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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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    Up Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Israel

    Up AirlinesUp Airlines flight LY-2653 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 18th.

    The plane had just departed for Kiev, Ukraine, when the crew received information that tire debris was found on the runway and decided to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 182 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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    ASL Airlines Hungary Plane Overruns Runway in Italy

    ASLASL Airlines Hungary flight QY-7332 overran the runway upon landing at Orio al Serio International Airport, Orio al Serio, Bergamo, Italy, on August 5th.

    The Boeing 737-400 flying from France had landed on Orio al Serio’s runway in bad weather conditions and overran the end of the runway.

    The aircraft received substantial damage.

    The 2 people aboard remained unharmed.

    The incident remains under investigation.

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    Light Aircraft Overruns Runway in New Zealand

    A light aircraft overran the runway at Tauranga Airport, Tauranga, New Zealand, on August 6th.

    The Cessna aircraft went off the end of the runway into a creek.

    The aircraft received some damage to its nose.

    No injuries were reported.

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    Southwest Airlines Plane Returns to Maryland after Tyre Burst

    southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Airlines flight WN-528 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, on July 18th.

    The Boeing 737-700, en-route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had just departed Baltimore’s runway when the crew was informed about rubber debris found on the runway.

    The plane landed with both right hand main tyres deflated and torn.

    All 143 passengers onboard remained unharmed.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    SkyWest Airlines Plane Returns to California due to Landing Gear Issue

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines flight OO-5025/UA-5025 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Redding Municipal Airport, Redding, California, on July 13th.

    The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to San Francisco, California was climbing out of Redding’s runway when the crew failed to retract its landing gear.

    The plane landed safely.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.

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    Aeromexico Plane Rejects Takeoff in Mexico due to another Aircraft on Runway

    AeromexicoAeromexico flight AM-421 had to reject takeoff at a high speed at Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, on July 13th.

    The Boeing 737-700 was accelerating to takeoff for Merida, Mexico, when the crew saw another aircraft on the runway, prompting the plane to stop.

    The aircraft braked heavily. All people onboard remained unharmed.

    The incident remians under investigation.

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    Two Injured after Small Plane Crashed in Michigan

    A small plane crashed at Park Township Airport in Holland, Michigan, on June 29th.

    Authorities said the plane veered off the runway and overturned as it was attempting to land at the airport.

    There were two people aboard at the time including the pilot Richard Henley, 63, of Holland, and his passenger Leyland Klink, 71, of Spring Lake. The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries while the passenger was treated at the scene.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    UPS Plane Rejects Takeoff in South Korea

    UPSUnited Parcel Service flight 5X-61 had to reject takeoff at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea, on June 6th.

    The McDonnell Douglas-11 was accelerating to takeoff for Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew had to abort taking-off at a high speed.

    The plane received substantial damage after it overran the runway and had its nose gear collapsed.

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    China Eastern Plane makes Safe Landing in Wenzhou after Visual Difficulties

    china easternChina Eastern flight MU-5577 made a safe emergency landing at Wenzhou Longwan International Airport, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, on March 20th.

    The Airbus A320-200, flying from Shanghai to Wenzhou, China, was about to land when the crew faced some visual difficulties disabling them to see the runway.

    The plane received substantial damage to its landing gear and flaps after impacting treetops outside the airport perimeter.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.

    The incident remains under investigation.

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    Turkish Airlines Plane Overruns Runway in Kosovo

    Turkish airlinesTurkish Airlines flight overran the runway of Pristina International Airport, Pristina, Kosovo, on May 2nd.

    The Boeing 737-800 en-route from Istanbul, Turkey, landed at Pristina’s runway and veered off before coming to a stop at the soft ground, 40 meters past the runway end and about 20 meters left of the paved surface of the runway end safety area.

    All the passengers disembarked the plane safely.

    The incident remains under investigation.

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    TAME Airlines Plane Skids Off Runway in Ecuador

    TAMEA TAME Airlines plane skidded off runway at Cuenca Airport, Ecuador, on April 28th.

    The plane, performing flight EQ-173 from Quito, Ecuador, landed amid heavy rain and slided off the tarmac onto the grass.

    There were 87 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured.

    The aircraft was substantially damaged.

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    Hawaiian Airlines Plane makes Safe Landing in Hawaii after Mid-Air Turbulence

    Hawaiian AirlinesHawaiian Airlines flight HA-43 made a safe landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 22nd.

    The Boeing 767-300, flying from San Jose, California, had just climbed out of runway when it encountered turbulence mid-air, but the crew decided to continue the flight to Honolulu.

    The plane landed safely.

    Four crew members received injuries due to turbulence.

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    Lufthansa Plane Returns to Germany after Engine Failure

    LufthansaLufthansa flight LH-688 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 21st.

    The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Munich to Tel Aviv, Israel, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew detected failure of the left hand engine, prompting the plane to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    Laser Airlines Plane Returns to Venezuela after Engine Failure

    Laser AirlinesLaser Airlines flight QL-905 had to return and make an emergency landing at Santiago Marino Caribbean International Airport, Porlamar, Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, on April 14th.

    The McDonnell Douglas MD-81, en-route to Caracas, Venezuela, had just climbed out of Santiago’s runway when the crew reported a right hand engine failure, prompting the plane to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained safe.

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    CommutAir Plane Returns to Virginia after Aileron Issue

    CommutAirCommutAir flight C5-2672/UA-2672 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on April 7th.

    The De Havilland Dash 8-200, en-route from Virginia to New York, had just climbed out of Washington Dulles’s runway when it experienced aileron mistrim, prompting the crew to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers onboard remained unhurt.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    Jet2.com Plane Diverts and Continues for Safe Landing in England

    Jet2Jet2.com flight LS-286 had to divert and continue for a safe landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, on April 7th.

    The Boeing 737-300, en-route from Geneva, Switzerland, was on approach to Leeds Bradford Airport when the crew detected problems with the flaps, deciding to divert and land at Manchester’s longer runway.

    The plane landed safely.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.