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Contact photographer Andy Egloff
What: Northwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 en route from Charlotte NC to Minneapolis MN
Where: Minneapolis
When: Dec 9th 2009
Who: not available
Why: On landing, the plane scraped a wing tip on the runway. The flight otherwise landed safely
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What: Air France Airbus A321-100 en route from Toulouse to Paris
Where: Toulouse
When: Dec 15th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, when the Airbus could not retract its gears, the crew returned to the airport for repairs. The plane made a safe landing.
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Contact photographer João Toste
What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Detroit
Where: Cork
When: May 2nd 2012
Why: While en route, the plane developed a technical problem and had to divert to Cork and make an emergency landing.
The technical problem involved transponder data. After maintenance, the plane was returned to service.
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Contact photographer Carl Hendriks
What: Danu /Avanti Air Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Skien to Bergen Norway
Where: Bergen
When: Nov 5th 2009
Who: 16 people on board
Why: On approach to Flesland Airport, the crew got an unsafe gear indication. Landing was aborted, until the problem was determined to be an indicator issue; at which time, the final pass was made, when it landed safely.
Pictured: A Canada – Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
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Contact photographer Rod Dermo
What: Canadian CF-18 Hornet en route from McCarran International Airport
Where: Nellis Air Force Base
When: Oct. 24, 2009
Who: Not Available
Why: Pilots declared an in-flight emergency, jettisoned its external fuel tanks (full fuel tanks add weight to landings making them perilous), and made an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base. Although a cause has not been officially released, the incident is purportedly attributed to engine problems.
Tanks landed on federal property.
No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Ruud Brinks
What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Stockholm to Tehran
Where: Stockholm
When: Jan 16th 2010
Who: 173 aboard
Why: After starting the takeoff run, the left engine suffered an engine surge, causing the low speed veer to the left. Officially reported as While lining up for takeoff, the airplane went off the runway.
A United Parcel Service (UPS) plane had to make an emergency landing at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, at around 4:40 a.m. on February 3.
Emergency was declared aboard the UPS MD80 cargo plane after the pilot reported strong fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. None of the 2 people aboard was harmed.
The flight’s departure or destination is not clear at the moment.
