American Airlines flight AA-9240 had to return and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Lufthansa en route from Frankfurt to Singapore (Frankfurt-Bangkok?)
Where: Kolkata
When: Jan 29, 2011, 11:25
Who: 300 passengers, 1 fatality: passenger “Robert”
Why: While en route, the 75 year old passenger identified as “Robert” (who was coming from Belgium accompanied by his wife) had medical complications. The flight diverted to Kolkata. The director of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport made the public announcement that the passenger was dead on landing. The body was removed from the plane, and the flight continued at 3:25.
What: 1982 King Air 55 owned by White Equipment Leasing flying en route from Marco Island to Jackson Mississippi
Where: Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport
When: Sunday April 12
Who: 6
Why: When the pilot passed out midflight, a passenger took the controls and safely landed the plane. The pilot died of cardiac arrest prior to landing.
Landing safely was a group effort. The on board passenger who landed the plane had a pilot’s license but was not certified to fly a high-performance turboprop and had no experience flying this type of aircraft. The Fort Myers air traffic controller who talked the pilot down was getting HIS direction from a Connecticut pilot reading the landing checklist from a King Air manual.
A Cessna 152 plane made an emergency landing at Sunken Meadow Park in Suffolk County, New York, on March 11th.
The plane was on a training flight when its engine failed, forcing the pilot to land on the beach.
There were two people aboard, including the instructor Robert Keleti, 61, and a student Bar Eliran, 43; none of them were injured.
Aer Lingus flight EI-845 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on October 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Cork, Ireland, was diverted after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1110 had to return and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on May 30th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a technical problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 152 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
