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May 10th 2005 - The crew of the DC-9-51 reported loss of right hydraulic system fluid quantity during the climb to cruise after takeoff from Columbus, Ohio. Upon landing at
Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, the plane cleared the runway and began the taxi to its gate. Shortly thereafter, the crew reported that a total
loss of steering and braking occurred. The aircraft impacted the right wing of Northwest A319, which was pushing back off gate. Both cockpit crew members
aboard the DC-9 were seriously injured; the remaining passengers on both aircraft were uninjured.
Click here to see the photos shot after the accident. |
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Video images capturing the Sudan Airways Boeing 707 crash during take-off from Sharjah Airport, United Arab Emirates, on October 21st 2009 appear to show a falling object shortly before the jet came down. But within 15 seconds two frames of the footage show an unidentified object apparently dropping to the ground and, another 15 seconds later, the aircraft rapidly descending, in a steep bank, to the right of the departure path, and crashed. None of the six occupants said to be on board the aircraft survived the accident.
Click hereafter for more details about this event. |
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See this Swiss BAe-146 making a very tough landing at London City Airport.
Landing at London City Airport is tough, because of the short runway and steep approach. In addition, this day, a strong cross-wind was prevailing. If it
doesn't look or feel right it is generally a good idea to give it away and have another attempt. For whatever reason, this flight crew decided to press. If
nothing else, it's a testament to the toughness of the BAE 146 airframe.
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This Boeing 737-300 was operated by Tarom, with 123 passengers and crewmember onboard. Accelerating for takeoff, at a speed of about 90 kts, the plane hit a
maintenance vehicle with the left engine and with the left landing gear. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway and came to rest 137 meters left
of the centerline. Visibility at the time was poor due to thick fog. Everybody survived.
The first part of this video is shot by a passenger inside the plane.
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Video of the FedEx cargo MD-11 accident that happened in Tokyo, Japan, on March 23rd 2009. The planed missed its landing probably because of windshears,
with dramatic results. The plane exploded, killing both crewmembers onboard.
Click hereafter for more details about this event.
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Footage of the US Airways A320 ditching in the Hudson River on January 15th 2009. The plane hit a flock of geese minutes after take-off from New York and subsequently lost power on both engine. It ended in the Hudson river. All of the 155 people on board had managed to escape alive.
Click hereafter for more details about this event.
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Video of the Spanair MD-82 accident in Madrid, Spain, on August 20th 2008. The video was recorded by airport cameras. It shows the aircraft accelerating
on the runway to take off. Its wheels are barely off the ground when it crashes in a cloud of smoke and flames. 154 people were killed, and 18 people
escaped alive.
Click hereafter for more details about this event.
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In December 2007, this Boeing 737-700 belonging to SAA was taxiing on Lusaka International airport, Zambia, when it hit and overturned a stationary utility
truck with the left wing tip. No injury, but the impact made a hole in the wing. The scene was shot by a passenger onboard the plane. |
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On September 21, 2005, Jet Blue Airlines flight 292, an Airbus A-320, landed at Los Angeles International Airport, California, with the nose wheels
cocked 90 degrees. The 8 crewmembers and 140 passengers were not injured during this spectacular landing.
Before landing, the crew flew for several hours to burn fuel so that they could land at a lighter weight. The cabin crew emptied the first three rows of
seats, and moved the baggage as far aft as possible. The plane touched down at 120 knots and held the nose gear off of the ground as long as possible.
When the nose gear did touch down, there were sparks and flames from it, but no fire started.
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An Airbus A-320 operated by the German airline Lufthansa almost crashed March 1st, 2008, in Hambourg, Germany. The plane, which was travelling from Munich
with 131 passengers aboard, faced strong crosswinds upon landing in Hamburg. In this situation, the plane has to perform a crab approach, and the aircraft
is kicked straight with the rudder just before touchdown. Actions on the sidestick are also necessary to avoid a dangerous roll. The pilot has not
compensated enough the roll, and the aircraft's left wing tip touched the ground. The plane aborted the approach before landing safely on the second
attempt. It later underwent repairs. Photos here. |
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Edwards Air Force Base in California, 1982 - This McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was performing a test flight. During landing,
the rate of descent was too high and the plane crashed. All 7 crewmembers aboard survived. |
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This DC-8 approaches the runway under heavy winds. The plane is about to land when a wind shear causes the plane to dive
dangerously. |
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This Boeing 707 freighter belonging to First International Airways crashed on January 16th 1997 in Kananga Airport, Congo. The plane landed hard and the left main
gear collapsed. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway and caught fire. The 5 crew-members escaped without major injury. |
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Spectacular video of a DHC-8 belonging to SAS Commuter. The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse right after touchdown. The right wing and nr.2
propeller struck the runway surface, igniting a fire. The plane swerved to the right and turned before coming to rest in the grass next to the runway.
No one was hurt.
The scene occurred on September 9th 2007 at Aalborg Airport (Denmark).
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Okinawa Airport, Japan, August 20th 2007 – Soon after this China Airlines Boeing 737-800 arrived at the gate, a fire erupted. Passengers are immediately
evacuated. The last passenger had just jumped onto the tarmac when the plane exploded.
Click hereafter for more details about this event.
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This footage was taken from a plane landing at Bern airport Switzerland. It was quite a windy day and wind shear caused the
plane to hit the runway hard. The crew had to go-around to regain control. |
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An All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane carrying 56 passengers and four crew landed safely at Kochi Airport in southern Japan on
March 13th 2007 after its nose gear failed to descend. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 landed on its rear wheels and progressed
down the runway before the nose touched down and some sparks flew. No one was injured. |
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July 10th, 2006 - This TU-134 was taking off from Gvardeyskoye (Ukraine) Air Base when nr.1 engine failed and caught fire,
possibly as a result of a bird strike. Takeoff was aborted but the Tupolev overran the runway and burst into flames. All the 20 occupants survived,
but 3 were injured.
Click hereafter for more details about this accident. |
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A few seconds after take-off from Zurich airport (in 2001), the left engine of this A330 flames out. This phenomenon
happens when the fuel combustion can not be realised inside the engine (lack of oxygen, water ingestion …). The engine
can shut down and must be restarted in flight. |
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August 22nd, 2006 – A Tupolev TU-154 belonging to Pulkovo Airlines flies over a thunderstorm above Ukraine. A few minutes later,
the plane crashed and burst into flames. Witnesses captured the accident with a cell phone.
Click hereafter for more details about this accident. |
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Concorde crash - On July 25th, 2000, the Concorde F-BTSC operated by Air-France is ready to take off from Paris Charles de Gaulle for the passenger flight to New York. During the take-off run, a fire erupted under the left wing. A few seconds after lift-off, both left engines lost thrust, and the plane crashed on a hotel. All the 109 people onboard are killed, as well as 4 people on ground.
Click hereafter to know the investigation conclusions and the black boxes transcriptions. |
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On October 31st, 2000, this Boeing 747-400 operated by Singapore Airlines crashed on Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (CKS Airport), Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. The plane attempted to take off on a partially close runway. Heavy rain and strong winds from typhoon “Xangsane” prevailed at the time of the accident. 83 out of the 179 people onboard were killed.
This video shot by a passenger of a nearby airplane shows the Boeing 747 on fire just after the crash.
Click hereafter to know the crash investigation conclusions.
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September 11th attacks in 2001 – Video taken by a security camera of the Pentagon and showing the crash of the American
Airlines Boeing 757 on the Pentagon. All the 64 people onboard were killed as well as many others in the destroyed section
of the Pentagon.
Click hereafter for details about the 4 hijacked aircraft during September 11th attacks.
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September 11th attacks in 2001 – Sample of several videos of the second aircraft hijacked (a Boeing 767 from United
airlines) that crashed into the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. All the 65 people onboard were killed as well as many
others in the targeted tower.
Click hereafter for details about the 4 hijacked aircraft during September 11th attacks.
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September 11th attacks in 2001 – Video of the first aircraft hijacked (a Boeing 767 from American Airline) that crashed
into the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. All the 92 people onboard were killed as well as many others in the targeted
tower.
Click hereafter for details about the 4 hijacked aircraft during September 11th attacks.
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On June 07th 2006, a Tradewinds International Airlines' Boeing 747-200F operating a cargo flight was filmed while it overran the runway. The aircraft was taking off from Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (Colombia) when it sustained an engine failure. The 747 aborted take-off but it overran the wet runway and came to rest 150 meters past the runway end. None of the 5 crewmembers were seriously injured. |
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On November 22th, 2003, this Airbus A300-B4 freighter was impacted by a surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff from the Baghdad International Airport (Irak). The left wing is damaged and all the three hydraulic circuits are lost. The crew eventually managed to land the plane by adjusting thrust on each engine. There is no serious injury among the 3 crew members.
The video has been captured by Iraqi troops. They claimed to have fired the missile that impacted the plane.
For more data about this crash, click on this link: DHL crash in Irak (2003).
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The Boeing 737 from Piedmont airlines, with 106 people aboard, was flying from Washington to Charlotte, N.C., when the
crew could not get the main left landing gear down. It was diverted to Greensboro for an emergency landing. The crew
brought the aircraft onto the runway as slow as possible, and managed to land. No one was injured.
Investigators have
found that rubber wheel blocks were left in the gear well, jamming the left gear in up position. |
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The Hong Kong's old Kai-Tak Airport approach is not the easiest one, especially with a strong cross wind. As the procedure requests,
this Boeing 747 performs a crab approach: the rudder is used to maintain the aircraft heading, and
the aircraft is kicked straight with the rudder just before touchdown. |
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Video of an aircraft hit by lightning.
An aircraft is hit by lightning once a year, in average. Fortunately, the
consequences of such an impact are minor, thanks to the Faraday shield effect of the aircraft. The energy of the lightning is
distributed on the whole aircraft structure. The passengers are protected. However, the crew may be blinded a few seconds
because of the flash. |
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To simulate a high altitude bomb explosion, explosives have been loaded in this Boeing B747 (200 grams of Semtex).
The aircraft was pressurized to simulate an explosion at 30 000 ft.
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Spectacular landing for an Alitalia MD-11: a strong wind put the aircraft away from the runway axis. Fortunately, nobody was injured. |
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On July 19, 1989, this United airline DC-10 crashed at Sioux City airport (Iowa, USA).
The cause of the accident is that
the fan disk of its tail-mounted engine, weakened by fatigue cracks, fragmented catastrophically, and the engine assembly
failed to contain the debris which severed all three of the airplane's hydraulic systems. It had left all control surfaces
on the airplane immovable. The only way to control the plane was by adjusting the thrust on the two remaining wing-mounted
engines.
During the emergency landing, the right wing dropped and the nose pitched forward. The tip of the right wing
contacted the runway first and the aircraft skidded to the right, ignited and somersaulted. 184 passengers survived, 112
passengers died.
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On August 22nd, 1999, a China Airlines MD-11 crashes while attempting to land in a typhoon at Hong Kong. Just before landing
on the runway, the aircraft banked right and its wingtip struck the ground. The aircraft rolled onto its back and skidded.
It stopped upside down. There was an immediate fire near the rear of the aircraft. Among the 315 people onboard, 3 were
killed. |
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