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Contact photographer Trevor Mulkerrins
What: Aer Lingus/Aer Arann Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-200 en route from Manchester to Shannon
Where: Shannon
When: Jul 17th 2011
Who: 21 passengers, 4 crew
Why: The pilot made a safe landing in turbulence but the front wheel collapsed (on landing or during taxi). The plane veered on to the grass.
Passengers had to disembark on to the runway via stairs and were ported to the gate.
Pictured: Irish Air Corps Pilatus in formation
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Contact photographer Frank Grealish
What: Irish Air Corps Pilatus PC-9(M) out of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel
Where: Crumlin East near Cornamona in Connemara Ireland
When: 12-OCT-2009
Who: 2 fatalities: Captain Derek Furniss, 32, from Rathfarnham in Dublin and Cadet David Jevens, 22, from Glynn in Co Wexford.
Why: The crash occurred in a remote area during a training flight. Two other planes involved in the same exercise returned safely to Galway airport. The crash is under investigation.
Virgin Atlantic Flight 19 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Goose Bay Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on November 22nd.
The plane flying from London, United Kingdom, to San Francisco, California, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Peter Nowacki
What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Vancouver to Los Angeles
Where: Los Angeles
When: Jul 24th 2010
Who: 115 aboard
Why: After an averted landing, the pilot was positioning to circle for a second approach (revectoring) and the flight crew received a TCAS warning to climb.
The Cessna 182 was on its same altitude. The Boeing climbed and successfully achieved lateral separation.
Air India flight AI-440 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on June 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to a suspected bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty people aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer Orlando G. Rivera
What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Toronto to Dallas
Where: Toronto
When: Jan 18th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the American Airlines Boeing developed cabin pressure problems. The flight returned to Toronto where they made a safe landing.
A Porter Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Toronto, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
