Aviation Safety Monitoring Unit Statistics

Year	No of accidents	Fatalities	Remarks
2004	1	0	Note 1
2005	2	2	Note 2
2006	0	0	-
2007	0	0	-
2008	0	0	-
2009	0	0	-
2010	0	0	-
2011	0	0	-
2012	0	0	-
2013	0	0	-
2014	0	0	-
2015	0	0	-
2016	0	0	-
2017	0	0	-
2018	0	0	-
2019	0	0	-
2020	0	0	-
2021	1	0	1-serious injury 2- minor injuries Pls see Note 7

Note 1

On 4^th February, 2004 at 2230hrs Local Time (1630UTC), IL-18 cargo aircraft registered in Republic of Kyrgyz as EX005 operated by Phoenix Aviation based in Sharjah UAE, landed on the grass patch parallel to runway 04 at Bandaranaike International Airport, and eventually coming to a stop on the runway. The landing caused heavy structural damages to Aircraft, rendering it beyond economical repair, and certain damages to the aerodrome equipment. There were four cockpit crew and three ground crew onboard, and no injuries reported.

Note 2

On 08th September 2005 at 1353 hrs local time (07.53 UTC), B 747- 368 passenger aircraft registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as HZ-AIP owned and operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines was taxing for Runway 22 for the scheduled flight from BIA Colombo to Jeddah via Riyadh. While the aircraft was taxing on parallel taxiway towards Runway 22, the Captain was informed of a bomb threat to his aircraft by the Air Traffic Controller. Aircraft taxied to the isolated parking position and passengers were evacuated through slides. Few passengers were injured in the evacuation process and one female passenger succumbed to her injuries later. There was no significant disruption to airport operations due to the accident.
The accident occurred at 0450 UTC on 16^th October 2005 at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The SriLankan Airlines flight UL 316, 4R-ALA which arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was parked at Parking Bay A18 and the disembarkation of passengers had been in progress. A ground vehicle which was approaching the aircraft for maintenance collided with the stepladder positioned at L4 door shifting the ladder away from the aircraft. Consequently one passenger who was disembarking the aircraft fell between the displaced ladder and the aircraft, who later succumbed to injuries. A few others who were on the stepladder were also injured due to this accident.

Note-1

On 02^nd December 2006, Aero Lanka flight RNL 106, British Aerospace HS748, registration 4R-SER, was on a scheduled passenger flight returning from KKS (Palaly- Jaffna) to Colombo Airport, Ratmalana and was making a visual approach on runway 22 at dusk in good weather conditions with a reported surface wind of 030⁰/10 kts gusting occasionally to 15 kts at the time of landing. The crew had completed the landing checklist and discussed the approach to runway 22. The aircraft touched down almost two thirds of the way down the runway (passing the Control Tower) and overran the 04 end of the runway.

Note-2

On 15^th October 2007, 2113 UTC, a ground collision occurred when SriLankan Airlines aircraft A340-311, bearing registration 4R-ADC, attempted to pass a British Airways aircraft Boeing 747-436, G-BNLL that was stationary on an adjoining taxiway, at night at London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom.

On 02^nd July 2013 SriLankan Airlines flight UL 266 bearing registration 4R-ADA departed at 20:45 UTC from King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka. On approach to BIA the flight crew conducted a practice auto landing on runway 22 with good visibility condition better than what was required for an actual auto land. During the said auto land maneuverer, aircraft experienced a high sink rate during the flare, followed by a hard landing and a tail strike.

Note-4

On 02nd April 2019 Garuda Indonesia flight bearing registration PK-GPF departed with flight number GIA972 from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (WITT), Indonesia and the intended point of landing was King Abdulaziz International Airport (OEJN), Saudi Arabia. During cruising at FL380, the aircraft experienced cabin pressurize problem at coordinate 7°3’45.6228”N 81°36’33.7788”E, which was in Sri Lanka airspace and the pilot performed emergency descend. The aircraft diverted and landed safely at Bandaranaike International Airport (VCBI), Sri Lanka. No aircraft damage reported in this occurrence.

Note-5

On 2nd De 2020, Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 190 bearing registration number 4R-AND departed from Dhaka International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport encountered indications on multiple failures on systems during cruise at about FL 360. Flight crew completed all ECAM actions and ATC was informed that they were unable to maintain RVSM requirements. Flight crew descended to FL 280 as per the instructions of ATC. Aircraft diverted to Chennai International Airport, India and landed safely.

Note-6

"SriLankan Airlines Flight UL1265, 4R-ALM departed from Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lankan (VCBI) to King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (OERK) on 18th Sept 2021. The aircraft Departed at 0958UTC from VCBI and the Captain was the Pilot Flying (PF). During climb, the flight had encountered a hail strike and the aircraft windshield shattered first on the F/O’s side followed by the Captain’s side. The aircraft had returned back to base (VCBI) and an over-weight landing had carried out."

Note-7

On the 27th of December 2021 at approximately 0822 UTC, a charter flight 4R-GAF (Cessna 172L) operated by Sakurai Aviation Ltd crash landed within 2 to 3 nautical miles north east of VCBI (Bandaranaike International Airport) on emergency approach to Runway 22 with 04 passengers on board (POB). The aircraft was bound from VCCS (Sigiriya Airport) to VCCK (Koggala Airport) when a diversion was requested due to engine RPM fluctuations and subsequent engine power loss. The aircraft crash landed with damage to the structure and injuries to occupants. Serious injuries to one occupant and no fatalities.