Malaysia Airlines flight MH-1 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on September 13th.
The plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after a main gear door remained open.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: two-seater Piper 38 en route from from Teesside to Durham Tees Valley Airport, near Darlington
Where: in sea off Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby, North Sea, UK
When: Crash witnessed at 4.20 p.m. on Friday
Who: Pilot, a middle-aged man from the Ripon area, was the only fatality. He was a member of a Tees Valley flight school.
Why: Pilot sent out a Mayday distress call. Witnesses reported seeing the plane crash into the sea. A full scale search operation was in effect until the pilot’s body was found by divers at 11.45 am near rocks near the crash site and taken to Scarborough Hospital. The aircraft salvage operation is co-ordinated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the coastguard and the RNLI. The plane was dismantled to facilitate transportation.
When his pilot became incapacitated, John Wildey asked for help and was talked thorough landing by flight instructor Roy Murray, chief instructor of the Frank Morgan School of Flying.
The unconscious pilot later died. Wildey was the only other person aboard.
After three go-arounds, John Wildey made it safely in the Cessna F172M to the Humberside Airport runway on the fourth try with instruction on the radio and an RAF helicopter escort. Wildey landed the Cessna 172 at Humberside airport near Grimsby, north Lincolnshire on the evening of Oct 8, 2013 without lights. Emergency services were on standby throughout the hard landing.
Registration:G-BCYR
Manufacturer:REIMS AVIATION SA
Type:CESSNA F172M
Serial No.:1288
Registered Owner(s):GRAHAM FOX
THORPE CROFT
LONDONDERRY
NORTHALLERTON
DL7 9NE
American Airlines flight AA-192 had to divert and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on September 20th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was heading from Hong Kong, China, to Los Angeles, California, when one of the pilots suffered a seizure, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Scoot flight TR-6 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 29th.
The plane took off for Coolangatta, Australia, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All three hundred and forty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-2397 made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after one of the engines emitted a loud bang followed by streaks of flame.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AeroLogic flight 3S-570 made an emergency landing in Leipzig, Germany, on January 22nd.
The Boeing 777-200 freighter plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
