A small Piper fixed-wing aircraft had to make an emergency landing in a field off Labette Road and Louisiana Road near Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, on January 19.
It is believed that the pilot was forced to land in the field due to icy conditions.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Robert Fenton, 67, of Olathe, and his passenger Donald Davis, 68, of Lenexa; both of them remained unharmed.
A Kuwait Airways Airbus 300, en route to London from Kuwait, made an emergency landing at Brussels airport, Belgium, on July 28.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after discovering smoke in the cockpit, according to airport spokeswoman Florence Muls.
The plane landed safely and all 200 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
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What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Toronto to Bridgetown
Where: Over the Atlantic Ocean…
When: Jul 15th 2009
Who:
Why: En route to Barbados, a fuel leak was discovered; the flight returned to Toronto where passengers debarked safely and were eventually provided another Airbus.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Oakland to Burbank
Where: Burbank
When: January 20, 2010 9:57
Who: 81 passengers
Why: While en route from Sacramento, the Boeing 737 was struck by lightning. The plane landed safely at Bob Hope Airport, and was examined for damage from the lightning strike.
Two individuals aboard this flight were taken to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment.
What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth
Where: Duluth
When: Sept 29, 2012
Who: crew
Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire.
The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en route and did a flyby to confirm before circling and eventually landing.
The event is under investigation.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-14 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 17th.
The plane, heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to New York, had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on May 8th.
The plane took off for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
