What: S7 flight from Moscow to Yerevan
Where: Sochi
When: Dec 24, 2009
Who: not available
Why: After the plane was unable to land at Zvartnots for an undisclosed reason, the passengers were held without food or drink for three hours on the plane, before being asked to debark into a customs check.

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Overland Airways Jet Veers Off the Runway at Ilorin Airport, Nigeria

Overland airwaysOverland Airways flight 1186 swerved off the runway at Ilorin Airport in Kwara State of Nigeria on November 29.

The ATR 72 aircraft, which departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja, veered off the runway after it landed at Ilorin Airport at about 4:45 p.m.

Authorities confirmed that all 59 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.

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Egypt Air Human Error=Wing Loss


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What: Egypt Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Cairo to Hurghada
Where: Cairo
When: Apr 2nd 2010
Who: 195 passengers
Why: Prior to take-off, there was crew error on the ground, and the plane impacted two runway light poles. The wings were damaged; the streetlights collapsed. Passengers were transferred to another plane.

The damaged plane was judged to be a total loss.

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On taxi, wings of Nigerian Airforce C-130 and Arik Airlines Collide, No injury

What: Nigerian Airforce C-130
Where: Jos, Nigeria
When: July 14, 2012
Who: no injuries
Why: The jet was about to take off when “An Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI on a routine flight to Lagos brushed the wing of a parked Nigerian Air Force C-130 (NAF 917) at the Yakubu Gowon Airport.”

The tank 1 wing tip of the NAF C-130 was damaged. The wing of the Arik aircraft was dismembered.

The announcement was made by Wing Commander A. Makun, Deputy Director, Directorate of Airforce information.

The Air Force Jet was about to fly Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in the Plateau State capital from Jos to Lagos. The flight was canceled.

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S7 Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing due to Brakes Problem

S7 Airlines flight S7-1148 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on February 6th.

The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Krasnodar, Russia, was on final approach to Moscow when the crew reported a brakes problem and went around.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Vietnam Airlines Plane makes Hard Landing in Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines flight VN-7344 made a hard landing at Cam Ranh International Airport, Cam Ranh, Vietnam, on April 29th.

The Airbus A321-200 flying from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was cleared to land on runway 20R, but it touched down on runway 20L which was under construction.

The plane rolled out, and its engines sucked a few objects from the runway.

All 203 passengers aboard remained safe.

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Russian Tatarstan Airbus Ends Up in Kazan Airport Snowbank

What: Tatarstan Airlines Airbus A319-112
Where: Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
When: Dec 1, 2012 8:30 am
Who: 109 passengers
Why: Preparing for take-off to go to Moscow at 8:30, the Tatarstan Airlines Airbus overran the runway, ending up in a snowbank. The problem according to LifeNews was ice on the runway.

No passengers were injured. A wing is mired in the bank of snow, tying up the runway for takeoffs and landings.

The flight was delayed until 13:00 Moscow time. The incident is under investigation.

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