An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 2nd.
The plane heading from Destin, Florida, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-300 en route from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
Where: Yogyakarta
When: Dec 20th 2011, 17:35
Who: 131 passengers
Why: The plane aborted an approach to Yogyakarta due to weather and low visibility. The flight diverted to Solo, where it could not land due to weather; and diverted again to Surabaya where the flight landed to refuel. Meanwile, weather conditions at Yogyakarta improved, so the pilots returned to Yogyakarta, and proceeded to land at a higher than normal speed in the hard rain. The plane veered off the runway, with brakes rendered ineffective due to rain, and came to a stop 60 meters past the runway, with collapsed nose gear and with fuselage damage. Bits and pieces of the plane were scattered along the runway.
Passengers exited via emergency slide. Five passengers reported injury.
US Airways Flight 1702, which took off from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, crash landed at Philadelphia International Airport, after an aborted take off. 
The incident took place on Thursday evening, when the plane, carrying 149 passengers and 5 crew members, experienced some faults during take-off and hence attempted to land back, which caused the front landing gear of Airbus A320 to collapse.
Airport officials confirm that two passengers suffered minor injuries while all other passengers as well as crew members were evacuated safely.
According to initial reports, high wind gusts might be the reason behind the aborted take-off as high wind advisory, with warning of wind gusts as high as 60 mph in effect at the time of incident.
What: SAS Norway Boeing 737-700 en route from Oslo Gardermoen Norway to Malaga Spain
Where: Gardermoen Airport
When: May 30th 2009
Who: 134 passengers
Why: After takeoff, airspeed numbers did not agree. The crew landed back at the airport about half an hour after takeoff. Passengers were flown to their destinations on an alternative Boeing 737-800.
Mechanics found the problem. A bee had flown into one of the plane’s air speed sensors (pitot tube).
George’s Point of View
A good thing that the pilot was able to land the plane and discover the problem.
United Airlines flight UA-4958 made an emergency landing at University Park Airport, Pennsylvania, on December 28th.
The plane heading from Ithaca, New York, to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was diverted after the crew received a fire indication for the tail section of the aircraft.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-180 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Bucharest, Romania, on July 9th.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route from Oslo, Norway, to Doha, Qatar, was mid-air above Romania when the crew needed to shut one of its engines down, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 254 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
On May 13, 2013, an Aeroflot Airbus A320-214 en route from Sheremetyevo Int’l Moscow to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague made an emergency landing in Prague.
The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus.
The tires were damaged on landing (or the plane landed on damaged tires.