Here are some images you might want to :

- describe in as much detail as possible

- comment (how, why it happened)

Miscellaneous accidents Belly landing and other problematic landings Wingstrike Birdstrike Fire In-flight encounters Slippery runway So many risks but now it may look funny And some images to relax and remember that flying is not only about accidents and emergencies

(to viewers: I found these images on the web and couldn't find any copyright © mention.  If you are the owner of one of these pictures, please get in touch)

 

But before you start describing, you might want to :

- read the description of an airport at Gran Canaria.

- refresh some vocabulary

On the left –in the center – on the right Across the top – across the bottom Down the left / right side of the slide In the upper right-hand corner In the bottom left-hand corner

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Miscellaneous accidents

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Belly landing and other problematic landings

 

 

Take a look at what happens after a belly landing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wingstrike

 

These pilots were caught in some wind shear,

and it was really close to total disaster, since the wing almost touch the ground!

You can also see the stress in main landing gear...

At that time, there where gusts up to 44 knots of crosswind,and heavy turbulence was reported!

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Birdstrike

 

 

Have you ever seen something like that?

 

 

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Fire

More on this accident here.

More on this accident here.

 

 

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In-flight encounters

 

 

 

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Slippery runway

 

 

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So many risks but now it may look funny

 

 

 

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And some images to relax and remember that flying is not only about accidents and emergencies

 

Here is a nice Photoblog.

 

 

 

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