>>1837666well satan, once on take off a landing gear tire blew. we were instructed to brace for a potential crash landing when we got to our destination. i remember a terrifyingly loud squealing sound made by the metal rim of the gear when we landed and i covered my ears. my brother later said that their were fire trucks visible from the runway that i somehow didn't notice.
another time a navigation chip went out halfway through a cross-country flight and we had to turn back around to our origin for some reason. it wasn't scary, but it took a loooooong time.