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Emirates Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Heathrow Airport
Emirates Airlines flight EK-18 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on March 12th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane flying from Manchester, England, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Warsaw
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-3844 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on December 15th.
The plane flying from Wroclaw, Poland, was descending toward Warsaw when the crew reported an issue related to the landing gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing
Pictured: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Mark Kopczak
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Chicago
Where: Tampa International Airport
When: Mar 30th 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the landing gear remained stuck in the down position. After circling the airport for half an hour, the flight landed safely at the Tampa airport, with emergency vehicles on standby.
American Airlines Flight Returns to DFW Airport
American Airlines flight 1654, bound for Baltimore, had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, shortly before 7 p.m. on September 29.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-engine aircraft departed from DFW just after 5 p.m. but was turned back shortly afterwards due to an issue with landing gear.
The plane landed safely after circling around to shed extra fuel. None of the 140 passengers and 5 crew members was hurt.
The passengers were evacuated through rear staircase and were taken to the terminal via buses.
Emergency Landing at Santa Monica Airport when Landing Gear Failed
What: twin-engine Beechcraft King air (BEECH 100) en route from San Jose International Airport at 5:27 p.m. to Santa Monica Airport of 6:29 p.m.
Where: Santa Monica CA
When: 01/07/2009
Who: Pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Why: On landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The fuselage skidded across the runway before grinding to a stop.
Air France Plane Rejects Take-off in Martinique due to Smoke from Landing Gear
Air France flight AF-4001 rejecting taking-off at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Forte de France, Martinique, France, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Moscow, Russia, was about to take-off due to smoke emerging from its landing gear.
The plane towed to the apron uneventfully.
All 266 people aboard remained safe.