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Airbus Emergency Landing in Prague
On May 13, 2013, an Aeroflot Airbus A320-214 en route from Sheremetyevo Int’l Moscow to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague made an emergency landing in Prague. The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus. The tires were damaged... »
Air Europa Airbus Runs over Debris.
On April 16, 2013, an Air Europa Airbus A330-202 #EC-JPF was en route from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela. However, the flight took off after an Aéromexico tail strike, and ran over fuselage debris which punctured a nose gear tire. Pilots circled the airport, and returned to Barajas where they... »
Maxem Aviation Cessna Flight Aborted
A Maxem Aviation Cessna 560 Citation Encore blew a tire at 6.02 am during an aborted takeoff from Perth Airport. Subsequently, the plane came to rest without landing gear with two blown main gear tires. The Cessna sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported among the two pilots and seven passengers. »
Airbus Emergency Landing in Phuket
Dec 20, 2012, 20:38; Air Berlin Airbus A330-223 was en route from Phuket to Abu Dhabi. Not long after takeoff, the plane developed engine problems. Smoke was detected in the cabin. Witnesses on the ground heard three “explosions” when the flight took off, and saw smoke. Pilots returned to Phuket where they made a... »
Flat on Landing, Intrepid Nepal Pilots OK
Joseph Debattista What: Goma Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Where: Dolpa Airport, Nepal When: Dec 2, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: A Goma Air Flight from Nepalganj Airport to Dolpa suffered a blown tire when landing at 10:00 a.m. at Jufal Airport. The plane was carrying cargo from Nepalgunj. Two crew members,... »
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... »
Fed Ex Plane Lands with Tire Missing
What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth Where: Duluth When: Sept 29, 2012 Who: crew Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire. The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en... »
Qatar Emergency landing in Lagos
What: Qatar Airways Airbus 330 flight from Doha to Lagos Where: Lagos When: Sept 29 2012 1 p.m. Why: On approach to Lagos, the pilots declared emergency over a landing gear problem. Pilots made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. It was a landing gear problem, according to »
Flats on the Runway
What: Air Corsica Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Ajaccio to Nice Where: Côte d’Azur When: August 25, 2012 Why: Firefighters immediately arrived, the passengers disembarked and were transported by bus to the terminal. Apparently the airport had no tow bar for the ATR, blocking the runway; and another runway had to... »
Blown tire and Engine Down Leads to Emergency Landing in Newark
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andrew Compolo What: United Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark to Berlin Where: Newark When: Aug 18 2012 Who: 173 aboard Why: On takeoff, the plane blew a tire. Simultaneously, the plane gave feedback of problems with both engines, with witnesses seeing fire coming... »
