After suffering engine trouble, a Virgin flight for Brisbane returned to Emerald Airport and made an emergency landing.
No injuries were reported. Emergency services responded to the scene. Passengers were provided overnight accommodations.
In my experience, this does not happen often to Virgin.
A small plane crashed in a residential street in Melbourne, Australian, on June 8th.
The 50-year-old male pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
No one on the ground was injured.
Authorities said the plane clipped the fence of a house and brought down power lines in the area.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the cause of crash.
Delta Airlines flight DL-558 made an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida, on March 13th.
The MD-88 aircraft, heading to LaGuardia Airport, New York, had to return after the crew reported issues with right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. All the passengers and crew members remained safe.
A Tanzania National Parks Authority Cessna 182Q Skylane flying from Mpanda airport to Katavi National Park crashed in Nsemlwa village, Tanzania after the plane developed engine failure.
The pilot capt. Adamu Athumani Kajwa survived a crash that split the plane in two. He had already dropped off his passenger at Mpanda Airport.
Farmers witnessed the plane crash and assisted the pilot although their assistance was hampered by bees.
The pilot was hospitalized at Mpanda district hospital.
Pictured: A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS photographed in Tampere Finland
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: Ryanair en route from Tampere to Frankfurt, Germany
Where: Skavstan Airport, Nyköping Sweden
When: Jan 10, 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine problems. The flight diverted to Nyköping Sweden where passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternate plane.
Qantas freight flight QF-7335 made an emergency landing in Canberra, Australia, on August 15th.
The plane heading from Brisbane to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted after first officer became incapacitated due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was transported to a hospital.
A single engine Cessna aircraft crash-landed at Bankstown Airport in New South Wales, Australia on May 16.
The fire and rescue teams were informed at about 9:30 a.m. after the aircraft crashed into the fence while attempting to land at the runway. However, rescue officials said that there was no immediate risk of fire since the fuel tank remained undamaged.
According to the NSW police, the pilot of the Cessna aircraft, a 19 year old girl, survived the crash and is currently being treated for minor injuries.
Mario Bayndrian, the general manager aviation of Bankstown Airport, said that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been informed about the crash.
