What: Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A en route from Rosario,SF to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Where: Rosario
When: Nov 2nd 2011
Who: 30 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On takeoff from Rosario, the left engine had to be shut down. The engine had developed an oil leak through a conduit washer which had to be replaced.
The flight returned to the airport and made a safe landing fifteen minutes later.
JetBlue flight B6-1675 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kingston, Jamaica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-843 had to return and make an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on October 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
What: small plane
Where: dirt road near Lemmon and Chickadee drives between Spanish Springs and Lemmon Valley on a dirt road west of Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Hungry Valley.
When: 3 p.m. Friday
Who: Washoe County Search and Rescue pilot Don Osborne
Why: The plane experienced a sudden drop in oil pressure and made an emergency landing two miles from Reno Stead Airport. The pilot was off-duty.
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What: British Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from London Heathrow to Calgary
Where: Calgary
When: Mar 5th
Why: On approach to Calgary, the crew of British Airways Boeing G-BNWY lost most of their instruments. The data stream loss appears to have been related to the pitot tubes.
With assistance from ATC, the pilots made a safe landing.
A U.S. Coast Guard plane made an emergency landing at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, on December 21.
The crew of the C-130 Hercules plane, flying from Air Station Clearwater, declared emergency after noticing a vibrating sound coming from one of the engines.
The plane landed safely with three engines. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-1758 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gdansk, Poland, on June 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All eighty-eight passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
