Air France flight AF-428 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on August 21st.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Bogota, Colombia, but had to turn back due to an air conditioning problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ATA Airlines flight I3-5616 made an emergency landing in Tabriz, Iran, on January 4th.
The plane heading from Mashhad, Iran, was on approach to Tabriz when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure and declared an emergency.
Three main tires deflated as the plane landed.
No injuries were reported.
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What: Imperial Air Cargo Boeing 737-300 en route from Leipzig Germany to Turku Finland
Where: Leipzig
When: Dec 14th 2010
Why: While en route, the plane suffered a cracked windshield. The flight returned to Leipzig to make a safe landing.
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.
Thai Airways flight TG-321 veered off runway upon landing at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 24th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane coming from Bangkok, Thailand, burst right hand main tires before it temporarily veered off runway.
The pilots safely steered the plane back onto the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2567 had to return and make an emergency landing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Kansas, on October 11th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to pressurization issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-56 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland, on February 27th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after a crack was noticed in first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
