American Airlines flight 1479 made a safe landing at Phoenix Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, on September 16th.
The Airbus flying from Portland, Oregon, had one of its tyres off its rim due to which the pilot had to declare emergency.
The plane landed without further incident.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Yeti Airlines flight YT-175 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bharatpur, India, on May 27th.
The plane took off for Kathmandu, Nepal, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All twenty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ-506 had to return and make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to return due to a problem with one of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A Royal Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing at Cardiff Airport in the Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, on the morning of February 4.
According to a Ministry of Defence spokesperson, “Two RAF aircraft were training in Pembrey when one aircraft thought it had been struck by a bird…As a precaution the aircraft asked to land at the nearest airport which was Cardiff…There was no damaged discovered and both aircraft returned to the RAF Valley base in Anglesea.”
Airport authorities confirmed that Hawk T1 made an uneventful emergency landing and no one aboard was harmed.
What: Chopper II LLC Aérospatiale AS 350B Astar en route from from Sedona to Scottsdale.
Where: Sedona AZ
When: June 30, 2012
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: A Aérospatiale AS 350B Astar, N729DP that was reported overdue on Saturday was found by a private pilot at 8:45 a..m. Sunday crashed into the Verde river south of Camp Verde, Arizona. According to FAA reports, “THE 4 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.”
The wreckage was consistent with a pilot flying at low speed and low altitude.
The remains were found of the pilot, 70-year-old Raymond Perry of Phoenix, 68-year-old passenger Karen Stinn of Cave Creek and 63-year-old Mike Dunaway and 64-year-old Linda Dunaway of Glendale. They were taken to Yavapai County Medical Examiner’s Office. Perry is the CEO of the Arriba Mexican Grill restaurant chain.
A helicopter mechanic reported that it looked as if the chopper nose-dived and the blades from the chopper and the transmission tore through the main cabin where the pilot and passengers were sitting. Wind may have factored in. The helicopter was found in the Verde river.
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on the morning of July 1.
The Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-10 was heading from Memphis, Tennessee to Harlingen, Texas when it was diverted due to cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.
Inspection team found no evidence of smoke, fire or heat. The plane resumed its journey with a few hours delay.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2373 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 26th.
The plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
