Southwest Airlines flight WN-411 suffered a bird strike near Tampa International Airport, Florida, on November 15th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed Tampa International Airport for Buffalo, New York.
The crew decided to continue the flight to Buffalo, where the plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Private Taylor Craft
Where: Windsor Exit westbound off ramp i-94 west of Jamestown
When: 10:30 am
Who: pilot Patrick Williams of Salem, Oregon
Why: The pilot experienced low visibility and made an emergency landing on the interstate in the westbound lane. The pilot safely moved the plane to the off ramp. (Update pending.)
American Airlines flight 550 had to make an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York, on October 5.
The co-pilot of the Airbus A320, en-route from Phoenix to Boston, diverted to Syracuse after the the pilot, Capt. Michael Johnston, 57, of Utah, suffered a heart attack and passed away mid-air.
The plane landed safely. There were 147 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline said in a statement, “Unfortunately, our pilot passed away…We are incredibly saddened by this event, and we are focused on caring for our pilot’s family and colleagues.”
Hungarian Malev Airlines Q400 Bombardier
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Contact photographer Adam Samu
What: Hungarian Malev Airlines Q400 Bombardier en route from Varna to Budapest
Where: Bulgarian coastal town of Varna
When: 5:25 am on May 12
Who: 30 passengers
Why: The plane experienced an undisclosed technical problem and turned back almost as soon as it was in the air. The plane that turned back is the same as the Colgan Air plane that crashed in Buffalo NY. This plane, however, was not flying with ice on its wings.
A Verhalen Flyers LLC Mooney M20E Super 21 en route from Angel Fire Airport with a family aboard was taking off in windy conditions when it crashed two hundred feet from the runway.
The cause of the crash is unknown but officials point out the windy conditions which are visible in the video below.
The four passengers—two adults and two children— a San Antonio family aboard were fatalities.
TAROM flight RO-421 had to return and make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on April 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Barcelona, Spain, but had to turn back due to a crack in a cabin window.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and five people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Stefan Sonnenberg
What: Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300 en route from Sao Paulo Brazil to Zurich Switzerland
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Jan 17th 2010
Who: not available
Why: On takeoff, the flight crew reported they had a cracked windshield. They entered a holding pattern, dumped fuel and landed safely under emergency overweight conditions.
