2000-2009

DATE	AIRCRAFT	OPERATOR	REG.	NOTES
12.01.00	Cessna 152	European Flight Academy	9H-ACW	Emergency landing due to engine problem, and towed to Safi afterwards.
30.09.00	A.310	Kenya	5Y-KQL	On a Nairobi-London flight. Diverted to Malta after a fire warning went off in the cockpit, landing at around 15.00hrs. Left later in the evening.
10.10.00	Thruster T.600	Island Microlight Club	9H-UMC	Crashed over Ta’Qali during training flight. Two slight injuries, aircraft to be restored to flying condition. Aircraft was based at ta’ Qali at the time.
05.04.02		Air Malta		Italian air force fighter came within 10 nautical miles of Air Malta aircraft. Crew received warnings from both TCAS anti-collision system on board aircraft, and Italian controllers. Captain took necessary evasive actions. No injuries.
08.06.02	BAe 142-200	WDL	D-AMAJ	Diverted due to a technical problem. Can anyone confirm registration. BAe 146-100, D-AWDL arrived on the 9th to pick up the passengers.
19.08.02	B.747-406	K.L.M.	PH-BFN	Amsterdam-Johannesburg flight. Diverted to Malta after a passenger suffered a heart attack. Aircraft continued to its destination soon afterwards.
13.10.02	B.737	Air Malta		Dropped 300 feet over Italian air space after flying into wake turbulence caused by Egyptair B.747, which had been cleared to climb to the same level as the Air Malta aircraft, without the required horizontal separation. Four slight injuries to two crew and two passengers, after drop caused hot coffee to be spilled on them.
05.11.02	A.320	My Travel	G-DJAR	Gatwick-Malta flight. Crew had to shut down one engine shortly after entering Maltese air space. Safe landing, no injuries.
25.11.02	A.320	Air Malta		Courier vehicle hit aircraft at Heathrow. Damage limited to a broken lamp and lens. No injuries, aircraft left four hours after incident.
11.01.03	A.330-301	Brussels Airlines	OO-SFO	Diverted to Malta on a flight to Nairobi, after Brussels Airport received calls of a possible bomb on board the aircraft. Dep on 12 Jan.
19.01.04	A.320	Air Malta	9H-ABQ	Pilot hit lighting pylon leg as he was taxiing out of park 2. Pylon fell on aircraft’s rear fuselage damaging the aircraft. Damage repaired, and aircraft returned to service. Aircraft has since been sold, departing Malta on 31.10.04
16.01.04	Ferrari Tucano		9H-UME	Crashed during take-off. No injuries, but aircraft suffered some damage.
22.06.04	Thruster		9H-UMD	Pilot decided to land on a strip of unsurfaced road in Marsascala due to doubts about engine performance and the ability to be able to return to the airport. Wing was dismantled, and aircraft taken to Luqa. No injuries.
02.11.04	A.319	Air Malta	9H-AEJ	Aircraft suffered bird strike, returned to airport. Damage to radome, flaps, and landing lights.
01.02.05	MD-82	Alitalia	I-DATQ	Smoke from starboard engine after start-up. Passengers disembarked as a precaution. No fault discovered, aircraft departed Malta normally.
17.07.05	Storch		9H-UMK	Emergency landing on runway 32.
26.06.05	B.737	Air Malta		Aircraft hit by a passenger jetty at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow. Replacement aircraft sent with engineers and to bring back passengers.
28.07.05				Two flights had to divert to Catania due to early morning fog at Malta.
31.08.05	Jet Fox JF91		9H-UMG	Aircraft made a heavy landing on runway 06, broke off main right wheel, no injuries.
31.10.05	MD-11	KLM	PH-KCK	Aircraft was on flight KLM 567 from Dar-Es-Salaam, and had to land in Malta due to a medical emergency. Flight left by 05.30 local.
28.11.05	Agusta-Bell 412	Elilario Italia	I-AGSF	c/n 25542. Few hours after lifting off from a SAIPEM rig, the pilot noted a red light, indicating problems on the metal deflector. Diverted to Malta in the afternoon, later to Safi. An examination indicated problems with the gearbox, which needed to be changed.
23.01.06	F.27		I-MLQT	Suffered in-flight fire in starboard engine. Landed safely on one engine, no injuries.
23.02.06	Challenger 601		N623CW	Diversion to Malta due to bad weather.
23.02.06	B.727	LAA	5A-DIH	Diversion to Malta due to bad weather.
20.03.06	P. Cheyenne	Lufthansa	D-IOSD	Aircraft was in Malta on a three-day (18-20) training session. Pilot reported undercarriage problems, but landed safely.
27.05.06	Partinavia P68 Observer 2		I-FINA	c/n 420-20/OB2. Aircraft’s wing tip hit fire post markings when taxying out of Park 3. No injuries.
25.06.06	A.320	British Airways	G-TTOD	Aircraft went unserviceable, and towed over to Lufthansa Technic for further attention.
10.07.06	B.737	JAT	YU-AON	Aircraft was on scheduled flight. Developed technical problems during start up. Eventually left at 08.30 local the following day.
27.07.06	B.737	Air Malta	9H-ADI	Aircraft, on flight KM103 from Heathrow, forced to divert to Orly Airport after developing cabin pressure problems. No injuries. Aircraft identity from newspaper photo.
10.09.06	Extra 200		N22JW	Aircraft was participating in Malta’s first ever Aero GP races. From video footage shown on Maltese tv stations, it appeared that the pilot descended, and collided with Yak-55 SE-KHD, chopping off the entire tail area with his starboard wing, causing the Yak to lose control and crash into the sea. N22JW also appeared to suffer engine trouble after prop hit Yak’s port trailing edge and fuselage. Pilot managed to escape by parachute before aircraft also crashed into the sea. View video of crash, with Maltese commentary, here.
10.09.06	Yak-55		SE-KHD	Pilot killed after mid-air collision with Extra 200 N22JW (see above). Autopsy established cause of death by drowning. Both aircraft were raised from the sea the same day.
08.11.06	P. PA-31T Cheyenne	Air Loop	I-POMO	Aircraft left MIA for Milan, Italy, shortly after 00.00 local time, but crashed near Piacenza, at approx 03.30. Good weather on route, and no mayday issued. Two fatalities.
24.12.06	An-12	Volare Airways	UR-LAI	Flight from Amsterdam. A/c blew tyre during finals for landing. No injuries.
22.12.06				A number of flights both by inbound and outbound delayed due to fog at British airports.
26.01.07	DHC-6		N768JM	Aircraft was being ferried back to the US. Departed after re-fuelling, but returned with instrumentation problems. Left Malta on the 27th.
09.02.07	B.757	Ethopian	ET-AKC	Diverted because of a technical problem, but left later in the evening.
21-22.04.07		Martinair	PH-MCY	Aircraft diverted on a flight from Benghazi, cause/reason unknown to this writer.
21.04.07				Italian registered microlight, used to spot for illegal immigrants diverted to Malta, short on fuel , and crossed the path of an inbound Air Malta B.737. According to press reports, the aircraft came within 50 feet of each other. Italian pilot allowed to leave later in the evening
21.06.07	B.737	JAT		Aircraft u/s on a scheduled weekly flight. Repair party arrived on a company P. Cheyenne on the 22nd.
04.07.07.	B.737	Rynair	EI-DLY	Aircraft u/s on normal scheduled flight, Cause unknown.
27.09.07	Techam P92J		9H-AEC	Aircraft developed what was described as a non-catastrophic engine failure forcing pilot to land in field on the outskirts of Luqa village. No fatalities/injuries. Aircraft repaired.
24.10.07	B.747	MK Cargo		Diversion, most probably due to poor weather over Tripoli, Libya.
11.01.08	DC-10-30F	Gemini Air Cargo	N604GC	Diverted because of a bird strike, enroute from Benina, Libya, to Ostend, Belgium. Test flight on 13.01.08, departed later in the day at 19.55hrs.
__.01.08	B.737	JAT	YU-AND	Departed on 29.01.08, delayed by technical problem. Repair team brought in on a Navajo YU-BPF, with “JAT Flight Academy” titles.
16.03.08	A.321	Alitalia	I-BIXM	Old livery. Aircraft went u/s in No. 2 engine and towed to Lufthansa Technic on the 17th for further attention.
08.04.08	Cessna 560 Citation XLS	Libyan Air Ambulance	5A-DRK	Diverted to Malta because of a cracked windscreen. Entered Med-Avia at Safi for repairs.
21.04.08		Virgin		Diverted to Malta due to a medical emergency on board aircraft. Callsign Virgin 672.
17.04.08	A.300	Lufthansa	D-AIAH	According to newspaper reports, the captain decided to return to Malta, after a fire in its cargo hold went off. No injuries or damage.
08.05.08	MD-11F	Saudi Arabian Air Cargo	HZ-ANA	Grounded due to a ruptured hydraulic line. Repair party sent to Malta to effect repairs. Departed on 13.05.08.
19.05.08	B.737-7	Transavia Airlines	PH-XRX	Technical problem, cause unknown.
27.05.08	B.737-4	JAT	YU-AOS	Observed inside Lufthansa Technic hangar.
08.07.08	MD-83	Swiftair		Technical problem and departure date unknown.
__.07.08	MD-11F	Gemini Air Cargo		Cause of unserviceability unknown. Test flight on 24.07.08
12.10.08	B.757-200	DHL		Cause of unserviceability unknown.
31.10.08	A.340	Swiss		Cause of unserviceability unknown. Aircraft in Malta on pilot training programme.
17.11.08	Socata TB20 Trinidad		N123XX	Veered off runway 13, ending up on the grass area in front of the old terminal at Park 8. No injuries.
30.12.08	MD-82	Alitalia	I-DAWP	Departed on 06.01.09. Encountered problems during start up. Departure delayed by several minutes.
02.01.09	SA.227 Metro		N733US	A/c had arrived as AP-BHL together with AP-BHK on 06.12.08. Departed in the morning but had to return, as undercarriage did not retract. Entered Med-Avia for repairs. Departure date unknown.
11.01.09	B.757-2	Ethiopian	ET-ALY	Diverted to Malta after shutting down one engine on an Addis Abbaba – Rome flight. Departed at 22.30hrs on 12.01.09.
13.01.09			5A-DCM	Inbound to Malta, but returned to Tripoli, Libya, due to increment weather over Maltese Islands.
23.01.09	Fokker F.50	Amapola	PH-LMB	Aircraft was on the daily cargo flight. Cause of problem unknown. Departed on 25.01.09 as APF377.
24.01.09	A. 319	Air Malta	9H-AEG	Aircraft given priority, after captain reported smelling strange odour in cockpit.
03.02.09	Emb 135	Austrian		Cause of diversion unknown. Callsign Austrian 891.
14.05.09	UTC Cruiser		T7-MFW	Aircraft part of 4-ship formation (D-MUTB Julius Airlines, D-MFWF, D-MJWF). T7-MFW and D-MUTB returned immediately after take-off with one aircraft reporting engine problems.
04.06.09	BAe 146		SE-DRN	Aircraft, all-white, without titles, on delivery flight. Entered Safi shortly after landing. Departed Malta on the 8th.
08.06.09	Emb 135	AJA	A6-MJB	Cause of diversion unknown. Same day departure.
22.07.09	P. Aztec	European Flight Academy	9H-AEZ	Suffered unspecified damage whilst landing on runway 05. No fatalities/injuries.
11.08.09	A.300	Maximus	A6-MXB	Error in taxying left aircraft stuck near park 8.
12.09.09	B.747		G-MKKA	Diverted to Malta on a flight to Libya due to unavailability of parking slots at Tripoli. Aircraft, in all-white colours, departed later in the morning.
13.10.09	B.757	Thomas Cook		Aircraft went u/s, cause unknown.
13.05.09	ICP MXP-740 Savannah		9H-UMJ	Aircraft developed engine trouble. Piloted landed in a vine yard in Mgarr. No injuries, but passenger suffered from shock, and was airlifted to hospital in Italian Military Mission AB.212. AFM Islander co-ordinated communications between ATC and AB.212 which had to land to pick passenger. Aircraft damage minimal.
29.10.09	A.320	Afriqiyah	5A-ONI	Diversion to Malta for medical reasons. Flight number AAW924.
05.11.09	B.737	Rynair		Flight from Pisa to Malta diverted to Ciampino, Rome, after aircraft was hit by lightning. Unspecified damage to aircraft, passengers transferred to another aircraft for their flight to Malta. No injuries.
22.11.09			9H-UMQ	Aircraft developed engine problems after reaching a 1,000-foot altitude. Pilot landed in a field, limits of Qrendi village. As the field had been recently ploughed, the surface was rather soft, leading to damage to the aircraft. Two pilots, no injuries, but one treated for shock.
30.12.09	Bombardier CRJ-900ER	Libyan Arab A/Ls	5A-LAC	Airport vehicle collided with aircraft’s nose. No injuries.