ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-891 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on December 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, was about to land when the crew reported a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-730 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 1st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 229 people aboard remained safe.
Jet Airways had to make an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, India, on March 22.
The aircraft was flying from Delhi to Chennai when the crew was reported that there was a bomb placed in the plane, prompting the plane to land at the nearest airport.
The plane landed uneventfully. The bomb threat was a phoned-in hoax that grounded five planes.
All passengers onboard remained safe.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-409 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 was en-route to Hong Kong, China, when one of its engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All 59 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
UTair Aviation flight UT-595 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on April 19th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Usinsk, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew reported issues with the stabilizer.
The plane landed back safely. There were 91 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A light plane crash-landed at Parafield Airport in South Australia, on January 2.
It is believed that the plane landed on its belly due to a problem with its front wheel.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The plane was damaged.
What: Piedmont Airlines flight en route from Allentown to Philadelphia
Where: Philadelphia International Airport
When: Sunday morning 11-16
Who: 38 passengers and crew
Why: On approach, the crew got an indication the nose gear was not down. The plane slid down the runway on its nose. Fire crews foamed the runway and there was neither smoke nor fire.
