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Contact photographer Stephan Klos Pugatch
What: JAD Taxi Aeréo Embraer EMB-810C Seneca en route from Porto Alegre to Santa Mari
Where: Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho
When: Nov 16, 2009
Who: Pilot and copilot
Why: Immediately after takeoff, the crew detected problems with the landing gear and requested a return to the airport. On landing, the gear was stuck, and the plane made a forced belly landing, sustaining significant damage.
Interjet flight 4O-2523 had to return and make an emergency landing in Merida, Mexico, on June 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Expressjet flight EV-5469 made an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 28th.
The plane was flying from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the crew reported a problem with the nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-5562 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on January 4th.
The plane heading from Birmingham, Alabama, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a fuel balance issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-317 made an emergency landing in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 28th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane heading from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Panama City, Panama, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-300 en route from Vladivostok to Moscow Vnukovo
Where: Vnukovo
When: Oct 24th 2009
Who: 267 passengers and 12 crew
Why: After the flight had taken off, ground crew discovered tire debris on the runway. ATC notified the on board crew of the pending emergency. The plane performed a flyby at Vnukovo, and made a successful landing with no reported injuries.
Ryanair FR8321 had to make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, early on March 19.
The plane was en-route from London Stansted to Valencia, Spain, when a fire extinguisher went off in the cockpit, forcing the pilots to use oxygen masks. The pilots then reported the situation and requested an emergency landing at Barcelona Airport.
The plane landed uneventfully. Passengers remained seated while an engineer replaced the faulty fire extinguisher.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
