A small plane had to divert and make an emergency landing on Interstate-85 near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, on November 16.
The plane, en-route from Dayton, Tennessee, to Silver City, New Mexico, had to divert due to an engine trouble.
The pilot tried to land at Davidson County Airport, but could not make it.
The plane landed safely. No one was injured.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-1038 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Boston, Massachusetts, on August 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Austin, Texas, was on approach to Boston when a bird impacted it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Stockholm Skavsta to Berlin
Where: Tegel Airport (Berlin)
When: Aug 5th 2009
Who: 140 passengers
Why: Due to weather and slat trouble, the crew diverted to Tegel for a safe landing.
Amakusa Airlines flight AHX-108 had to make an emergency landing in Amakusa, Japan, on October 13.
The de Havilland Dash 8-100 aircraft was approaching the airport when the crew received fire indication for right hand engine and declared emergency. The plane was flying from Fukuoka at the time.
The crew activated fire suppression system and shut down the engine before the plane safely landed. All 38 people aboard remained unharmed.
The cause of smoke is being investigated.
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet, en route from Brussels to Istanbul, made an emergency landing at the Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, at about 19:00 EEST on August 9.
The decision was made after the authorities suspected that a laptop with an unknown owner could contain an explosive device.
The plane landed safely and all the passengers were off loaded and led to a safe location. The suspected laptop was seized for examination however, no threat was established.
The flight resumed after a short time.
Icelandair flight FI-441 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 14th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Manchester, England, to Keflavik, Iceland, was diverted due to a burning odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines Flight 5622 had to make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on April 22.
The flight, operating as United Express, was en-route from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to Hartford, Connecticut when three passengers lost consciousness.
The Embraer E170 plane, carrying 75 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The airline said they are looking into the cause of incident, however, they confirmed that there was no pressurization problem in the aircraft.
