Most Unusual Aircraft Landings - World's Unusual Aircraft Landings PhotosSometimes airplanes and choppers land in a way they’re not supposed to. Fortunately in these cases, the pilots and co passengers lived to tell the tale.
1. Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Philadelphia
A damaged US Airways jet lies at the end of a runway at the Philadelphia International Airport, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. Airline officials said the flight was heading to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., when the pilot was forced to abort takeoff around 6:30 p.m., after the front landing gear failed. An airport spokeswoman said no injuries have been reported.
2. Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 passenger plane sits on the side of a runway Monday, June 3, 2013
A Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 passenger plane sits on the side of a runway Monday, June 3, 2013 after it overshot the runway upon landing at Davao International Airport in southern Philippines on Saturday evening. No one from 161 passengers and crew were injured but the accident forced the temporary closure of the airport and affected about 80 flights.
3. July 24, 2013 Southwest Airlines Flight 345 sitting on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City
This image provided July 24, 2013 by the National Transportation Safety BOard(NTSB) shows Southwest Airlines Flight 345 sitting on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. Eight people were injured on July 22, after the front landing gear of plane with 150 people on board collapsed on landing at New York's La Guardia airport. The accident left the Boeing 737-700 with its nose resting against the runway and forced the temporary closure of the airport, which mostly handles flights to and from other US cities.
4. Czech Boeing 737 airplane in a muddy field at the airport in Katowice, Poland, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Teams of Czech and Polish experts are working to free a Czech Boeing 737 airplane from a muddy field at the airport in Katowice, Poland on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The plane from the Czech Travel Service airline skidded late Tuesday and went some 20 meters (22 yards) off the Pyrzowice airport runway and ran into wet ground, where its front landing gear sank. None of the 176 passengers and six crew members was hurt. The airport remains closed and flights are redirected to nearby Krakow.
5. Guanabara Bay at Santos Dumond airport on August 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Navy officers and firemen work in the rescue of a private aircraft of aerial company Ocean Air which fell on Guanabara Bay upon landing at Santos Dumond airport on August 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Three passengers have been rescued and are well. (Photo by Wagner Meier/FotoArena/LatinContent/Getty Images).
6. Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane which crashed on landing at Schiphol airport on February 25, 2009 in Haarlem The Netherlands
Emergency services attend to the scene of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane which crashed on landing at Schiphol airport on February 25, 2009 in Haarlem The Netherlands. All of the 135 passengers on board the flight from Istanbul are reported to have survived. The plane broke into three pieces as it crash landed short of the runway. (Photo by Paul Vreeker/Getty Images).
7. A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 on runway at Tehran Mehrabad Airport April 22, 2005 in Tehran, Iran
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 is seen where it finished its skid after careering off the runway at Tehran Mehrabad Airport April 22, 2005 in Tehran, Iran. According to Iranian state-run television the plane, carrying 157 passengers had difficulties whilst coming in to land which stopped its landing gear from opening. The plane then skidded off the runway and into a river before catching fire, where the emergency exit slides then failed to open. Passengers attempted to jump from the plane to avoid the flames but a young boy died when he jumped into the river. Several other passengers were taken to hospital with injuries sustained whilst escaping. (Photo by Majid/Getty Images).
8. Private aircraft fell down on Guanabara Bay upon landing at Santos Dumond airport on August 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Firemen use a crane to rescue a private aircraft of aerial company Ocean Air which fell down on Guanabara Bay upon landing at Santos Dumond airport on August 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Three passengers have been rescued and are well. (Photo by Wagner Meier/FotoArena/LatinContent/Getty Images).
9. July 11, 2011 shows the wreck of Antonov-24 passenger plane, floating on the Ob River in Siberia
A handout photo provided by Russian news agency Agentstvo-Novostei TV2 and taken on July 11, 2011 shows the wreck of Antonov-24 passenger plane, floating on the Ob River in Siberia shortly after the plane’s emergency landing. The plane belonging to the Angara airline was forced to make an emergency landing on the Ob River in Siberia on July 11, killing at least five people, officials said. The regional airline said on its website that the plane's left engine caught fire, forcing it to make the emergency landing. The company confirmed that there were 33 passengers on board and four crew.
10. US Airways plane floating in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15, 2008 in New York City
NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Rescue boats float next to a US Airways plane floating in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15, 2008 in New York City. The Airbus 320 flight 1549 crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images).