Flybe flight BE-793 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on January 22nd.
The plane flying from Glasgow, Scotland, was on final approach to Birmingham when the crew noticed an issue with the nose wheel steering and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Brussels Airlines suffered a nose wheel steering failure on landing in Brussels, Belgium, on January 12th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Heathrow Airport, England.
The plane became disabled on the runway. No injuries were reported.
JetBlue flight B6-1274 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Charleston, South Carolina, was descending toward JFK Airport when the crew reported an issue with the nose wheel steering.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-34 made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on August 31st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, was on final approach to Gatwick Airport when the crew went around reporting issues with nose wheel steering and brakes.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-617 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on August 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Xiamen, China, was descending toward Hong Kong when the crew reported an issue with the nose wheel steering.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-301 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 28th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Dublin when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-446 made an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on July 25th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew received indication of nose wheel steering loss.
The plane continued for a safe landing and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-369 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Managua, Nicaragua, but had to turn back after the crew received a nose wheel steering indication.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Compagnie Africaine Aviation flight BU-2311 suffered a nose gear steering system failure at Mbuji Mayi Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on April 16th.
The incident happened when the plane was backtracking to depart for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The plane became disabled on the runway.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-65 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was descending toward Zurich when the crew received indication of a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-899 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on February 10th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, was on approach to Hong Kong when the crew reported an issue with nose wheel steering.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the gate.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-4479 had to reject takeoff from Kirkenes, Norway, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was preparing to depart for Oslo, Norway, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a nose gear steering issue.
The plane safely stopped at the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Expressjet flight EV-5469 made an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 28th.
The plane was flying from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the crew reported a problem with the nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-149 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 was flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air China flight CA-941 made a safe emergency landing at Dubai International Airport, Dubai, UAE, on July 5th.
The Airbus A330-200, en-route from Beijing, China, was on approach to Dubai when the crew reported they would not be able to employ its nose wheel steering.
The plane landed successfully. It was towed off the runway.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 5358 had to make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), at about 10:20 p.m. on June 12.
Airport director Kelly Johnson confirmed that the flight, which departed for Atlanta at about 9:20 a.m., was forced to return and make an emergency landing, after which, the aircraft lost the directional steering of its nose wheel.
He further said that all 50 passengers and 3 crew members aboard the plane were unharmed.
After landing, the pilots learned that one of the tires was flat.
On March 2, 2013, an Airbus A380 (flight 275) scheduled to fly from Narita International Airport to Paris aborted a takeoff on runway 34L at Tokyo-Narita. The takeoff was delayed because of a nose gear problem, and subsequently towed to the gate. After maintenance, the takeoff was rescheduled but aborted a second time because of the same trouble, canceling the flight. None of the 537 aboard were injured.
What: LAN Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Iquitos to Lima (Peru),
Where: Lima
When: Dec 5th 2011
Why: While en approach to the Lima airport, the plane lost nosewheel steering.
The flight made a safe landing but was stranded on the runway had had to be towed.
What: Delta en route from Detroit
Where: Salt Lake City
When: Jan 12, 2010
Who: 144 passengers
Why: While en route from Detroit, the Delta A320 made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City Utah. Braking and steering were affected, though details have not been released to the media.
Delta reported that no one was in danger.
What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Chicago,IL (USA) to Calgary
Where: Chicago
When: Nov 22nd 2010
Why: While en route from Chicago, the plane developed a hydraulic problem and returned to Chicago to make a safe landing. However, landing without nosewheel steering, the plane had to be towed. Passengers were provided alternative flights.
What: Air Canada Airbus A320-200 en route from Calgary to Toronto
Where: Calgary
When: Oct 7 2010
Who: 118 aboard (also reported as 154)
Why: After takeoff, the flight sustained a hydraulic systems failure. The pilot circled to burn off fuel, then landed about an hour later with no further problems. The plane had to be towed to the gate.
Passengers were provided alternative bookings.
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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix, to Chicago
Where: Kansas City
When: Oct 7 2010 5:15 p.m
Who: 150 aboard
Why: While en route, the plane’s nose gear became inoperable. The crew diverted to Kansas City where they made a safe landing due to hydraulic problems. Without nose gear steering, the plane had to be towed to the gate.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
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What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Granada to Barcelona
Where: Granada
When: Aug 22 2010
Who: 138 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On departure from Granada, the Airbus suffered a failure in the nose wheel steering. The crew diverted to Sevilla and made a safe landing. The plane was towed. Maintenance determined that the problem developed as a result of hydraulic system failure.
Passengers were booked on alternative flights.
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What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver to Montreal
Where: Montreal
When: Jul 2nd 2010
Why: On landing, the plane developed steering issues. The plane landed safely but had to be towed.
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Contact photographer John Richard Thomson
What: Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 en route from Sydney to Wellington
Where: over the Tasman Sea
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 99 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While en route, the crew received an indicator message that the hydraulics were down (a hydraulics warning light.) The flight was diverted to Auckland where they made a safe landing, even though nosewheel steering (undercarriage problem) is said to have been affected.
5 Fire Service/rescue trucks and ambulance staff were on stand by during the landing.
Passengers were provided overnight accommodations and booked on alternative flights.