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Contact photographer Timo Jäger
What: Bulgaria Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Sofia to Moscow
Where: Sofia
When: Dec 10 2010
Who: 29 passengers and 7 crew
Why: On takeoff, part of the engine fell off, and the affected engine began leaking. The crew reported the problem and returned to Sofia to make a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.
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What: TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Portela airport to Luanda Angola
Where: Over Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010 12:30
Who: 125 aboard
Why: Around 11:45 GMT, a Taag Boeing lost parts over the Almada suburb of Lisbon, damaging a car and a building’s roof. The plane made an emergency landing at Portela after experiencing engine vibration in the right engine.
Stramded passengers have a replacement flight due at 10 am.
Taag bought the plane in 2007. TAAG’s Boeing aircraft are exempt from TAAG’s blacklist status. TAAG is on the UE blacklist of foreign airlines banned from flying to the continent due to noncompliance with international safety guidelines.
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Contact photographer Andrew Hunt
What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Singapore to Newark,NJ
Where: Singapore
When: Oct 4 2010
Who: 81 passengers
Why: On taking off from Singapore, the plane lost a wheel.
The plane’s sensors indicated the loss. The flight, however, continued to Newark and made a successful landing.
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA)
Where: Phoenix
When: Sep 24 2010
Who: 147 passengers 5 crew
Why: American Airlines flight AA-806 was on the tarmac, and taking off when the pilot rejected takeoff due to engine failure. The engine scattered debris on the runway, requiring runway 7L to be shut down for cleanup by ground crews. The plane returned safely to the terminal. No injuries were reported. No indication of whether passengers were rebooked or provided an alternative flight.
Pictured: two FAB’s F-5M simulating an IFR operation during the Brazilian Independence Day Parade
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Contact photographer Ricardo de Farias Santos
What: Brazilian F-5M fighter
Where: military base in southern Brazil
When: September 6, 2010 8:45 a.m.
Why: During routine operations, a metal panel from the F-5M fell from the fighter on to a street in downtown Cachoeirinha. It struck the pavement at a high rate of speed, bounced and sent shards of metal flying. No one was injured.
What: Leading Edge Aviation HILLER UH-12E ROTORCRAFT chartered for Idaho Fish and Game
Where: Near the U.S. Forest Service building in Kamiah, in the northern Idaho Clearwater Region
When: August 31 2010
Who: 3 fatalities:Larry Barrett, 47, of Lewiston, Idaho, Dani Schiff, 34, also of Lewiston, pilot Perry J. Krinitt, 43, of Belgrade, Mont.
Why: The biologists were counting salmon spawning nests on the nearby Selway River.
The crash is attributed to an apparent mechanical malfunction in the helicopter. Witnesses say the helicopter was making popping sounds and that material was coming off it before it nosedived straight down. The pilot struggled to keep the helicopter from crashing into a nearby school. It ended up in a driveway, damaging a home and a trailer.
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Contact photographer Jamie Chaung
What: TransAsia Airways Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Kaohsiung to Taiwan
Where: Taiwan
When: Aug 27 2010
Who: 65 passengers, 4 crew
Why: After a normal flight and a safe landing, on the runway, the left nose wheel rolled off by itself.
Imagine being a passenger on that plane, watching your wheel roll off. Actually, that happened to me in a car, once.
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance
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Contact photographer Roel van der Velpen
What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Indianapolis to Baltimore
Where: Dayton
When: Aug 12th 2010
Who: 48 passengers and 5 crew
Why: When the left engine developed problems after leaving Indianapolis, the crew diverted to Dayton where they made a safe landing and taxied to the gate.
According to the video, passengers hopped alternative flights.
Maintenance determined that the cowling of the left hand engine had separated. AirTran is flying in its own mechanics.
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Contact photographer Galen Burrows
What: Air Canada de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Vancouver,BC to Kelowna,BC
Where: Vancouver
When: Jul 25th 2010
Who: 35 aboard
Why: While en route after takeoff, observers witnessed a piece of the plane fall off the plane and on to the runway. The part was determined to be a hydraulic hand pump handle. The decision was made to continue to Kelowna, where the plane landed safely and was examined.
Maintenance discovered the right engine nacelle missing. After maintenance, on return to Vancouver, the missing parts were replaced.
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Contact photographer Johannes Klinghardt
What: Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Istanbul Ataturk to Vienna
Where: Turkey
When: Jul 18th 2010
Why: The Turkish Airlines Boeing took off successfully, but a subsequent plane lining up for takeoff reported parts on the runway.
The parts turned out to be the engine cowling around the thrust reverser from the Turkish Airlines Boeing. The Boeing returned to Istanbul and made a safe landing. An alternative (Airbus) is being flown in as a replacement.
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Contact photographer Nigel Harris
What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome to New York
Where: New York
When: Jul 3rd 2010
Why: While on an otherwise uneventful flight, the plane’s (1′ X 2′) access door disengaged and fell around 4 pm at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola,NY.
Individuals at Nassau County Courthouse retrieved the access door after witnessing it strike the ground. Alitalia discovered the door missing after landing in NY.
What: American Airlines MD-80
Where: Chicago O’Hare International Airport
When: June 14
Why: While taxiing to the gate, the plane jettisoned the tail cone. The emergency slide deployed through the opening in the plane.
Someone inside the plane released the back of the aircraft, initiating the situation. No one was injured, although the crew was surprised.
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Contact photographer AlainDurand
What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 on a ferry flight from Lourdes to Oslo
Where: Belgium
When: Jun 3rd 2010
Who: 3 crew members
Why: After takeoff, a piece of a tail fin was found on the runway. The crew performed a flyby for ATC to perform a visual inspection. Nothing irregular was found by ATC or by the crew so they continued the flight, but diverted to Stockholm for inspection.
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Contact photographer Markus Hahn
What: Cimber Air Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Copenhagen to Aalborg
Where: Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen
When: May 18th 2010
Who: 63 passengers and 4 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane lost a nose wheel when a wheel fell off after an axle broke. The plane returned to land at Kastrup. The landing was safe, and the passengers were rebooked on a subsequent flight.
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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra
What: AeroUnion Airbus A-300B4-200 en route from Monterrey (Mexico) to Los Angeles,CA
Where: Mexico
When: April 13th 2010
Who: 2 crew ; 3 on ground fatalities
Why: After taking off from Monterrey on a freight flight after 11:00 pm, it is reported that a turbine and wing fell off the plane, and then the Airbus fell out of the sky on to a highway not far from the runway. (Most of the wreckage is on airport property. ) The crew and three individuals on the ground were killed.
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Contact photographer Michael Durning
What: American Eagle Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Lawton to Dallas
Where: Dallas
When: Apr 10 2010
Why: On landing in Dallas, the plane’s main gear door fell from the aircraft.
The incident occurred a few months after the Federal Aviation Administration proposed a multimillion-dollar civil fine against Fort Worth-based American Eagle Airlines for flying planes with inadequate repairs. Eagle flew 1,178 flights with improperly repaired landing gear doors on four Bombardier aircraft, violating rules set by the FAA.
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Contact photographer Rafael García
What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Pristina Kosovo to Copenhagen
Where: Berlin
When: Apr 3rd 2010
Who: 89 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After takeoff from Kosovo, a part fell from the engine. the crew diverted to Berlin and made a safe landing.
Pictured: JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 over Liberty International
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Contact photographer Ken Iwelumo
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from Newark to Fort Lauderdale
Where: Newark Liberty International Airport
When: Apr 5th 2010
Who: 134 passengers
Why: During takeoff, the airbus lost the left engine cowling.
Distressed panicked passengers smelled smoke and said they could see inside the engine.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, it had landed back at the airport, where the fallen parts had to be gathered.
The NY Daily news reported that passengers were offered refunds and a free round trip.
What: Air Unique Inc Cessna 310R registration en route from Palo Alto to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California
Where: Palo Alto
When: Feb 17 2010
Who: 3 dead (passengers) employees of Tesla Motors
Why: After takeoff, over a residential neighborhood, the Cessna either struck a 100-foot electrical tower or clipped its power transmission line, causing the plane to burst into flames, fragment and crash.
A wing fell on a residential day care, and debris scattered on houses and cars in the neighborhood, and the crash caused a power outage in Palo Alto.
Updated:
4 bodies identified, 1 missing in the NJ crash. Monmouth Airport is 5 miles east of Trenton. In Wall township. Relatives of the pilot were on the scene (mentioned on the video) and the current input is that the plane was neither going to or from Monmouth.
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Contact photographer Mariusz Siecinski
What: Jack Air LLC’s Cessna T337G Turbo Super Skymaster en route to Monmouth Executive Airport
Where: Monmouth Executive Airport
When: 4 p.m. Monday Feb 15 2010
Who: 2 dead, 3 missing
Why: Witnesses saw the plane coming in for a landing when the tail broke off, the plane veered and crashed nose down beside the runway in a field.
Witnesses say the pilot pulled up and a piece of the plane fell off before it spun out of control and crashed.
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Contact photographer Gerhard Vysocan
What: Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 en route from Santiago to Miami,FL
Where: Miami
When: Feb 5 2010
Why: On the final approach to the runway, a part fell from the plane on to the Miami International Mall parking lot.
The part is described as a flap track fairing. The mechanisms for deploying the wing flaps is housed in flap track fairings.
What: Aruban Airbus A319 en route from Dallas Love Field
Where: Dallas
When: Tuesday November 10, 1:30 pm
Who: maintenance crew
Why: While on a maintenance flight, the privately owned airbus lost a hundred lb. inflatable emergency slide and its storage door over an apartment complex on “webchapel.”
Maintenance was being performed by Associated Air Center. Air Traffic Control was notified of the falling parts by someone witnessing the event, and the flight was immediately recalled.
A search is being performed for the rogue door.
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Contact photographer Yochai Mossi
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from New York JFK, NY to Tokyo Japan,
Where: New York
When: Nov 5th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane dropped parts, although arriving safely in Japan.
Investigation proved the part to be an engine exhaust cone lost in Long Island during departure. The purpose of the engine exhaust cone is to eliminate the “vortex of the exhaust stream, optimizing the airflow and improving engine efficiency”
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Contact photographer Bostjan Henigaman
What: Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 en route from Ataturk airport Istanbul, Turkey to Cairo airport Cairo, Egypt
Where: Turkey
When: Nov 4, 2009
Who: 103 passengers, 7 crew
Why: On takeoff, the left engine cover fell on to the runway. Another pilot saw the debris, and reported it. ATC recalled the Airbus, and it made a no-fuss emergency landing, after which it was taken to the maintenance hanger for repairs. Another plane was sent to provide transportation for the passengers.
Pictured: A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-341
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Contact photographer Sarmad Al-Khozaie
What: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-500 en route from Jakarta to Banda Aceh
Where: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
When: October 30, 2009
Who: 49 passengers
Why: When the plane’s inner left wheel fell off at 500 feet, the plane returned to the airport. After the safe albeit wobbly landing, passengers debarked and boarded an alternative flight. Apparently the tire fell in an open area.