The date on this photo is anybody’s guess…
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Contact photographer Cornelius Saayman
What: Interlink Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route from Durban to Pretoria
Where: Durban
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the Interlink flight had a bird strike and had to return to Durban where it made a safe landing. The flight was cancelled.
Open Skies flight BA-8004 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 26th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, operating on behalf of British Airways, was en-route from Newark, New Jersey, to Paris Orly Airport, France, when all the toilets failed.
The crew subsequently decided to divert to Shannon where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Sabang Merauke Raya C-212-100 Aviocar like the one in the crash
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Contact photographer Chaity
What: Sabang Merauke Raya C-212-100 Aviocar en route from Batam to Batam
Where: Bintan Island, Indonesia
When: Feb 12th 2011
Who: 5 aboard (flight crew of 2, 3 techs)
Why: The plane had just undergone maintenance (engine replacement) and was on a test flight with 5 crew members aboard.
Thirty minutes after takeoff, the plane disappeared from radar. The last contact was at 13:41 when the crew contacted Tanjung Pinang Approach.
The plane crashed.
“KNKT TUGASKAN TIGA INVESTIGATOR SELIDIKI KECELAKAAN PESAWAT CASSA 212 PK-ZAI
PUSAT KOMUNIKASI PUBLIK, 12/02/2011
(Jakarta, 12/02/11) Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) menugaskan tiga investigatornya untuk menyelidiki penyebab jatuhnya Pesawat Cassa 212 dengan registrasi PK-ZAI di daerah Berakit, Batam, Sabtu (12/02).”
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Contact photographer Hon Kit
What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route Jakarta to Pontianak
Where: Kalimantan
When: June 1, 2012
Who: 163 passengers
Why: On landing on the ungrooved runway in Pontianak-Supadio Intl airport in “wet and windy conditions,” the plane skidded off the runway, incurring significant damages. Passengers evacuated directly on to the landing area.
The transportation ministry told Agence France Presse that “the nosewheel is broken and the landing gear sunk into the soft soil.”
The right wing is damaged, and the airport was closed as the situation was handled.
According to JADEC, the weather was “WIOO 010530Z 23022KT 0600 FEW009CB BKN007 29/25 Q1008 RMK CB OVER THE FIELD”
The NTSC is investigating.
United Airlines flight UA-76 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on October 24th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted due to an unsafe nose gear indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 121 passengers and 9 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: Aer Lingus Airbus A321-200 en route from London to Cork
Where: Dublin
When: Nov 24th 2009
Who: 117 passengers
Why: Although the plane completed the Cork to London flight, the return leg London to Cork had to divert to London when the plane experienced (non-specific) problems with its rudder.
A replacement flight flew in to Dublin to provide passengers the rest of the return flight.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1694 made an emergency landing in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tampa, Florida, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely.