View from an airbus similar to the one in the incident
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact Photographer Nitin Sarin
What: Air India Airbus A321-200 en route from Kochi to New Delhi
Where: Nagpur
When: Jul 3rd 2009
Who: 151 passengers and 6 crew
Why: When the engine shut down amid-flight, the plane diverted to Nagpur where it made an emergency landing without any known injuries. Technical details regarding the engine problem have not been released.
Ural Airlines U6-893 made an emergency landing in Volgograd, Russia, on January 19th.
The plane heading from Moscow, Russia, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after some passengers reported feeling sick.
The plane landed safely. At least two people were taken to a hospital while several others received treatment at the airport.
Pictured: A Qantas Boeing 737-838
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Andrei Bezmylov
What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Cairns to Brisbane
Where: Coolangatta
When: Nov 17th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route through questionable weather, the plane was struck by lightning. The flight was diverted to Coolangatta/Belinga’s Gold Coast Airport, landing more than half an hour after the original expected arrival time in Brisbane.
Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.
The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.
The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: AERONCA 7AC en route to SCAPPOOSE Oregon
Where: Sauvie Island Multnomah County Oregon
When: Jan 3 2009
Who: KATU TV meteorologist Dave Salesky
Why: After losing on approach to Scappoose Airport, the pilot landed in a field on Sauvie Island wildlife refuge. The incident is being termed a forced landing.
Lufthansa flight LH-2462 made an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on May 7th.
The Airbus A321-100 plane heading from Munich, Germany, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a cornfield in North Topeka, Kansas, on July 1st.
The single engine plane was heading from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado, when it lost oil pressure, prompting the pilot to land in emergency.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
