Condor flight DE-2098 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract nose gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on October 25th.
The pilot of the twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 plane declared an emergency after it hit a deer on take-off from the Wings Field Airport, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, resulting in damage to the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 4 people aboard remained unhurt.
What: Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 en route from Atlanta to Oregon
Where: Atlanta International Airport
When: July 22 2010
Who: 160 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the Delta jet blew a tire. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing after circling in a holding pattern for an hour to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked safely and were booked on alternative flights.
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What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome to New York
Where: New York
When: Jul 3rd 2010
Why: While on an otherwise uneventful flight, the plane’s (1′ X 2′) access door disengaged and fell around 4 pm at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola,NY.
Individuals at Nassau County Courthouse retrieved the access door after witnessing it strike the ground. Alitalia discovered the door missing after landing in NY.
What: Delta /Atlantic Southeast Airlines 50-seat CRJ-200 Bombardier en route from Columbus to Atlanta
Where: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
When: June 11, 2009
Who: 19 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On approach to Atlanta, the left main gear failed to extend, in spite of extended efforts. After a partial gear landing, the plane ended up off runway 27 right. No one was reported to be injured.
In the wake of recent Germanwings flight 9525 crash, German air traffic control authority has expressed the need for remote control of aircrafts.
At a press conference on April 15, head of the Deutsche Flugsicherung air traffic control authority, Dieter Scheurle, urged the aviation industry to develop a system that would enable the on-ground staff to remotely command the aircrafts. “We have to think past today’s technology,” he said, adding that, “I wouldn’t say it’s the simplest solution though.”
However, according to German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit, such a system would be prone to misuse as well. The union spokesperson Markus Wahl said, “We also have to ask whether such a solution would really be an improvement, after all it’s the pilots who are sitting in the cockpit and they’re the ones with all the information.”
Southwest Airlines flight WN-55 made an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on August 28th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was diverted due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
