American Airlines flight AA-2428 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 10.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flying from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, Morrisville, North Carolina, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, had to divert due to an issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Porter Airlines flight PD-720 made an emergency landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Canada, on July 15th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two flight attendants and a passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The plane was carrying 61 people at the time.
United Flight UAL101, flying from Manchester to Washington, had to be diverted to Dublin for making an emergency landing on June 1 due to some technical problems related to a generator.
The Boeing 757-200 aircraft had 155 passengers and nine crew members on board.
Following the normal procedure for an emergency landing, the Dublin Airport Fire Service and Dublin Fire Brigade were ready at the runway to handle any emergency situation.
However, a Dublin Airport Authority spokesperson confirmed that the flight landed safely at about 1:17 p.m.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels. A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers, which was to depart next morning.
American Airlines flight AA-1204 encountered turbulence on the way to Miami, Florida, on February 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from San Jose, Costa Rica, when it encountered severe turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The flight attendant was transported to a hospital.
A sky-diving plane had to make an emergency landing at route 72 in Stafford Township, New Jersey, on the morning of July 12.
The single-engine plane had to be landed in emergency after it apparently lost engine power. The plane was carrying 5 people, including 3 students and an instructor from the Skydive East Coast sky-diving school, at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said the instructor received a minor cut on his arm while everyone else remained unhurt.
The FAA is investigating.
What: Delivering new plane to Minnesota.
Where: When the engine quit, the pilot found the La Porte County soybean field. North of Indiana 4 next to Whispering Meadows subdivision, pilot executed a textbook emergency landing.
When: 9/18/2008 Thursday
Who: flight instructor/plane salesman/Pilot Anthony DeBaney
Why: Engine quit at noon Thursday. The single passenger plane dropped 4,500 feet several miles from La Porte Municipal Airport.
The pilot is quoted as saying “Planes glide when the engine quits and so you have several miles to figure out what to do”
The pilot radioed of his difficulties and described seeing a water tower and other landmarks to try and pinpoint his location. The plane’s purchaser lives north of Duluth.
On Sunday, pilot, John Klatt was performing at the QC Airshow at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa on the Air Guard demonstration team when he had to make an emergency landing.
A piece broken off of the plane punctured his engine, spraying oil over his windshield. He jettisoned the canopy. Klatt told spectators that he had cut himself worse while shaving.
