Air France flight AF-830 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on April 6th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Pointe-Noire, Congo, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Flight 2005 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport, California, on November 25.
The Airbus A320 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards after a geese hit its right engine, causing a significant damage.
The plane landed safely. All 114 passengers remained uninjured.
The aircraft was taken out of service while the passengers had to re-book the flights.
United Airlines flight UA-164 had to return for an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida, on March 8th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 133 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Pictured: A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)
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What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas-80 en route from Chicago to Fort Myers FL
Where: Southwest Florida International Airport
When: December 6, 2009
Who: 95 on board
Why: When a fire was observed on the right about 3 feet (1 meter) from the fuselage, ATC moved the flight ahead of several other planes to land safely at Southwest Florida International Airport’s runway 6. Emergency crews were on standby; firemen and ATC saw neither flames nor smoke.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-1101 made an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on August 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Tokyo to Tottori, Japan, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and forty-four people aboard remained safe.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) flight AB-8882 made an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on February 21st.
The plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Florence, Italy, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: twin engine plane crash
Where: South part of runway 39 at the St Pete – Clearwater Airport.
When: The plane went down shortly after midnight/early Friday morning.
Who: Two women with non-life threatening injures are being treated at separate hospitals.
Why: The landing gear was damaged and the plane landed in a grassy area by runway 39.
The steering gear in the plane hit the pilot in the face. High winds from Hurricane Ike may have played a role in the crash.
