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Jet Blue Emergency Landing in Florida


Pictured: A JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR over Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
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Contact photographer Klaus Ecker

What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Westchester County, NY to West Palm Beach,FL
Where: West Palm Beach
When: Dec 26th 2009 (just before midnight)
Who: 95 people
Why: Prior to landing, the pilot realized that the plane had lost nosewheel steering. After landing, he came to a full stop on the runway, and the plane was towed to the gate.


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Merpati Nosewheel Blows


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Contact photographer Chaity

What: Merpati Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Surabaya to Ujung Pandang/Makassar Indonesia
Where: Makassar
When: Dec 21st 2009
Who: 102 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing with tailwinds of 13 knots and poor visibility, the plane blew out a nose wheel tire and damaged the nose wheel. Passengers debarked on to the runway. It is not indicated if slides were used, or a stair.


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SAA Makes Safe Emergency Landing


Pictured: A South African Airways Airbus A319-131 Johannesburg South Africa
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Contact photographer Andre Kok

What: South African Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Johannesburg
Where: Cape Town
When: Saturday Dec 19 2009
Who: 116 passengers
Why: While en route the plane developed a technical glitch leading to an emergency landing. On the ground, the flight was towed due to a problem in the nosewheel steering.

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