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What: Emirates Boeing 777-20 en route from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Houston
Where: Dubai
When: Jun 8 2011
Why: During takeoff from Dubai, the left and right nose gear tire burst. (For whatever reason, the first tire burst, the second probably burst due to the increased weight.)

The plane rejected takeoff, and came to rest on the runway with overheated brakes that were handled by emergency services. The plane was towed off the runway, and passengers were provided an alternative flight.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Vijayawada, India.

All eighty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.

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Substantial Damage in Malaysian Runway Excursion


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What: AirAsia Airbus A320-216 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching
Where: Kuchin
When: Jan 10th 2011, 22:02
Who: 123 passengers and 6 crew
Why: While landing in heavy rain, the plane skidded off the runway and came to a stop between two taxiways.

4 passengers were hospitalized, but no injuries were reported.

Substantial tire and gear damage may have occurred from the recovery efforts.

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All Nippon Report UPSIDE DOWN

The official report is out, concluding that because it was dark, passengers were unaware that the plane was flying upside down.

Excuse me? Are we to believe that passengers were unawere the plane was flying UPSIDE DOWN?

I don’t think so. If they were upside down they had to FEEL it, dark or not. Or else they weren’t upside down.


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What: All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 en route from Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda
Where: Hamamatsu
When: Sep 6th 2011
Who: 2 crew injured
Why: While en route, the co-pilot accidentally activated the rudder trim switch instead of the door mechanism.

The plane descended 6000 feet and rolled, injuring a couple of flight attendants. The first officer—2400 hours— leveled off, and was able to admit the captain who was stuck outside the cockpit, waiting to get in.

The flight continued without incident

See George’s editorial Sept 8

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Scandinavian Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Amsterdam

Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-4743 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 29th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo, Norway, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Southwest Airlines Makes Emergency Landing on Roatan Island

Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing on Roatan Island, Honduras, on May 29th.

The Boeing 737-700 was heading from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, when smoke was detected in the cabin, prompting the crew to divert to Roatan.

The plane landed safely. There were 140 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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Blackpool Emergency Landing

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What: Manx2 LET-410 en route from Isle of Mn to Blackpool Eng (UK)
Where: Blackpool
When: Nov 26, 2011, 11:38
Who: 9 aboard
Why: On landing at Blackpool, a tire burst.

A replacement plane flew to Blackpool with spare and maintenance crew.

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