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Family Lost in Brussels Cessna Crash
Traffic was locked down at Brussels South Charleroi airport. On Feb 9, 2013 at ten a.mm, a privately owned Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion en route from Brussels to Lyon was taking off from Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Belgium in freezing fog when it ran into trouble. The plane crashed beside the runway. A... »
Fighter Jet Bird Strike in Belgium
What: Belgian Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon en route from Kleine-Brogel air base Where: Belgium When: August 17, 2012, 3:01 p.m Who: no fatalities Why: About a mile from the Kleine- Brogel air base, the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet ejected after the jet suffered a bird strike. The accident occurred... »
Ryanair Diverts to Brussels
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Eindhoven to Ibiza Where: Paris When: May 15th 2012 Why: The flight was en route over Paris when a problem developed, and the crew diverted to Brussels where they made a safe landing at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA). The plane will be examined to determine the... »
Southern Air Transport Landing Causes Airport Closure
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Rainer Bexten What: Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-200 freighter en route from Charleston,SC to Liege Belgium Where: Liege When: Dec 11th 2011 Who: 5 crew Why: On approach to Liege, the pilots encountered issues with the hydraulic systems. The flight made a safe landing... »
Antwerp Cargo Flight Cancelled by Fire Indication
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Joop Stroes What: Air France/Cityjet Fokker 50 en route from Antwerp to Manchester Where: Antwerp When: July 20 2011 Why: On takeoff out of Antwerp the flight developed complications. The crew made an emergency landing, due to a cargo fire alarm, and the flight... »
Belgium: Spanair Airbus Lost Communication
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Matthias Mai What: Spanair Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Stockholm Where: Belgium When: May 20th 2011 Why: While over Belgium, radio communication was disrupted. (This occurred during the handover to Dutch ATC.) A Dutch escort was sent (2 F-16s) to intercept. The... »
Ryanair Vibration on Landing
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jussi Seppala What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLJ performing flight FR-9052 from Alicante Spain to Brussels Belgium Where: Brussels When: Jan 18th 2011 Why: On approach to landing in Charleroi, the plane developed engine vibrations. The flight made a safe landing. No report has... »
French Passengers Refuse to Submit to Diversion
What: Ryanair en route from Fes, Morocco to Beauvais, France Where: Liege, Belgium When: Wed Nov 17, 2010 Who: 100+ passengers Why: After leaving Morocco three hours late, the plane was unable to land in Beauvais because the airport had closed due to foggy weather conditions. After they diverted to Liege, some passengers became... »
Turkish Airlines: Hard landing in Brussels
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Fabio Lorenzato What: Turkish Airlines Airbus A340-300 en from Istanbul Turkey to Brussels Belgium Where: Brussels When: Oct 24 2010 Why: The flight had a hard landing in Brussels, when the nose gear failed to make ground contact and the right wing lifted enough... »
Emergency Landing: Airbus A330 Hydraulic Delay
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck What: Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Brussels to Dakar Where: Brussels When: Aug 25th 2010 Why: While en route, the flight developed a hydraulic problem reflected by an unsafe gear alert. The crew returned to Brussels where they made a... »
