Pictured: A Cessna Citation
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Contact photographer Jason Whitebird
What: Cessna Citation
Where: Palm Beach International Airport
When: October 01, 2009
Who: 4 aboard
Why: Smoke was coming out from its cabin during mid-flight. The plane returned to the airport. No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight AA-153 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on July 9th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-four passengers and thirteen crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5665 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Xiamen, China, on April 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Shanghai, China, was on approach to Xiamen when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-307 had to return and make an emergency landing in Doha, Qatar, on October 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
A Cessna 172SP plane made an emergency landing in a field along 41st Street and Lynn Lane in east Tulsa, Oklahoma, on January 11.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after the plane, that took off from Jones Riverside Airport, developed an engine problem. According to Terry Maurer with the Tulsa Police Department, the pilot first thought of landing at Harvey Young Airport but it is surrounded by a residential area and “he didn’t want to try and land a disabled plane around a residential area.”
The plane landed safely. The pilot Zach Prewitt, who is a flight instructor at the Christiansen Flight School, Jones Airport, remained uninjured.
The FAA is investigating.
VivaColombia flight FC-8170 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Medellin, Colombia, on November 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Bogota to San Andres Island, Colombia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Mehdi Nazarinia
What: Tiger Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Melbourne to Perth
Where: Melbourne
When: Dec 10th 2010
Who: 159 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine emitted an explosive noise. After the crew shut down the engine, they returned to Melbourne and made a safe landing. Passengers were rerouted; the plane was grounded until the 17, and the affected engine was replaced.
