The plane flying from Bari, Italy, was descending toward Munich when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure and advised that they might blow tires upon landing.

The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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What: Lufthansa/Air Dolomiti Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Munich to Venice
Where: Munich
When: May 17th 2012, 13:35
Who: 58 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route ten minutes into the flight, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The crew returned to Munich. On approach to Munich, the crew had to shut down the right engine.

On landing, the plane veered off the runway on to the grass, ran into some obstructions and stopped with a collapsed nose gear. During rescue, twenty flights were diverted. The plane is presently sinking into soft round.

The passengers were evacuated. Other than one person with back injuries, no injuries were reported.

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What: Lufthansa/Air Dolomiti Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Verona (Italy) to Munich
Where: Verona
When: Apr 28th 2012
Who: 34 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While taking off from Verona, the plane lost a nose wheel.

Pilots returned to the airport making a safe landing after they burned off fuel. Emergency services on standby in the event of a possible fire intervention were not needed.

A replacement plane was flown in to transport passengers.

According to initial investigations, the plane may have broken a pin that affixes the wheel.

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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.

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