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Emergency belly landing at Porto Seguro
Contact Carlos A. Morillo Doria An Embraer EMB-721C Sertanejo (PA-32R-300) en route from Prado to Porto Seguro had a little trouble on landing when the nose gear folded. The friction from the belly landing was controlled by foam applied by the firefighters who were on standby when the flight landed. Actually, you can see... »
US Airways Emergency lands with failed landing gear
A parade of emergency services met the Dash 8 as it ground to a stop in a shower of sparks after a dramatic belly landing. On May 18, 2013, a US Airways/Piedmont Airlines Dash 8-100 turboprop en route from Philadelphia to Newark was landing in Newark when the left main landing gear failed to... »
Emergency Landing in St. Louis
On May 1, 2013, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, a single engine Cessna Centurion made a belly landing. The pilot landed, and suffered a landing gear emergency. Though the landing gear collapsed, the pilot made a belly landing on the runway without any destructive acrobatics. The FAA is investigating. On May 1, three... »
New Lion Air Boeing Carcass Cut in Two for Removal
The Lion Air jet that crashed short of the runway in Bali is going to be cut into pieces for removal since the plane is too heavy to tow. The wreckage is sitting on top of a reef, rocking with the waves. The cockpit voice recorder was recovered by navy divers. None of the... »
Tam Turboprop Landing Gear Fails, Belly Landing in Bolivia
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Propfreak What: TAM Bolivia Xian MA-60 en route from Riberalta to Guayaramerin, Bolivia Where: Guayaramerin When: Jan 9th 2012 Who: 16 passengers, 5 crew Why: On landing, the plane’s landing gear would not lower. Pilots had to perform a belly landing in Guayaramerin. (In... »
Gear Up Landing in Vegas
What: Cessna 230 Where: Henderson Executive Airport, Nevada When: Nov 26, 2011 Who: 2 aboard Why: The pilot of a Cessna 230 returned to the airport and made an emergency landing at Henderson Executive Airport when his landing gears did not come down. There were no... »
Johannesburg Airlink Gear-up Landing
What: South African Airlink Avro RJ-85 en route from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg South Africa Where: Johannesburg When: Nov 10th 2011 9:20 pm Who: 73 passengers and 4 crew Why: Just after takeoff from Johannesburg, the flight developed nose gear trouble. When the pilots returned to the airport, the nose gear did not come down,... »
Gear Up Landing in Warsaw
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer powwwiii What: LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Newark,NJ (USA) to Warsaw (Poland) with 220 passengers and 11 crew Where: Warsaw When: Nov 1st 2011 Who: 220 passengers and 11 crew Why: On the first approach to Warsaw, the flight crew aborted... »
Colgan Air Engine Fire, Belly Landing in Pittsburgh
Pictured: Not N339NG but another DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Nino Buda-CYYZ Aviation Photography What: Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Continental Airlines en route from Cleveland,OH to Baltimore,MD Where: Pittsburgh When: Mar 17th 2011 Who: not available Why: While en route, left... »
Bolivia Belly Landing 33 Safe
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Propfreak What: AM Transporte Aereo Militar Xian MA-60 en route from La Paz to Rurrenabaque Where: Rurrenabaque Bolivia When: Mar 18th 2011 Who: 33 aboard Why: On landing at Rurrenabaque the landing gear failed to deploy. The flight performed a belly landing with no... »
