Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-212 made an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Islamabad when the crew reported a nose gear problem and went around.
The crew worked the related checklists and subsequently landed safely on second approach.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Pictured: An Air Canada /Air Georgian Beech 1900D
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Contact photographer Dan Vincent
What: Air Canada/Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900D turboprop en route from Hartford, Conn’s Bradley International Airport to Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Where: Burlington International Airport
When: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009 5:35 p.m.
Who: 14 on board, 12 passengers
Why: When the plane’s left engine pressure dropped too low, the Air Canada plane made an emergency landing, leaking oill and on one engine, but essentially intact. (Reports do not say so, but the pilot probably shut down the engine as a precaution. One presumes this is because landing on one engine is better than landing on one working engine and one engine on fire.) Passengers debarked on to the tarmac and were carried by shuttle to the terminal.
A passenger is quoted as saying that the only way he knew there was anything wrong was “all the fire engines chasing us down the runway.” Another passenger described the fight as being scary (what if the other engine went?), but that the crew was totally in control, calm and amazing.
Lufthansa flight LH-464 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-204 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on July 8th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of abnormal tire pressure.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-219 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on April 22nd.
The plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Olympic Air flight OA-146 made a safe landing at Alexandroupolis International Airport, Alexandroupolis, Greece, on May 15th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400, flying from Athens, Greece, was mid-air when it encountered an engine problem. The crew had to shut the engine down.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Qantas Airways flight QF-94 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on May 20th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 480 people aboard remained unharmed.
