Blue Air flight 0B-9247 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-632 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on February 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 114 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Sheltam Aviation Beechcraft 58 Baron
Where: Virginia Airport, Durban South Africa
When: Mar 10, 2010
Who: 5 aboard
Why: Newspapers reported this accident as the tires falling off after takeoff.
Apparently the pilots were getting conflicting messages, and did a flyby the tower where there was visual confirmation that the landing gear were down but improperly locked.
On touchdown, the pilot attempted to spare the right gear which eventually collapsed as the plane skid right, impacting bushes. There were no injuries reported.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-7131 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 2nd.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported engine issues.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-1758 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gdansk, Poland, on June 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All eighty-eight passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
A Marine Apache helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the east side of Los Angeles River bed in South Gate, California, on May 11.
Two pilots aboard the Camp Pendleton-based aircraft decided to make an emergency landing after they discovered some electrical issues.
The helicopter landed uneventfully and no one was injured.
Satena flight 9R-8729 made an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on February 20th.
The plane took off from Quibdo, Colombia, but suffered tire damage during departure.
The crew continued the flight and landed uneventfully in Bogota. Emergency services inspected the plane upon arrival.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
