Air Astana flight KC-672 made an emergency landing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on March 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from Astana, Kazakhstan, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical problem.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 69 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-612 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, on January 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sydney to Coolangatta, Australia, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
S7 Airlines flight S7-3051 had to return and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on December 24th.
The plane took off for Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-seven passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
What: Air India Airbus A319-100 en route from Mumbai to Nagpur
Where: Nagpur
When: May 24th 2011
Who: 153 passengers
Why: On approach to Nagpur, the pilot reported “a technical fault.” The plane developed a hydraulic problem. Pilots made a safe landing at the Nagpur airport. There is no mention if the foam was employed or if emergency services were on standby. The return flight was cancelled. Passengers were provided accommodations until the replacement flight.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Orlando to Salt Lake City
Where: Orlando
When: Oct 27 2010
Who: 1 injury
Why: Before takeoff, the plane made a sharp stop while taxiing, injuring one.
The injury did not prevent takeoff, although there was a short delay while the injured party received treatment.
On November 17, 2013 at 6:23 pm, Flight 363, an Ak Bars Aero/Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 en route from Moscow to Kazan, after several go-arounds, and more than one landing pass. On the second (?) attempt, an hour later, it crashed on landing at Kazan. On touchdown, the jet’s nose hit the ground.
The plane caught fire on impact after a fuel tank caught fire. None of the 44 passengers or 6 crew survived the fire.
The leased 23 year old plane was registered as VQ-BBN.
The Metars were reported as:
UWKD 171530Z 23008G11MPS 5000 -RASN OVC007 03/03 Q0993 R29/2/0055 NOSIG RMK QFE734/0979
UWKD 171500Z 23009G12MPS 9999 -RASN OVC008 03/02 Q0994 R29/2/0055 NOSIG RMK QFE735/0980
“The visibility was five thousand meters, the runway was dry. You cannot even imagine better conditions.”
NOTAMS:
A4677/13 – AD CLSD DUE TO TECR. 17 NOV 18:20 2013 UNTIL 18 NOV 08:00 2013. CREATED: 17 NOV 18:29 2013
Transport Prosecution Office has opened a criminal investigation.
The passenger list includes Alexander V. Antonov (regional head of Russia’s Federal Security Service) and Irek Minikhanov, son of the president of Tatarstan.
Lufthansa flight LH-1679 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 11.
The Airbus A320-200 was descending towards Munich when the crew declared emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. The plane was flying from Budapest, Hungary, at the time.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Authorities said the smoke had dissipated before landing.
