What: (new) Avera Careflight helicopter
Where: S Dakota
When: November 2, 2009
Who: Pilot Craig Hilzendager and EMT Terry Willis
Why: While en route, the new helicopter had a bird strike (specifically duck) that shattered the helicopter cockpit window, and injured the EMT.
The landing was simplified by night vision goggles which made it possible for the pilot and EMT to be able to see the ground.
On June 21, 2013, a Business Aviation Solutions Citation was en route to Sydney when it made an emergency landing after a birdstrike. One engine was damaged.
The plane took off at 5 am, suffered the bird strike and had to make an emergency landing returning to Coolangatta. There were two crew aboard and no passengers, and no injuries.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3721 made an emergency landing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 28th.
The plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a crack in a cabin window.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1549 made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on December 4th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was descending toward Chicago when the crew noticed loss of thrust in both engines and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Emirates flight made an emergency stop at Gatwick Airport in Crawley, England, on March 29.
According to an airport spokesperson, the flight, heading from JFK International Airport in New York to Dubai, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane safely landed at 10:51 p.m.
The nature of medical emergency is not clear at the moment.
Air Baltic flight BT-432 suffered a bird strike on the way to Riga, Latvia, on September 24th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Riga.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A SpiceJet Boeing 737-8GJ at Chennai
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Contact photographer Nisarg Vyas
What: SpiceJet Boeing 737 en route from Coimbatore to Chennai
Where: Chennai
When: Dec 20, 2009, 11.25am
Who: 121 passengers
Why: While en route (near final approach), one engine developed problems, overheated and was shut down. The flight was declared an emergency and landed safely at its destination. Apparently a generator failed, and that lead to the engine overheating, but hydraulics were not affected.
An article attributes the emergency to landing gear not operating. However, this may be referring to a separate incident, as the date and time and vehicle registration on both events is not clear. (yet)