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Contact photographer Maciej Nowak
What: Air Dolomiti Embraer ERJ-195 en route from Turin to Frankfurt
Where: Frankfurt
When: Dec 11th 2009
Who: not available
Why: On approach to Frankfort, the plane developed an electronic problems with the landing gear. The crew managed a safe landing, and a replacement plane was provided for passengers, while the original plane moved to maintenance.
The plane sustained tire damage.
TUIfly Belgium flight TB-6793 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on January 21st.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane heading from Liege, Belgium, to Alicante, Spain, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A small plane had to make a crash landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, on March 24.
The Plaggio P180 was seen circling over San Jose and Willow Glen, and it was reported that there was a mechanical issue, due to which the crew opted for a crash landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
It turned out that there was a problem with the rear landing gear.
All people aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Piper PA-46-310P Malibu
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Contact photographer Patric Borg
What: Piper PA-46-310P
Where: Osteen Florida
When: June 14, 2002
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The pilot asked to deviate because he saw “a hole” in the weather. Radar showed a cluster of thunderstorms, level three to four were present in the vicinity of N9143B’s position. N9143B started an uncontrolled descent from FL260 (about 27,500 feet msl). Witnesses reported hearing the engine make a winding noise.?The airplane come out of the clouds about 300 feet above the ground, in a nose low spiral, and the right wing was missing. The ilot’s inadequate weather evaluation resulted in in-flight separation of the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer and the subsequent loss of control and crash.
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Contact photographer Benjamin H.W.
What: Cape Air Cessna 402C en route from Hagerstown to Baltimore
Where: Hagerstown Regional Airport, Maryland
When: Oct 14, 2009 10:30 a.m
Who: Unpublished
Why: When the crew reported that the plane’s landing gear was not retracting, they returned to the airport and made three passes prior to making a safe landing. (Passes buy time for emergency services to be available, as well as for ATC and ground crew to observe the landing gear and undercarriage.)
Contact photographer Galen Burrows
What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-100, en route from Sudbury to Pearson,ON
Where: Sudbury
When: May 12th 2009 21:07 (eighteen minutes)
Who: 21 on board
Why: While en route, the oil pressure and ITT indicators came on for engine number two just before it made a big “bang.” The pilot shut down engine two and returned to Sudbury for a safe landing
George’s Point of View
Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on February 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a suspected nose tire damage.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.