Qantas Airways flight QF-7 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-623 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Abuja, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-50 had to return and make an emergency landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to New York, USA, had just taken-off when the crew noticed a problem with its gear retraction.
The plane landed safely.
All 291 people aboard remained unhurt.
PAL Philippine Airlines flight PR-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Manila, Philippines, had to return after the captain failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 220 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
Qatar Airways flight QR-82 had to divert for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on February 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Berlin, Germany, to Doha, Qatar, was diverted after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Rossiya Airlines flight FV-5418 had to return for an emergency landing in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, on January 31st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small cargo plane owned by Alpine Air made an emergency landing at Billings Logan International Airport, Montana, on January 19th.
The plane took off for Sidney, Montana, but had to turn back after the pilot failed to fully retract the landing gear.
The plane’s landing collapsed upon landing. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
Nordic Regional Airlines flight AY-499 had to make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on January 3rd.
The plane took off for Joensuu, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 4th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an issue with flap retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-9634 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 13th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane dumped excess fuel before it landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3526 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 plane was heading from Sioux City, Iowa, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, when the crew reported that the flaps could not be fully retracted.
The plane was diverted to Kansas City where it landed safely.
All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
TAROM Airlines flight RO-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Otopeni, Romania, on October 13th.
The plane took off for Satu Mare, Romania, but had to return shortly afterwards after its gear failed to fully retract.
The plane landed safely. All 33 people aboard remained unharmed.
Ellinair flight EL-904 had to return and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that the nose gear could not be fully retracted.
The plane landed safely. There were 147 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-5176 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 25th.
The plane took off for Tras Lagoas, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported strange noises during gear retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Icelandair flight FI-631 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland, on May 21st.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Boston, Massachusetts, was climbing out of Keflavik’s runway when the crew detected retraction issue with the gear, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Sun Express flight XQ-366 fell on its nose at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on May 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 was preparing to depart from Antalya to Paderborn, Germany, when its nose gear retracted during replacement.
The plane collapsed on its nose.
Two crew members received minor injuries and were taken to hospital.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Jetairfly flight TB-705 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Brussels, Belgium, on May 1st.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route to Cancun, Mexico, had to return shortly after the crew reported some problem with its gear. It later turned out that there was a flap retraction issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
United Airlines flight UA-53 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany, on April 24th.
The Boeing 767-400, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to District of Columbia, USA, was mid-air above France when the crew detected retraction problem with its nose gear, prompting it to divert to Frankfurt.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Croatia Airlines flight OU-417 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on March 31st.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Zagreb, Croatia, had just departed Frankfurt’s runway when the crew reported hydraulic problems, resulting in landing gear retraction issue, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Volotea flight V7-1546 had to return and make an emergency landing at Falcone-Borsellino Airport, Palermo, Italy, on March 19.
The Boeing 717-200, en-route from Palermo to Naples, Italy, was mid-air when the crew reported problem with the gear after retraction, prompting it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 64 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Emirates flight EK-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on March 5th.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft was heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a problem with gear retraction and requested to return.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A Piper Seminole plane returned and made an emergency landing at Morristown Municipal Airport, New Jersey, on September 11.
The pilot decided to return after he noticed a problem with front wheel retraction upon take off.
The plane landed on its nose. There were 2 people aboard, including the pilot James Forrey, 25 and his passenger Harrison Martin, 24; both of them remained unhurt.
The aircraft is registered to A.T.P. Flight School.