On May 1, 2013, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, a single engine Cessna Centurion made a belly landing.
The pilot landed, and suffered a landing gear emergency. Though the landing gear collapsed, the pilot made a belly landing on the runway without any destructive acrobatics.
The FAA is investigating.
On May 1, three other Cessna’s suffered issues:
-Cessna gear collapsed on rollout in Oakland CA
-Cessna landed gear up in Missouri
-Cessna towing banner flipped over off Louisiana runway, one minor injury
What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m Where: Hudson River off New York City When: Thurs jan 15 Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots ) Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.
Heroic efforts were made, retrieving 150 from the freezing Hudson waters. (It was a 20-degree day.) Gov. David Paterson has called the rescue “miracle on the Hudson.”
US Airways CEO Doug Parker public announcement.
The captain of US Airways 1549 is Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III. Captain Sullenberger has over 40 years of flying experience.” He a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.)., former US Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, who has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, and has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations.
Passengers are recorded saying the Captain walked the length of the aisle to verify everyone was safely out.
NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
January 15, 2009
NTSB SENDING GO TEAM TO NEW YORK CITY FOR HUDSON RIVER AIRLINER ACCIDENT
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a Go Team to investigate today’s crash of a US Airways Airbus A-320 (N106US) into the Hudson River in New York City.
Senior Air Safety Investigator Robert Benzon has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge of the 20-member team. NTSB Member Kitty Higgins is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene investigation. Peter Knudson is the press officer for the investigative team.
The team will be arriving in New York this evening.
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Cargolux Airlines flight CV-856 had to divert for an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on January 11th.
The Boeing 747-800 plane flying from Luxembourg to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the captain began feeling unwell and subsequently became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. The captain was rushed to a hospital.
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What: Homebuilt Europa en route from Gillespie Field Where: Route 67 in Santee When: July 21, 2012 Who: Pilot Why: When his engine locked up in a turn after taking off from Gillespie Field, pilot Wayne Oehler of El Cajon made an emergency landing on to the freeway near Riverton road. A California Highway Patrol officer saw the plane in distress and flying low, and cleared the road.
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Air China flight CA852, en route from London to Beijing, made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, UK, at around 3:20 p.m. on September 7.
The decision for emergency landing was made after the aircraft’s landing gear became jammed shortly after it took off at 1:30 p.m.
The Airbus landed safely after circling over Sussex for around 2 hours to shed extra fuel. No injuries were reported.
The runway at Gatwick airport remained closed for 20 minutes after the landing.
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Cargolux Airlines flight CV-856 had to divert for an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on January 11th.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-351 made an emergency landing in Kochi, Kerala, India, on June 10th.
