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    Durban Emergency Landing

    What: One Time McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Durban to Cape Town
    Where: Durban
    When: Jun 23rd 2010
    Why: After takeoff, the landing gear did not retract, according to the cockpit indicators. The pilot did a flyby to confirm, and the plane returned safely to King Shaka International Airport. Passengers took alternative flights. The MD-87 was flown to Johannesburg for maintenance and repairs.

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    Helicopter fire in CA

    What: private helicopter crash en route from Paso Robles to Benecia
    Where: Paicines area field
    When: June 22, 2010
    Who: 4 aboard
    Why: The pilot and adult passenger were taking their daughters to choir practice. After the cockpit began to smell of smoke, the pilot landed in the field. Just prior to landing, flames erupted from the motor. The pilot and adult passenger quickly exited with their daughters, and a few moments later, the helicopter was engulfed in flames.

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    Mining Company Plane Crash

    What: Australian Mining Company Sundance Resources Charter Aéro-Service CASA C-212 Aviocar en route from Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport at Yaounde, to Yangadou
    Where: 6.3 miles from Cameroon / Congo border
    When: June 19 2010
    Who: 11 passengers 2 crew, (six Australians, two French, one American and two British citizens) all fatalities
    Why: En route to visit an iron ore mining site, the helicopter crashed in the Congolese jungle; it was located Monday afternoon. Those lost include Australian billionaire, Ken Talbot, and company chairman, Geoff Wedlock.

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    KCI Emergency Landing

    What: Midwest/Frontier Airlines en route from Milwaukee to Kansas City
    Where: Kansas City
    When: June 21, 2010 3:30 pm
    Who: 104 aboard
    Why: After smoke in the cockpit, the plane made an emergency landing at Kansas City International, passengers disembarked via slides. Fire trucks were on standby. Several passengers were hurt; one went to the hospital. Passengers’ luggage is also being examined by the NTSB.

     

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    Banned List Carrier Hewa Bora Airways Averts Disaster


    Pictured: a Hewa Bora Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82
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    Contact photographer Sean Mowatt

    What: Hewa Bora McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Kinshasa N’Djili to Kisangani Democratic Republic of Congo to Goma
    Where: Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
    When: Jun 21 2010
    Who: 101 aboard
    Why: When a tire burst on takeoff, hydraulics and an engine were affected. The pilot had to return to the Kinshasa airport and dumped fuel next to the airport, but could not land well because of the damage. On landing, the plane veered off the runway but came to a stop safely in the rough off the runway. In fact, it is the condition of the runway that appears to have caused the problem–assuming the plane ran over a pothole or bump which caused the hydraulic problem and forced the left engine shutdown.

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    2nd Vladivostok Avia emergency landing in a week


    Pictured: A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev Tu-204-300
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    Contact photographer Maksimov Maxim

    What: Vladivostok Avia Tu-204 en route from Moscow to Blagoveshchensk
    Where: Yekaterinburg
    When: June 20, 2010
    Who: 116 passengers (11 children)
    Why: While en route, an engine malfunctioned and the flight had to divert from Blagoveshchensk to Yekaterinburg. A replacement jet was provided which is scheduled to take off at 7:30 Yekaterinburg time

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    Thai Boeing Hits Turbulence


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    Contact photographer Mu yun

    What: Thai Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from Bangkok to Osaka
    Where: Kansai International Airport in the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture
    When: Jun 20th 2010
    Who: 227 passengers and 17 crew, 4 injured
    Why: The flight encountered turbulence at 6:30 am over the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture

    The flight landed safely Osaka 15 minutes later. Three cabin crew and one passenger were hospitalized for injuries. The weather service says that the atmosphere was unstable due to a rain front.

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    Helicopter Hard Landing in Oregon


    Pictured: A Hillsboro Aviation Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
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    Contact photographer Ted Quackenbush

    What: Hillsboro Aviation Robinson R22
    Where: quarter mile south of the Hillsboro Airport, east of the Washington County Fairgrounds
    When: Jun 19th, 2010 8:40 pm
    Who: pilot and passenger
    Why: On approach to the airport, the pilot lost power and attempted an emergency field landing. The helicopter flipped on landing, but the pilot and passenger were unhurt.

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    Cloud Nine Emergency Landing, Palm Beach

    What: Cloud 9 Helicopters Flight Training School Robinson 22
    Where: Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach County
    When: June 19 2010
    Who: Pilot and trainee
    Why: On a training flight, equipment caught on fire and the helicopter had to make an emergency landing on Aviation Boulevard. The helicopter flipped but both the pilot and trainee “walked away.”

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    Candy Bomber Emergency Landing in Berlin


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    Contact photographer Stephan Karl

    What: Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Vintage DC3 “Rosinenbomber”
    Where: Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport
    When: June 19, 2010
    Who: 3 crew, 25 tourists, 7 injuries
    Why: After the left engine failed, the DC3 made an emergency landing at Schoenefeld airport in Berlin. The flight made a safe landing. The plane was part of a 1948-49 fleet that carried supplies during the Berlin Airlift, and is now used to shuttle tourists.

    On landing, the right wing and engine separated resulting in a small fire.

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    UK Light Crash Kills pilot

    What: Light crash
    Where: in a field next to the River Aire between Castleford and Methley.
    When: June 19, 2010 4 p.m.
    Who: 31 year old pilot
    Why: In west yorkshire, the plane crashed near the river Aire, killing the pilot.

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    Cessna tree-strike

    What: Oasis Flight Services. twin engine Cessna en route to Plymouth Municipal Airport
    Where: PLYMOUTH, Mass
    When: June 19 2010,5:15 p.m.
    Who: three aboard
    Why: After surveying, the Cessna was en route to the airport when it got stuck in a tree in a Plymouth neighborhood. No one was injured.

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    New Mexico Cessna Crash

    What: Rod Aviation twin-engine Cessna 310 en route from Cleburne Muncipal Airport to Ruidoso
    Where: near the Sierra Blanca Airport, which is located about 18 miles northeast of Ruidoso
    When: June 17 2010 @ 9:50 a.m
    Who: fatalities: Rodney and DeLaine Duree, both 50, and their son, Lake, Karl Richey, 46, and his wife, Kaeri, 44. Hospitalized: Richeys’ sons, Alexander, 16, and Christopher, 12.
    Why: The flight crashed while attempting to land and caused a forest fie which has now been contained. The purpose of the flight was to scatter a relative’s ashes in New Mexico.

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    Canada: United Airlines Overrun


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    Contact photographer Hediye Akyuez

    What: United Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Washington DC to Ottawa
    Where: Ottawa
    When: Jun 16 2010
    Who: 33 passengers and 3 crew
    Why: On landing in rainy conditions, the plane was unable to slow down and overran the end of the runway. There were a few minor injuries (one pilot injured his leg, the other his neck and an elderly passenger injured her neck) and the plane’s collapsed nose gear damage is considered substantial.

    Passengers disembarked by following the exit route and jumping from one of the wings to the grass.

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    Ethiopia Flight Makes Cautionary Landing

    What: Ethiopian airplane Boeing 737-800 Flight 407 en route from Addis Ababa to Beirut
    Where: Beirut International Airport
    When: June 17 2010
    Who: 78 passengers
    Why: The flight returned to the airport because of an “undisclosed technical problem.” Crew noticed a door was rattling and had been closed improperly. (It is unclear if that was the technical problem.) The flight made a safe landing. The same plane was cleared for takeoff six hours later.

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    Illegal Flight Ends in Colombia

    What: Cessna T210L en route from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia to Quibdó, Colombia
    Where: Puente Iglesias, Fredonia Colombia
    When: June 15, 2010
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: Near Puente Iglesias, the illegal flight was lost at dusk over the Cauca river; no trace of the crew was found. Searchers found a bag containing 57 kilos of cocaine aboard. Witnesses to the crash said the crew had been seen on the plane in the river, but there had not been time to reach them before the plane sank in the river. Rescuers are looking for the bodies along the river.

    George’s Point of View

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    Jet Blue Airbus Diverts to Nassau

    What: JetBlue Airbus 320 en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Where: Nassau
    When: June 16th, 2010
    Why: While en route the crew smelled fumes in the cabin. They diverted to Nassau, the Bahamas where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was called for the stranded passengers which was scheduled to take off before 6:00 pm.

    An investigation has been launched to determine the source of the smoke.

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    Aussie Med-Evac Piper Crashes near School


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    Contact photographer Phil VabreWhat: Wingaway Air Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave en route from Bankstown Aerodrome to Brisbane Australia
    Where: Canley Vale Road, Australia
    When: June 15 2010 08:05 am
    Who: 2 aboard, 28-year-old pilot Andrew Wilson and a female nurse on board, both fatalities
    Why: After takeoff, the flight developed engine failure. Unable to gain altitude, the pilot reported he would be returning to Bankstown, but plane crashed on Canley Vale Road near Sydney just outside of the ATC three mile boundary. The pilot had been engaged in several minutes of conversation with ATC.

    After the crash, the pilot and nurse were fatally injured. A car transporting one adult and three children was hit with crash debris; and the home belonging to Kevin Huynh caught on fire. 5 on the ground were hospitalized.

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    Delta Emergency Landing in Lexington

    What: Delta Flight 5684 Atlanta to Cincinnati
    Where: Blue Grass Airport
    When: Jun 15, 2010
    Who: 77 passengers and crew aboard
    Why: While en route, the flight encountered severe turbulence. The flight diverted to Lexington where it made a safe landing at the Blue Grass Airport. The flight continued at 8:20 with no further hinderance.

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    Alitalia Hot Landing in Boston

    What: Alitalia Airbus 330 en route from Boston to Rome
    Where: Boston
    When: June 15, 2010
    Who: 250 passengers and crew
    Why: After takeoff, the Airbus made an emergency landing at Logon Airport after the number one engine caught on fire.

    The flight made a safe landing.

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    Flight Attendant Stands in


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    Contact photographer Alejandro Ruiz

    What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Chicago O’Hare
    Where: en route
    When: Jun 14 2010
    Who: 225 passengers and 7 crew
    Why: When the first officer became ill aboard 1612 from San Francisco, a fight attendant with a commercial pilots license stepped in as copilot (taking the first officer’s seat) for the landing.

    Ride ’em cowboy, American Airlines. Way to go.

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    Delta Emergency Landing in St. Louis.

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Minneapolis to Atlanta
    Where: St. Louis
    When:
    Who: 144 passengers and 5 crew
    Why: Jun 13 2010

    While en route, smoke appeared in the cabin. The flight diverted to St. Louis where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.