Air India flight AI-460 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on October 12th.
The plane was flying from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. There were more than 100 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-864 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on 
July 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to an unidentified odor onboard.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Cessna 172P made an emergency landing on a farmer’s field in East Carondelet, St. Clair County, Illinois, on January 13.
The pilot landed the plane in emergency after reporting vibration and smell of smoke and oil to the air traffic controller at St. Louis Airport.
The plane was carrying 2 people at the time of incident; neither of them reported any injuries.
The aircraft is registered to Delaware-based Christiansen Aviation Inc.
The NTSB is investigating.
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What: Air Greenland de Havilland Dash 8-200 en route from Nuuk to Paamiut
Where: Nuuk
When: Oct 25th 2010
Who: 11 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, a fire was reported in the lavatory. Smoke was detected in the cabin. The crew returned to Nuuk where they made a safe landing.
Maintenance found an oil leak in the bleed air system.
Latin American Wings flight H8-703 made an emergency landing in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) on August 24th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was accelerating to take off when the one of the tires burst. The pilot continued the take off and returned for landing after burning off fuel.
The plane landed safely. All 156 people aboard remained unharmed.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-944 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 196 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
What: Pinnacle/Northwest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit I to Huntsville
Where: Memphis International Airport
When: Jun 11th 2009
Who: 36 passengers and 3 crew
Why: The plane flew into an area of severe turbulence and diverted to Memphis. Weather may have been an issue.