American Eagle flight 2800 made an emergency landing at Abilene Regional Airport, Texas at 4:30 pm on 19th April.
The flight originated from Dallas to Santa Fe, NM, with 40 passengers and 4 crew members.
The decision to make an emergency landing was made after the pilot reported an unusual electrical smell coming from the cockpit.
The ERJ-140 plane is currently being checked for the cause of the smell. Another aircraft took the passengers to their destination.
Southern Air flight 9S-197 made an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on January 30th.
The Boeing 737-400 freighter plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was descending toward Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A corporate jet made an emergency landing at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in Santa Clara County, California, at 2:51 p.m. on August 5.
The plane landed uneventfully and no injuries were reported.
According to an airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes, the pilot declared an emergency due to some mechanical problems. However, she did not know the nature of the mechanical problems or the number of people on board the aircraft.
Flight Aware
What: Flight academy (leased) Cessna 172S Skyhawk en route from Daytona Beach airport to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and back to Daytona.
Where: Smyrna Beach Florida
When: Feb 16, 2010
Who: Pilot and student
Why: A Norwegian student and an instructor crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Canaveral National Seashore, near Bethune Beach in New Smyrna Beach, Florida in a leased Cessna Skyhawk, at about 6:30 pm. The plane was seen falling into the ocean 20 miles from the airport, 200 yards from the beach. The aircraft submerged before rescuers could reach the craft, and pieces of it are in the water.
pictured: Airbus similar to the one in the incident
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Contact photographer Simpsonmeng
What: China Southern Airlines Airbus A320-200
Where: en route from Dayong to Shenzhen
When: Mar 27th 2009
Who: 100 passengers
Why: The right engine failed. After circling the airport for forty minutes, the plain landed without further incident in Dayong.
Pictured: A Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion
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Contact photographer Mick Bajcar
What: Cessna T210N
Where: 3 miles south of Dana Point, California
When: November 19, 2005
Who: Pilot and 3 passengers
Why: The airplane impacted the ocean following a departure from controlled cruise flight, decelerating from 120 to 60 knots spiraling down corkscrew manner before impact. No pre-accident anomalies were noted with any systems examined, and no distress calls or communications preceded or followed the upset. The pilot had moderate to severe coronary artery disease with evidence of at least one prior small heart attack. The combination of coronary artery disease and LVH would have substantially increased the risk for sudden cardiac death in this pilot. Four died in the crash.
A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a vacant lot in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, on March 23rd.
The helicopter was carrying a toddler with burned hands to UC Davis Medical Center when it started to smoke, prompting the crew to land.
The helicopter landed safely.
The toddler was transported to the hospital.
