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    Medellin Colombia: American Airlines Boeing’s Miraculous Safe Landing

    What: Fully fueled American Airlines Boeing 737 flight 924 en route from Rionegro to to Miami
    Where: emergency landing at Rionegro airport (Jose Maria Cordoba) near Medellín
    When: 9:50 AM flight
    Who: 148 passengers
    Why: Passengers heard an explosion, after which the crew was concerned that the full plane would not make it over the mountains. They turned back with a fire in one engine, and the crippled plane not climbing as it should.

    The plane circled the airport for half of an hour prior to the successful emergency landing. Though successful, the landing was not uneventful as the heat from braking actually fused the brakes, leaving the plane immobile on the runway. The passengers were successfully deplaned on site via stairs and ported from the runway to the terminal by bus.

    No cause has been given for the initial engine problem, but the American Airlines crew is to be commended for a near-miraculous safe-guardianship of the welfare of the passengers.

    The plane was carrying thousands of pounds of fuel.

    Spanish Article El Tiempo

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    Mitsubishi Emergency Landing in Mid South

    What: Mitsubishi MU-2 twin engine prop plane
    Where: Millington TN Airport
    When: 12/09 11:00 AM
    Who: One person injured was transported to the MED.
    Why: The plane lost a wing during the emergency landing, and spilled fuel on the ground. The pilot did not believe he could make it to the airport; after landing on the runway, the plane crashed thru a chain link fence. One of the engines was malfunctioning.

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    Replica Avro Warbird Crashes


    What: World War I-era vintage Avro 504K owned by Wellington-based company The Vintage Aviator
    Where: Hood Aerodrome
    When: took off about 10.30am but crashed a few minutes later
    Who: The pilot’s name was not released.
    Why: the engines failed and the pilot, 34, tried to land the plane but was unable to clear the trees. The pilot was able to successfully exit the plane. The plane was disassembled in the tree and removed to be reassembled and repaired later.

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    Enrique Inclesias Emergency Landing

    What: private plane
    Where: flying over the Atlantic emergency when there was a problem with one of the engines. Landing at the the Bedfordshire airport in Luton and then flew on to London on the same plane.
    When: Monday
    Who: Enrique Iglesias
    Why:After engine trouble, the pilot shut down one of the jet’s engines, and made an emergency landing at the nearest airport.

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    Emergency Landing in Kansas

    What: single-engine plane en route to Salina airport
    Where: Kansas Interstate Highway 135.
    When: Saturday afternoon
    Who: pilot Joseph Prelogar, of Kansas City, Kan. and his wife
    Why: The engine quit. The pilot was trying to switch to the fuel tank with the remaining fuel but engine would not restart. After landing, the plane’s nose gear collapsed and the front end was damaged. There were no injuries.

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    Cessna Crashes in Kentucky

    What: 1964 Cessna 150D airplane en route from Gene Snyder Airport in Pendleton County, Ky.
    Where: Gene Snyder Airport in Pendleton County, Ky.in a wooded area near the end of the runway.
    When: 1:20 Sunday afternoon
    Who: Pilot Mark Martin and his sixteen year old son
    Why: The engine stalled on takeoff. The crash is under investigation. This is the second time this week that a small plane taking off from this particular airport stalled and crashed.

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    P-51 Mustang Crashes in Schenectady

    What: P-51 Mustang en route from Schenectady County Airport.
    Where: GLENVILLE, N.Y in a wooded area north of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum and east of Route 50.
    When: Tuesday Sept 23
    Who: The pilot Charles Hudson, 42. was the only one on board. He is in critical condition. He was not the owner of the plane.
    Why: Prior to takeoff, the pilot had been working on the engine. The plane lost power during takeoff, veered off to the side and crashing into the trees.

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    Pilot crashes in La Porte Soybean Field

    What: Delivering new plane to Minnesota.
    Where: When the engine quit, the pilot found the La Porte County soybean field. North of Indiana 4 next to Whispering Meadows subdivision, pilot executed a textbook emergency landing.
    When: 9/18/2008 Thursday
    Who: flight instructor/plane salesman/Pilot Anthony DeBaney
    Why: Engine quit at noon Thursday. The single passenger plane dropped 4,500 feet several miles from La Porte Municipal Airport.

    The pilot is quoted as saying “Planes glide when the engine quits and so you have several miles to figure out what to do”

    The pilot radioed of his difficulties and described seeing a water tower and other landmarks to try and pinpoint his location. The plane’s purchaser lives north of Duluth.

  • Robin Quits; Pilot Walks Away


    What: light aircraft, a Robin 200
    Where: a field a mile from Cardiff airport
    When: Sept 7 2008
    Who: pilot is member of Cardiff Flying Club, Identity undisclosed
    Why: The engine quit mid flight.

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    Emergency Landing: Luray



    What: Piper Saratoga single engine
    Where: Near Luray Caverns Airport
    When: May 6 around 6:30 p.m
    Who: Pilot, Carroll Sanders, Jr., from West Point, and passenger Myrna Titus, of Harrisonburg, were not injured in the landing.
    Why: Engine trouble