Airblue flight PA-274 had to return and make an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
On March 2, 2013, an Airbus A380 (flight 275) scheduled to fly from Narita International Airport to Paris aborted a takeoff on runway 34L at Tokyo-Narita. The takeoff was delayed because of a nose gear problem, and subsequently towed to the gate. After maintenance, the takeoff was rescheduled but aborted a second time because of the same trouble, canceling the flight. None of the 537 aboard were injured.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6073 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 18th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane heading from Toronto, Canada, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to indication of a hydraulic failure.
All four main tires burst as the plane landed in Louisville. All 77 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: 1930 Fleet # 2
Where: Crash-landed in a field just east of Pheasant Run private airport east of 5782 Trask Road. Pilot was intending to perform a demonstration fly-by over a Pheasant Run private airport
When: 6:30 pm Sept 17
Who: Pilot, Michael Toman, 46 years old, was not injured.
Why: After the plane took off, the propeller fell off and hit the runway; the plane then lost altitude as the pilot tried to find a safe place to land. The crash is under investigation.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing on 21st Avenue, Galva, McPherson County, Kansas, on March 22.
The Hawker Beechcraft G36 flying from Wichita, Kansas, was mid-air above McPherson County when the pilot detected trouble with mechanical indicators, deciding to make an emergency landing.
The plane’s engine had failed and the landing gear was damaged.
Both the pilot and the passenger were unharmed.
What: United Flight 615 en route from Washington DC to Chicago O’Hare
Where: Pittsburgh
When: landed at 12:51 May 22, 2009
Who: 119 on board including Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers
Why: After a hydraulic system failure was announced, the crew announced there would be an emergency landing. There had been “loud bang” at take-off, then the noise and vibration increased.
The landing was safe; and United was providing another plane for passengers to complete the flight to Chicago.
Blue Air flight 0B-9361 returned and made a safe emergency landing at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Otopeni, Romania, on July 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Antalya, Turkey, was climbing out of Bucharest when the crew reported an abnormal landing gear indication, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
