Landing

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    Plane Crashes in Nashville


    pictured: Beech Bonanza
    What: twin-engine Beech Baron propeller plane en route from Arkansas to Nashville International Airport
    Where: 100 yards from a cluster of a half-dozen homes in a rural area on Nashville’s northwestern edge, at the intersection of Laws Road and Whites Creek Pike in Joelton.
    When: November 24, 2008 10:40 a.m.
    Who: The crash killed the three people aboard, Greg Secrest, 67, the pilot; Rodney (Nick) Tillman, 49, and his wife, Rebecca Ann Tillman, 42, all from Hot Springs, Arkansas.
    Why: Witnesses heard the plane circling, then an explosion. The plane spiraled counterclockwise as it fell from the sky. The plane was too damaged to identify

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    Piedmont Emergency Landing in Philadelphia

    What: Piedmont Airlines flight en route from Allentown to Philadelphia
    Where: Philadelphia International Airport
    When: Sunday morning 11-16
    Who: 38 passengers and crew
    Why: On approach, the crew got an indication the nose gear was not down. The plane slid down the runway on its nose. Fire crews foamed the runway and there was neither smoke nor fire.

  • Emergency Landing Misses Lake Erie

    What: two-seat single-engine plane (2006 Flight Design CTSW) (not pictured)
    Where: Avon Lake’s Walker Road Park
    When: 4 pm
    Who: Pilot Roger Johnson and passenger Matthew Wilson
    Why: Experienced engine trouble over Lake Erie. He was heading for Lorain County Airport but after more engine trouble, air traffic controllers directed him to land at Walker Road Park/ and a field belonging to a local stable. The frozen ground plus the fact that the property had been mowed contributed to the successful landing.

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    Beechcraft Lands on Belly


    What: Beechcraft Bonanza
    Where: Lehigh Valley International Airport, Allentown
    When: late Sunday afternoon Nov 23
    Who: pilot was only person aboard
    Why: The plane’s landing gear would not release, forcing the pilot to land the plane on its belly. No injuries.

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    Smokey Plane has Emergency Landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport


    What: Continental Express Flight 5570 Bombardier CRJ-200 operated by Chautauqua Airlines, en route to Louisville, Ky., but returned to Houston
    Where: Bush Intercontinental Airport
    When shortly after 8 a.m
    Who: 30 passengers and three crew members
    Why: Smoke in the cockpit. Passengers reported seeing white smoke coming from the engine. The plane landed safely; No one was injured and no other flights were delayed. Officially the source of the smoke has not yet been found.

  • 5 Survive Fiery Manitoba Medevac Crash


    What: twin-engine King Air A100 SkyNorth Air Ltd medevac flight en route to Thompson
    Where: Northwest of the Gods Lake Narrows aboriginal reserve in Manitoba.
    When: 9:45 p.m. Saturday
    Who: 5 passengers on a medical evacuation and pilot
    Why: When the plane caught fire midflight, the pilot landed in the bush. Passengers included Jane Halcrow, her 10-month-old son Zachias who was sick, copilot and a flight nurse. Everyone survived the crash although the plane was completely destroyed.

  • Flybe Emergency Landing in at Southhampton

    What: Flybe flight BE887 from Glasgow
    Where: Southampton Airport
    When: Friday Nov 21 shortly at 1845 GMT
    Who: 45 passengers
    Why: One engine lost power. The flight landed safely at Southampton Airport. Rescue crews were on standby.

  • Nevada Emergency landing

    What: small plane
    Where: dirt road near Lemmon and Chickadee drives between Spanish Springs and Lemmon Valley on a dirt road west of Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Hungry Valley.
    When: 3 p.m. Friday
    Who: Washoe County Search and Rescue pilot Don Osborne
    Why: The plane experienced a sudden drop in oil pressure and made an emergency landing two miles from Reno Stead Airport. The pilot was off-duty.

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    Cessna 172 Crashes Killing One Injuring Two


    What: Cessna 172 en route from Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs
    Where: emergency landing in the Uinta mountains in Wasatch County at an elevation of about 9,800 feet
    When: 12:30 p.m
    Who: Craig Weaver and Bryon Meyer, in critical condition and the third, Dylan Hopkins, dead.
    Why: The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
    The passengers were all part of the heavy rescue team for the Salt Lake Fire Department, a group that specializes in rescues above or below ground.

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    Delta Air Lines roll back

    What: Delta Air Lines a Flight 18 BOEING 777-200ER, registration: N862DA
    Where: en route
    When: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
    Why: The plane experienced a rollback of the right (number 2) Rolls Royce Trent 895 engine during cruise flight at FL390 (approximately 39,000 feet). The flight was a regularly scheduled flight from Pudong Airport, Shanghai, China to Atlanta-Hartsfield International The plane descended, executed flight manual procedures and the engine recovered and continued to Atlanta

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    Emergency Landing for Per Stig Moller

    What: A Danish Air Force plane
    Where: Cypriot coastal city of Paphos airport
    When: Thursday afternoon 1.30 p.m
    Who: foreign minister Per Stig Moller
    Why: Pilot detected a crack in the cockpit windshield and made an emergency landing

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    Vintage Beech Goes Down in Quarry

    What: 1954 Beech Bonanza
    Where: Bloomington in a field/rock quarry along Rockport Road
    When: Thursday morning
    Who: Pilot Larry Gering
    Why: After Gering experienced engine trouble, he landed, one wing hit a tree, and part of the landing gear broke. A witness said “the plane coming down making a circle. . . see the smoke and hear his motor . . .”

    The FAA is investigating.

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    LaSalle County Emergency Landing


    What: single-engine Cessna
    Where: LaSalle County: North 43rd Street
    When: 3:30 p.m. Nov 18
    Who: pilot Keith R. Brown and passenger Michael Bontrager
    Why: After experiencing engine trouble, pilot Keith Brown made an emergency landing in a Lasalle County field. There were no injuries.

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    Emergency landing in UK

    What: single-engined light plane en route from French Island, in Westernport Bay south-east of Melbourne to Moorabbin Airport
    Where: Quarry Rd, Langwarrin, in Melbourne’s outer south
    When: about 2pm.
    Who: student pilot and his instructor
    Why: It is believed the engine failed. Teacher and student are unhurt.

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    Mexican Helicopter Crash


    What: Mexican attorney general’s helicopter
    Where: between Chihuahua City and Juárez
    When: Tuesday 11/18/2008
    Who: two men on board: Capt. Hugo Federico Martinez Sanchez and federal police officer Miguel Ulises Ventura Hinojosa were killed.
    Why: In the course of landing exercises, the helicopter became entangled in cables in the area of kilometer 38 of the Chihuahua-Juárez highway,

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    Emergency Landing in Skegness


    What: RAF Sea King helicopter from Leckenfield
    Where: Skegness in the North Parade car park, opposite the Sea View Hotel
    When: November 19th, 2008 6pm
    Who: not listed
    Why: Helicopter developed a tail rotor problem while on an “exercise” and landed without injury. A partner helicopter was sent to base to retrieve engineering maintenance personnel to repair the problem.

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    Emergency Landing Toledo


    What: twin-engine Cessna
    Where: Toledo Express Airport
    When: 11 a.m. Tuesday
    Who: The pilot was the only person aboard
    Why: After the pilot experienced a problem with his navigation equipment, he landed safely at Toledo Express Airport.

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    Cracked Window Leads to Emergency Landing

    What: BMI Baby jet Flight WW1022en route from from Belfast
    Where: Birmingham International Terminal One
    When: 19 November 2008 9.30am
    Who: 76 passengers and five crew members
    Why: The plane declared an emergency landing due to a cracked side window.

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    Experimental Plane lands on on San Fernando Road


    What: experimental single-engine FlightStar
    Where: hard emergency landing on San Fernando Road several blocks from Whiteman Airport in the northern Los Angeles suburb of Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley.
    When: Wednesday just after 9 p.m.
    Who: The pilot’s name was not released.
    Why: The plane lost power as it approached the airport. The plane dodged utility lines and clipped a parked car and touched down on on San Fernando Road while vehicles swerved out of the way.

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    Emergency Landing at Meilan International Airport


    What: Shanghai Airlines Boeing 737 flight FM833, en route to from Shanghai to Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    Where: Meilan International Airport in Haikou in south Hainan province
    When: late Wednesday night Nov. 19, 2008
    Who: 149 passengers
    Why: After an alarm light came on indicating a mechanical problem with a fuel pump, the plane diverted to Meilan International Airport. Mechanics found that one of the plane’s two hydraulic pressure pumps was damaged, causing hydraulic oil to leak. The hydraulic oil caused a large amount of smoke. Passengers were provided water and instant noodles.

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    3 in Cirrus Crash in Green Cove Springs, Florida


    What: Cirrus SR-20
    Where: Crashed in a wooded, swampy area just west of the runway at Reynolds Park in Green Cove Springs.
    When: Wednesday morning
    Who: Passenger Yi Jun Zhao, of Palm Coast, was transported to Orange Park Medical Center. Pilot Kevin Black and passenger Jian Feng Guo were not hurt.
    Why: The pilot radioed authorities about 7:45 a.m. to report trouble with his throttle. He was attempting a landing at the landing strip along the St. Johns River.

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    Piper Crash Kills Two Pilots


    What: red-and-white single-engine Piper En route from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick to do a practice approach
    Where: In the woods between Clark Road and Limerock Road about a half-mile from the North Central State Airport in Smithfield
    When: Nov 17, 2008
    Who: Ronald Tetreault, 64, of Glocester, and Robert Zoglio Jr., 43, of Richmond
    Why: The plane lost power for an unknown reason.

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    Ultralight crash in Arizona


    What: ultralight/motorized glider en route from Mexico
    Where: over Arizona Border crashed in a lettuce field about one mile from the Colorado River.
    When: 7:15 a.m
    Who: San Luis
    Why: The pilot died as a result of injuries to the head. He was carrying 140 lbs of pot.

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    Emergency Landing at Wellington Airport


    What: Air Nelson Dash-8 flight NZ8079 en route from Wellington to Invercargill
    Where: emergency landing at Wellington Airport New Zealand
    When: 9.45am. Tue, 18 Nov 2008
    Who: 19 passengers.
    Why: pilots noticed a warning indicator light on. The flight returned to Wellington and landing safely at 9.45am.

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    Charlotte Emergency Landing

    What: small turboprop plane
    Where: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
    When: 7 a.m
    Who: information not available
    Why: Pilot reported a hydraulic problem at 6:30 am and landed safely at 7. Passengers were taken off the plane and transported by bus to the concourse.