PSA Airlines flight AA-5390 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on March 23rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to turn back after the crew received a smoke detector indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A CF-18 was struck by lightning about 50 miles away from Whitecourt, Alberta, on July 24.
The pilot, Capt. Adam Runge, was flying to Whitecourt for participating in the Hometown Heroes Airshow. He was about 50 miles short of his final destination when his aircraft was struck by lightning.
However, Runge managed to safely land at Whitecourt airport. No damage to the aircraft or pilot has been reported.
“A clearly defined bolt stretched from the clouds towards the aircraft…It was probably just a split second, we’re talking not even half a second I’m guessing, that it hit the aircraft around the cockpit area…It was just a short tingle,” said Runge.
The manager of Whitecourt airport, William Stewart said “He [the pilot] said the electronics did a flash on him and he had a tingling sensation during the strike, but after that, everything seemed to function as it was supposed to.”
Brussels Airlines flight SN-2835 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on April 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Voronezh, Russia, on August 14th.
The plane heading from Lipetsk to Sochi, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight 3097 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport, California, on January 9.
The plane took off for John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost power to one of the engines due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Alaska Airlines flight 601 made a hard landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on May 18.
The Boeing 737, coming from Las Vegas, Nevada, was about to land at Sea-Tac Airport when the crew of another plane that was lined up behind it reported fire, sparks and smoke from its left main landing gear.
Landing was delayed until emergency services arrived at the scene. The airline confirmed that two left tires of the aircraft blew upon landing, erupting sparks.
All 173 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A mobile stairway was brought at the scene to safely disembark passengers and crew.
The incident is being investigated.
Delta Airlines flight DL-589 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to an issue with the first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
