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Lufthansa flight LH404 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in United Kingdom, on August 7.

The Boeing 747-800 jumbo jet, en-route from Frankfurt to New York, had to be diverted after the pilots reported a possible wheel well fire.

The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel.

An airport spokesperson confirmed the incident saying, “An aircraft from Frankfurt to New York JFK made a divert into Manchester Airport this evening and landed safely with approximately 360 people on board.”

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American Eagle Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Green Bay

An American Eagle plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on February 12.

The plane, heading from Marquette, Michigan, to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, was diverted after it developed control problems.

The plane landed safely.

There were 42 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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Garuda Indonesia Plane Overruns Runway at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Garuda Indonesia Plane Overruns Runway at Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia flight GA-210 overran the end of the runway on landing at Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 25th.

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All one hundred and fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.

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Emirates Flight Hits Landing Gear/ Gear Door snag


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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Cape Town to Dubai
Where: Capetown
When: Jan 4 2012 1.55pm
Who: 243 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the gear did not retract and (as was observed) the gear doors remained open. We presume the pilots did a fly-by that was the source of the visual conformation of the issue at hand.

An hour and a half after takeoff, with emergency crews on standby, the pilots landed back in Capetown (3.20pm), and was towed.

Passengers were provided hotel accommodations. The replacement flight was scheduled for Jan 5, 2012.

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Kenya Airways Plane Returns to South Africa due to Mechanical Problem

Kenya AirwaysA Kenya Airways flight had to return and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23rd.

The plane en-route to Nairobi, Kenya, had to return shortly after taking-off due to a transponder failure.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All people onboard remained unharmed.

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Some other emergency landings…

  • At Indianapolis International Airport noon on Sept 27 a Boston-Indianapolis plane landed with flap problems
  • At Purdue Airport at 2:25 pm on Sept 27 a Citation jet made a pass before making an emergency landing with a landing gear problem.
  • At JFK a TAM flight 8078 from Rio de Janeiro to NY landed with nose gear failure
  • At Kenosha Municipal Airport a plane taking off failed to gain altitude and crash landed in a Kenosha County Detention Center field. One wing struck a tree. The pilot wasn’t injured. photos
  • In Anchorage Merrill Field, a red Robinson 22 lost power and crashed from a height of 10 feet (possibly while practicing hovering.) The chopper flipped and fell. The two crew fell out, and walked away.
  • An overheated Era Aviation Kodiak to Anchorage flight with 31 aboard plus 3 crew diverted to Homer and made a safe landing on Sept 24.
  • A Cessna 175 failed to land on a Spearfish landing strip, and made an emergency landing in a hay field where the landing gear was torn from the plane. The field caught on fire, burning to acres of grass. Pilot John Widdoss had minor injuries and passenger Justin Bierschwale was unhurt.

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Iberia Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Ecuador

Iberia flight IB-6453 made an emergency landing in Quito, Ecuador, on August 11th.

The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, touched down in Quito but the crew aborted landing and went around due to a blown tire.

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

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