A US military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 20th.
The AH-1 attack helicopter was forced to land in emergency on Ikei Island due to a mechanical issue.
The U.S. Marines Corps confirmed in a statement, “there was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries.”
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What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Denver to Cancun
Where: Houston
When: Jan 12th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the fight developed an electrical problem and diverted to Houston. The issue was addressed and the flight continued to Cancun.
British Airways flight BAW-82GD had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on September 6th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Athens, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
PAL Airlines flight PB-1922 made an emergency landing in Stephenville, Canada, on November 15th.
The plane heading from Churchill Falls to Deer Lake, Canada, was diverted due to indication of an unsafe nose gear.
The plane landed with the nose gear up. All forty-seven passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ-711 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible tail strike on departure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Austin,TX to New York JFK,NY
Where: JFK,NY runway 22L diverted to runway 31L
When: May 7th 2009
Who: 80 people on board
Why: After a missed approach, the Jet Blue crew announced a “little issue.” THe little issue turned out to be a nose gear steering fault. The plane landed safely under emergency status; no one was injured. And the plane did require a tow after landing.
This plane–unlike several others at the same time frame at JFK–did NOT incur a bird strike.
George’s Point of View
JetBlue goes back and forth across the country.
Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!
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What: Silkair Airbus A319-100 en route from Singapore to Solo Indonesia
Where: Solo
When: Mar 6th 2012
Who: 124 passengers and 7 crew
Why: On landing at Solo, the plane touched down with the left main gear afire.
Passengers evacuated by way of emergency slides. There were no injuries reported.
The cause of the gear fire is under investigation although SilkAir says the smoke originated in overheated breaks and that there was no fire.
