A Cape Air jet had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, on September 16.
The ten-seater Cessna 402 plane was heading to White Plains, New York from Lebanon, New Hampshire when it experienced an engine problem, forcing the pilots to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
AirAsia India flight I5-1629 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on September 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amritsar to Bangalore, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines Flight 005 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport in California, on June 7.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route from Dallas to Honolulu, had to be diverted after 3 of its 6 toilets malfunctioned.
The plane, carrying about 5 hours of fuel, landed safely. None of the 212 passengers and 12 crew members was harmed.
The aircraft was taken for inspection.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1987 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sacramento, California, on February 4th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
All one hundred and fourteen people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 (Alaska Airlines) en route from Seattle Bellingham
Where: Bellingham
When: Aug 16th 2009 11:50PM PDT (arrival)
Who: 76 passengers and 4 crew
Why: There were no reported problems during the 32 minute flight; however, while landing at Bellingham, the plane overran the runway. No injuries were reported and the plane was towed to the terminal after a delay of 6-8 hours.
Thai Airways flight TG-473 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denpasar, Indonesia, on October 10th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after the crew received indication of oil leakage from the right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 264 people aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight 3461 had to make an emergency landing in Panama City, Florida, on April 14th.
The plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was diverted after it encountered severe weather near New Orleans.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The airline said the flight resumed to New Orleans after refueling at Panama City.
