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Contact photographer Sean D’Silva
What: Kingfisher Airlines Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Bhavnagar to Mumbai (India)
Where: Mumbai
When: Nov 10th 2009
Who: 42 passengers and 4 crew
Why: On landing, the flight overran the runway. The flight came to a stop on soft ground. The plane sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, left main gear, left wing tip and left propeller.
There were no injuries reported.
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Contact photographer Giovanni Curto
What: Belle Air Europe Airbus A320-200 en route from Dusseldorf to Pristina Kosovo
Where: Dusseldorf
When: Mar 21st 2012
Why: The Airbus was on the runway in Dussseldorf when the plane developed a problem with the nose gear. At low speed, the pilots rejected takeoff.
After sitting in the plane more than half an hour, passengers disembarked on the runway as mechanics examined the nose gear.
Passengers were bussed to the terminal.
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Contact photographer Stefan Sonnenberg
What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 en route from Lisbon to Copenhagen
Where: Belgium
When: Oct 18th 2009
Why: Flying into Belgium, the flight lost communication with ATC for about 35 minutes. When ATC could not regain communication, two German fighters intercepted the plane near the Netherlands. Radio contact was restored and the flight landed without problems in Copenhagen
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What: Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Bourgas to Ekaterinburg
Where: Ekaterinburg
When: Jul 19. 2011 0:20 Moscow time
Who: 119 passengers
Why: While en route from Bourgas to Ekaterinburg, the plane developed a hydraulic problem. (Specific details about the hydraulic problem have not been released.)
The flight continued to Koltsovo Airport in the Urals where it made a safe landing.
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Contact photographer A. J. Best
What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300 en route from from Karachi Pakista) to Dhaka Bangladesh
Where: Karachi
When: Feb 2 2010
Why: A couple of hours into the flight (20 minutes away from the destination), the crew detected a hydraulic issue with the landing gear. After announcing they were diverting to Dhaka, they instead returned to Karachi for repairs. The choice of Karachi was made due to superior facilities for repair, at least as compared to what was available in Dhaka.
Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane.
Pakistan’s sports team (Pakistan boxing, table tennis, swimming and a martial arts team) were aboard en route to the South Asian Games.
At least 350 game participants left Karachi in at least 6 flights.
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Contact photographer Stefano R.
What: Egypt Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Cairo to Hurghada
Where: Cairo
When: Apr 2nd 2010
Who: 195 passengers
Why: Prior to take-off, there was crew error on the ground, and the plane impacted two runway light poles. The wings were damaged; the streetlights collapsed. Passengers were transferred to another plane.
The damaged plane was judged to be a total loss.
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Contact photographer Andreas Fietz
What: Air Europa Airbus A330-200 en route from Madrid, to Tenerife
Where: Madrid
When: Mar 7th 2010
Why: While en route, the flight experienced a technical problem and returned to Madrid to make a safe landing. The problem turned out to be an open door indicator, which was repaired. Passengers were able to reboard the plane and continue to their destination.
