Southwest Airlines flight 346 had to make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on May 9th.
The plane, heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 170 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
TAM Airlines flight JJ8065 had to return and make an emergency landing at Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain, on December 15.
The Boeing 777 took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
What: Airbus A340 en route from Paris to New Caledonia
Where: Khabarovsk Russia
When: 1:10 pm
Who: 242 passengers, 14 crew
Why: The pilots were well underway when they received an indication that one of its four engines was on fire.
The pilots diverted to Khabarovsk. The airport responded with a 54 person emergency response team.
The flight made a safe landing, with no injuries. Passengers evacuated without incident.
What: Vertical CFI Helicopters Robinson R22 Beta II
Where: Rio Vista California
When: Feb 19 2012
Who: 1 aboard
Why: The helicopter clipped the plane over Rio Vista. The chopper was eight miles from the airport when it crashed.
Although the contact broke off the tail of the chopper and ended the severed rotor up 50 feet from the fuselage, the pilot walked away. She was reported to be unhurt; She is an experienced commercial airplane pilot who was logging night-flying hours alone toward a helicopter license.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7508Y Make/Model: R22 Description: R-22
Date: 02/19/2012 Time: 1844
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: RIO VISTA State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N7508Y, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, AND N433JC, A BEECH A33 AIRCRAFT
COLLIDED, NEAR RIO VISTA, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA (WP25) Entry date: 02/21/2012
Delta Airlines flight DL-685 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Port au Prince, Haiti, was diverted after a hail strike cracked the windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty-two people aboard remained safe.
Transavia flight HV-5661 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Las Palmas, Spain, but had to turn back after a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and sixty-seven people aboard remained safe.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-612 made a safe landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 9.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from Dubai to Islamabad was struck by a bird while it was about to land.
The aircraft sustained significant damage and could not depart for the return flight EK-613.
No injuries were reported.
