Peach Aviation flight MM-151 burst both nose tires on landing at Fukuoka Airport, Japan, on March 24th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Kansai International Airport, Japan.
All one hundred and fifty-nine passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
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Contact photographer Fred Seggie – WorldAirImages
What: Onur Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Antalya Turkey to Dublin
Where: Prague
When: Jun 20 2010
Why: While over Prague, the flight lost communication with ATC. Communication was restored forty minutes later over Dutch Airspace. The flight landed in Dublin two hours later.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-944 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 196 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A My Indo Airlines’ freight flight made a hard landing at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia, on July 1st.
The Boeing 737-200 flying from Jayapura, Indonesia, rolled out after landing on the runway, and turned around to the backtrack due to tyres burst.
The plane was carrying 4 crew members, and 12 tons of fuel and food cargo.
No injuries were reported.
What: JetBlue Airbus 320 en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico
Where: Nassau
When: June 16th, 2010
Why: While en route the crew smelled fumes in the cabin. They diverted to Nassau, the Bahamas where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was called for the stranded passengers which was scheduled to take off before 6:00 pm.
An investigation has been launched to determine the source of the smoke.
Germania Flug flight GM-3023 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hurghada, Egypt, on March 4th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to issues with one of the engine computers.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact Photographer Frank Robitaille
What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Toronto to Liberia Costa Rica
Where: south of Pittsburgh
When: Aug 29th 2009
Why: Forty minutes into the flight, the left engine developed vibration. The flight returned to Toronto and safely performed an “overweight” landing. Passengers debarked and transferred to a replacement Airbus.
