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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Philadelphia to Los Angeles
Where: Pittsburgh
When: Dec 15th 2009
Who: 135 passengers, 5 crew
Why: While en route less than an hour into the flight, the plane developed an undesignated problem with a flight computer. The crew diverted to Pittsburgh.
A replacement airbus was provided.
On Jan 16, 2013, a LabCorp Pilatus PC 12/45 was en route from Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport to Morristown NJ when the place crashed. After taking off from Burlington and experiencing problems, the pilot tried avoiding a residential area. The crash near the North Park Community Center occurred around 6:00 a.m. about five miles from the airport. Witnesses report the pilot either circled (or spun) to crash on the softball field. About 400 gallons of fuel spilled.
Fifty emergency responders arrived on the scene.
57-year-old David Gamble of Greensboro died in the crash. He was a LabCorp employee delivering inter-office mail. He was the pilot, the only one aboard, and an employee of LabCorp. The plane is registered as property of Regions Equipment Finance Corp.
The NTSB was on the scene by 4:30 pm.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Dallas to Seattle,WA
Where: Dallas
When: Sep 22nd 2009
Who: 95 passengers
Why: While en route, a hydraulic system malfunctioned and the flight was forced to return to Dallas.
Qantas QF51 made an emergency landing at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 29.
The plane, heading from Brisbane, Australia, to Singapore, was diverted after the pilot reported low visibility due to haze. General manager of Jakarta’s Air Traffic Service Centre, Bambang Rianto, said the pilot reported that visibility was below the safety threshold limit of 1400 meters.
The plane landed safely.
No one was hurt.
Aeroflot flight SU-22 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on March 25th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Saint Petersburg, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2091 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 3rd.
The plane took off for Tampa, Florida, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A 1994 experimental aircraft owned by Raging Thermal Sky Sports LLC, and known as “Meyer Goat” made a safe emergency landing at the Eagle Springs Golf Club located in Walcott, Colorado after 11 a.m. on June 16.
The decision to make an emergency landing was made after the small aircraft lost oil pressure during the flight.
The pilot and passenger remained unharmed. Their identities have not yet been disclosed by the authorities. The plane sustained minor damage after landing in high winds while en route from Golden to Boulder County. The plane landed on the golf course’s 547-yard par 5 second fairway.
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle County Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, Eagle River Fire Protection District and Eagle County Paramedic Services responded to the call.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
