Scoot Airlines flight TZ-1 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on November 26th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Singapore when sparks were seen emitting from the right engine. The crew subsequently shut down the engine and declared an emergency.
The plane made a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2303 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Branson Airport, Taney County, Missouri, on May 27th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Baltimore, Maryland, to Oklahoma, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 124 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
What: privately owned experimental-class plane
Where: Eastern Iowa Airport
When: Sept 19 2009 9:30 A.M
Who: pilot
Why: After declaring an unspecified emergency, the pilot glided to safety in Cedar Rapids.
A Jet2 flight, on its way from Ibiza, made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on the night of September 3.
According to the airline, emergency landing was made after a “minor electrical fault” was discovered in the plane.
The Boeing 737 landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Jet2 spokesperson later said, “Following a safe arrival at East Midlands Airport of flight LS644 we decided to disembark passengers as quickly as possible as a precautionary safety measure because a minor electrical problem led to some smoke in the cabin….All passengers were looked after by our airport team and a full investigation is now under way. The safety of our passengers is of paramount importance.”
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched an investigation following the incident. “The AAIB has deployed a team to investigate a serious incident to a commercial airliner that occurred at East Midlands Airport on the evening of Wednesday September 3,” AAIB statement said.
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What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Chicago to Ft Lauderdale
Where: Daytona Beach
When: July 1 2009
Who: 143 on board
Why: When a burning smell filled the cockpit, the plane diverted to Daytona Beach. Passengers debarked normally; some individuals who experienced shortness of breath were taken to Halifax Medical Center.
Passengers stated that the smoke was not visible but it made their eyes water, and smelled like rotten eggs.
A single-engine small plane crashed in Dubois, Wyoming, on November 5th.
Authorities said the plane went down during take off from the Dubois Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the accident.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-687 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on August 4th.
The plane took off for Minsk, Belarus, but had to turn back due to a defective cockpit indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
