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Scramble 469
Additions & Corrections:
02may14 40 yl Mi-24P #3 28 25931 w/o
See Scramble 421.
02may14 09 yl Mi-24P #3 28 25962 w/o
See Scramble 421.
27aug14 79 bk Mi-8MT 94019 dam
See Scramble 428.
11oct14 M-518 EH101 Mk512 50225/DEN18 rep
Seen back in the skies again in the month of May 2018, after
the Royal Danish Air Force deemed it worthy for repairs,
which was carried out by Leonardo MW at Yeovil, United
Kingdom. On its way back to Denmark on 2 May it made fuel
stops at Koksijde and Groningen-Eelde.
See Scramble 426.
03apr18 165384/YS-53 AV-8B+(R) 279 w/o
See Scramble 468.
05apr18 02-036 F-15K 1411/K36 w/o
See Scramble 468.
06apr18 17-03125 AH-64E NM125 w/o
See Scramble 468.
24apr18 N9746C CeT303 T30300210 w/o
See Scramble 468.
New Accidents:
20mar18 N716JP DHC-6-300 527 dam
Nearly missed this one!
A Bald Mountain Air Services Twin Otter struck a pedestrian
after take-off from a remote sea ice airstrip, about 140 miles
north of Deadhorse (AK). The pedestrian sustained serious
injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The
captain, first officer, and the three passengers onboard the
Twotter were not injured.
The purpose of the flight was to provide logistical support
of ICEX 2018, which involves, in part, US Navy and Royal
Navy submarines operating beneath the frozen Arctic Ocean
during a five week exercise. The flight used an airstrip on
the sea ice that was lined on both sides with snow berms.
The airstrip included one runway oriented north/south and
an intersecting runway oriented east/west. Weather condi-
tions at the time of the accident consisted of clear skies with
ice pack haze. The sun was low on the horizon, resulting in
shadows on the airstrip, and flat light conditions made it dif-
ficult to discern topographical features.
The captain said that, after back-taxiing the aircraft to the
south end of the airstrip and just before beginning the take-
off roll to the north, both pilots saw the pedestrian stand-
ing near the departure end of the airstrip on the left side
and near the intersection of the east/west runway. He said
that during take-off, the aircraft veered slightly to the left
of centre line, so he applied differential engine power to
correct the veer, and the aircraft returned to the centre line.
As the take-off continued, the airplane subsequently became
airborne, so he lowered the nose to remain within ground
effect and gain airspeed before initiating a climb. He said
that as the airspeed increased, he started to climb, then initi-
ated a left turn. During the turn, both pilots said they heard
a loud thump, which was immediately followed by an aileron
control anomaly. The captain reported that he continued the
left turn and subsequently entered a left downwind traffic
pattern for an emergency landing to the north. The captain
said that after landing, both pilots saw the pedestrian lying
near a snow berm on the left side of the airstrip.
A post-accident examination of the Twotter revealed sub-
stantial damage to the left wing and left aileron. The pedes-
trian sustained a serious head and neck injurie because of the
collision, and he was subsequently transported to Anchorage
(AK) for treatment.
15apr18 C-FSCA DHC-6-100 017 w/o
Several planes, including this Twotter, were destroyed as
a fire burnt down a Transwest Air maintenance hangar at
Prince Albert Municipal Airport (Sask.), Canada. There were
possibly also helicopters in the hangar.
27apr18 F-5 w/o
During the rehearsal of the 41 years celebrations parade for
the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) a BF-5 crashed near the
Gaborone Golf & Cricket Club. Eyewitnesses reported that
it looked like the pilot lost control over the aircraft during
his flight and subsequently dived into the ground. It is not
known (yet) if the fatal aircraft was and single seater - type
A - or dual - B type. The BDF BF-5A/B Freedom Fighters are
based at Thebephatshwa-Molepolole and are all surplus air-
craft from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
28apr18 ZS-REG Bell 206L-4 52030 w/o
The private Bell LongRanger crashed under unknown circum-
stances near Kuschke Nature Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo
province, South Africa. One person was critically injured and
another two sustained moderate injuries.
29apr18 5A-DOM L-100-30 4992 w/o
A civilian Hercules of Libyan Arab Air Cargo, chartered by
Akakus Oil, crashed during take-off two kilometres from
the Sahara oil field, Libya. It had delivered eighteen tonnes
Dustpan & Brush
This photo is taken one month prior to disaster that struck this B737-200 XA-UHZ. During a lease to Global Air, on behalf of Cubana de Aviación,
a take-off failure ended in tragedy. (Toluca, 19 April 2018, Enrique Giese)
