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    Indigo Emergency Landing

    No injuries occurred when Indigo Airlines #6E125 Airbus veered off the runway and hit runway lights at Bangalore International Airport. The incident closed the runway for hours, diverting more than ten flights.

    110 passengers and six crew escaped injury when the plane landed in heavy rain and hydroplaned off the runway veering to the right and damaging the landing gear tires on the right side of the plane.

    Alarmist newspaper headlines called the event “a narrow escape” for Indigo passengers. This was probably something of an exaggeration, though it probably felt terrifying at the time.

    The DGCA is investigating.

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    Antonov Emergency Landing

    On August 23, 2013, a Rossiya Airlines Antonov An-148-100 was damaged on take off.

    In St. Petersburg, the pilots safely landed the plane after circling for forty minutes. 75 passengers and four crew were aboard.

    After the pilots took off from Mineral Waters, plane debris was found on the runway.The difficultly landing was due to a flat tire on one of the six wheels.n A nose gear tire.

    Emergency services responded.

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    Mooney Flat in Costa Rica

    None of the four aboard a TT Aviation Services Mooney M20R Ovation when it’s landing gear collapsed on at Tobias Bolaños Airport in San Jose Costa Rica.

    At 8:33 am, aircraft registration N10422, was piloted by Venezuelan Alberto Diaz. The plane apparently blew a tire.

    Pavas Fire trucks were on hand but their services were not called for. The plane was towed to the hanger at 10:42.

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    Orient Thai Airlines Flat in Thailand

    On July 31, 2013, an Orient Thai Airlines Boeing 73703T) was en route from Guiyang to Phuket.

    Pilots diverted to Surat THani airport and made an emergency landing around 7pm. While taxiing on the runway, a main gear tire slipped off the pavement had had a flat.

    The plane was towed off the runway. Flights were disrupted till about 9 pm.

    There were 137 Chinese passengers aboard. No injuries were reported.

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    Airbus Emergency Landing in Prague


    On May 13, 2013, an Aeroflot Airbus A320-214 en route from Sheremetyevo Int’l Moscow to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague made an emergency landing in Prague.

    The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus.

    The tires were damaged on landing (or the plane landed on damaged tires.

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    Air Europa Airbus Runs over Debris.

    On April 16, 2013, an Air Europa Airbus A330-202 #EC-JPF was en route from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela.

    However, the flight took off after an Aéromexico tail strike, and ran over fuselage debris which punctured a nose gear tire.

    Pilots circled the airport, and returned to Barajas where they made a safe landing at 19:30 with emergency services on standby.

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    Maxem Aviation Cessna Flight Aborted

    A Maxem Aviation Cessna 560 Citation Encore blew a tire at 6.02 am during an aborted takeoff from Perth Airport.

    Subsequently, the plane came to rest without landing gear with two blown main gear tires.

    The Cessna sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported among the two pilots and seven passengers.

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    Airbus Emergency Landing in Phuket

    Dec 20, 2012, 20:38; Air Berlin Airbus A330-223 was en route from Phuket to Abu Dhabi. Not long after takeoff, the plane developed engine problems. Smoke was detected in the cabin.

    Witnesses on the ground heard three “explosions” when the flight took off, and saw smoke.

    Pilots returned to Phuket where they made a hard (fast/heavy) landing that blew three tires. Of the 249 passengers and ten crew, none were injured. The passengers, mostly German, were provided a hotel, and a flight the next day.

    The plane was sprayed to cool it down and sent to be examined by maintenance.

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    Flat on Landing, Intrepid Nepal Pilots OK


    Joseph Debattista

    What: Goma Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
    Where: Dolpa Airport, Nepal
    When: Dec 2, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities
    Why: A Goma Air Flight from Nepalganj Airport to Dolpa suffered a blown tire when landing at 10:00 a.m. at Jufal Airport.

    The plane was carrying cargo from Nepalgunj.

    Two crew members, Sanjiv Shrestha and Prajjwal Bhattarai were aboard the flight. There were no passengers aboard and the plane suffered slight damage. Goma Air sent in flight engineers to make repairs. Airport services were temporarily suspended while the plane was on the runway.

    A blown tire is more along the lines of a hard landing rather than a “crash” as we have seen reported.

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    Multiple Flats on Landing in Costa Rica

    What: TACA airlines Airbus A321-200 en route from El Salvador to San José Costa Rica
    Where: Costa Rica
    When: October 18, 2012
    Who: 146 passengers, 7 crew
    Why: On touchdown, three tires burst on the wet runway, resulting in an emergency landing. The plane skidded and spun to the right and when it came to a stop, it was perpendicular to the end of the runway.

    There were no injuries reported when the plane landed at 4.pm. Burst tires can often occur as the result of a hard or too fast landing.

    Passengers disembarked on to the runway.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Fed Ex Plane Lands with Tire Missing

    What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth
    Where: Duluth
    When: Sept 29, 2012
    Who: crew
    Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire.

    The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en route and did a flyby to confirm before circling and eventually landing.

    The event is under investigation.

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    Flats on the Runway

    What: Air Corsica Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Ajaccio to Nice
    Where: Côte d’Azur
    When: August 25, 2012
    Why: Firefighters immediately arrived, the passengers disembarked and were transported by bus to the terminal.

    Apparently the airport had no tow bar for the ATR, blocking the runway; and another runway had to be closed due to a lightning strike. 4km visibility, wind 360 ° at 22 18knts gusts, heavy rain.

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    Blown tire and Engine Down Leads to Emergency Landing in Newark


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    Contact photographer Andrew Compolo

    What: United Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark to Berlin
    Where: Newark
    When: Aug 18 2012
    Who: 173 aboard
    Why: On takeoff, the plane blew a tire. Simultaneously, the plane gave feedback of problems with both engines, with witnesses seeing fire coming from the left engine. That engine was shut down. The plane managed to circle for two hours to burn off fuel before returning to make a safe landing in Newark.

    In George’s Point of View


    I should probably throw in my usual nag Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance! while at the same time praising the CRM and skill of the pilots. This could have certainly come out a much worse report, except that the pilots knew exactly what to do to have a safe outcome.

    –commenting from London

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    Flats Cause Diversion to JFK for Boston-Kansas Flight


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    Contact photographer Andrew Compolo

    What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Boston to Kansas City
    Where: JFK
    When: Aug 13th 2012
    Who: 73 passengers, 4 crew
    Why: On takeoff, both right main landing gears blew. Pilots diverted to JFK and made an emergency landing.

    After landing, the plane was stopped on the runway. A replacement jet was provided.

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    Delta Tire Blows at Salt Lake


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    Contact photographer Paul Jongeneelen

    What: Delta Boeing 767-300 en route from Salt Lake City to Paris
    Where: Salt Lake International Airport
    When: June 16, 2012. 7 pm
    Who: 198 aboard
    Why: On takeoff from salt Lake City, a left tire on the Delta flight blew. Pilots circled, performed a flyby and dumped fuel before they made a safe landing.

    The plane was examined in the hanger, and passengers returned home when the flight was cancelled.

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    Gear Struts Pierce Wing on 19 Year old Boeing

    What: Shaheen Air International Boeing 737-400 en route from Islamabad to Karachi
    Where: Karachi
    When: Apr 22nd 2012
    Who: 122 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: On landing in Karachi, the main gear failed, and the gear perforated the wing.

    Passengers disembarked on to the runway. No injuries were reported.

    If we were to speculate (which we shouldn’t do) we would say this could be either due to a hard or fast landing and/or a mechanical failure.

    The first flight of this Boeing 737-4H6 was Sept 21, 1993. On October 28 1993, the plane was delivered to Malaysia Airlines as 9M-MQC. It was stored 09/2011 as N829AR (Bank of Utah) and delivered to Shaheen Air on January 21, 2012.

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    Student Group aboard D.C. United Plane During Flat Tire Landing

    What: United Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Houston,TX to Washington DC
    Where: Washington
    When: Apr 9th 2012 11:15 am
    Who: 122 passengers and 5 crew
    Why: On landing in Washington, the plane suffered two blown rear tires.

    The plane was towed to the terminal.

    No injuries were reported.

    Fourteen students and chaperones from Mt. Carmel Louisiana were aboard, and were interviewed by a TV station after the rough landing in Washington DC. They said the landing was rough, and praised the pilot for being so calm.

    Another group of fourteen joining them flew in on a different plane from Atlanta. They will all be returning to Lafayette on Friday, and they say none of them have developed a fear of flying.

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    Friction Grinds Emirates Airbus Tire to a Nub in Hong Kong Landing


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    Contact photographer Steve Brimley

    What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong
    Where: Hong Kong
    When: Apr 7th 2012,
    Why: Passengers on the Emirates flight disembarked on to the runway after a fast landing where two main tires burst.

    Passengers smelled the burning rubber and reported that they saw sparks.

    On landing, the brakes locked up, which pretty eliminated the tires and part of the wheel (termed an anti-skid failure.) As you can see in the snapshot, the wheels were ground flat by the friction.

    The friction just pours off the pavement in the youtube clip. No injuries were reported.

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    Emergency Landing in Memphis

    What: Expressjet/United Express en route from Memphis to Houston
    Where: Memphis International Airport
    When: March 30, 2012
    Who: 44 passengers
    Why: The Expressjet had such a rocky take-off the pilot announced to the passengers he was flying over the tower to see if there was something wrong.

    There was something wrong. He had a flat, the tower observed.

    The jet landed safely at Memphis International Airport with emergency services on standby. After passengers disembarked, they were provided overnight accommodations until the replacement flight arrived (Saturday.)

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    Maldives Emergency Landing


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    Contact photographer Christian Schürmann

    What: Emirates Boeing 777-300 en route from Colombo Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives
    Where: Male
    When: Dec 2nd 2011
    Why: On landing in Male, the plane’s tires burst.

    Passengers disembarked on the runway, as the plane was disabled. No explanation was given regarding the tires. (We assume a too fast landing, but one should never assume.)

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    Blackpool Emergency Landing

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    What: Manx2 LET-410 en route from Isle of Mn to Blackpool Eng (UK)
    Where: Blackpool
    When: Nov 26, 2011, 11:38
    Who: 9 aboard
    Why: On landing at Blackpool, a tire burst.

    A replacement plane flew to Blackpool with spare and maintenance crew.

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    Tire, Landing Gear Fail on Sky Airlines Antalya Landing


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    Contact photographer Szabolcs Kelemen

    What: Sky Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey)
    Where: Antalya on
    When: Oct 10th 2011
    Who: 156 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: After a normal flight, on landing in Turkey, the plane’s right main gear collapsed when a right tire burst.

    One cause for a burst tire is a hard or fast landing, or the state of the runway. The cause has not yet been determined.

    In the accident photos (according to AV gossip), the logo has been painted out with white paint.