What: Bemidji Aviation/UPS Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Where: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
When: Nov 9 2012 8 p.m.
Who: pilot
Why: The Bemidji Aviation plane was on a UPS flight attempting to land when the left rear wheel collapsed. The plane veered off the runway and came to a stop.
There were no injuries and the plane remained upright.
United Airlines flight UA-6025 made an emergency landing in Greensboro, North Carolina, on January 18th.
The plane heading from Washington Dulles airport, Virginia, to Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-654 made a safe emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Bangkok, Thailand, was about to land when the crew reported a gear lock up indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 285 people aboard remained unharmed.
A Coast Guard Helicopter made an emergency landing in golf course of Richmond County Country Club, Staten Island, New York, on August 2.
The chopper, heading from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Bayonne, New Jersey, had to land in emergency due to fumes and smoke in cockpit.
The helicopter landed uneventfully and all 4 people aboard remained safe.
The cause of smoke is being investigated.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4880 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Sacramento, California, on October 3rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Seattle, Washington, was on final approach to Sacramento when a bird hit it.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight 1074 had to return for an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on March 16.
The flight, en-route from Washington Dulles International Airport to Denver International Airport, had to make a U-turn, after a passenger approached the cockpit yelling “jihad, jihad”. One of the pilots then contacted the airport authorities saying, “He ran forward towards the cockpit, and he is being restrained by passengers… Cockpit is secure, and we would like to return to the airport and have the authorities meet him.”
The plane, carrying 33 passengers and 6 crew members, landed uneventfully. No one was harmed.
According to a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesperson, “A passenger was removed from the plane and transported to a local hospital for evaluation.”
The airline said the passengers were transported to their destination on March 17.
A Beechcraft A-36 plane crashed while taking off from a private airstrip near Huggins, Missouri, on June 12.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Jeff Kinder, witnesses said the plane got off around 100 feet before it went down in a rural area.
Four people, including Charles “Mark” Openshaw, 43, his wife Amy Openshaw, 43, their son Tanner, 15, and daughter Ellie, 12, were killed in the crash. Another child was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital in Springfield.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
