Aurigny Air Services flight GR-604 had to abort take-off at Guernsey Airport, Guernsey/ Channel Islands, UK, on September 26.
Crew of the Embraer ERJ-195, en-route to Gatwick Airport, Crawley, London, had to reject take-off after a “bird strike” on its left engine.
The aircraft returned to the apron safely.
The bird strike on the engine caused damage to the plane’s fan blades.
Qantas Airways Flight 94 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport due to a water pipe leak, on July 2.
The Airbus A380 was en route from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia and was cruising at an altitude of about 31,000 feet when it sprung a leak, making the aisles flood with water.
The pilot then decided to return to Los Angeles, where the plane made a safe emergency landing at about 2:40 a.m. No one was injured.
According to a statement released by Qantas, “[The crew] did everything they could to help customers, including moving them to unaffected areas and providing spare blankets so they could stay dry.” The statement further said, “We’re also providing customers with hotel accommodation while the issue is being fixed by our engineers in Los Angeles. We apologise to customers for the inconvenience. There were no safety of flight concerns with the water leak, however the Captain decided to return to LA in the interests of passenger comfort. We are liaising with Airbus to understand what caused this fault.”
Eurowings flight EW-598 made an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, on September 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Cologne, Germany, was on final approach to Palma de Mallorca Airport when the crew went around due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2615 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on July 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Belgrade, Montana, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-899 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on February 10th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, was on approach to Hong Kong when the crew reported an issue with nose wheel steering.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the gate.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Embraer ERJ-145LU en route from Sao Paulo to Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Where: Brazil
When: August 25, 2010
Who: 24 passengers and 3 crew
Why: The plane had a normal approach. This sounds like the merging of several versions:
The crew was attempting a belly landing, after the landing gear were not responding properly.
Prior to the runway, the plane had a tail strike and went out of control.
The flight touched down short of the runway and the landing gear ripped free and the plane skidded out of control.
What is indisputable is that after the plane skidded to a stop, the right engine briefly caught fire. Two passengers had minor injuries. From the photos, this looks like a miracle that no one was killed.
The Embraer sustained substantial damage and is considered a total loss.
I am marking this as unresolved. Of course ALL crashes we report are unresolved because the final report may not be out for YEARS. But this one seems contradictory. If the flight was making a belly landing, ATC would not be considering this a normal approach.
So this looks to me like the plane just landed short of the runway and sheared off its landing gear. But I am not in Bahia, Brazil and will have to wait on the report to know what really happened.
American Airlines flight AA-1868 had to make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on January 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, when a strange odor on-board gave headaches to 7 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The crew members were taken to hospital.
All 89 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
