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    Piper’s Emergency Belly Landing in Grand Bahamas Injures No one


    What: twin engine Piper Aztec en route from Nassau to Freeport
    Where: Runway 24 at the Grand Bahama International Airport.
    When: Sunday
    Who: pilot of the aircraft, 33-year-old Brevis Cox and four passengers: Ashnell Miller, Thera Seymour, Darren Rahming, and Jinnah Forde
    Why: On landing, both landing gears collapsed, After the successful emergency “belly” landing, the landing gear and wing flap were damaged.

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    Aerolineas Argentinas Flight Returns to Buenos Aires After Bird Strike

    Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1878 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 14th.

    The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ushuaia, Argentina, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.

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

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    Fire Tanker Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Chico Municipal Airport

    An aerial fire tanker made an emergency landing at Chico Municipal Airport, California, on June 30th.

    The DC-7 Erickson Aero Tanker took off from Chico Airport but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with its hydraulics.

    Three wheels caught fire as the plane landed on the airport.

    All four crew members aboard remained safe.

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    Spanair Airbus Engine Shut down over Madrid


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    What: Spanair Airbus A321-200 en route from Las Palmas to Madrid
    Where: Las Palmas
    When: Aug 19 2010
    Who: 194 people on board
    Why: After take off, the flight was underway when the engine made a big bang, and an engine began sparking. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Las Palmas where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.

    George’s Point of View

    It was good to hear the Spanair jet made it back to Las Palmas safely. I could not help but be reminded of Spanair flight JK 5022, which crashed with 172 aboard.

    Although the CIAIAC, the Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission, published their opinion on 6 October 2010, the final conclusion did not discuss why the alarm did not go off for its abnormal takeoff configuration, why one thrust reverser was deployed and other abnormal and/or pre-existing abnormalities. A cause of that incident may have been Trojans in Spanair’s central computer. La computadora no operaba correctamente por unos programas ‘troyanos’.

    For the 194 aboard the Las Palmas flight, they at least had a safe landing. Not so for the 172 victims of Spanair flight JK 5022.

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    Helicopter Lands in Lake

    What: Tonnesen Aviation’s Robinson R44
    Where: Y-Landing Marina on Meredith Neck, Lake Winnipesaukee
    When: May. 26, 2009 11:30 a.m.
    Who: 4 aboard
    Why: The helicopter was struck by wind gusts on approach to the landing pad, and landed in 15 foot water. Everyone made it safely to shore. Pilot was Glenn Tonnesen. Passengers include Phil Davidson.

    George’s Point of View

    I saw a comment online where someone cites the Robinson Helicopter Safety Notice:
    “Flying in high winds or turbulence should be avoided..”
    Sounds like a good idea to me.

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    Heavy Turbulence Forced US Airways Flight from Philadelphia to Return-5 Injured

    US AirwaysA US Airways flight, which left Philadelphia International Airport at 4 p.m. on Sunday returned shortly due to heavy turbulence.

    The incident happened when the plane was carrying 300 passengers to Orlando.

    Five people were injured: a 10-year-old child complained of head pain and was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a female with head and back injuries was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, a 43-year-old male with knee pain was taken to Methodist Hospital, a flight attendant with neck and back injuries was taken to Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, and the fifth injured person refused any medical treatment.

    The US Airways is inspecting the plane for any possible damages.

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