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Landing Gear On Fire in Moscow
On May 18, 2013, a UtAir Boeing 737-46M from from Stavropol and landing in Moscow caught fire on the runway as it was landing. The burning landing gear were extinguished by emergency responders prompt action. About 129 passengers and seven crewmade an emergency exit via slide and wing on to the runway. Video »
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... »
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. »
Hamburg Airways Emergency Landing 2x
When the Hamburg Airways flight’s landing gear failed to retract after taking off from St. Petersburg, the pilots had to circle for two hours before being able to return to the St. Petersburg airport. The Swiss Europa league team was aboard, returning from the quarterfinals in St. Petersburg. Instead, they returned to St. Petersburg... »
Missouri Emergency Landing
A Learjet diverted to Saint Louis Missouri and made a safe landing after the pilot experienced problems with the landing gear. The plane was coming from Wooster Ohio. The pilot was forced to circle Cahokia airport after experiencing trouble with the landing gear, planning to land at Parks Airport in Cahokia but eventually landing... »
Russian Sukhoi Superjet Makes Emergency Moscow Airport Landing
On March 7, 2013, an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet registration #RA-89009 was en route from Moskow to Nizhny Novgorod when the landing gear failed. The gear doors failed to close. Pilots returned to Moscow, and maintained a holding pattern till they landed at 16:52. Pilots made a safe landing at Sheremetyevo Airport. No injuries to... »
Jet Airways emergency landing
On Feb 25, 2013, a Jet Airways flight with 135 passengers was en route from Mumbai to Kolkata when the plane developed a problem and diverted to NSC Bose International airport. Pilots were alerted of a landing gear problem. It is not known if the flight made a flyby inspection, but ti made a... »
Abelag Aviation Flight Suffers Runway Excursion
On Feb 15, 2013, a Abelag Aviation Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 en route from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport to Berlin Schönefeld Airport was landing in Brandenburg and suffered a runway excursion that damaged the plane. The two crew and one passenger were uninjured. The closed runway led to twenty flights being diverted. The landing gear suffered... »
Odessa-Donetsk Crash Details Emerge
An RT Photo was released of the Odessa Donetsk wreckage. The fire was quickly brought under control. The photo below came from Twitter. Current numbers are four dead, two missing, 12 injured. »
