Norwegian Air flight DY-7080 made an emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on December 5th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The flight continued after the police escorted the disruptive passenger off the plane. He was taken to a local hospital.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Mississippi 28, near Mize, in Smith County, Mississippi, on April 18.
The Cessna was heading from Atlanta to Houston, Texas, when it had to land in emergency after getting stuck in a thunderstorm. According to Sheriff Charlie Crumpton, the pilot was able to make a successful emergency landing, however, the plane flipped upon landing.
The pilot, a 78-year-man, sustained minor injuries in the incident and was taken to South Central Regional Medical Center, Laurel.
The incident is under investigation.
J-Air flight XM-2204 had to return for an emergency landing in Sendai, Japan, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Osaka International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. All 84 people aboard remained unhurt.
Finnair flight AY-1366 made an emergency landing in Oslo, Norway, on December 22nd.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-824
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Contact photographer Zach Chelsky
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Newark to Portland
Where: Helena
When: Sunday Dec 6 10 p.m.-6:15 a.m.
Who: 150 passengers
Why: While en route to Portland, the plane developed engine trouble, and landed safely in Helena. Passengers were accommodated in the terminal, and a replacement flight arrived to take them to their destination, embarking for Portland at 6:15 a.m.
A single-engine Mooney aircraft made an emergency landing at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada, on June 8.
Both people aboard the plane, including the pilot and his only passenger, remained unharmed.
Authorities said the aircraft was completely destroyed due to fire.
The cause of emergency landing is unclear at the moment.
Contact photographer J.B. Barbour
What: Raleighwood Aviation LLC Lancair IVP-TP (built by Carlos Garza)
Where: Boise Airport, Idaho
When: Feb 03 2012, 8:58 a.m.
Who: 1 fatality
Why: Steve Appleton was flying an experimental Lancair IVP-TP. On his second flight, he took off, turned back to the airport. He contacted ATC and said ““321 Lima Charlie, I’d like to turn back in, and uhh, land. Coming back in.” and then crashed.
Safety Board investigator Zoe Keliher said “Appleton took off at about 8:46 a.m, got the plane five to 10 feet off the ground and landed again. He returned to the hangar, then took off again at 8:54 a.m.; he got to between 100 and 200 feet when, according to witnesses, the plane suddenly stopped, banked and fell to the ground.”
It crashed between two runways.In 2004, Appleton survived a crash that gave him a punctured lung, head injuries, ruptured disk and broken bone. This time, Appleton died at the scene. The plane was badly burned.
He was the CEO of Micron.
He had several planes which he flew frequently. (He has owned 20 planes.)
The four seat experimental plane is sold as a kit. This one was built by built by Carlos Garza.
