A Thai Airways International (THAI) flight connecting Bangkok and the tourist resort Koh Samui, had to return and make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi airport in the morning of April 13.
Suvarnabhumi director, Raweewan Netarakavesana, said that the pilot discovered problems in the landing gear. She further said that the THAI engineers were inspecting the gear.
The passengers were taken to their destination through another plane.
A Cessna 210 flipped over after making an emergency landing in a field near Sussex Airport, New Jersey, at around 10:58 a.m. on December 4.
The incident happened when the plane was carrying a pilot and 5 skydivers. All of them sustained minor injuries and were treated by Wantage Emergency Squad.
The pilot, identified as Richard Winstock, 46, is the co-owner of Skydive Sussex as well as the national director of the U.S. Parachute Association. He said he had to land in emergency due to some engine troubles and that the muddy field caused the plane to overturn.
The passengers were identified as 41-year-old Ryan Leak, of Paterson, 48-year-old Caig Vanetten, Saugerties, New York, 26-year-old Matthew Vidusek, of Hampshire, 28-year-old Chris Delpozzo, of Troy and 25-year-old Kurt Steinbruch, of Wyckoff.
The incident is under investigation.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1861 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 8th.
The Fokker 70, en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to return due to failure of its hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
What: Air China Boeing en route from Beijing to NY
Where: Beijing
When: August 29, 2012
Why: Passengers aboard an Air China Flight were flown back to Beijing and told there was a “map display error or due to turbulence.” On landing, the captain told passengers there had been a threatening message. Passengers disembarked through security and were provided an alternative flight.
Air China posted the following message:
“Due to threatening information received about flight CA 981, to ensure the safety of passengers, this flight has returned to Beijing Capital International Airport.”
UPS flight 5X-275 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on July 24th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Cologne when the crew received an unsafe gear indication.
The crew went around to work the related checklists and subsequently landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-199 had to divert for an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on June 1st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the cabin pressure control.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
British Airways Flight 103 from London Heathrow airport, United Kingdom, to Calgary, Canada, had to return and make an emergency landing on the evening of August 12.
Smoke was discovered in the cockpit of the Boeing 767 while it was flying over Liverpool. The pilot requested an emergency landing which was immediately granted.
According to a British Airways spokesperson Michele Kropt, “It [the plane] landed safely and all passengers disembarked as normal.”
She confirmed that the engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of smoke.
