Pictured: A South African Airways Airbus A319-131 Johannesburg South Africa
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Contact photographer Andre Kok
What: South African Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Johannesburg
Where: Cape Town
When: Saturday Dec 19 2009
Who: 116 passengers
Why: While en route the plane developed a technical glitch leading to an emergency landing. On the ground, the flight was towed due to a problem in the nosewheel steering.
What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A300-600 en route from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Khartoum
Where: Khartoum
When: Jul 7th 2009
Who: 310 passengers and 16 crew
Why: On approach, the crew reported problems with the braking system. The plane swerved while landing but no injuries or damage was reported.
What: American Eagle flying from St. Louis to Minneapolis
Where: Quad Cities International Airport, Rock Island County, Illinois,
When: Saturday night
Who: 23 passengers and 3 crew members
Why: 20 minutes after takeoff, smoke appeared from behind the cockpit and filled the cabin with smoke. Passengers were transferred to a Northwest flight that left the airport at six Saturday night.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: Lufthansa A320-200 en route from Munich to Hamburg
Where: Hamburg
When: Mar 1 2008
Who: 132 passengers and 5 crew
Why: On approach to Hamburg in stormy windy (47 knot wind gusts) weather, the left wing struck the runway on an attempted landing, veered, and had to make another go-round before a final landing.
JetBlue flight B6-1675 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kingston, Jamaica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Smartwings flight QS-3179 made an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, was on approach to Prague when the crew reported they had a park brake set indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1403 had to reject take off from Prague, Czech Republic, on December 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.