Caribbean Airlines flight BW-527 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Georgetown, Guyana, but had to turn back due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Oakland,CA to Vegas
Where: Oakland International Airport
When: Thursday August 20
Who: male passenger
Why: While en route to Vegas, a male passenger apparently accosted a female passenger. He exposed himself, and hit a female passenger, at which time flight attendants became involved. By the time the passenger was arrested, he was naked. The male passenger was taken by Oakland police; the female passenger was taken to an Oakland hospital.
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office helicopter made an emergency landing at Windsor Parke Golf Club in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 18th.
The Sheriff’s Office confirmed that no one was injured in the incident.
The cause of emergency landing is not clear at the moment.
The helicopter was later towed from the scene.
Ural Airlines flight U6-1126 made an emergency landing in Sochi, Russia, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Bodrum, Turkey, to Kazan, Russia, was diverted after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-nine passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Air Tahiti flight VT-933 made an emergency landing in Papeete, French Polynesia, on June 5th.
The plane was flying from Tubuai, French Polynesia, when the crew received an overheat indication for one of the engines and needed to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing at County Highway 11, north of Highway 34, near Felton, Minnesota, on the afternoon of March 14.
According to Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist, the plane was apparently experiencing a mechanical issue.
None of the 2 people aboard was harmed in the incident.
The aircraft was later towed away from the road.
ATA Airlines flight I3-6600 made an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on April 5th.
The plane heading from Tabriz, Iran, to Najaf, Iraq, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
