A National Guard chopper had to make an emergency landing in a muddy field near Interstate 10, Baytown, Texas, on the evening of August 30th.
The pilot had encountered a mechanical issue mid-air, which prompted him to land.
The helicopter got stuck in the mud. No casualties were reported.
Qantas flight QF2 had to divert and make a priority landing at Perth Airport, Australia, on December 8.
The Airbus A380 was on its way from Dubai to Sydney when a fault in its air-conditioning system was noticed. The pilot then quickly descended to 10,000 feet and sought permission for a priority landing in Perth.
The plane landed safely and no one was hurt.
An airline spokesperson said, “It was a fault with the air-conditioning so the engineers are having a look at that now.”
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-1002 made an emergency landing at Lanzarote Airport, Spain, on June 28th.
The Boeing 757-300 plane flying from Gatwick Airport, England, was descending toward Lanzarote Airport when the crew declared an emergency due to indication of an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: AirAsia’s flight from Penang to Kuching
Where: Kuala Lumpur.
When: October 21, 2009
Who: Liew Siaw Hsia (and child)
Why: Although 11 weeks short of being full term, Liew Siaw Hsia unexpectedly delivered her son at 2000 feet. Luckily there was a doctor aboard to assist with the delivery.
Air Asia promises the mother and baby will get lifetime of free flights.
The incident brings a new meaning to the phrase “baby on board.”
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Safair flight FA-244 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-400, heading to George, South Africa, to Johannesburg, had to divert due to an issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
An Indonesian Army Mil Mi-17B-5 en route to a construction site so remote it can only be reached by helicopter was flying from Tarakan to Malinau with a crew of construction workers and a 1,100 pound construction cargo when the helicopter developed engine trouble.
Eight crew and eleven civilian construction workers went down in a jungle in Borneo, thirteen of whom died on impact.
Four passengers and two crew survived. Eight of the fatalities were civilian construction workers, and five were military crew.
The helicopter burned out on the ground near Bulan. The survivors suffered burns.
United Airlines flight 3747 had to make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 25th.
The plane, flying from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, declared an emergency after smoke was detected in the flight deck.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 51 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
