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American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Dulles International Airport

American Airlines flight AA-5494 made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on January 14th.

The plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Saint Louis, Missouri, was diverted due to a gear disagree message.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport

United Airlines flight UA-1700 had to return and make an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on December 29th.

The plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to turn back due to a gear issue.

The plane landed uneventfully. All 145 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.

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Executive Runway Excursion, Barbados


An Executive Air Piper PA-34 Seneca en route from Grantley Adams International Airport (Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados) en route to Maurice Bishop International Airport (St. Georges, Granada) took off, but sustained an unsafe gear warning.

Pilots returned to Seawell, and made a semi safe landing (as the two pilots and two passengers were uninjured) but on landing, the right main gear collapsed.

The plane had a runway excursion. Emergency services responded to the scene, and the plane was foamed to prevent a fire.

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American Eagle Emergency Landing in Chicago

What: American Eagle Embraer EMB-145LR en route from Chicago to Tulsa
Where: Chicago
When: May 31, 2012
Who: 31 aboard
Why: The flight took off, but received a gear disagree message. After a flyby determining the gear were down, the pilots made an overweight landing. No injuries were reported. There were apparently no stairs provided on exit.

Passengers eventually arrived in Tulsa after 1 pm.

The same plane had just made a prior emergency landing at O’Hare.


Pilot’s audio provided by http://www.liveatc.net

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Atlanta Emergency Landing with Jammed Nose Wheels


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Contact photographer Frank Robitaille

What: United/Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Atlanta,GA to Newark,NJ
Where: Newark
When: Feb 27th 2012 6:20 p.m
Who: 69 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While on approach to Newark, the crew received a gear disagreement msg, and aborted their approach. Fire and other rescue crews were on the scene; ground crews sprayed the plane with foam fire retardant.

While circling, the crew attempted to fix the problem and performed a flyby. The flyby indicated that the nose gear was not down. ATC is recorded as saying “You got no nose gear… Door might have opened. Saw a little bump.”

The pilots replied “Even if you see that nose wheel down, we’re not going to know it’s completely down and locked. I would like to go ahead and declare an emergency at this time. And request fire rescue when we get there, assuming we stop on the runway.”

The pilots landed on the second approach and performed a belly landing.

As the plane filled with smoke, passengers evacuated via slides and were bussed to the gate. They were well prepared; passengers were alerted to the impending rough landing when the plane was 45 minutes out.

Note: “Examination found that the nose wheels were found turned perpendicular in the wheel well, impeding extension.” The problem may have originated with the hydraulics.


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Air India Airbus Jammed Landing Gear, Jammed Brakes, Jammed Runway

What: Air India Airbus A310-300 en route from Thiruvananthapuram India to Dammam Saudi Arabia
Where: Thiruvananthapuram
When: Nov 10th 2010
Who: 82 passengers including 2 infants
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed problems with a landing gear. The pilot burned off fuel, and made a hard but safe landing, but the brakes jammed. The disabled plane had to be towed, tying up the runway for several hours.

The plane was grounded after the emergency landing. Passengers were accommodated on other flights or sent to local hotels.

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Airbus Gear Disagree Message


Pictured: A Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-301
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Contact photographer Konstantin Tyurpeko

What: Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-300 en route from Vladivostok to Moscow
Where: Khabarovsk
When: Dec 9th 2009
Who: 163 on board
Why: After take-off the gear retracted (but rec’d a gear disagree message that the gear would not retract.) The flight diverted to Khabarovsk and landed safely.

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Condor Gear Door Error Interrupts Nassau Flight


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Contact photographer Terence Li

What: Condor Boeing 767-300 en route from Punta Cana Dominican Republic to Frankfurt/Main
Where: Punta Cana
When: Dec 7th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff from Punta Cana, the gear did not retract. When the crew received a “disagreeing gear doors” alert, they returned to the airport and made a safe landing about 2 and a half hours later.