An Allegiant Airlines flight en-route to Peoria, Illinois had to make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, on May 26.
McCarran International Airport officials confirmed that the emergency landing was made after an indicator light signalling a problem with the nose gear got activated during the flight.
The plane landed safely just after 4 p.m.
The plane was later examined by the maintenance crews but no problems were found.
A small plane crashed in Cochise County, Arizona, on October 19th.
The single-engine plane went down near Interstate 10 and the Safford exit.
The pilot, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.
What: CHC (for Total) Helicopter Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma en route from Aberdeen to West Phoenix drilling rig
Where: 32 miles south of Shetland, off Fair Isle
When: October 22, 2012
Who: 19 aboard, 0 fatalities
Why: The helicopter that was ditched in the North Sea has been retrieved and taken to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the incident in which seventeen passengers and two crew were on the way to the drilling rig when the crew had to ditch the helicopter (controlled ditching) in the North sea.
Report name:
S5/2012 – EC225 LP Super Puma, G-REDW
Registration:
G-REDW
Type:
EC225 LP Super Puma
Location:
20 nm east of Aberdeen
Date of occurrence:
10 May 2012
Category:
Commercial Air Transport – Rotorcraft
Summary:
This Special Bulletin contains information about the helicopter’s main gearbox (MGB) lubrication system and the results of an investigation into the indication of a failure of the emergency lubrication system, after it was activated by the crew. It follows publication of two earlier Special Bulletins on this accident, AAIB Special Bulletins S2/2012 and S3/2012.
This was the first occasion that the EC225 LP MGB emergency lubrication system had been operated in-service. One Safety Recommendation is made.
The investigation into the failure of the bevel gear vertical shaft in the MGB continues.
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-900 en route from Panama City (Panama) to Newark,NJ
Where: Panama City
When: November 18, 2011
Who: 176 aboard
Why: After takeoff, while climbing out of Panama City, the Continental flight suffered a bird strike. After ingesting the bird, the left engine surged, and caught on fire. Pilots shut down the engine, and returned to Tocumen Airport where they made a safe landing.
American Eagle flight 5946 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. There were 51 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
A Robinson R66 #N646AG en route from Lehighton PA to Endecott NY with five aboard was en route when it disappeared from radar during conditions of severe thunderstorms and heavy fog. The last communication to ATC was a report around 10 pm Saturday that he was “losing altitude and would try to return to a nearby airfield.”
The fragmented wreckage was located at 1:50 p.m. in a heavily wooded area. There was no fire, and no witness.
Emergency response vehicles and personnel traveled an access road on the Mehoopany Wind Farm, a BP Wind Energy location, to the top of South Mountain. The unofficial guess at the cause of the crash is that the helicopter was caught in a thunderstorm.
Flight Manifest:
58-year-old Bernard Michael Kelly, of Ellicott City, Md.;
daughter, Leanna Mee Kelly, of Savage, Md.;
29-year-old Carl Robert Woodland, of Lovettsville, Va.;
3-year-old son, Noah Robert McKain Woodland, of Leesburg, Va.;
pilot 30-year-old David Ernest Jenny Jr., of Towson, Md.
* N646AG ROBINSON R66 ROTORCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED RUGGED TERRAIN, THE 5 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, 8 MILES FROM SKYHAVEN AIRPORT, TUNKHANNOCK, PA
A BH Air flight 1B-5508 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Billund Airport, Denmark, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Glasgow, Scotland, to Varna, Bulgaria, had to divert due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
