Scandinavian airline SAS dropped 27 Bombardier Q400 turboprops from its fleet after three accidents involving landing gear problems. Here is a look at recent incidents involving the aircraft, also known as Dash 8 or DHC-8:
_Feb. 9, 2006: The pilot of an All Nippon Airways turboprop aborts a landing attempt at Matsuyama Airport in Japan after having trouble deploying the landing gear. The plane lands safely after the landing gear is deployed manually.
_March 13, 2007: An All Nippon Airways turboprop makes an emergency landing at Kochi airport in western Japan after the front landing gear fails to extend. No one is injured. The airline temporarily grounds its fleet of Bombardier planes for inspections.
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_Aug. 12, 2007: A Jeju Air turboprop skids off the runway in Busan, South Korea, injuring six people. The cause of the accident is unclear.
_Sept. 9, 2007: An SAS turboprop with 73 people on board makes a crash-landing in Aalborg, Denmark. The right landing gear collapses after touchdown. Five passengers receive minor injuries during the evacuation.
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_Sept. 12, 2007: An SAS turboprop carrying 52 people skids off the runway because of a landing gear malfunction during an emergency landing in Vilnius, Lithuania. No one is injured. SAS temporarily grounds its turboprops for inspections.
_Sept. 22, 2007: An Augsburg Airways turboprop with 64 passengers and four crew makes an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, after its nose landing gear fails to extend. No injuries are reported.
_Oct. 27, 2007: An SAS turboprop slides down the runway on its belly at Copenhagen's airport after the right landing gear malfunctions. All 44 people on board are evacuated without injuries.














