A small plane made an emergency landing at Clay Center Municipal Airport in Clay County, Kansas, on January 31st.
Authorities said the pilot of the 1976 Cessna Fixed Wing plane was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The plane landed without landing gear.
The pilot, Jeffrey M. Clarke, 35, and his only passenger, Dane M. Messex, 36, remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at U.S. Highway 31 in Howard County, Indiana, on January 31st.
The plane flying from Brownsburg, Indiana, was forced to land on the highway due to a mechanical issue.
No injuries were reported.
The incident is being investigated.
A Piper Cherokee PA-28 plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Vero Beach, Florida, on January 30th.
The pilot said he was forced to land in emergency due to fuel exhaustion. The plane was flying from St. Lucie County International Airport at the time.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
The incident is under investigation.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-248 had to reject take off from Mumbai, India, on January 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Delhi, India, when one of the engines emitted sparks and a loud bang, forcing the crew to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A US military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 20th.
The AH-1 attack helicopter was forced to land in emergency on Ikei Island due to a mechanical issue.
The U.S. Marines Corps confirmed in a statement, “there was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries.”
A small plane made an emergency landing on train tracks in South Anchorage, Alaska, on October 30th.
The pilot of the Cessna 185 plane said he was forced to make an emergency landing after the engine stopped working shortly after taking off from Flying Crown Airport, Anchorage.
The pilot and his only passenger remained safe.
The plane was not damaged.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Ocean Springs Airport in Mississippi, on October 8th.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing due to engine issues.
The pilot sustained minor injuries in the incident.
ASL Airlines France flight had to divert and make a forced emergency landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Blagnac, France, on September 14th.
The Boeing 737 en-route from Glasgow, Scotland, to Ibiza Island, was mid-air when an intoxicated passenger started causing disruption in the cabin, prompting the crew to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The man was taken into custody before the flight continued to its destination.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama, on April 7th.
The pilot of the small seaplane said he was doing some survey work for a proposed water pipeline when the aircraft’s battery failed, forcing him to make an emergency landing.
Both occupants of the plane, including the pilot Peter Serodino, of Chattanooga, and his only passenger, remained unharmed.
The plane was towed to a nearby marina.
Air India flight AI620 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 28th.
The plane, flying from Hyderabad, was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the undercarriage.
The plane landed eventfully. All 120 passengers aboard were safely evacuated.
A Cessna 152 plane made an emergency landing at Sunken Meadow Park in Suffolk County, New York, on March 11th.
The plane was on a training flight when its engine failed, forcing the pilot to land on the beach.
There were two people aboard, including the instructor Robert Keleti, 61, and a student Bar Eliran, 43; none of them were injured.
A US passenger plane crash-landed in a field near Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq, on March 5th.
Authorities said the plane was forced to land in the field due to technical failure.
There were four passengers aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
Around 30 US soldiers responded and sealed off the scene.
Ryanair flight FR-161 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on February 14.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, was forced to return due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 171 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Macedon, Wayne County, New York, on January 21.
Authorities said the pilot was forced to land the single-engine plane in the field behind a home after the ice clogged its carburetor and the engine began seizing up. The plane was heading from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Rochester, New York, at the time.
The plane landed safely. Both people aboard, including the pilot Jeremiah Coholan and his passenger, Richard Medeiros, remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a grassy area near U.S. 380 in Denton, Texas, on January 22.
The Piper Navajo plane took off from Denton Enterprise Airport for a routine maintenance flight but was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The aircraft came to rest on its belly near some electrical transmission towers.
The pilot, identified as David Kinney of Aubrey, suffered minor injuries in the incident.
An Army National Guard helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on January 22.
The Blackhawk helicopter was returning to Fort Indiantown Gap after a training flight when an engine chip warning light came on, forcing the pilots to land in emergency.
There were 2 pilots and 1 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Macedon, Wayne County, New York, on January 21.
The Cessna plane was en-route from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Rochester, New York, when its carburetor froze up, forcing the pilot to land in a small backyard field area.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Jeremiah Coholan and passenger Richard Medeiros; both of them remained unhurt.
A small Piper fixed-wing aircraft had to make an emergency landing in a field off Labette Road and Louisiana Road near Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, on January 19.
It is believed that the pilot was forced to land in the field due to icy conditions.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Robert Fenton, 67, of Olathe, and his passenger Donald Davis, 68, of Lenexa; both of them remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, on December 27.
Authorities said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after his single engine Series SR22 plane, which took off from Watertown Airport, developed some engine issues.
Deputies found the plane in a plowed corn field near Aliceton Drive and Ceasar Road in Watertown.
The 67-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard, sustained non life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Aurora Hospital in Waukesha.
A small plane made an emergency landing on Highway 11 near Garland King Road in Duplin County, North Carolina, on December 21.
The pilot Richard Kenny said he was forced to land on the highway after his plane ran out of fuel. He was heading from Long Island, New York, to Orlando, Florida, at the time.
The plane hit a highway sign while landing. No injuries were reported.
A helicopter made an emergency landing on a football field in Accra, Ghana, on December 2.
Authorities said the helicopter was forced to land on the football field of the Abelemkpe Two Basic School due to a technical malfunction.
The aircraft, owned by West African Helicopter, landed uneventfully and no injuries were reported.
Insel Air flight 7I-534 made an emergency landing in Sint Maarten, Netherlands, on November 18.
The McDonnel Douglas MD-82, heading to Curacao, was forced to return after the crew decided to shut down an engine due to oil pressure loss.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A small Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in a field on Woodlake Road near U.S. 460, Franklin County, Kentucky, on November 27.
The plane was heading from Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Frankfort, Kentucky when it apparently experienced engine issues and was forced to land in the field.
Authorities said the plane landed uneventfully. The pilot Dean Stoops and his only passenger Cindy Stoops remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
A private plane made an emergency landing at Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport in Maryland, on November 22.
Authorities said hydraulics failure forced the pilots of the Cambridge-bound plane to divert.
The plane landed safely. All four people, including two pilots and two passengers, remained unhurt.
A United Airlines flight UA-664 made a safe landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on November 13.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Vancouver, Canada to Chicago, USA, encountered turbulence mid-air, forcing the crew to descend the aircraft.
The plane landed safely.
The flight attendant aboard sustained minor injuries.