| | |

Nellis: Canadian Hornet Jettisons Tanks


Pictured: A Canada – Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Rod Dermo

What: Canadian CF-18 Hornet en route from McCarran International Airport
Where: Nellis Air Force Base
When: Oct. 24, 2009
Who: Not Available
Why: Pilots declared an in-flight emergency, jettisoned its external fuel tanks (full fuel tanks add weight to landings making them perilous), and made an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base. Although a cause has not been officially released, the incident is purportedly attributed to engine problems.

Tanks landed on federal property.

No injuries were reported.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.

Similar Posts

  • | | |

    Air Ambulance Emergency Landing

    What: NSW Air Ambulance A Beech King Air 350 (VH-NAO) o en route from Sydney to Wagga Wagga
    Where: Sydney
    When: Oct 23, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: A patient, flight nurse and pilot were uninjured when an emergency developed aboard the flight.

    The patient was being taken to Wagga Wagga when the plane had an undercarriage indication failure. The pilot returned to the airport and did a flyby for visual confirmation that the landing gear was not locked in place; and then made a safe landing at Sydney Airport in Mascot.

    The elderly female passenger was transferred to an ambulance and driven to a hospital.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Allegiant Air Flight Diverts to Jacksonville International Airport

    AllegiantAllegiant Air Flight 606 made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on December 24.

    The plane, en-route from Orlando, Florida, to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, Ohio, was diverted after an indicator light in the cockpit went off.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All 141 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Cathay Pacific Plane Diverts to Belarus due to Fuel Leakage

    Cathay PacificCathay Pacific flight CX-270 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Minsk National Airport, Belarus, on July 11th.

    The Boeing 777-300, flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Hong Kong, China, had to divert due to possible fuel leakage at one of its engines.

    The plane landed safely.

    No one was injured.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Iberia Airbus has Navigation Issues

    What: Iberia Airbus A321-200 en route from Madrid to Copenhagen, Denmark
    Where: Madrid’s Barajas Airport
    When: Jun 13th 2009
    Who: 190 passengers
    Why: After 40 minutes struggling with technical problem with the navigation instruments, the Airbus returned to land safely in Madrid. The passengers were accommodated with a replacement plane, while this plane was examined by maintenance crews. No injuries were reported.

    George’s Point of View

    Please note there was a similar incident that happened the day before with another model of airbus but there was even less information available so we didn’t write it up.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Embraer Flaps Down Landing in Montreal

    What: Air Canada Embraer 180 en route from Halifax
    Where: Trudeau Airport, Montreal Canada
    When: October 24, 2011, 9:00 am
    Why: While en route from Halifax, the pilots received an indication that the flaps were not performing.

    The flight diverted to Trudeau airport where the plane made a safe if high-speed landing with emergency vehicles on standby.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Amsterdam-Bound KLM Flight Hits Turbulence; 4 Injured

    KLM flight KL-622 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 1st.

    The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers and two crew members.

    The crew continued the flight to Amsterdam and requested medical assistance at the airport.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.