Singapore Airlines Flight SQ391 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 17.
The Boeing 777-200 was heading from Istanbul to Singapore when several storks hit it, forcing the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed safely and all 255 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
The plane was taken for repair while the airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
Avianca flight AV-8576 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at El Dorado International Airport, Bogota, Colombia, on December 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 had taken off for Valledupar, Colombia, when the crew detected flaps issue mid-air, prompting it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Corendon Dutch Airlines flight CD-295 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kos, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A U.S. Air Force chopper made an emergency landing at a school in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 30.
Local officials said the helicopter experienced mechanical issues and landed just next to William Ramsay Elementary School at around 10:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
Airlinair flight A5-4328 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 27th.
The plane took off for Luxembourg, but had to return shortly afterwards after it experienced a cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
United Airlines flight 1296 en route from Los Angeles to Hawaii had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on May 10 due to the smell of smoke in the cabin and cockpit.
The Boeing 757, with 149 passengers on board was flying over the Pacific Ocean when the odor was noticed in the plane.
The plane made an uneventful emergency landing at 11:38 am. None of the passengers or crew members were injured.
Maintenance crews are examining the plane.
Some passengers said they experienced the scariest moments of their lives when they were told to keep their oxygen masks and life vests on. One of the passengers, Rebecca Elder said that the smoke was coming from both sides of the plane. She further said “We looked around the other passengers, everybody was very calm and really nice and helped each other out.”
What: Piper PA-28 Cherokee en route from Springerville Airport
Where: Eagar Arizona
When: June 11, 2010
Who: originally 2 bodies reported, 4 found aboard by NTSB.
Why: The plane circled Round Valley High School two or three times before it crashed into the unoccupied main building at about 2 p.m. Several adults and children were in the auditorium, setting up for the 6 pm town hall. State Sen. Carolyn Allen and former state Sen. Russell Bowers had been there earlier but had already left.
The immediate neighborhood was evacuated because of the fire.
