On March 23, 2013, an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Newark-Dallas flight diverted to Dulles when the first officer got sick.
There were 141 passengers aboard American Airlines 1589, who disembarked in Dulles and boarded another flight at 2:00 pm.
The first officer was hospitalized.
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Contact photographer Jason Whitebird
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Tampa
Where: Tampa
When: Sep 29 2010
Who: 147 passengers, 5 crew
Why: On landing at Tampa, the jet incurred an altimeter failure and a tail strike.
No injuries occurred; and the NTSB is currently evaluating the state of damage incurred from the tail strike (minor) and the circumstances of the altimeter failure.
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Contact photographer Fred Seggie
What: Thomson Boeing 767-300, en route from Manchester to to Punta Cana Dominican Republic
Where: Bermuda
When: Occurred:Nov 5th 2010
Sentenced: Aug 19th 2011
Who: 45 year old British Citizen
Why: While Charity worker Carol Close’s flight had been delayed for 30 hours in Manchester with technical problems, the depressed woman passed the time by drinking beer and two mixed drinks. Probably not a good idea.
Six hours into the November 5, 2010 flight, the woman attacked her husband and other individuals aboard the flight. Her husband moved to another seat to get away from her, and Close then bit and kicked a flight attendant (or two) who attempted to restrain her. Then she started yelling.
The captain diverted to Bermuda where Carol Close was arrested.
On Aug 19th 2011, Close pleaded guilty to “two charges of assault and one of affray.”
British Court sentenced her to a suspended 6-months jail term, £2700 British Pounds. (£200 compensation to cabin crew, plus £2,476 to Bermuda Police)
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Contact photographer Zaninger Jonathan
What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Paris to Singapore
Where: Krakow
When: Dec 16th 2009
Who: 444 passengers,
Why: A couple of hours into the flight, Galley power failed. Electrical loss impacted more than the galley. The flight returned to Paris for a safe landing, and the announcement was made that passengers were at no time in danger.
What: Piper Cherokee
Where: crashed in trees two miles from Alpine County, Calif., airport, near Woodfords south of Lake Tahoe.
When: late Thursday morning
Who: Pilot 53-year-old Raymond Wieveg
Why: Pilot radioed in engine failure then attempted an emergency landing. The pilot was the only one on board. He did not survive the crash.
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Contact Photographer Martin Woudstra
What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Rome Fiumicino Italy to Atlanta,GA
Where: Shannon, Ireland/Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky
When: Jun 12th 2009
Who: 285 people on board
Why: En route, smoke developed in the cabin supposedly from the galley. On landing, Shannon fire services sprayed the right hand main gear. Passengers debarked and re-embarked. The flight reached Atlanta but after circling, weather-caused traffic congestion in Atlanta forced the flight to land in Cincinnati.
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Contact photographer Petr Gorbunov
What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.
The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.
The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.
