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Contact photographer Oleg Chaplin
What: Asiana Airbus A321-231
Where: RJBB, Osaka
When: October 28, 2009
Who: 147 on board
Why: On touchdown, after the plane’s tail struck the runway, the pilot performed a go-round. On the second pass, the plane landed safely.
Philippine Airlines flight PR 720 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, on July 22nd.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to turn back after the crew reported smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-492 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, UK, on September 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Birmingham, UK, to Alicante, Spain, had to divert due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
RUTACA Airlines flight 5R-310 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Venezuela, on February 14th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane heading from Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport to Simon Bolivar International Airport, Venezuela, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter made an emergency landing on Ikeijima island in Okinawa, Japan, on January 6th.
Authorities said the crew decided to land in emergency after the UH-1Y helicopter experienced a rotor problem.
All four crew members aboard remained unharmed.
Eastern Airways flight T3-1763 made an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, on April 13th.
The plane flying from Bristol, England, was on final approach to Toulouse when the crew received an unsafe gear indication and went around to work the checklists.
The plane landed safely on second approach. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: AeroSvit Airlines Boeing 737-529 Moscow
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Contact photographer Denis Lyaskovskiy
What: Aerosvit Boeing 737-500 en route from Tbilisi Georgia to Kiev Ukraine
Where: Kiev
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While landing during heavy snow, the plane ran off the runway and mired in a snow bank. The runway was closed. As snow continued, the other runway also closed.
The current weather in Kiev:
Kyiv, UR (Airport)
Updated: 9 min 23 sec ago
28 °F
Light Snow Blowing Snow
Windchill: 15 °F
Humidity: 80%
Dew Point: 23 °F
Wind: 20 mph from the West
Pressure: 29.56 in (Steady)
Visibility: 3.7 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Overcast 2300 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 551 ft
