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Crashed, Stolen, Force Landings on April 1 No Joke
On April 1: A privately owned Reims Cessna F172E with two aboard made an emergency landing in Nome, Norway after an engine failed. Neither of the two aboard reported injury. An Ultralight suffered a mechanical failure in south Surrey, BC crashed and sustained damage. The pilot parachuted out into a field of blueberries, and... »
SAS Flight Diverts to Stavanger
On Feb 16, 2013, a Scandinavian Airlines System Boeing 737-883 was en route from Las Palmas to Bergen – Norway when the flight developed problems with the flaps. Pilots diverted to Stavanger airport where SAS has mechanics. Ten minutes before landing, passengers were told to keep their heads down. Pilots successfully made a fast... »
S7 Airbus Skids Rostov-on-Don Landing
On January 12, 2013, an S7 Airlines Airbus A319 en route from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don made a fast landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, sliding 40 meters past the end of the runway. Reports are of poor traction on wet concrete. The fifty passengers aboard the flight disembarked safely. No injuries were reported although the plane... »
Piper Hard Landing Skids Off Vegas Runway
A Managed Aviation Inc Piper PA-60-602P Aerostar made a hard landing at North Las Vegas Airport, skidded off the runway and caught on fire. The pilot and passenger managed to exit the plane. It appears to be a training flight. At 4:20, fire crews were trying to put out the fire. The condition of... »
Four die in Red Wings Ferry Flight Crash in Russia
On December 29, 2012, at 16:33, a Red Wings Tupelev 204-100V was on a ferry flight from Pardubice Airport Czech Republic to Moscow-Vnukova Airport, Russia when it crashed-landed in snow, overrunnning the runway. Weather conditions showed heavy gusts accompanying a light snowfall. The Federal Air Transport Agency said that the plane touched down in... »
Crash Kills Six Month Old Baby
December 22, 2012, at 18:13 a Perimeter Aviation/ Kivalliq Air Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III en route from Winnipeg to Sanikiluaq airport crashed during its second approach. The flight had two crew and seven passengers. One of the passengers died when the plane crashed at the end of the runway. The plane was landing during... »
Multiple Flats on Landing in Costa Rica
What: TACA airlines Airbus A321-200 en route from El Salvador to San José Costa Rica Where: Costa Rica When: October 18, 2012 Who: 146 passengers, 7 crew Why: On touchdown, three tires burst on the wet runway, resulting in an emergency landing. The plane skidded and spun to the right and when it came... »
Angel Flight Emergency Landing
What: Houston to Decatur Where: Decatur Municipal Airport When: Sept 6 2012, 10:30 a.m. Who: 4 aboard Why: No one was injured when Pilot Mark Moran made a hard landing in Decatur when returning a passenger from cancer treatment and surgery. Moran is an Angel Flight program pilot, providing free flights to sick people... »
Beech Overrun in GA, Emergency Landing
What: N79TE LLC Beechcraft Beechjet 400A en route from Northeast Alabama Regional Airport to Jacksonville Florida Where: Peachtree Airport, GA When: June 18 2012, 10:00 a.m. Who: 2 crew, 2 passengers Why: After landing at the airport, the plane overran the runway, and avoided the barriers. The gear collapsed and the plane slid downhill,... »
