IndiGo flight 6E-75 made an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Bangalore, India, to Bangkok, Thailand, was diverted after the crew received an oil pressure warning for one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300
Where: Owen Roberts International Airport
When: Jan 5 2011
Who: Not Available
Why: Thirty minutes from landing, the cabin developed a burning smell, later attributed to a faulty ventilation fan. The pilot made an early descent, and landed safely.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 384 made an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, on the evening of September 26th.
The Piper PA-32R-300, carrying 2 passengers and the pilot, had its engine sputtering before it went down.
All three people miraculously survived the crash with no injuries whereas the plane burst into flames.
The crash remains under investigation.
A helicopter made an emergency landing in a parking lot in Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on October 14.
The aircraft was heading from O’Hare International Airport to Peoria, Illinois, when the pilot noticed oil leak and decided to land in parking lot of a Menard’s.
The helicopter landed safely. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unhurt.
The aircraft is registered to Rotor Holdings LLC, of Hampton, New Hampshire.
CommutAir flight C5-4979 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on July 26th.
The plane took off for Norfolk, Virginia, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of the engines stopped working mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
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What: Germanwings Airbus A319-100 en route from Stuttgart to Heraklion
Where: Stuttgart
When: Jul 25th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the Airbus had a bird strike. The pilots returned to Stuttgart where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was flown in for passengers. There’s no report of the damage, nor if the incident involved ingestion into the engine, or impact only.
