Landing

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    Tuscaloosa Crash Kills Entrepreneur and Anesthesiologist

    What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
    Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
    When: May 10 2010
    Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
    Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.

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    Singapore Airlines “big badda bang” causes Cautionary Landing in Indonesia


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    Contact photographer KianHong

    What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Adelaideto Singapore
    Where: Denpasar Indonesia
    When: May 10th 2010
    Why: While en route, the engine made a banging noise. The pilot shut down the affected engine, and tge flight immediately diverted to Denpasar where they made a safe landing.

    No mention is made of how (or whether) the passengers got where they were going, nor of what exactly happened to the plane. (Does a plane make a banging noise when it blows a gasket?)

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    Nepal: Stranded Passengers to the Rescue


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    Contact photographer Vivek Manvi

    What: Agni Air Dornier Do-228 en route from Pokhara to Kathmandu Nepal
    Where: Pokhara
    When: May 11th 2010
    Who: 16 passengers and 2 crew
    Why: After takeoff, the crew detected a hydraulic leak and turned around to make an immediate (less than ten minutes later) landing.

    Apparently passengers disembarked and helped the crew push the plane off the runway.

    George’s Point of View

    I’d like to see pictures of that happening in New York. Or LA for that matter.

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    Continental: Hydraulic Leak over Newark Cancels Japan Flight


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    Contact photographer Mark Kwiatkowski

    What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ to Tokyo Japan
    Where: Newark
    When: May 9th 2010
    Who: 275 passengers and 16 crew
    Why: After take-off, exterior observers saw the gear out and observed a leak which was determined to be the hydraulics. The flight returned to Newark for a safe landing after spending about an hour in the air. They made a safe landing and were towed to the gate. Continental arranged for alternative transportation.

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    Southwest Flight loses Pressure


    Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 over Islip – Long Island MacArthur
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    Contact photographer Gerard Isaacson

    What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Islip Long Island to Chicago
    Where: Buffalo-Niagara International Airport
    When: May 07, 2010
    Who: 120 passengers
    Why: While en route, the plane developed a cabin air pressurization problem. The pilot decided to divert to Buffalo, and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked and boarded an alternative flight to Chicago.

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    Ark. Heli Crash

    What: “AufderHeide Flying Service LLC” Ayres/Snow S2R-600 Thrush Commander
    Where: Southwest of De Witt, AR
    When: May 4, 2010
    Who: pilot Roger Dale Nichols, 51, of DeWitt
    Why: The pilot was on a job spraying chemicals on a field west of U.S. 165. When he did not return, the the Civil Air Patrol and the Arkansas Department of Emergency commenced a search, and found the wreckage.

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    China Airlines:Bomb Joke bombs.


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    Contact photographer Jing-Kai Chiou

    What: China Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Taipei Taiwan to Shanghai
    Where: Hangzhou
    When: May 1 2010
    Who: Lin, 58 yr old male passenger
    Why: While en route, the passenger told someone he had explosives in his luggage. Consequently, the flight diverted to Hangzhou where it made a safe landing–without blowing up. The passenger denied there were explosives (it was a joke.) He was taken into custody, and the flight continued to Shanghai without him, arriving nearly 6 hours late.

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    American Airlines Encounters Turbulence over Chicago


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    Contact photographer Tom.Alfano

    What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 en route from San Francisco to New York
    Where: Chicago
    When: Apr 29 2010
    Who: 3 flight attendants
    Why: While en route to NY, the flight encountered turbulence. Several flight attendants received bumps and bruises from the encounter. The flight diverted to Chicago, landing there half an hour after the incident, and remained In Chicago for an hour and a half prior to taking off again for New York.

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    Cessna Field Landing


    Pictured: A Cessna 150M Commuter filmed in Milwaukee
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    Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz

    What: single engine Cessna 150 M en route from Harlingen.
    Where: Los Fresnos TX
    When: April 29 2010
    Who: Pilot
    Why: The pilot is a flight instructor who has just bought the Cessna involved. En route, he experienced engine trouble (in-flight engine power loss) and landed safely in a sorghum field in Los Fresnos with no injury and no plane damage reported.

    George’s Point of View

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    Poland: Lot’s Emergency Landing


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    Contact photographer Michal Raczynski

    What: Eurolot Polish Airlines Eurolot ATR 72 en route from Krakaw to Warsaw
    Where: John Paul II Balice International Airport, Warsaw Poland
    When: April 29 2010
    Who: 27 passengers and 4 crew
    Why: In mid flight, the pilot detected cabin pressure problems, and had inconsistent readings. He reduced his altitude to handle the cabin pressure, and told ATC he would be crash-landing; however, the landing was normal.

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    Firefighters Crash in Rio Street


    Snapshot taken from the video below

    What: Corpo de Bombeiros do Rio de Janeiro/Fire Department Air Tractor AT-802 en route to (and from) Resende Airport
    Where: Rio de Janeiro
    When: Apr 27, 2010
    Who: Two firemen, Major Jasper Sanderson and 27 year old trainee Luís Guilherme Neto
    Why: Two minutes after taking off from the airport on a training flight on the new plane, the pilot lost control of the plane and it crashed on to a city street, leaving no survivors. Sixty families had to be evacuated from the neighborhood because of the danger of explosion. The plane had the capacity to carry 3100 liters of water.

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    $1.2 Million Helicopter Settlement

    What: Midwestern Air Services LLC, Robinson R44 II, Raven, four-place, two-bladed, single main rotor, single-engine helicopter en route from Horseshoe Casino Heliport to Kenosha Regional Airport
    Where: Kenosha, Wisconsin
    When: September 21, 2008
    Who: pilot Alan Sapko and passenger Joan Anzalone
    Why: The National Transportation Safety Board ruled pilot error. A judge ruled that the pilot’s estate will pay the heirs of Joan Anzalone 1.2 million.

    The report of the crash states that the helicopter:
    “… was destroyed when it impacted an occupied house and terrain near Kenosha, Wisconsin. A ground fire subsequently occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The private pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The five occupants in the house were uninjured. The flight originated from the Horseshoe Casino Heliport (2IG3), near Whiting, Indiana, about 0507, and was destined for the Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), near Kenosha, Wisconsin, when the accident occurred.

    According to information provided by Horseshoe Casino, the pilot landed at 1907 on September 20, 2008. The pilot and passenger had dinner, they observed a concert, and gambled. The pilot had a glass of wine with his dinner about 1930. About 0139 on September 21, 2008, a beverage confirmed to be a Captain Morgan’s and diet Coke in a short glass was given to the pilot. About 0146, another Captain Morgan’s and diet Coke in a tall glass was given to the pilot. About 0213, the pilot set the first glass down empty. About 0423, the pilot took a drink from the second drink glass. The glass was about half full. The pilot gambled until about 0449 and then he and his passenger departed for 2IG3. The pilot and passenger departed from 2IG3 about 0507.

    A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper who was outside the weight facility on Interstate 94 at the Illinois and Wisconsin State Line about six miles south of the accident site heard a helicopter heading north at a “very low altitude” and estimated it at 500 feet. He did not see the helicopter or its lights due to the “dense fog.” He stated that the visibility there was about 300 to 500 feet.

    A witness who lived near the accident site gave a statement to the Kenosha Police Department. The witness stated that a low flying helicopter was heard. It circled once then went away and came back. The witness saw an orange flash through the window and heard a “boom.” The witness said the helicopter sounded “really low” and the “engine sounded like it was at low RPMs.”

    A witness from the occupied house on the northwest corner of 97th Avenue and 70th Street that was impacted by the helicopter gave a statement to the police department. The witness, in part, reported:

    My family and I were fast asleep in our residence when I heard and
    felt a loud bang like thunder, and then a cloud of debris came
    [through] our bedroom door. My wife and I were in the southeast
    bedroom. Our two sons were in the northeast bedroom and our
    daughter was the bedroom over the garage. We got our kids and
    [with] the help of our neighbors made it down the stairs and outside.
    None of us were injured. I saw the flames across the street and one
    of our neighbors told me a helicopter hit our house.

    The pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot certificate. He held a FAA third-class medical certificate issued on April 3, 2006, with no limitations. At the time of that medical, he reported 60 hours total flight time to date and 30 hours in the six months prior to that examination. The pilot’s logbook indicated that the pilot had accumulated 329 hours of total flight time. The pilot recorded 37.25 hours of night flight time.

    A certified flight instructor (CFI) that instructed the accident pilot indicated that two previous CFIs had instructed the accident pilot and had endorsed the accident pilot for solo flight training operations. According to the CFI, the two previous CFIs believed that the accident pilot was flying in violation of his solo privileges and the CFIs removed the accident pilot’s solo endorsement. The CFI stated that he had no problems with the accident pilot’s training and solo activities.

    The accident pilot’s medical certificate and student pilot certificate had a solo endorsement with “revoked” written across it.”

    No one in the house was injured.

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    Beechcraft Lost in Kentucky

    What: Island Trading Ltd. Hawker Beechcraft 58 en route from from Frederick, Maryland to Olive Branch MS
    Where: Leslie County
    When: April 27 2010
    Who: pilot and passenger
    Why: While en route, the plane lost contact, and is believed to have wrecked in eastern Kentucky, in a remote, mountainous area of Leslie County. It is believed the wreckage was located at 5:30 pm, with no survivors.

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    Spanair Cautionary Landing in Madrid


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    Contact photographer Jose Muñoz

    What: Spanair McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Madrid to Valencia
    Where: Madrid
    When: Apr 25 2010
    Who: 43 passengers
    Why: After takeoff, the flight developed an issue with the hydraulics. The crew decided to return to Madrid where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.

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    Air Arabia Cautionary Landing in Karachi


    Pictured: An Air Arabia Airbus A320-214
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    Contact photographer Steve Brimley

    What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-200 en route from Sharjah to Chittagong
    Where: Karachi
    When: Apr 25 2010
    Who: 155 passengers
    Why: After a smoke detector indicated smoke in the cargo hold, the pilot made a cautionary landing in Karachi. Passengers were accommodated in the airport lounge while the plane was inspected.

    The smoke detector later was determined to be faulty.

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    New Zealand Helicopter Accident

    What: Royal New Zealand Air Force Bell UH-1H Iroquois en route from Ohakea Air Base in Manawatu to Anzac Day commemorations in Wellington
    Where: 40km NE of Wellington New Zealand
    When: Apr 25 2010
    Who: 4 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: The helicopter crashed in rugged terrain near Pukerua Bay, in fog, killing 3 aboard (Flight Lieutenant Hayden Peter Madsen, pilot, 33; Officer Daniel Stephen Gregory, pilot, 28, and Corporal Benjamin Andrew Carson, helicopter crewman, 25) and injuring one.

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    Hawaii: Microlight Crash Results in Two Fatalities


    Pictured: Image on Tedd’s Flying Adventures website

    What: Tedd’s Flying Adventures Airborne Outback XT-912 SST Tundra micro-light aircraft
    Where: Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
    When: April 21, 2010 9:36 a.m.
    Who: Pilot Tedd Robert Hecklin, owner of Tedd’s Flying Adventures in Kailua-Kona and passenger Kathryn Grace Moran of Kailua-Kona
    Why: While en route, witnesses report seeing the wing of the Airborn Edge “fold.” Then the plane descended and impacted Kealakekua Bay. Local tour boats hurried to retrieve both aboard, and those aboard attempted CPR but both victims had sustained fatal injuries.

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    United Airlines Cautionary Landing in the Azores


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    Contact photographer Mathias Henig

    What: United Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Washington to Moscow
    Where: Azores Islands
    When: Apr 21 2010
    Who: 170 passengers
    Why: While en route, the crew noted the smell of smoke, and diverted to the Azores (Terceira) to make a safe landing. Eu citizens were bussed to accommodations promptly; non EU were tied in paperwork at the airport for hours, straightening out their visas.

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    Philippines Cargo Crash


    What: Pacific East Air Cargo/UPS / ATMA Atyra Transport Antonov AN-12BP en route from Mactan to Angeles Philippines
    Where: SE of Clark airport, Pampanga province, northern Philippines
    When: Apr 21 2010
    Who: 6 crew
    Why: Flying low over Mexico village in the Philippines, the cargo plane crashed south east of the base. The crash fragmented the plane, and it burst into flames. Three Russian crew members were hospitalized, 3 other crew members are reported missing. The pilot, who survived, was quoted saying that the plane encountered electric circuit trouble about an hour into the flight, and a fire that broke out forced him to make an emergency landing on the open field.

    The Interisland Airlines flight was chartered on behalf of UPS.

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    Air France Jet Springs Leak Over Atlantic


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    Contact photographer Aurélien TRANCHET

    What: Air France Boeing 747-400 en route from Paris to San Francisco
    Where: Atlantic Ocean
    When: Apr 20 2010
    Why: While en route over the Atlantic, the left engine developed a leak. The crew shut down the engine to contain the damage and returned to Paris where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.

    Follow up
    Flight: (AF) Air France 84
    Departure Date: Tue Apr 20, 2010
    Status: Landed 914 minutes late

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    Virgin Blue: Fumes over Adelaide


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    Contact photographer John Richard Thomson

    What: Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 en route from Perth to Sydney
    Where: Adelaide
    When: Apr 19 2010
    Who: 150 passengers
    Why: While en route, passengers began suffering from breathing problems. An odor was detected aboard. The flight routed to Adelade where affected individuals were tested for Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

    Fire crews and flight engineers cleared the flight for continuing to Sydney and passengers reboarded after being grounded for about an hour.

    Eight passengers suffered nausea; one was taken to the hospital.

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    Windhoek Nambia: SAX Emergency Landing


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    Contact photographer Steve Brimley

    What: South African Express Airways Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Cape Town to Windhoek
    Where: Windhoek Namibia
    When: April 17 2010
    Why: The SAX CRJ landed with a hung nose wheel. (belly landing?) After landing with nose gear up, there were no injuries although airport operations were disrupted.