British Airways flight BA-446 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a gear problem and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back due to an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4475 made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, on December 29th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to indication of a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-331 crash-landed at Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on November 10th.
The plane was heading from George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland, to Inverness, Scotland, when the crew diverted to Belfast International Airport due to a gear problem.
The plane landed without nose gear.
One passenger was injured and was taken to a hospital.
Delta Airlines flight DL-5750 made an emergency landing in Eugene, Oregon, on November 8th.
The plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was on final approach to Eugene when the crew went around reporting a nose gear steering problem.
The plane subsequently landed safely on second approach. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cebu Pacific flight 5J-461 veered off runway after landing at Iloilo International Airport, Philippines, on October 13th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Manila, Philippines.
The plane came to stop with the nose gear collapsed.
All one hundred and eighty people aboard remained uninjured.
American Airlines flight AA-5224 returned to Wilmington International Airport, North Carolina, on October 9th.
According to the airport authorities, the Canadair CRJ-900 plane hit a coyote during takeoff which caused damage to the nose gear. The crew continued takeoff but subsequently returned to Wilmington Airport.
The coyote was killed.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane took off for Savannah, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a nose gear steering problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-734 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a possible nose gear steering issue.
The plane performed a low approach and subsequently landed safely on second approach.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was towed off the runway.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-212 made an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Islamabad when the crew reported a nose gear problem and went around.
The crew worked the related checklists and subsequently landed safely on second approach.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-3980 had to return and make an emergency landing in Evansville, Indiana, on July 13th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
ExpressJet flight DL-5381 had to make an emergency landing in Newport News, Virginia, on July 9th.
The plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, was on approach to Newport News when the crew reported a possible nose gear steering issue and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.
The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”
The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-558 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 17th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Lisbon, Portugal, was on final approach to Munich when the crew reported an issue with the nose wheel steering and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-438 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a nose gear steering issue and went around.
The plane subsequently landed uneventfully and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-2718 veered off runway during landing in Sibu, Malaysia, on April 8th.
The incident happened when Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was attempting to land during a heavy downpour.
The plane came to stop with its nose gear collapsed. All 61 passengers and 6 crew members remained uninjured.
Eagle Air flight H7-360 veered off runway after rejecting take off from Yei, South Sudan, on April 1st.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Arua, Uganda, when the crew rejected take off due to an engine issue. The plane veered off the runway and came to stop in the bushes with its nose gear collapsed.
There were 17 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; authorities said some of them sustained minor injuries.
Delta Air Lines flight 2824 had to make an emergency landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, on March 31st.
The plane was flying from Lafayette, Louisiana, when the crew declared an emergency due to a possible nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-851 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 28th.
The plane flying from Birmingham, England, was on approach to Edinburgh when the crew reported an issue with the nose gear and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All 60 people aboard remained unharmed.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-286 had to reject take off from Auckland, New Zealand, on January 29th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane was preparing to take off for Singapore when the crew rejected take off due to issues with nose gear.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All 300 people aboard remained safe.
CityJet flight WX-180 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 13th.
The plane took off for London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with nose gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
RusLine flight 7R-283 had to return and make an emergency landing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 12th.
The Canadair CRJ-100 plane took off for Oslo, Norway, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported nose gear problems.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-495 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on December 5th.
The plane took off for Khabarovsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All 96 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1255 had to return and make an emergency landing in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia, on November 21st.
The plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had turn back after the nose gear failed to fully retract.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 64 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Everglades, Florida, on November 13th.
The Cessna 152 plane, carrying two people, went down into a swamp on mile marker 47 near Tamiami.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Jachles, “When that airplane came down into the swamp, the two men told our firefighters that the nose gear head caused the plane to flip over.”
Both occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
