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What: British Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from London UK to Zurich Switzerland
Where: Zurich
When: Dec 11th 2011
Why: On approach to Zurich, passengers and crew smelled an odor described as “burning” and “electrical.”
The crew made an accelerated approach and wore oxygen.
They made a safe landing.
Pilots taxied to the gate as usual, and passengers disembarked, with emergency services on standby.
What: Emergency landing by a CBS 3 backup chopper leased from U.S. Helicopters en route to cover a news event
Where: Landed on an athletic field adjacent to Mayfair Elementary School in Philadelphia’s Northeast section
When: On Columbus Day
Why: The pilot landed after the chopper began losing a large amount of oil. A similar problem occurred recently with another leased helicopter several weeks ago in which a warning light came on for a different problem
Mahan Air flight WS-4525 over ran the end of runway at Kharg Airport, Bushehr, Iran, on June 19.
The British Aerospace BAe-146-300 was flying from Ahwaz, Iran, at the time.
The plane received substantial damage.
No injuries were reported.
An Air Inuit plane had to return and make an emergency landing at Kuujjuaq Airport, Quebec, Canada, on March 9.
The de Havilland Dash 8, flying from Quebec to Nuuk, Greenland, was halfway when the crew detected some problem with its hydraulic system, prompting it to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members on board remained safe.
A U.S. Air Force Boeing 707 plane had to make an emergency landing at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, Indonesia, on March 24th.
Indonesian air force spokesperson Air Vice Marshall Jemi Trisonjaya said the plane declared an emergency after one of the engines failed.
The plane was transporting 20 American military personnel from a base in Diego Garcia to Kadena Air Base, Japan, at the time.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-878 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on November 5th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane heading from Hartford, Connecticut, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-1384 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, on October 12th.
The plane took off for Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, but had to turn back due to a gear problem.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
