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Contact photographer Marian Musil
What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from from Toronto to London Canada
Where: Toronto
When: Sep 23rd 2009
Why: Immediately after takeoff, the left engine had to be shut down. The flight returned to Toronto and landed eleven minutes after takeoff.
What: Los Angeles Police Department helicopter
Where: Van Nuys Airport
When: April 24 2011, 6:00 am
Who: officers aboard
Why: In the San Fernando Valley near Saticoy Street and Densmore, gunfire struck the helicopter, which began smoking and leaking fuel. No one aboard the helicopter was hit.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing; at least one report said the chopper landed with a dead engine. The helicopter made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport, making an “auto-rotation” to land on the apron at a charter jet service, Clay Lacy Aviation. The helicopter was put aboard a flat-bed truck to be transported to Hooper Air Station for investigation.
The shooter was tracked down and arrested at his home and in possession of a semi-automatic rifle. The arrest was made at 7:10 a.m near Cohasset Street and Gloria Avenue. No one was injured. The shooter was reportedly distraught over the death of a friend.
* An autorotation is landing without a engine power. The airspeed of the descent turns the rotors fast enough to provide lift for a safe landing.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1914 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on June 12th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Connecticut, had to divert due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
All one hundred thirty-nine passengers remained safe.
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What: Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Istanbul to New York
Where: New York
When: Jul 14th 2010
Why: On approach to JFK, the Turkish Airlines Boeing encountered a bird. The flight made a safe landing although it incurred slat damage that will cause a delay in the return flight.
American Airlines flight AA-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an aft compartment overheat indication.
The plane landed back safely. All 124 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Sapporo to Kobe
Where: Sapporo
When: Jan 3rd 2010
Who: 231 on board
Why: After takeoff, the jet ingested a bird in its left engine. The engine sputtered, and pilots shut it down, then made a safe landing back the airport shortly afterwards. A replacement jet was provided.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1832 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 31.
The plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when lightning struck it, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.