance work. It
> >rolled off the runway late Friday at the base about 30 miles north of
> the
> >state capital, Perth. "It was going in to land at Pearce air base ... it
> >would appear that he's overshot the runway and ended up in a private
> >paddock," Western Australia state police Duty Inspector Garry Kosovich
> said.
> >A U.S. military spokesman was not immediately available for comment. A
> >spokesman for the Australian Defense Force declined comment.
> >*****************
> >
> >A plane carrying Czech defense minister gets stuck at Kosovo airport
> >
> >PRISTINA, Yugoslavia - A military plane carrying the Czech defense
> minister
> >and other officials slid off the runway Sunday at Pristina airport as it
> was
> >preparing to take off, a U.N. spokesman said.
> >
> >"At around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT), when the plane, a Tupolev 154, was moving
> from
> >the parking area to the main runway a wheel of the plane went off the
> tarmac
> >into the mud, which made the plane bend on its side," said Andrea Angeli
> a
> >spokesman for the U.N. in Kosovo. Jaroslav Tvrdik, the Czech defense
> >minister, and a delegation of some 40 other military and civilian
> officials
> >were on board at the time, but no one was injured, he said. At the time
> of
> >the accident there was little snow, but visibility was good, Angeli
> said.
> >The minister and the rest of the delegation were about to fly to Kuwait
> >after a two-day visit in Kosovo, where they presented medals to a
> 400-strong
> >Czech-Slovak battalion serving alongside NATO led peacekeepers in this
> >Yugoslav province. Another plane was ordered, and the delegation was
> hoping
> >to leave Pristina later in the day, weather permitting, Angeli said.
> >Meanwhile NATO and Russian peacekeeper, who control Pristina airport,
> were
> >trying to move the plane onto the tarmac again, Angeli said. Tvrdik was
> >planning to to meet a Czech chemical warfare unit stationed in Kuwait.
> >**************
> >
> >Lost Swiss pilot lands copter at Air Force One base
> >
> >WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - An unidentified Swiss national on
> Saturday
> >landed his helicopter at Andrews Air Force Base, the home of the
> >presidential Air Force One jet outside Washington, after becoming lost,
> the
> >Air Force said.
> >
> >The pilot, who had a Swiss passport and identification with him,
> apparently
> >became lost while trying to land at Indian Head airport, which is
> several
> >miles (kilometres) from Andrews, according to the 89th Airlift Wing of
> the
> >Air Force.
> >
> >It said the FBI and Air Force Office of Special Investigations were
> called
> >in to assist with an investigation of the incident, which occurred
> around 5
> >p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on a day of clear blue skies in the Washington area.
> >
> >The pilot and his aircraft remained at Andrews, pending the
> investigation,
> >the Air Force said.
> >
> >President George W. Bush was not expected to use Air Force One on
> Saturday
> >as he was spending the weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat in
> >Maryland, a destination he typically reaches from the White House by
> >helicopter.
> >
> >Aviation authorities and the U.S. military set up restricted flight
> zones
> >over parts of Washington, New York and other areas after the Sept. 11
> >attacks in which hijackers crashed airliners into buildings.
> >
> >The Swiss pilot is not the first to stray into restricted airspace
> around
> >Washington and Camp David since Sept. 11.
> >
> >In July, U.S. military jets were twice scrambled after three small
> planes
> >intruded into restricted airspace around Camp David, although none of
> those
> >planes landed there.
> >
> >The White House was briefly evacuated in June after a private Cessna
> came
> >within four miles (6 km) of the White House and air traffic controllers
> were
> >unable to contact its pilot.
> >
> >In most cases, such pilots are released after questioning, and they are
> >referred to aviation authorities for possible administrative action for
> not
> >following flight procedures.
> >
> >An Andrews spokesman could not say if military jets were scrambled in
> >response to Saturday's incident.
> >******************
> >
> >Messerschmitt 262 Ends Up In Ditch At Paine Field
> >
> >Historic Plane Goes Off Runway
> >
> >EVERETT, Wash. -- A rare, historic small plane went off the runway at
> Paine
> >Field Friday.
> >
> >Gear Problem Sends Historic Plane Off Runway
> >
> >The Messerschmitt 262 is the first jet aircraft, a fighter launched by
> >Germany in 1944. An Everett group recently started building some of the
> >planes, of which only eight originals remain.
> >
> >The plane was the first reproduction of the Messerschmitt 262. It had
> done a
> >test flight Dec. 20 with its gear down, and Friday's flight was the
> first
> >attempt at a "gear up" flight.
> >
> >As the pilot landed, the left landing gear collapsed. The pilot managed
> to
> >guide the plane off into grass, but it ended up in a ditch.
> >
> >The group making reproductions of the planes, called the ME 262 project,
> is
> >building the planes with new parts and planned to sell them for about $2
> >million each.
> >****************
> >
> >5 rescued in helicopter crash in S. Korea
> >
> >SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Kyodo) - Five people were rescued Sunday morning after a
> >firefighting helicopter, carrying seven people on board crashed at a
> >reservoir in the city of Hapchon in North Kyongsang Province on Saturday
> >afternoon, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday.
> >
> >A Korean pilot, identified as Yoo Byung Woo, 39, and an unidentified
> Polish
> >co-pilot were still missing, the report said.
> >
> >The W-3A Sokol helicopter was carrying another Korean, three other Poles
> and
> >one Briton when it went down.
> >
> >Their identities were not available yet, it said.
> >
> >About 1,300 policemen, military troops and firefighters searched for the
> >missing, the news agency quoted police as saying.
> >
> >The helicopter took off from an airport in Taegu shortly at around 3:20
> p.m.
> >Saturday for a flight to test its newly installed ''automatic navigation
> >system,'' but radio contact with it was lost soon after takeoff, the
> report
> >said.
> >
> >The five foreigners, from a Polish helicopter manufacturer, have been in
> >South Korea to install and test the auto flight system, it said.
> >****************
> >
> >Two injured as planes collide on glacier
> >
> >NENDAZ, Switzerland - Two people were injured Saturday when a light
> aircraft
> >taking off from an Alpine glacier collided with one coming in to land.
> >
> >One of the Piper planes was completely destroyed, authorities said.
> >
> >The accident occured shortly before midday on the Prafleuri glacier in
> the
> >southern Valais Alps. The two injured were on the plane which was taking
> >off. the pilot and passenger of the other aircraft were unharmed.
> >
> >Small aircraft are sometimes used to transport skiers to the glacier
> >district.
> >*****************
> >
> >CASA MAY CLIP THE WINGS OF PNG FLIGHTS
> >
> >(Australian Financial Review) - Australia's Civil Aviation Safety
> Authority
> >is considering stopping flights from Papua New Guinea, whose air
> regulator
> >has come under heavy domestic criticism.
> >
> >The Civil Aviation Authority of PNG filed only late last week to CASA
> its
> >safety audits on the five PNG airlines that fly regularly to Australia.
> >
> >Their foreign air operators' certificates expire on January 31.
> >
> >The Montreal Convention on International Civil Aviation requires
> domestic
> >regulators, such as PNG's CAA, to provide credible audits of their own
> >airlines.
> >
> >A spokesperson for CASA said yesterday: ``We are currently studying the
> >reports provided by the CAA, and will make a decision within the next
> week
> >on whether we shall re-issue the certificates.''
> >
> >Newspapers in Port Moresby have quoted CASA's general manager, Arthur
> White,
> >as writing that ``CASA has some concerns about the capacity of the CAA
> to
> >carry out its safety oversight responsibilities''.
> >
> >Air Niugini, the state-owned national carrier, flies Fokker F28s daily
> to
> >Cairns. These flights could be stopped, but not those to Brisbane of its
> >Boeing 767, which is registered in New Zealand.
> >
> >Four other PNG airlines, owned privately, fly frequent passenger and
> freight
> >charters to Australia: Regional Air, National Jet, Hevi Lift and
> Airlines
> >PNG.
> >
> >Aircraft operating in PNG which depends heavily on air transport, with
> no
> >roads linking the capital Port Moresby to any other major centre are
> also
> >routinely serviced in Australia.
> >
> >Any interruption of air links to Australia would inflict a serious blow
> to
> >PNG's already depressed economy, for more than half the country's
> imports
> >come from Australia, and a quarter of its exports come ``down south''.
> Trade
> >totalled $2.1 billion in the last financial year.
> >
> >Qantas is the only other carrier from Australia. It flies to PNG from
> >Brisbane and Sydney, and code-shares Air Niugini's flights from Cairns.
> >
> >The PNG government led by Mekere Morauta, defeated in elections in
> mid-2002,
> >failed to attract buyers for Air Niugini, which it had viewed as a major
> >drawcard for its privatisation campaign.
> >
> >The questions raised by the CASA threat, however, are directed towards
> the
> >regulator rather than the airlines themselves. The apparent failings of
> >CAA's capacity reflect those of much of the government sector, weakened
> by
> >constant politicisation and by corruption.
> >
> >The previous government tried to defuse such concerns by corporatising
> the
> >former department of civil aviation to become the CAA which is also
> >responsible for the extensive flights over PNG air space to Asia from
> >Australia.
> >
> >But questions remain about its efficiency. Don Polye, PNG's Transport
> and
> >Civil Aviation Minister, said the CAA ``is not functioning as it should
> >be''. Late last month, he sacked its board and appointed a new acting
> chief
> >executive.
> >
> >Peter Sharpe, the chairman of the Aviation Representatives Board,
> >representing the carriers, said: ``The future of the aviation industry
> is at
> >stake.
> >
> >``There are serious problems associated with the standard of service
> >provided by the CAA, about which the industry has expressed concern for
> two
> >years.''
> >****************
> >
> >AN-24 Accident in Gabon
> >
> >Date: 17 JAN 2003
> >Type: Antonov 24?
> >Total: 3 fatalities / on board
> >Location: near Ndjolé (Gabon)
> >Phase: Cruise
> >Nature: Cargo
> >Departure airport: Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV)
> >Destination airport: Douala Airport (DLA)
> >
> >Remarks:
> >Crashed in a wooded area. Some news sources report that the aircraft had
> a
> >Congolese crew of 6 on board. At least three bodies have been found by
> >rescue workers.
> >*****************
> >
> >UK's BAE rejects report of Boeing merger talks
> >
> >LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - BAE Systems Plc on Sunday dismissed as
> >"valueless" a newspaper report that it held merger talks last year with
> U.S.
> >aerospace giant Boeing Co.
> >
> >The Sunday Times said senior bankers held talks on behalf of the two
> >companies in late 2002 on a possible merger to create a 20 billion pound
> >($32 billion) trans-Atlantic defense group.
> >
> >BAE's December profit warning put discussions on hold but sources close
> to
> >BAE said both sides remain eager to cement a deal if possible, the
> newspaper
> >reported.
> >
> >A BAE spokesman said the British defense group was in constant talks
> with
> >business partners like Boeing, but such conversations were not
> necessarily
> >about mergers.
> >
> >"It is not worth commenting on," the spokesman said of the Sunday Times
> >report.
> >
> >For the last five years BAE has said there will eventually be only two
> to
> >three big players in aerospace and defense, and each will have a U.S.
> >component. BAE has said it plans to be a part of one of those groups.
> >
> >The BAE spokesman said the company had been the subject of repeated
> press
> >speculation of a possible merger with partners like Boeing or European
> >aerospace group EADS .
> >
> >Boeing officials were not immediately available for comment.
> >
> >CARRIER DECISION
> >
> >The report came as BAE continued negotiations with the British
> government
> >over a contract to build two aircraft carriers.
> >
> >A decision on whether BAE or French rival Thales will build the warships
> >could come by the end of January.
> >
> >The Ministry of Defence (MoD) last week said it had not yet made a
> decision
> >on the contract and played down speculation BAE systems would fail
> because
> >the government believed Thales' bid represented better value for money
> and
> >was technically superior.
> >
> >Separately, the BAE spokesman said the company continued to push the
> >government to cover cost overruns of up to 1 billion pounds on contracts
> to
> >build Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft and Astute submarines for the MoD.
> >
> >The government said in December it had no intention of covering the
> costs
> >that it attributed to the company's poor performance.
> >
> >"Discussions have continued and are proceeding to a resolution," the
> >spokesman said, declining to comment further on when an outcome might
> come
> >or what it would be.
> >
> >$1=.6179 Pound
> >*****************
> >
> >Today in History:
> >
> >Date of Accident: 20 January 1992
> >Airline: Air Inter
> >Aircraft: Airbus A320-111
> >Location: Strasbourg, France
> >Registration: F-WWDP
> >Flight Number: 148
> >Fatalities: 87:96
> >MSN: 15
> >Engine Manufacturer: CFM International
> >Engine Model: CFM56-5A1
> >Year of Delivery: 1988
> >Accident Description: While on approach into Strasbourg the aircraft
> >impacted the side of a mountain. The cause of the crash was found to be
> a
> >faulty design in an autopilot mode selector switch which led the flight
> crew
> >to inadvertently select a 3,300 foot per minute descent rate on the
> approach
> >instead of the desired 3.3° flight path angle.
> >******
> >
> >Date of Accident: 20 January 1994
> >Airline: Air France
> >Aircraft: Airbus A340-211
> >Location: Paris, France (CDG)
> >Registration: F-GNIA
> >Fatalities: 0:0
> >MSN: 010
> >Year of Delivery: 1993
> >Accident Description: Airbus 340 F-GNIA had been in service since June
> 27,
> >1993. After the completion of an A-check the aircraft was pulled from
> the
> >maintenance hangar to the terminal at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
> At
> >that moment a fire broke out. The airport fire services were not able
> >prevent the aircraft from being damaged beyond repair by the fire.
> PROBABLE
> >CAUSE: Overheat and fire of the yellow hydraulic electric pump operating
> the
> >aircraft cargo doors on ground with the engines off.
> >
>
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