Lufthansa flight LH-2252 had to reject takeoff from Munich, Germany, on January 13th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Lyon, France, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a blown tire.
The plane became disabled on the runway. No injuries were reported.
What: Fliegmituns.de AutoGyro Europe MTOsport
Where: near Breitscheid Airfield, Germany
When: July 15, 2011 at 15:10
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: On approach to Breitscheid, the Gyrocopter went into a tailspin, fell like a stone, and crashed in a field. The 59 year old pilot and the 26 year old passenger (who had received the flight as a birthday gift from his girlfriend) both died on the scene, 150 meters from the runway.
The pilot had been an Air Force transport pilot, and worked for the Defense Department, and an Airbus captain.
Both the pilot and the passenger are being autopsied in order to exclude heart attack or illness as a cause for the accident.
photo, credit: Rolp Reinhardt
SunExpress Deutschland flight XG-995 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Hamburg, Germany, to Izmir, Turkey, was diverted after the crew received a smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-121 burst a tire on landing at Chennai International Airport, India, on February 17th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A330-200 plane was coming from Colombo, Sri Lanka.
All one hundred and forty-two passengers aboard remained safe.
Montenegro Airlines flight YM-311 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 16th.
The plane took off for Podgorica, Montenegro, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
Eurowings flight EW-79 had to reject takeoff from Leipzig, Germany, on October 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Cologne, Germany, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane stopped on the runway and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
Estelar Latinoamerica flight E4-8352 burst both right hand main tires during landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport, Venezuela, on March 19th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-300 plane was coming from Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The plane was disabled on the runway. All one hundred and thirty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
