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US Airways Emergency 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 deploy. There were 3 crew and 34 passengers aboard, none of whom were reported injured. After landing at 1 a.m., the passengers disembarked, and were... »
Medical Helicopter Emergency Landing Takes out Windshield
photographer Jerome Mervelet A medical evacuation helicopter, ADAC-Luftrettung Eurocopter EC 135 P2 was making a street landing in Germany when it struck a car. The tail of the chopper struck an Opel Corsa’s window. The car was parked in a parking lot at the Ochsenfurt train station. No people were injured. The pilot and... »
Nepal Airlines Crash Landing in Jomsom
Twenty-one people aboard a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 survived the attempted landing 125 miles NW of Kathmandu. Everyone aboard survived but everyone was injured. Five of the tourists were seriously injured. On landing at Jomsom airport at 8:30 a.m., the brakes failed, and the plane skidded to the banks... »
Excursion in Myanmar
A Myanmar Airways Xian MA60 en route from Yangon to Heho to Mong Hsat Airport sustained damage on landing. The damage was incurred on the single Mong Hsat runway which the plane overran and stopped mired in soft ground. Fifty-five passengers were aboard, of whom two were injured. Myanmar News Video »
Piper Crash in Argentina
Mr. Julio Contreras – President of Allen Air Club was flying a Piper PA-11 Cub Special on May 10, 2013 and on landing at the Aeropuerto Arturo Humbert in Argentina, the plane flipped–a wheels up landing. Volunteer firemen, police, airport staff and members of the aeroclub responded to the scene. The cause of the... »
Air Astana Emergency diversion to Shymkent
On May 10, 2013, an Air Astana Boeing 757-200 en route from Tashkent to Almaty diverted to Shymkent with cabin pressure problems. Oxygen masks deployed when the air conditioning system failed. A replacement Airbus was provided to take the 136 passengers to Almaty. »
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... »
Indonesian Crop Duster Crash
Photographer Brian G Nichols On May 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. a PT Sinar Mas Super Air Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU24-950 crashed three minutes after takeoff from North Rawajitu Indonesia. The pilot, Muhammad Adipura, 47, a Bogor of West Java died in the crash. It is believed he died at the scene, but his... »
Netherlands Helicopter Crash at Sea
On May 8, 2013, Cessna 172P was on a photo flight over the North Sea when it crashed at sea in foggy weather near the town of Egmond, Netherlands. Around 9:00 pm, the pilot had sent a distress signal. A military helicopter and an offshore helicopter responded to the alarm. There was dense fog... »
Rio Helicopter Crash
On May 8, 2013, a Helisul Táxi Aéreo Ltda-owned Helibras HB-350B Esquilo (Eurocopter Ecureuil) helicopter landing at a Rio de Janeiro heliport landed in the trees instead of on the landing area. Aboard were the pilot and five tourists,a couple of miners, and two tourists from the United States. No one was injured though... »
