British Airways flight BA-16 had to return and make an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore, on July 13th.
The Boeing 777-300 flying to London Heathrow Airport, England, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Wizz Air flight W6-4263 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on September 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Nis, Serbia, to EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, was diverted due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Medical teams examined two passengers and a crew member after landing.
Japan Airlines flight JL-632 made an emergency landing in Kumamoto, Japan, on May 24th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and nine passengers and eight crew members remained unharmed.
Japan’s Ministry of Transport reported that metallic pieces from the left-hand engine were found at various locations on the ground below the flight path.
A Southwest airline plane, performing flight WN-31, veered off a taxiway at Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, on December 15.
According to FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen, “Southwest Airlines 31, a Boeing 737 aircraft, rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck while taxiing to its gate at Nashville International Airport at 5:30 p.m. Central Time.”
There were 133 passengers aboard at the time; 8 of them suffered minor injuries.
The plane had come in from William P. Hobby international airport, Houston, Texas. Three Notams were issued following the occurrence.
NTSB
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 1725 central standard time, Southwest Airlines flight 31, a Boeing 737, N649SW, departed taxiway T4 and came to rest in a ditch at the Nashville International Airport, (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee. The passengers evacuated via the emergency slides. The aircraft was substantially damaged and nine passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from the William P Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
A single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee, on its way from Chennault to Orange, made an emergency landing on Highway 108 in Carlyss, Louisiana, on the evening of August 8.
According to the Louisiana State Police, the pilot, Richard Turkel of Orange, Texas, was the only person aboard. He escaped with only minor injuries.
The authorities also confirmed that Turkel, who works for the Coast Guard Auxiliary and was the registered owner of the plane, had to make the emergency landing because the engine of his plane failed during flight.
Although no one was hurt on ground, a power line was clipped by the plane on the way down.
Highway 108, west of Citgo, remained closed for traffic for some time in the evening of August 8.
A Southwest Airlines Flight made an emergency landing at the Indianapolis International Airport on Thursday April 17.
According to Carlo Bertolini, the spokesperson of Indianapolis Airport, flight 362 was headed from Baltimore to Indianapolis. The decision for emergency landing was made after Southwest Airlines received a threat. The plane made an uneventful landing at about 3:10 pm and all 138 passengers and 5 crew members were safely evacuated.
Bertolini further said that the airport personnel cleared the plane and passenger luggage after a thorough check up.
The Southwest Airlines released a statement saying that they could not discuss the details of the threat.
A United Airlines flight UA-664 made a safe landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on November 13.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Vancouver, Canada to Chicago, USA, encountered turbulence mid-air, forcing the crew to descend the aircraft.
The plane landed safely.
The flight attendant aboard sustained minor injuries.
