Delta Airlines flight DL-82 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 25th.
The Boeing 767-400 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Gulf Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Bahrain to Kochi, India Where: Kochi When: Aug 28th 2011, 3.55 am Who: 137 passengers and 6 crew, 8 injuries Why: On landing in gusty wind and severe rain at Cochin International Airport, the plane skidded to the right and slid ten meters from the pavement into mud. The nose was damaged, and according to some reports, interfered with the operation of the slides; some slides were brought to the plane. Those who were injured were the ones who jumped. Said Muhamad, 47, sustained a fractured right ankle, left rib and left elbow and is recovering at Little Flower Hospital.
One report says flight 270 hit an air pocket and overshot (or landed too far down) the runway. It may have been simple turbulence.The approach appears to have been too fast on the slick runway. No mention has been made of the runway surface, or if the runway had been resurfaced.
According to Said Muhamad, the flight crew apparently did not adequately direct passengers, or explain what was going on, which may be why he did not wait for slides, and just jumped off the plane.
Passengers disembarked quickly after it appeared (to them) that the pilot had lost control. Evacuation occurred promptly, after “Mayday!” “Evacuation!” was shouted in the plane’s cabin.
Reports conflict as to the success of the emergency slides which did not apparently deploy perfectly, and some people jumped from the plane. There were 8 injured, one with extreme fractures.
Evacuation was reported to be in more than twenty seconds. (though I interpret that to mean that the evacuation began within twenty seconds of landing—one can hardly picture 137 passengers and six crew members making it out of a disabled plane within twenty seconds.)
The interior of the plane smelled like some kind of fumes, and the pilot was described as being in shock.
Although the English video says otherwise, the flight originated In Bahrain, and landed in Kochi.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from London to Boston Where: Dublin When: Aug 3rd 2012 Who: 172 aboard Why: The American Airlines flight diverted to Dublin when the plane developed hydraulic problems.
The pilots managed to land safely but without hydraulics had to be towed. Passengers were provided local accommodations.
The incident tied up the airport as planes were diveted until the affected 757 was removed and examined.
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What: Restored Yak 18T en route to Kingaroy Where: Crows Nest, Australia When: December 3, 2009 Who: PILOT Neil Dunn, 56, and 13 year old passenger Why: The pilot encountered engine trouble at 10.45am. The bush area (north) that was in their flight plan would have had nowhere to land.
Referring to the electrical wires Dunn had to dodge to make the emergency landing in his paddock, the amazed farmer said, “I don’t know how they’re not dead.”
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