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What: Sita Air Dornier 228 en route from
Kathmandu to Lukla
Where: Lukla, Nepal
When: Oct 12 2010
Who: 11 passengers, 3 crew
Why: On landing at Lukla, the brakes failed, and the plane overran the (527 meter) short inclined runway and struck a wall at the end.
No injuries were reported, although the plane incurred nose damage.
What: Moorabbin Flying Service (J&J Aviation) Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III
Where: Moorabbin Airport,Victoria Australia
When: August 17 2010
Who: 3 passengers
Why: The plane overran the runway, damaging the prop and nose but the three aboard were unhurt.
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Contact photographer Federico Villadei
What: Itali Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Milan to Naples
Where: Milan on Feb 10th 2010
When: Feb 10 2010
Who: 6 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s engine left a trail of sparks and was vibrating. A quarter of an hour later, the plane returned to the runway for a safe landing in spite of hydraulic damage. The speculation is that ice ingestion caused damage to the engine and hydraulics, but of course that is an open question until after the investigation.
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Contact photographer Yochai Mossi
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from New York JFK, NY to Tokyo Japan,
Where: New York
When: Nov 5th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane dropped parts, although arriving safely in Japan.
Investigation proved the part to be an engine exhaust cone lost in Long Island during departure. The purpose of the engine exhaust cone is to eliminate the “vortex of the exhaust stream, optimizing the airflow and improving engine efficiency”
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What: BMI Airbus A319-100 en route from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Berlin
Where: Amsterdam
When: Sep 29th 2011
Why: The flight was over Amsterdam when the air conditioning system began to lose cabin pressure.
The flight descended to a safe level and continued on to Berlin. A replacement jet was procured to complete the next leg of the journey.
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What: Transports Aériens Intercaraïbes Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne III en route from St. Martin to Martinique
Where: French Antilles
When: May 5, 2012 2:45
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: Five minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed between Tintamarre Island and Le Galion Beach, close to Orient Bay, St Martin, French Antilles.
The TAI Air Ambulance Service flight was piloted by Bruno Le Jeune, and was transporting a male tourist cardiac patient from the St. Maarten Medical Center to Martinique.
The patient, Panagiotis Vryonides of Nicosia, was on his honeymoon when fell ill on the “Allure of the Seas” cruise ship. He was from Cyprus. His wife was in Antigua.
More than French and Dutch 100 emergency personnel searched for the bodies between Tintamare, Pinel Island, and Cul de Sac. Divers recovered plane parts that will be stored in Anse Marcel. Partial remains have also been recovered. Recovery operations are being hampered by tiger sharks.
Doctor Jean Michel Dudiot, and Gerard Omere the nurse were both from the SMUR of Martinique.
There had been originally another plane sent to transport the patient but it had had mechanical problems. Louis Constant Fleming Hospital has said that the plane was not sanitary enough for medical evacuations.
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What: Uzbekistan Airway Boeing 757-200 en route from Tyumen Russia to Tashkent Uzbekistan
Where: Astana Airport Kazakhstan
When: May, 27 at 05.04
Who: 13 crew members and 94 passengers
Why: The plane made an emergency landing when it depressurized.
