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Hard Landing, Blown Tires, Pilot Lands Safe in Vegas
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Klaus Ecker What: Allegiant Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Des Moines to Las Vegas Where: Las Vegas When: Mar 17th 2012 Who: 147 passengers and 5 crew Why: On landing, the plane bounced. Trailing smoke from two blown tires, the plane stopped... »
Maldives Emergency Landing
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Christian Schürmann What: Emirates Boeing 777-300 en route from Colombo Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives Where: Male When: Dec 2nd 2011 Why: On landing in Male, the plane’s tires burst. Passengers disembarked on the runway, as the plane was disabled. No explanation was given... »
Indian Pilots: One bad seed
What: Air India Express en route from Cochin-Salalah Where: Salalah When: Nov 3, 2011 9:45 Who: 87 passengers In George’s Point of View India has made noises in the press about cleaning house regarding some of the bad pilots that skated through a flawed and corrupt school and accrediting system. In this event, the... »
A Boeing Goes Flat in Indonesia
What: Batavia Boeing 737-300 en route from Jakarta to Malang Where: Malang Indonesia When: Sep 2nd 2011 Who: 146 aboard Why: On landing, a tire blew out. No injuries were reported »
US Airways Cautionary Landing in Charlotte
What: U S Airways flight en route to Alabama Where: Charlotte When: June 29, 2010 Who: 46 passengers Why: One of the plane’s tires blew on takeoff, and the flight had to make an emergency landing in Charlotte NC. The flight landed safely and passengers were provided an alternative flight. »
Delta Flight Cancelled
Pictured: A Delta Connection (Freedom Airlines)Embraer EMB-145LR (ERJ-145LR) over Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Roel Van Der Velpen – MST-Aviation What: Delta/Freedom Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Charleston to Cincinnati Kentucky Where: Yeager Airport in Charleston West Virginia When: Feb 8 2010 Who:... »
Merpati Nosewheel Blows
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Chaity What: Merpati Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Surabaya to Ujung Pandang/Makassar Indonesia Where: Makassar When: Dec 21st 2009 Who: 102 passengers and 6 crew Why: On landing with tailwinds of 13 knots and poor visibility, the plane blew out a nose wheel... »
Air India Airbus Lands with Flat
Pictured: An Air India Airbus A320-231 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Rajesh Changela What: Air India Airbus A320-200 en route from Singapore Changi Airport to Chennai India Where: Meenambakkam airport When: Aug 22nd 2009 Who: 132 passengers Why: After extending the gear, one main gear tire was observed to... »
Boeing Lands Safely on Nose-Gear Maypops
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Ronald J Stella What: US Airways Boeing 737-400 en route from Philadelphia to Tampa Where: Tampa When: Jun 27th 2009 Who: 138 passengers and 5 crew Why: After a normal flight, on landing, both nose gear tires blew. Nose gear wheels and strut were... »
DJ AM Travis Barker Crash Update
What: Learjet N999LJ owned by Global Exec Aviation en route to Van Nuys, Calif Where: South Carolina When: departed shortly before midnight Friday Who: carrying six people Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles — died, as did pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and... »
