AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review December 2024

December 2024 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 73 new articles have been published during last month. Out of these, a total of 1 crash has been reported. 8 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 64 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (1)

Jeju B738 at Muan on Dec 29th 2024, gear up landing and overrun
A Jeju Boeing 737-800, registration HL8088 performing flight 7C-2216 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Muan (South Korea) with 175 passengers and 6 crew,…

Accidents (8)

PAL DH8D at Halifax on Dec 28th 2024, main gear collapse on landing
A PAL Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Air Canada, registration C-GPNA performing flight AC-2259 from St. John's,NL to Halifax,NS…

Sunstate DH8D at Broken Hill on Dec 26th 2024, hard landing
A Sunstate Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration VH-QOD performing flight QF-2017 from Sydney,NS to Broken Hill,NS (Australia), landed on…

Azerbaijan E190 near Aktau on Dec 25th 2024, lost height and impacted ground after being shot at
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, registration 4K-AZ65 performing flight J2-8243 from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Russia) with 62 passengers…

Swiss BCS3 near Graz on Dec 23rd 2024, uncontained engine failure, smoke on board
A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCD performing flight LX-1885 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Zurich…

Emerald UK AT72 at Belfast on Dec 22nd 2024, hard landing, nose gear collapse
An Emerald Airlines UK Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-CMMK performing positioning flight EA-71P from Edinburgh,SC to…

Toki AT72 at Nagoya on Dec 15th 2024, lightning strike
A Toki Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration JA02QQ performing flight BV-404 from Nagoya to Niigata (Japan), was climbing out of…

Allied Cargo B734 at Abuja on Dec 11th 2024, runway excursion on landing
An Allied Air Cargo Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration 5N-JRT performing flight 4W-206 from Lagos to Abuja (Nigeria) with 5 crew on board, landed…

Piedmont E145 near Charlotte on Dec 11th 2024, turbulence injures passenger
A Piedmont Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N630AE performing flight AA-5780 from Charlotte,NC to New Bern,NC…

Incidents (64)

Jeju B738 at Seoul on Dec 30th 2024, landing gear problem on departure
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8090 performing flight 7C-101 from Seoul Gimpo to Jeju Island (South Korea) with 161 people on board, was…

Skywest CRJ2 near Dayton on Dec 30th 2024, smoke on board
A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N947SW performing flight UA-4644 from Charleston,WV to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA)…

Skywest E175 at Salt Lake City on Dec 30th 2024, brakes problem
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N307SY performing flight DL-3963 from Spokane,WA to Salt Lake City,UT (USA) with…

Ryanair B738 at London on Dec 29th 2024, bird strike
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-ENC performing flight FR-965 from Gothenburg (Sweden) to London Stansted,EN (UK), was on approach to…

KLM B773 enroute on Dec 29th 2024, hydraulic failure
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVS performing flight KL-835 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Singapore (Singapore), was enroute at FL290 when…

KLM B772 enroute on Dec 29th 2024, water system problems
A KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQD performing flight KL-895 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Shanghai (China), was enroute at FL350 over…

Tassili B738 at El Oued on Dec 29th 2024, burst both right main tyres on landing
A Tassili Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 7T-VCE performing flight SF-5563 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to El Oued (Algeria), landed on El Oued's…

KLM B738 at Oslo on Dec 28th 2024, hydraulic problems, runway excursion
A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXM performing flight KL-1204 from Oslo (Norway) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 176 passengers and 6 crew, was…

Express Malta A320 near Monterrey on Dec 28th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Avion Express Malta Airbus A320-200 on behalf of VivaAerobus, registration 9H-MLV performing flight VB-2220 from Cancun to Ciudad Juarez (Mexico),…

COPA B737 near Managua on Dec 27th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A COPA Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration HP-1521CMP performing flight CM-386 from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) to Panama City (Panama), was enroute at…

PAL Express DH8D at Bacolod City on Dec 27th 2024, runway excursion on landing
A PAL Express de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration RP-C5911 performing flight PR-2285 from Cebu to Bacolod City (Philippines) with 69 people on…

PIA A320 at Karachi on Dec 24th 2024, could not retract landing gear
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLZ performing flight PK-300 from Karachi to Islamabad (Pakistan), was…

Sunstate DH8D at Broken Hill on Dec 23rd 2024, gear problem
A Sunstate Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Qantas, registration VH-QOI performing flight QF-2017 from Sydney,NS to Broken Hill,NS…

TUI Nederland B788 near Brussels on Dec 22nd 2024, lightning strike
A TUI Airlines Nederland Boeing 787-8, registration PH-TFJ performing flight TB-3011 from Brussels (Belgium) to Hurghada (Egypt), was climbing…

Skywest CRJ7 at Minneapolis on Dec 22nd 2024, gear disagrees
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-550 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N717EV performing flight DL-4273 from Minneapolis,MN to Brainerd,MN (USA), was…

SAS A20N near Paris on Dec 20th 2024, smoke indication
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-ROM performing flight SK-1804 from Malaga,SP (Spain) to Stockholm (Sweden), was enroute…

American A321 near Charlotte on Dec 20th 2024, lightning strike
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N996AN performing flight AA-506 from Charlotte,NC to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing out of…

Argentinas A332 near Rio de Janeiro on Dec 20th 2024, cabin pressure issues
An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200, registration LV-GIF performing flight AR-1132 from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was…

Norwegian B738 at Molde on Dec 19th 2024, overran runway
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, registration LN-NIP performing flight DY-430 from Oslo to Molde (Norway) with 165 passengers and 6 crew,…

KLM Cityhopper E295 over North Sea on Dec 19th 2024, communication problem
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXJ performing flight KL-1167 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Bergen (Norway), was enroute at…

Europa B788 near Asuncion on Dec 19th 2024, engine oil leak
An Air Europa Boeing 787-8, registration EC-MOM performing flight UX-122 from Cordoba,CD (Argentina) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 284 people on board,…

India Express B738 at Kochi on Dec 17th 2024, tyre damage on departure
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-GHD performing flight IX-471 from Kochi (India) to Bahrain (Bahrain) with 104 passengers and 8…

Virgin Atlantic A339 over Atlantic on Dec 17th 2024, multiple system failures
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-900, registration G-VLDY performing flight VS-118 (dep Dec 16th) from Miami,FL (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…

Lux B38M near Munich on Dec 15th 2024, pilot incapacitation
A Luxair Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration LX-LBL performing flight LG-9010 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg), was enroute at…

Gol B738 at Porto Alegre on Dec 15th 2024, flaps problem
A Gol Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GZI performing flight G3-1885 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Porto Alegre,RS (Brazil) with 186…

Ryanair B738 near Rome on Dec 15th 2024, electrical/navigation problems
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-ESS performing flight FR-245 from Tenerife South,CI (Spain) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was in the initial…

Laser MD82 at Curacao on Dec 15th 2024, engine failure
A Laser Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration YV2945 performing flight QL-763 from Curacao (Curacao) to Caracas (Venezuela), was climbing…

Nam B735 at Muara Bungo on Dec 15th 2024, bird strike
A Nam Air Boeing 737-500, registration PK-NAS performing flight IN-91 from Muara Bungo to Jakarta (Indonesia) with 119 people on board, was climbing…

Ethiopian B773 near Addis Ababa on Dec 14th 2024, technical problem with cargo hold, evacuation
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration ET-BBG performing flight ET-612 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was…

Aerostan B742 at Karachi on Dec 13th 2024, bird strike
An Aerostan Boeing 747-200 freighter, registration EX-47004 performing flight KW-816 from Karachi (Pakistan) to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab…

India B788 at Birmingham on Dec 13th 2024, hydraulic leak
An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANN performing flight AI-113 from Delhi (India) to Birmingham,EN (UK), was on final approach to…

KLM B789 near Bermuda on Dec 13th 2024, pigs do and can't fly
A KLM Boeing 787-9, registration PH-BHA performing flight KL-685 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Mexico City (Mexico) with 259 people and about 100…

American B772 over Atlantic on Dec 13th 2024, navigation equipment failure
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N750AN performing flight AA-732 from Charlotte,NC (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at…

American A321 at New York on Dec 12th 2024, bird strike
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N133AN performing flight AA-1722 from New York La Guardia,NY to Charlotte,NC (USA), was in the…

Argentinas B738 over Atlantic on Dec 12th 2024, smoke in cabin
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, registration LV-GFQ performing flight AR-1879 (dep Dec 11th) from Ushuaia,TF to Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA…

Sprint AT72 near Zagreb on Dec 12th 2024, loss of pressurization and basic instruments, temporary loss of engine control
A Sprintair Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200 freighter, registration SP-SPG performing flight SAR-7802 from Cologne (Germany) to Sofia…

Morningstar B752 at Moncton and Halifax on Dec 12th 2024, multiple electrical failure indications
A Morningstar Boeing 757-200, registration C-FMHA performing flight MAL-7054 from Moncton,NB to Halifax,NS (Canada), departed Moncton's runway 29.…

VivaAerobus A320 near Zacatecas on Dec 11th 2024, smoke and smell
A VivaAerobus Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-SWI performing flight VB-1000 from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), was enroute at FL340 about…

Southwest B737 at Los Angeles on Dec 11th 2024, burst tyre on landing
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7831B performing flight WN-1011 from Phoenix,AZ to Los Angeles,CA (USA), landed on Los Angeles'…

Qantas E190 near Brisbane on Dec 10th 2024, brakes engaged indication in flight
A Qantas Embraer ERJ-190, registration VH-XVS performing flight QF-1929 from Brisbane,QL to Adelaide,SA (Australia), was enroute at FL360 about 180nm…

Commut E145 at Houston on Dec 8th 2024, fumes in cockpit
A CommutAir Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N11164 performing flight UA-4878 from Mobile,AL to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA),…

Easyjet A20N enroute on Dec 8th 2024, engine problem
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200N, registration G-UZLS performing flight U2-2215 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Faro (Portugal), was enroute at FL360 when an…

DHL Expreso B763 at Bogota on Dec 8th 2024, rejected takeoff
A DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration HP-3310DAE performing flight D5-926 from Bogota (Colombia) to Miami,FL (USA), was…

United B739 at San Francisco on Dec 7th 2024, engine problem
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N37420 performing flight UA-1898 from San Francisco,CA to Denver,CO (USA) with 187 people on board, was…

AirAsia A320 at Tawau on Dec 7th 2024, engine trouble
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AHV performing flight AK-5741 from Tawau to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with 170 people on board, was…

Qatar A35K near Male on Dec 6th 2024, engine problem
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration A7-ANP performing flight QR-920 from Doha (Qatar) to Auckland (New Zealand), was enroute at FL330…

India A20N at Goa on Dec 5th 2024, rejected takeoff from taxiway
An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-EXT performing flight AI-2592 from Goa Manohar to Hyderabad (India), was taxiing for an intersection…

Logan E145 at Manchester on Dec 5th 2024, lightning strike cracks windshield
A Loganair Embraer ERJ-145, registration G-SAJH performing flight LM-26 from Manchester,EN to Aberdeen,SC (UK), was climbing out of Manchester when…

TAB MD10 at Santa Cruz on Dec 5th 2024, burst tyres on landing
A TAB Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30 freighter, registration CP-2791 performing flight 2L-755 from La Paz to Santa Cruz (Bolivia), landed on Santa…

Republic E170 at Newark on Dec 4th 2024, smoke on board
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-170, registration N642RW performing flight YX-3439 from Newark,NJ to Detroit,MI (USA), was climbing through FL180 out…

LOT E175 at Warsaw on Dec 4th 2024, cabin did not pressurize
A LOT Polish Airlines Embraer ERJ-175, registration SP-LIA performing flight LO-269 from Warsaw (Poland) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing…

Westjet Encore DH8D at Kelowna on Dec 4th 2024, landed below minimum fuel
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GWEJ performing flight WR-3367 from Calgary,AB to Nanaimo,BC (Canada) with 82 people on…

Westjet B38M enroute on Dec 4th 2024, first officer incapacitated
A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FXYK performing flight WS-129 from Calgary,AB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 175 people on board, was…

CAMEX B763 at Budapest on Dec 4th 2024, flaps up landing
A CAMEX Airlines Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration 4L-CME performing flight Z7-872 from Almaty (Kazakhstan) to Budapest (Hungary), was on…

Max B733 at Maiduguri on Dec 4th 2024, bird strike
A Max Air Boeing 737-300, registration 5N-BBM performing flight VM-1623 from Maiduguri to Lagos (Nigeria), was in the initial climb out of Maiduguri…

American B738 at Phoenix on Dec 4th 2024, tyre problem on departure
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N965NN performing flight AA-1037 from Phoenix,AZ to Reno,NV (USA), departed Phoenix's runway 25R…

Norwegian Sweden B738 at Copenhagen on Dec 4th 2024, flaps asymmetry
A Norwegian Air Sweden AOC Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RPU performing flight D8-3691 from Las Palmas,CI (Spain) to Copenhagen (Denmark), was on…

Qantas A332 over Pacific on Dec 3rd 2024, sparks seen from engine
A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBQ performing flight QF-16 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was enroute at FL320 over…

Delta A333 at Amsterdam on Dec 3rd 2024, rejected takeoff
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N810NW performing flight DL-57 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Salt Lake City,UT (USA), was…

Avianca B788 over Atlantic on Dec 3rd 2024, engine shut down in flight
An Avianca Boeing 787-8, registration N780AV performing flight AV-121 (dep Dec 2nd) from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute at…

ANZ DH8C at Gisborne on Dec 2nd 2024, engine shut down in flight
An ANZ Air New Zealand De Havilland Dash 8-300, registration ZK-NFA performing flight NZ-5166 from Gisborne to Auckland (New Zealand), was climbing…

Endeavor CRJ9 at Chattanooga on Dec 2nd 2024, hydraulic failure
A Endaevor Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N131EV performing flight DL-5276 from New York La Guardia,NY to Chattanooga,TN…

Commut E145 near Monroe on Dec 2nd 2024, smoke in cockpit
A CommutAir Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14148 performing flight UA-4830 from Little Rock,AR to Houston Intercontinental,TX…

TAAG B737 near Windhoek on Dec 2nd 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration D2-TBG performing flight DT-579 from Luanda (Angola) to Cape Town (South Africa), was enroute at…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ANZ Air New Zealand, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aerostan, AirAsia, Air Europa, Air India, Air India Express, Allied Air Cargo, American Airlines, Avianca, Avion Express Malta, Azerbaijan Airlines, CAMEX Airlines, Commutair, Copa Airlines, DHL Aero Expreso, Delta Airlines, Easyjet, Emerald Airlines UK, Endeavor Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Gol Transportes Aereos, Jeju, Jeju Air, KLM, KLM Cityhopper, LOT Polish Airlines, Laser Airlines, Loganair, Luxair, Max Air, Morningstar Air Express, NAM Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, PAL Airlines, PAL Express, PIA Pakistan International Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sprintair, Sunstate Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, TAB Cargo, TUI Airlines Nederland, Tassili Airlines, Toki Air, United, Virgin Atlantic, VivaAerobus, Westjet Airlines, Westjet Encore

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 2L-755, 4W-206, 7C-101, 7C-2216, AA-506, AA-732, AA-1037, AA-1722, AA-5780, AC-2259, AI-113, AI-2592, AK-5741, AR-1132, AR-1879, AV-121, BV-404, CM-386, D5-926, D8-3691, DL-57, DL-3963, DL-4273, DL-5276, DT-579, DY-430, ET-612, FR-245, FR-965, G3-1885, IN-91, IX-471, J2-8243, KL-685, KL-835, KL-895, KL-1167, KL-1204, KW-816, LG-9010, LM-26, LO-269, LX-1885, MAL-7054, NZ-5166, PK-300, PR-2285, QF-16, QF-1929, QF-2017, QL-763, QR-920, SAR-7802, SF-5563, SK-1804, TB-3011, U2-2215, UA-1898, UA-4644, UA-4830, UA-4878, UX-122, VB-1000, VB-2220, VM-1623, VS-118, WN-1011, WR-3367, WS-129, YX-3439, Z7-872

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-200, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, De Havilland Dash 8 (300), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, Embraer ERJ-195-E2, McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30, McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, burst tyre on landing, cabin did not pressurize, could not retract landing gear, engine failure, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, first officer incapacitated, flaps problem, gear problem, hard landing, hydraulic failure, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff, runway excursion on landing, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit