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Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing in Oakland

January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011

What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, en route from San Francisco to Chicago
Where: Oakland
When: Jan 22nd 2011 2:51 pm
Who: 86 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilot of the Southwest Airlines Boeing received a warning message indicating a fire in wheel well. The pilot diverted to Oakland and made a safe landing where passengers disembarked and waited to transfer to another plane.

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Biman Bangladesh Brake Fire, Emergency Evacuation

October 16, 2010 October 18, 2010

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Contact photographer Dn280

What: Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310-300 en route from Kuwait to Dhaka Bangladesh
Where: Kuwait
When: Oct 14 2010
Who: 229 passengers
Why: During take-off, an indicator displayed that a cargo door was open, so the take-off was aborted; braking caught the wheels on fire. The plane was evacuated, with no injuries.

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TransAsia Airways Rolls Along in Taiwan

August 30, 2010 August 30, 2010

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Contact photographer Jamie Chaung

What: TransAsia Airways Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Kaohsiung to Taiwan
Where: Taiwan
When: Aug 27 2010
Who: 65 passengers, 4 crew
Why: After a normal flight and a safe landing, on the runway, the left nose wheel rolled off by itself.

Imagine being a passenger on that plane, watching your wheel roll off. Actually, that happened to me in a car, once.

George’s Point of View

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Ahmedabad: Jet Airways Wheel Falls off on Runway

July 24, 2010 July 24, 2010

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Contact photographer Vivek Manvi

What: Jet Airways Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Indore to Ahmedabad India
Where: Ahmedabad
When: Jul 22nd 2010
Who: 57 passengers and 4 crew
Why: On landing in Ahmedabad, the nose wheel fell off. Passengers disembarked via stairs directly on the runway and were bussed to the gate.

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Aerospatiale Loses Wheel

May 21, 2010 May 21, 2010

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Contact photographer Markus Hahn

What: Cimber Air Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Copenhagen to Aalborg
Where: Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen
When: May 18th 2010
Who: 63 passengers and 4 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane lost a nose wheel when a wheel fell off after an axle broke. The plane returned to land at Kastrup. The landing was safe, and the passengers were rebooked on a subsequent flight.