Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Claremont Municipal Airport

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Emergency, hard, nose gear, USA

Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Claremont Municipal Airport

May 4, 2017 May 4, 2017

A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.

The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”

The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.

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Emergency, Florida, gear struts, hard, USA

Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017

A small plane made an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Florida, on April 28th.

The plane was flying from Belize to Tampa, Florida, when the pilot declared an emergency reporting that the left main gear wheel was missing.

The plane landed safely. Chief Operating Officer of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Mark Stuckey, said, “Luckily when it did land, the aircraft did not catch fire, there were sparks but it safely skidded into the grass.”

There were four people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

Ecuador, hard, weather

TAME Airlines Plane Skids Off Runway in Ecuador

May 1, 2016 May 1, 2016

TAME A TAME Airlines plane skidded off runway at Cuenca Airport, Ecuador, on April 28th.

The plane, performing flight EQ-173 from Quito, Ecuador, landed amid heavy rain and slided off the tarmac onto the grass.

There were 87 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured.

The aircraft was substantially damaged.

Air Canada, Beechcraft, Canada, hard, nose gear

Exploits Vallet Air Service Plane makes Hard Landing in Canada

April 22, 2016 April 22, 2016

EVAS Exploits Vallet Air Service flight AC-7804 made a hard landing at Gander International Airport, Canada, on April 20.

The Beech 1900D, flying on behalf of Air Canada, had its nose gear collapsed causing it to skid on its nose to a stop on the runway.

There were 14 passengers and 2 crew members aboard. Three of them were injured.

The plane sustained minor damage.

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Airbus, Crash, Mahan Air, Turkey

Mahan Air Plane Skids Off Runway, Crashes into Concrete Barrier at Istanbul Airport

December 26, 2015 December 26, 2015

A Mahan Air plane crashed into a concrete barrier at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on December 24.

The Airbus A310 plane, performing flight W5-112 from Tehran, Iran, skidded off the runway and crashed into a concrete barrier.

There were 150 passengers aboard at the time; all of them were evacuated safely.

The cause of crash is under investigation.