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Contact photographer René Kelleway
What: KLM Boeing 737-400 en route from Amsterdam to Stavanger
Where: Amsterdam
When: May 8th 2011
Why: Moments after takeoff, the pilots had to shut down a Boeing engine; the flight returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing. The flight was cancelled, and a smaller plane was provided for some of the passengers, while others stayed at hotels waiting for a later flight
What: Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300
Where: Owen Roberts International Airport
When: Jan 5 2011
Who: Not Available
Why: Thirty minutes from landing, the cabin developed a burning smell, later attributed to a faulty ventilation fan. The pilot made an early descent, and landed safely.
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Contact photographer Jean-Claude Simard
What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Washington National
Where: Washington DC
When: Mar 22nd 2011
Who: 68 people aboard
Why: The United crew was informed that the airport was “uncontrolled” via the advisory frequency. The plane made a visual approach and landed ten minutes after the American Airlines flight
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4266 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on April 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Denver, Colorado, was descending toward San Francisco, California, when the crew reported a blown tire and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 119 people aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer Ignatiy Savranskiy
What: Wideroe de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8 en route from Florø to Bergen
Where: Bergen-Flesland Airport, Norway
When: Oct 18, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
Who: 17 aboard
Why: The pilot was en route to Bergen when smoke in the cockpit forced him to land immediately; but he called off the mayday because he felt in control of the situation.
Before landing, the pilot informed passengers.
The crew stayed aboard until passengers were evacuated. The evacuation was described as undramatic.
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Contact photographer Szabolcs Kelemen
What: Sky Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey)
Where: Antalya on
When: Oct 10th 2011
Who: 156 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After a normal flight, on landing in Turkey, the plane’s right main gear collapsed when a right tire burst.
One cause for a burst tire is a hard or fast landing, or the state of the runway. The cause has not yet been determined.
In the accident photos (according to AV gossip), the logo has been painted out with white paint.
Condor Airlines flight DE-2199 made an emergency landing in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on November 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Varadero, Cuba, to Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew declared an emergency due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely. There were 275 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
