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Qatar Airways Plane Makes Hard Landing in India

Qatar Airways flight QR-516 made a hard landing at Cochin International Airport, Kerala, India, on July 13th.

The Airbus A330-300 flying from Doha, Qatar, had touched the runway in the wrong line, damaging the runway lights.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

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Vietnam Airlines Plane makes Hard Landing in Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines flight VN-7344 made a hard landing at Cam Ranh International Airport, Cam Ranh, Vietnam, on April 29th.

The Airbus A321-200 flying from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was cleared to land on runway 20R, but it touched down on runway 20L which was under construction.

The plane rolled out, and its engines sucked a few objects from the runway.

All 203 passengers aboard remained safe.

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Skywest Plane makes Hard Landing in Colorado

Skywest Airlines flight OO-5869 made a hard landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on July 2nd.

The Canadair CRJ-700 flying from Aspen, Colorado, had just landed when flames appeared from the ground and its left engine.

The passengers were deplaned rabidly via stairs.

No injuries were reported.

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Trigana Air Service Freighter Plane makes Hard Landing in Indonesia

Trigana AirTrigana Air Service flight IL-7321 made a hard landing at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia, on September 13th.

The Boeing 737-300 freighter en-route from Jayapura, Indonesia, touched down at the runway very hard in a nose high position.

The right main gear of the plane collapsed and it slid on its nose gear.

All 3 crew members and 15.3 tons of cargo remained safe.

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Allegiant Airlines Plane makes Safe Landing in Arizona after Engine Failure

AllegiantAllegiant Airlines flight 175 made a safe landing at Phoenix- Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona, on April 28th.

The aircraft, en-route to Arizona, was mid-air when the crew reported engine failure, and had to struggle hard to gain altitude before landing.

The plane landed successfully. All 137 people onboard remained unharmed.

The incident remains under investigation.

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CityJet Plane Makes Hard Landing in Italy

CityJetCityJet flight WX-281 made a hard landing at Amerigo Vespucci Airport, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on March 23.

The Avro RJ-85, flying from London, England to Florence, landed on the runway but touched down hard.

The plane received substantial damage.

All people onboard remained safe.

The cause of the hard landing is being investigated.

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Eurowings Plane Makes Hard Landing in Spain after Engine Access Door Problem

EurowingsEurowings flight 4U-592 made a hard landing at Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, on October 20.

The left side engine access door of the Airbus A330-200 opened right after taking off, making it hard for the crew to continue the flight. The plane was flying from Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, to Palma, Spain, at the time.

The plane with 182 people aboard laded uneventfully.

Everyone aboard remained safe.

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Fort Carson Black Hawk Crashes in Douglas County

helicoptersaop1A military chopper made a hard landing in U.S. Forest Service land, south of Rampart Range Road and Colorado 67, in Douglas County, Colorado, on September 2.

The 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter took off from Fort Carson and was on a routine training flight when it went down.

There were 4 soldiers on-board at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.

The incident is being investigated.