What: King Air 300
Where: Briscoe Field, Georgia
When: October 12, 2012
Who: pilot
Why: While en route, the plane’s landing gear jammed.
The pilot manually landed the landing gear but did not know he was successful since the landing gear light did not work.
The pilot made a safe landing.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Russellville Municipal Airport, Arkansas, on December 20.
Authorities said the pilot requested an emergency landing after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed with the wheels up. The pilot, who was the the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
JetBlue flight B6-921 made a safe landing at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 16.
The Airbus A320-200 was on its final approach to the runway when the crew had to inspect the landing gear, allowing the plane for a slow landing.
The plane landed safely.
All 157 people aboard remained safe.
A twin-engine Piper Navajo aircraft, carrying the girls volleyball team from Koliganek, Alaska, had to make a rough landing at King Salmon airport, Alaska, on December 10.
The plane, transporting the volleyball team for state tournament in Anchorage, had to land in emergency after its landing gear got damaged during take-off from Koliganek.
The aircrafts’ landing gear buckled after it touched the runway and skidded some 1,000 feet before coming to stop.
All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Team’s Assistant coach Anastasia Ishnook said, “Our girls are really strong…They kept it together…The pilot was really nice…He said he was sorry it happened today but he couldn’t have had better passengers.”
Air France flight AF-1107 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 19th.
The plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Rossiya flight RSD-82 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ulyanovsk, Russia, on January 11th.
The plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
