FedEx Federal Express flight FX-1814 had to reject take off from Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane was accelerating to take off for Los Angeles, California, when the crew rejected take off at high speed due to some issues.
The plane returned to apron with a blown tire.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Compass Airlines flight DL-5689 made a safe emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on May 20th.
The Embraer ERJ-175, heading from Utah, to Colorado, was mid-air when the crew reported a blown tyre and requested emergency services on standby.
The plane received minor damage.
All 79 people onboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Klaus Ecker
What: Allegiant Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Des Moines to Las Vegas
Where: Las Vegas
When: Mar 17th 2012
Who: 147 passengers and 5 crew
Why: On landing, the plane bounced. Trailing smoke from two blown tires, the plane stopped on the runway, where passengers disembarked and were bussed to the terminal.
The right main gear tires blew, and the left main gear sustained damage. No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Christian Schürmann
What: Emirates Boeing 777-300 en route from Colombo Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives
Where: Male
When: Dec 2nd 2011
Why: On landing in Male, the plane’s tires burst.
Passengers disembarked on the runway, as the plane was disabled. No explanation was given regarding the tires. (We assume a too fast landing, but one should never assume.)
What: Air India Express en route from Cochin-Salalah
Where: Salalah
When: Nov 3, 2011 9:45
Who: 87 passengers
In this event, the pilot of an Air India Express COK-Salalah (Oman) flight, made three attempts to land. A cumulation of numerous small errors threatened passenger safety and defied standard operating procedures and included mis-entering data into the system.
The pilot forced the B737 to land using “autoland” in high cross-winds.
Wind speed on the ground was 25 knot (46 kmph) gusting to 35 knot (65 kmph.) Operating procedure allows landing when winds are no higher than 25 knots. The Boeing FCOM lists 35 knots as the max permissible crosswind landing component on a 45m wide. The pilot would have been correct to divert to another airport. There was adequate fuel to do so (if he had realized the numbers entered into the system were incorrect). Ground conditions were at the top of what Boeing allows and would be a challenge. Instead of diverting to Abu Dhabi, the pilot landed in defiance of safety norms.
The pilot attempted to land twice, and then decided to divert. Having been entered with incorrect data, the FMC (Flight Management Computer) incorrectly concluded there was only six minutes of flight time left. This was incorrect, as the plane had 4.7 tons of fuel, more than enough to reach Abu Dhabi, 75 minutes away.
On the pilot’s third attempt, the pilot autolanded (without having trained for autolanding.) It was a safe, if hard landing, and one that damaged the plane and nearly went off the runway. Two tires burst, and the landing gear was damaged.
Maybe this pilot is a fool, or maybe just careless. The plane did land with no loss of life. You know they always say “the devil is in the details.” I don’t know verifiable particulars. We don’t have available first hand data to analyze, but Air India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation does.
But when we see evidence of problems like this, we wonder if India has gone far enough in raising the bar.
What: Batavia Boeing 737-300 en route from Jakarta to Malang
Where: Malang Indonesia
When: Sep 2nd 2011
Who: 146 aboard
Why: On landing, a tire blew out.
No injuries were reported
What: U S Airways flight en route to Alabama
Where: Charlotte
When: June 29, 2010
Who: 46 passengers
Why: One of the plane’s tires blew on takeoff, and the flight had to make an emergency landing in Charlotte NC. The flight landed safely and passengers were provided an alternative flight.
Pictured: A Delta Connection (Freedom Airlines)Embraer EMB-145LR (ERJ-145LR) over Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International
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Contact photographer Roel Van Der Velpen – MST-Aviation
What: Delta/Freedom Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Charleston to Cincinnati Kentucky
Where: Yeager Airport in Charleston West Virginia
When: Feb 8 2010
Who: 46 passengers and three crew
Why: The pilot aborted takeoff possibly over flat tires, though the reason the pilot aborted is still a matter of question. (After the high speed runway skid, two tires are definitely blown.) There was damage to the to right main gear tires, and also some wing damage, supposedly from rubber projectile. The flight skidded several hundred feet and rolled to a stop about 500 feet from the runway’s end. Passengers debarked without incident; and maintenance crews are working on getting the plane towed. Several flights have been cancelled due to the runway closure.
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Contact photographer Chaity
What: Merpati Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Surabaya to Ujung Pandang/Makassar Indonesia
Where: Makassar
When: Dec 21st 2009
Who: 102 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing with tailwinds of 13 knots and poor visibility, the plane blew out a nose wheel tire and damaged the nose wheel. Passengers debarked on to the runway. It is not indicated if slides were used, or a stair.
Pictured: An Air India Airbus A320-231
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Contact Photographer Rajesh Changela
What: Air India Airbus A320-200 en route from Singapore Changi Airport to Chennai India
Where: Meenambakkam airport
When: Aug 22nd 2009
Who: 132 passengers
Why: After extending the gear, one main gear tire was observed to be flat–not a surprise because debris was found at the airport of origin.
All precautions were engaged during landing and the flight landed safely with no injuries reported. The plane was towed off the runway to a maintenance bay.
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Contact Photographer Ronald J Stella
What: US Airways Boeing 737-400 en route from Philadelphia to Tampa
Where: Tampa
When: Jun 27th 2009
Who: 138 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After a normal flight, on landing, both nose gear tires blew. Nose gear wheels and strut were damaged.
Passengers disembarked via roll-up stairs thru the back of the plane. No injuries were reported. It took 8 hours to clear the runway after the incident. Mechanics are looking at a landing gear problem as the cause of the incident.
Billy Mays was interviewed after debarking.
George’s Point of View
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance! Or was it a fast landing?
What: Learjet N999LJ owned by Global Exec Aviation en route to Van Nuys, Calif
Where: South Carolina
When: departed shortly before midnight Friday
Who: carrying six people Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles — died, as did pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured
Why: air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane was traveling at least 92 mph, its minimum takeoff speed, when the crew thought the tire burst The plane hurtled off the end of a runway and crashed through antennas and a fence, crossing a five-lane highway and ending up on an embankment in flames.The plane was heading to Van Nuys, Calif.
The FAA is researching the possibility that a blown tire caused the jet crash. Investigations have turned up evidence that tire may have blown just before takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The cockpit voice recorder indicates that the pilot and co-pilot informed air traffic controllers they’d heard a tire burst and they attempted to abort takeoff.
In serious condition is Travis Barker, who was the drummer for the band Blink-182. Barker was one of the two people wounded when the Learjet 60 crashed on a highway and caught fire.
Listed in critical condition is Adam Michael Goldstein otherwise known as celebrity disc jockey DJ AM. He reportedly saved his own life by jumping from the burning plane while it was skidding down a runway.
Joseph M. Still Burn Center said they both suffered second- and third-degree burns
| Manufacturer: | Learjet Inc |
| Model: | 60 Search all Learjet Inc 60 |
| Year built: | 2006 |
| Serial Number (C/N): | 314 |
| Mode S Code: | 53372425 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Amateur-Built: | No |
| Number of Seats: | 11 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Turbofan |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | P&w Canada PW305A |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | Inter Travel And Services Inc |
| Address: | Irvine, CA 92614-2594 United States |
| Region: | Western-Pacific |
| Certification Class: | Standard |
| Certification Issued: | 2007-11-16 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 2006-12-14 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2008-08-11 |
| Current Status: | Valid |
