Severstal flight D2-131 made an emergency landing in Simferopol, Ukraine, on September 10th.
The plane flying from Cherepovets, Russia, was on approach to Simferopol when the crew noticed a nose gear issue and aborted the approach.
The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1224 had to return and make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tire had blown during departure.
The plane landed back safely. All 149 people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-331 crash-landed at Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on November 10th.
The plane was heading from George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland, to Inverness, Scotland, when the crew diverted to Belfast International Airport due to a gear problem.
The plane landed without nose gear.
One passenger was injured and was taken to a hospital.
Pictured: A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS photographed in Tampere Finland
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Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: Ryanair en route from Tampere to Frankfurt, Germany
Where: Skavstan Airport, Nyköping Sweden
When: Jan 10, 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine problems. The flight diverted to Nyköping Sweden where passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternate plane.
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Contact photographer Ian Clarke
What: Saudi Arabian Airlines/Onur Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Madinah to Jeddah
Where: Jeddah
When: May 1 2012
Who: 10 crew
Why: Pilots had an indication of unsafe nose gear and landed without nose gear at Jeddah at 12:55. Emergency crew (reported as “civil defense but that could have been a translation error” sprayed the runway. The crew disembarked via slides. There were no injuries reported.
The flight was “a special flight from the western town,” with ten crew and no passengers. We assume a ferry flight.
The video shows mobile stairs that are up for the post flight check-up, but notice the steep angle of the slide at the rear of the plane.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-418 made a safe emergency landing at Vienna International Airport, Schwechat, Austria, on October 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Paris, France, was about to land when the crew noticed a strong smell of wet cloth or old socks, and donned their oxygen masks.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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Contact photographer Gary Claridge-king
What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Sydney to Dubai
Where: Sydney
Who: 380 aboard
When: Nov 11, 2012
Why: After takeoff, one engine on the Emirates Airlines Sydney-Dubai flight developed a problem and was shut down. Passengers reported hearing a bang and saw flames from the engine. We do not know if it was a bird strike.
Pilots dumped fuel, returned to Sydney and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.
