What: NOVEMBER CHARLIE FLYING GROUP Cessna F172M Skyhawk
Where: Netherthorpe Airfield, South Yorkshire
When: July 5 2012
Who: 2 aboard, no injuries
Why: The flight did not achieve lift on takeoff, possibly due to the combined effects of uphill runway, tailwind and damp grass surface.
After the pilot’s attempt to rotate failed, the plane overran the runway, passed through a hedge and flipped.
The pilot was able to secure the plane and assist the passenger’s exit.
Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, 49, has been confirmed dead after his campaign plane, a Cessna 560XL, plunged into a residential neighbourhood in the port city of Santos, Brazil, on August 13.
According to the authorities, the 12-seater plane could not land in Guaruja due to bad weather after which, the air traffic control lost contact with it. It then crashed near a gym in a residential area of Santos, sending smoke clouds in the air.
City Hall press officer Patricia Fagueiro confirmed that all 7 people aboard the plane, including Eduardo Campos, 2 pilots, a press advisor and campaign photographer, died in the crash.
It is not yet clear if anyone on the ground was injured in the crash.
President Dilma Rousseff said in a statement, “The whole of Brazil is in mourning.”
A private Cessna aircraft, carrying 2 American pilots, crash landed near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 3.
Khaled al-Khaibari, spokesperson for the General Authority of Civil Aviation, confirmed that the pilot asked for an emergency landing because the plane was running out of fuel. However, he could not make it to the airport and crash landed near the runway. The plane was travelling from Hurghada, Egypt at the time.
The pilot and the co-pilot, both U.S. citizens, sustained minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. Their names have not been released.
The aircraft’s right wing was slightly damaged.
Jet2.com flight LS-189 had to return and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, Scotland, on July 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 was en-route to Palma Mallorca, Spain, when the crew reported pitch control problem, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Pictured: A Cessna T210F Turbo Centurion landing in Africa
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Contact photographer Sven De Bevere
What: Cessna 210F
Where: Pueblo Nuevo, municipio Veroes, Yaracuy, Venezuela
When: Dec 11, 2009
Who: 4 on board
Why: Friday, the Cessna had been seen flying low over a clandestine airstrip, allegedly used for drug trafficking. The Yaracuy state Special Action Squad discovered the plane whose identification numbers had been tampered with. The area was cordoned off and a gun battle occurred. Four or five individuals were in the plane, and drums of chemicals which are currently being analyzed.
Air Transat flight TS-315 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, at 11:46 A.M. on July 17.
The Airbus A330-200 had to be diverted after smoke was noticed in the cabin. The plane, carrying 313 people, was heading towards Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, at the time.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
According to the airline, the airbus was diverted as a precaution for a technical verification.
What: Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Venice Florida to Macon County, NC
Where: Franklin-Macon County Airport, NC
When: Mar 15, 2012
Who: 2 crew, 3 passengers, 5 fatalities
Why: The plane owned by Bogdan Jakubowski of Venice, Florida appeared to be approaching too steeply when it attempted to land at 1:45, and when the pilot tried to level, a wing hit pavement, flipping and rolling the plane, which exploded into flames. Rescuers were on the scene within a minute but the plane was already engulfed. The names of those aboard have not been released.
