Landing Gear

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    Sebring Florida Landing Minor Damage


    What: C210 carrying 60 gallons of fuel.
    Where: Sebring Airport Sebring Florida
    When: 01/08/2009
    Who: Pilot
    Why: After conducting a test flight, the pilot radioed problems with the landing gear. The plane landed gear up. Touchdown –according to news articles-was in the grass beside the runway.

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    Aussie Emergency Landing

    What: nine-seater plane, a charter of Shine Aviation Service
    Where: Geraldton Airport
    When: Jan 7 8:30 am
    Who: 9 passengers aboard.
    Why: Flight reported that a warning light predicted the landing gear might fail on landing. The emergency landing occurred when landing gear became stuck and its wheels failed to come down. The pilot used up excess fuel before landing without incident.

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    Emergency Landing at Santa Monica Airport when Landing Gear Failed


    What: twin-engine Beechcraft King air (BEECH 100) en route from San Jose International Airport at 5:27 p.m. to Santa Monica Airport of 6:29 p.m.
    Where: Santa Monica CA
    When: 01/07/2009
    Who: Pilot and passenger were uninjured.
    Why: On landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The fuselage skidded across the runway before grinding to a stop.

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    Emergency Landing Vancouver International Airport

    What: Bombardier Inc BD-700-1A10 en route from San Jose Cabo-Los Cabos Airport Mexico to Vancouver International * (The plane was also identified as a Cessna Citation)
    Where: Vancouver International Airport
    When: Jan 4 2009
    Who: 5
    Why: The pilot reported problems with the landing gear. The plane was substantially damaged on landing; fortunately the passengers were not.

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    Mooney Goes Down on Stuart Powell Field


    What: 1967 Mooney Executive 21 en route from Boyle County KY Miami Fla
    Where: Boyle County KY
    When: 2:30 Saturday
    Who: pilot 38-year old Bruce Bennett of Nicholasville, his wife and son
    Why: After taking off from Stuart Powell Field and retracting the landing gear, the plane slid into the grass median between runways. The accident was due to high winds. There were no injuries.

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    United successful Belly Landing at O’Hare

    What: The United Express flight 7164, en route from O’Hare bound for South Bend
    Where: O’Hare Airport
    When: Monday night Dec 15
    Who: 28 passengers and 4 crew members
    Why: The plane was about to land in South Bend but instead, circled the airport and returned to Chicago because of a landing gear problem. When the plane hit the tarmac, the left wing shot sparks. The belly landing as the plane slid down the runway, half on its belly.

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    Philadelphia Incident Sunday

    What: US Airways Express CRJ Jet operated by Air Wisconsin en route from Norfolk, Va to Philadelphia.
    Where: Philadelphia International Airport
    When: 5:30 pm Sunday
    Who: 3 people aboard, the captain, first officer and a flight attendant. The plane can hold 50 passengers
    Why: The pilot reported problems with the landing gear. The plane landed safely on runway 27 Left on foam though its left landing gear was not down. Sparks were seen on the runway at landing, but no injuries were reported. The plane carries 3000 lb of fuel.

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    NC Dog in Emergency Landing


    What: single-engine Cessna 210 registered to a company called Centurion in New Bern en route to New Bern
    Where: emergency landing at Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport.t in Sanford, North Carolina
    When: 12/5/2008
    Who: Pilot Clint Bryan, and dog Ripley
    Why: After the landing gear failed, the pilot circled the airport for about three hours to burn off most of his fuel. He landed on the belly of his plane. The dog was first out of the plane.

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    AA Emergency Landing in Albuquerque


    What: American Airlines Flight 369 McDonnell Douglass MD 88 (mad dog) en route from New Orleans to Albuquerque
    Where: Albuquerque International Sunport on Sunport runway 2-6
    When: just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday.
    Who: Over a hundred passengers
    Why: pilot reported problems with one of the plane’s landing gears; sensor light warning indicated the gear was not locked and down.

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    Beechcraft Lands on Belly


    What: Beechcraft Bonanza
    Where: Lehigh Valley International Airport, Allentown
    When: late Sunday afternoon Nov 23
    Who: pilot was only person aboard
    Why: The plane’s landing gear would not release, forcing the pilot to land the plane on its belly. No injuries.

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    Loganair Saab Emergency Landing on Isle of Man Airport

    What: Loganair Saab aircraft, operating for Flybe
    Where: Isle of Man Airport
    When: 10 November 2008
    Who: 19 persons onboard
    Why: Reported problems with the plane’s undercarriage-but the plane landed without incident. Roads around the airport were closed in accordance with safety directives.

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    Safe Power-Off Landing at Southern Illinois Airport

    What: Cessna 172/RG owned by Southern Illinois University Carbondale on an administrative flight “to check the plane’s operational systems”
    Where: grassy area adjacent to a landing strip at Southern Illinois Airport.
    When: October 26 Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
    Who: The pilot was a part-time flight instructor; a student also was on board.
    Why: One side of the landing gear malfunctioned. The pilot circled for more than an hour to burn fuel, then made a power-off landing, then the plane slid about 30 yards on its belly before stopping. Officials are saying that “The pilot was incredible”

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    GoAir Airbus Emergency Landing in India

    What: GoAir Airbus A-320 flight from Mumbai–a new plane delivered in November 2007
    Where: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
    When: Thursday evening at 1648 hours (around 5 pm.)
    Who: Undetermined number of passengers on board. (From 114 to 223 passengers were reported to us.)
    Why: After Air Traffic Control visually verified the nosewheel was stuck, the Airbus landed safely. There was significant drama on board, however, as passengers in the front eleven rows of the plane were directed to move toward the back prior to the landing. Credit for the safe landing was given to Captain Hardeep Singh. All air traffic was put on hold untill the Airbus plane had made a safe landing.

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    King Air Lands Safely in Adelaide


    What: Privately chartered twin-engine King Air belonging to Adelaide-based company Corporate Aircraft Charter en route to Kingscote on Kangaroo Island
    Where: Adelaide Airport Australia
    When: September 27, 2008 at 11.20am
    Who: Brenton Hollitt and passengers
    Why: Pilot Brenton Hollitt reported difficulties with its landing gear. The plane landed safely , remaining upright despite its landing wheels not locking into place. The plane landed “on its fuselage in a cloud of smoke, with the aircraft skidding sideways on the runway.” The pilot was praised as ” professional, calm, just terrific, I can’t praise him highly enough.” “

  • Mooney Crash lands at Bolingbrook

    What: single-propeller Mooney M20 built in 1965, owned by B. Thomas of Morris, flying southbound.
    Where: near the intersection of Lily Cache Lane and Weber Road, BOLINGBROOK, Ill.near the Bolingbrook Clow International Airport in the suburban Chicago
    When: Thursday.
    Who: The pilot and passenger aboard “walked away” but were later taken to an area hospital
    Why: plane lost power and the pilot tried to turn around and return to the airport for an emergency landing but was too low to the ground. Wing may have hit a tree or pole on landing. The plane came to a stop in grass beside the road. It’s mostly intact, except for missing landing gear and a damaged wing tip. The FAA as investigating