What: Qatar Airways Airbus 330 flight from Doha to Lagos
Where: Lagos
When: Sept 29 2012 1 p.m.
Why: On approach to Lagos, the pilots declared emergency over a landing gear problem.
Pilots made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
It was a landing gear problem, according to Other sources cite a deflated tire.
pictured: Airbus similar to the one in the incident
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What: China Southern Airlines Airbus A320-200
Where: en route from Dayong to Shenzhen
When: Mar 27th 2009
Who: 100 passengers
Why: The right engine failed. After circling the airport for forty minutes, the plain landed without further incident in Dayong.
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What: Egypt Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Cairo to Hurghada
Where: Cairo
When: Apr 2nd 2010
Who: 195 passengers
Why: Prior to take-off, there was crew error on the ground, and the plane impacted two runway light poles. The wings were damaged; the streetlights collapsed. Passengers were transferred to another plane.
The damaged plane was judged to be a total loss.
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What: Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200 en route from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Where: Ekaterinburg
When: Nov 6 2010 at 4:25
Who: 143 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While landing at Ekaterinburg while the runway was covered in ice, and although ATC informed the “that the runway condition was good and permitted a safe landing,” the plane did not respond to proper braking and overran the runway.
Russian investigators are investigating.
Apparently Russian airport crews don’t bother to salt, plow or otherwise make their runways more safe. Or maybe this was just a particularly lazy crew.
What: Arik Air Boeing 737-700 en route from Owerri to Lagos
Where: Owerri Nigeria
When: May 8th 2011
Who: 69 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane incurred a bird strike. The bird was ingested in an engine. The flight continued until there were severe vibrations on the right side of the plane (where the strike occurred).
Passengers aboard the flight said they experienced five minutes of terror (that lasted forever) as the right side of the plane was vibrating. Presumably pilots shut down that engine after five minutes.
The pilots made a safe landing in Lagos.
Air Canada flight AC-885 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on June 22nd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Montreal, Canada, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-7435 had to make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on July 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from London Southend Airport, England, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.