Interjet flight 4O-2932 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, on August 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Mexico City, Mexico, to Bogota, Colombia, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and five people aboard remained unharmed.
Olympus Airways flight OLY-101F had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on March 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Athens, Greece, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TigerAir flight 511 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on March 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Brisbane when the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin and requested a priority landing.
The plane landed safely. Four crew members were examined by paramedics but did not need further treatment.
All 60 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Omni Air International flight EI-135 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on June 26th.
The Boeing 767-200 plane, took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back after the crew detected an air speed indication issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Insel Air flight 531 made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on December 16.
The plane, flying from St. Maarten, had to declare an emergency after the crew noticed an issue with its cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 80 passengers aboard remained safe.
A regional flight of Delta airlines made an uneventful emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport after a problem in its wing flaps was identified.
The Flight 5322 was carrying 50 passengers when shortly after take off, issues with its flaps were noticed. The pilots then returned towards Springfield, circled around the airport to burn off the fuel and finally made an emergency landing at about 10:35am on Monday, April 5.
All the passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.
What: Colgan Airlines/ Continental Q400 Bombardier turbo-prop en route from Newark to Buffalo
Where: Buffalo International Airport
When: May 12 6 pm
Who: 73 on board
Why: On landing, part of the wheel assembly disengaged. A passenger video shows the tire assembly coming to pieces on landing. One tire of the two-tire assembly comes off; the remaining tire sustains the landing.
George’s Point of View
Notably, the wheel assembly had been recently serviced, but whether or not the problem lies with Colgan maintenance or the established fact that the tire assembly on the Q400 Bombardier is well renowned for problems is as yet undetermined. At the end of the tape above, take a look at the shot of the 2007 Denmark incident where the Q400 Bombardier’s right landing gear collapsed. There were 8 such landing gear failures in the Q400 Bombardier in 2007 alone.
