A private King Air 350 plane made an emergency landing at San Jose International Airport in California, after a mechanical fault was discovered.
According to Rosemary Barnes, spokesperson of San Jose International Airport, the pilot declared a mechanical emergency after which, fire fighters and police immediately rushed to the site. However, the plane safely landed at 6:53 a.m.
All three persons on board remained injured.
Air Canada flight AC-824 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Toronto, Canada, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and requested emergency assistance.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Emirates Airbus A340 Flight EK425 en route from Perth International Airport leaving at 6am bound for Dubai
Where: PERTH Westralia Airport, Australia
When: The pilot made a textbook emergency landing about 8.40am.
Who: All 120 passengers disembarked safely at about 9am..
Why:The pilot was forced to turn back after reporting smoke in the cabin. Fuel was dumped from the plane before it came in to land. The Airbus is the same set-up as the Qantas Airbus A330-300 that injured more than 70 people when it lost altitude. Passengers said no smoke was visible inside the jet.
United Airlines flight UA-4446 suffered a runway excursion on landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, on December 7th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Jacksonville, Florida.
The plane became disabled. No injuries were reported.
What: ROBINSON R-44 Astro
Where: Lake Nocona, Montague county
When: Sept 30, 2012
Who: 3 injured
Why: Three men were injured when the helicopter #8341W flown by Darren Fenoglio crashed into Lake Nocona. Lake Nocona is 10 miles from Nocona Texas.
The pilot and both passengers, Josh Walterscheid, and Derrick Morse were injured.
The FAA is investigating, and will be recovering the helicopter.
On Sunday, lake area residents assisted in recovering the passengers from the lake. Dr. Kabisch in his kayak was the first emergency responder. Toby Howard also assisted with a pontoon, taking the injured to the beach at Boone Park where more emergency responders were assembled.
Fenoglio, Walterscheid and Morse, were taken to Nocona General Hospital.
On December 19, 2012, a Stringer Welding Inc Beechcraft B100 King Air was en route to Libby Area Airport when it crashed in William’s Gulch, Swede Mountain, MT killing the pilot and a passenger.
A witness living on Swede Mountain heard the plane when it impacted.
National Transportation Security Board officials and Search and Rescue found the crashed plane heavily damaged after a difficult search in bad weather. Search and rescue members snow-mobiled into the area, used hand-held Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) to find the wreckage. The beacon was found intact.
The plane had been piloted by Carl Douglas, CEO of Stinger Welding Inc. The passenger was John Smith, a Stinger company driver. Their recovery is pending weather conditions.
United Airlines flight UA-459 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Denver, Colorado, to San Diego, California, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
