AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
What: DHL-chartered/Polish transport firm Exin Co twin-engine Antonov AN-26 turboprop cargo plane en route from Tallinn to Helsinki
When: August 25, 2010
Who: 4 crew members
Why: The landing gear retracted before the plane was airborne and made an emergency landing on a frozen lake—apparently not the first time this has happened.
An Estonian politician asked the Estonian Civil Aviation Authority “how it is possible that the same company with a same type of plane could fall victim to two almost identical accidents at the same airport within a short time.”
Jet Airways flight 9W-2074 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on November 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Udaipur to Mumbai, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eleven passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-719 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Milan, Italy, on January 28th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Lahore, Pakistan, was on approach to Milan–Malpensa Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 125 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
What: Turkish Air Force Cessna T-37C Tweet
Where: Aegean Sea off the coast of Güzelbahçe, Turkey
When: July 14, 2011, noon
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The Turkish Airforce flight fell into the Aegean Sea, killing both the pilot and passenger. The Cessna is normally used for training. The flight took off from the Jet Base Flight Training Center but it has not been released if this was a training exercise. The pilot and passenger have not yet been recovered.
On January 4, 2013, a Pia Airbus A310-324 en route from Kuwait to Lahore with 198 passengers aboard diverted to Kerman Airport, Iran.
The plane was en route when it developed a hydraulics problem and diverted to Kerman Airport, according to http://www.aerocenter.ir/forum/thread22299.html#post104898
The flight left Kerman Airport and flew to Karachi where they made a safe landing.
American Airlines flight AA-692 had to return and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and seventy passengers and ten crew members remained unharmed.
