United Airlines flight UA-76 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on October 24th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted due to an unsafe nose gear indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 121 passengers and 9 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on October 19th.
Authorities said the pilot of King Air B200 plane declared an emergency after the nose landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed nose down and sustained significant damage.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1418 made an emergency landing in Calgary, Canada, on October 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Houston, Texas, when the crew declared an emergency due to problems with autopilot system and possible issues with nose gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 64 people aboard remained safe.
CommutAir flight C5-4919 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on September 24th.
The plane was flying from Albany, New York, when the crew reported a nose gear problem and declared an emergency.
The plane safely landed without nose gear.
Two passengers were transported to hospital with arm injuries.
ExpressJet flight EV-5583 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 22nd.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed that a nose gear door was open.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1668 was hit by an eagle in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Hamburg, Germany, was on final approach to Istanbul Airport when an eagle got trapped in the nose gear.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A man wearing boxers scaled a fence and rammed into a pickup truck into a Southwest airplane at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on August 25th.
The aircraft was bound for Denver, Colorado, when the man drove the truck and rammed it into the plane’s nose gear.
Two crew members and one passenger sustained minor injuries in the accident.
The man was taken into police custody for further investigation.
ASL Airlines Belgium flight 3V-587 made an emergency landing in, Malta, on August 24th.
The cargo plane was flying from Tunis, Tunisia, when the crew reported issues with the nose gear.
The plane landed safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.
Ellinair flight EL-904 had to return and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that the nose gear could not be fully retracted.
The plane landed safely. There were 147 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Ameriflight flight A8-6907 made an emergency landing in Sint Maarten, on August 5th.
The plane flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, declared an emergency after the nose gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed safely with the nose gear up.
No injuries were reported.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-149 had to face a delay after the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, on August 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was being pushed back when its nose gear collapsed.
All 126 passengers and 5 crew members disembarked safely.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-5849 had to make an emergency landing in Durango, Colorado, on July 25th.
The plane flying from Denver, Colorado, was preparing to land in Durango when the crew reported a problem with nose landing gear.
The crew used an alternate gear extension system and landed safely. All 56 people aboard remained uninjured.
Darwin Airlines flight F7-17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, formerly City of Busto Arsizio Airport, Italy, on June 1st.
The Saab 2000, flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to Lugano, Switzerland, had to divert after the crew received an unsafe indication for the nose gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
VLM airlines flight W2-6142 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The Fokker 50, heading from London, England, was on approach to Waterford’s runway when the crew reported a problem with its nose gear.
The plane landed successfully.
All 14 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Sun Express flight XQ-366 fell on its nose at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on May 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 was preparing to depart from Antalya to Paderborn, Germany, when its nose gear retracted during replacement.
The plane collapsed on its nose.
Two crew members received minor injuries and were taken to hospital.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
United Airlines flight UA-53 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany, on April 24th.
The Boeing 767-400, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to District of Columbia, USA, was mid-air above France when the crew detected retraction problem with its nose gear, prompting it to divert to Frankfurt.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Exploits Vallet Air Service flight AC-7804 made a hard landing at Gander International Airport, Canada, on April 20.
The Beech 1900D, flying on behalf of Air Canada, had its nose gear collapsed causing it to skid on its nose to a stop on the runway.
There were 14 passengers and 2 crew members aboard. Three of them were injured.
The plane sustained minor damage.
AtlasGlobal flight KK-1019 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on April 14th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Ercan, Cyprus to Istanbul, Turkey, was mid-air when the crew detected a problem with the nose gear, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Carpatair flight 2N-4856 overran the runway after failing to stop before the end of the runway at Gallivare Airport, Gallivare, Sweden, on April 6th.
The Fokker 100, flying from Arvidsjaur, Sweden, had landed on Gallivare’s runway when it could not stop and ended up with its nose gear on soft ground.
The plane received minor damage.
All 55 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Korean Airlines flight KE-621 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on March 1st.
The Boeing 777-300 took off for Manila, Philippines, but had to return shortly afterwards after its nose gear failed to retract.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 267 people aboard remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
Lufthansa flight LH-2531 made a safe landing at Munich International Airport, Germany, on November 7.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia, was about to land when it reported to the ATC about a possible nose gear steering problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Batik Air flight ID-6380 over-ran the end of runway at Adisucipto International Airport, Yokyakarta, Indonesia, on November 6.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Jakarta, over-ran the runway and stopped later with its nose gear collapsed. The passengers had to be evacuated.
The plane sustained significant damage.
No injuries were reported.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on June 4.
Authorities said the Hawker 4000 jet was flying from Carlsbad, New Mexico to Monmouth Airport, New Jersey, when it experienced nose gear issues and had to make an emergency landing.
The plane skidded along the runway and came to stop with its nose gear up.
There were 5 people aboard at the time; none of them was injured.
The nosegear of a Goma Air flight failed today while landing in Pokhara, Nepal, but there were no fatalities among the 18 passengers aboard. Some damage occurred to the plane after the nose gear failed to deploy. Flights to and from Pokhara airport have been suspended until the plane is removed from the runway.
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A small plane made an emergency landing at Grand Junction Regional Airport, Colorado, on April 30.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 RG plane was attempting to land at the airport when its nose gear failed to deploy. The pilot then informed the control tower officials and requested an emergency protocol for landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
There were 3 people aboard including the pilot and his two passengers; all of them remained unharmed.
