Similar Posts

| | | |

S7 Emergency Landing

What: S7 Airlines Airbus A319-114 en route from Domodedovo
Where: Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport, Russia
When: Nov 7 2012
Who: between 98 and 112 aboard
Why: Stanislav Khokhlov, a pilot for S7 Airlines made an emergency landing at Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport. He made a smooth landing with a missing landing gear wheel.

The plane was examined in Domodedovo before take-off. The tire was not found on the runway at Novokuznetsk-Spichenkovo Airport.

No emergency teams were on standby as the plane was making a routine landing.

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

Thai Airways Flight Veers Off Runway at Dhaka Airport

Thai Airways flight TG-321 veered off runway upon landing at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 24th.

The Boeing 777-200 plane coming from Bangkok, Thailand, burst right hand main tires before it temporarily veered off runway.

The pilots safely steered the plane back onto the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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

UVT Aero Jet Returns to Kazan due to Cracked Windshield

uvt aeroUVT Aero flight UW-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kazan, Russia, on December 1st.

The Canadair CRJ-200 jet took off for Volgograd, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after its windshield cracked midair.

The plane landed back safely. All 16 passengers and 2 crew remained unharmed.

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

Saratov Airlines Plane Diverts to Russia after Bird Strike

Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5806 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Saratov Tsentralny Airport, Russia, on July 21st.

The Antonov AN-148-100 flying from Penza to Sochi in Russia, had to divert due to bird strike.

The plane landed safely.

Everyone aboard remained safe.

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

UTAir Emergency Landing

UTAir Boeing 757 flight UT5179 with 237 passengers and eight crew en route from Yekatarinburg to Anatalya had to divert to Moscow when it developed depressurization in the cabin. Oxygen masks deployed.

The flight made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

No injuries were reported. Most injuries after an emergency landing occur when passengers disembark via slides. There’s no confirmation that passengers used slides or if they disembarked normally.

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

Trans Air Crash Kills 4 of 5


2004 photo
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Michael Dawson

What: Trans Air Cessna 550 Citation II en route from Port Moresby to Misima Island
Where: Misima Island Airport
When: Aug 31 2010
Who: 5 occupants, 4 fatalities. 1 crew member survived.
Why: While landing in heavy rain, the plane skidded off the runway and into a wooded area. The co pilot survived. The owner (the pilot Les Wright) died in the crash.

Before this event, CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) had concerns about Trans Air and wanted to bar the carrier from flying to Australia. The investigation questions why the jet overshot the runway.

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