Copa Airlines flight CM-358 had to return and make an emergency landing in Panama City, Panama, on January 31st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Guatemala City, Guatemala, but had to turn back after a bird strike caused engine issues.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
A twin-engine Citation aircraft had to return and make an emergency landing at Capital City Airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, on September 19.
Authorities said the plane was near Chambersburg when one of its engines failed, prompting the pilot to turn around.
The plane landed safely.
Both people aboard remained unharmed.
On November 17, 2013 at 6:23 pm, Flight 363, an Ak Bars Aero/Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 en route from Moscow to Kazan, after several go-arounds, and more than one landing pass. On the second (?) attempt, an hour later, it crashed on landing at Kazan. On touchdown, the jet’s nose hit the ground.
The plane caught fire on impact after a fuel tank caught fire. None of the 44 passengers or 6 crew survived the fire.
The leased 23 year old plane was registered as VQ-BBN.
The Metars were reported as:
UWKD 171530Z 23008G11MPS 5000 -RASN OVC007 03/03 Q0993 R29/2/0055 NOSIG RMK QFE734/0979
UWKD 171500Z 23009G12MPS 9999 -RASN OVC008 03/02 Q0994 R29/2/0055 NOSIG RMK QFE735/0980
“The visibility was five thousand meters, the runway was dry. You cannot even imagine better conditions.”
NOTAMS:
A4677/13 – AD CLSD DUE TO TECR. 17 NOV 18:20 2013 UNTIL 18 NOV 08:00 2013. CREATED: 17 NOV 18:29 2013
Transport Prosecution Office has opened a criminal investigation.
The passenger list includes Alexander V. Antonov (regional head of Russia’s Federal Security Service) and Irek Minikhanov, son of the president of Tatarstan.
Swift Air flight Q7-5017 had to return and make an emergency landing at St. Louis Downtown Airport, Illinois, on January 8th.
The plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was carrying ice hockey team of the Dallas Stars at the time.
A Columbus police helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a parking lot in Columbus, Ohio, around midnight on April 30.
Authorities said the helicopter’s pilot decided to land in emergency after a warning light went on.
The plane safely landed near a shopping plaza in west Columbus. No one was injured.
The helicopter was able to return to the police heliport early morning.
S7 Airlines flight S7-3515 made an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on June 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 4071 made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 14th.
The plane, en-route from New York’s Laguardia Airport to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in its windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 57 people aboard remained safe.
