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    SkyWest Airlines Plane Returns to California due to Landing Gear Issue

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines flight OO-5025/UA-5025 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Redding Municipal Airport, Redding, California, on July 13th.

    The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to San Francisco, California was climbing out of Redding’s runway when the crew failed to retract its landing gear.

    The plane landed safely.

    All people onboard remained unharmed.

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    SkyWest Airlines Plane Returns to Michigan to ADG deployment

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on June 4th.

    The Canadair CRJ-200, en-route to Ithaca, New York, had to return shortly after the crew reported that its ADG (Air Driven Generator) had deployed.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    Skywest Airlines Plane Returns to San Francisco

    SkyWestSkywest Airlines flight OO-5336 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 18th.

    The plane was heading to Portland, Oregon, when the crew reported an issue with windshield heating and decided to return.

    The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    SkyWest Airlines Plane Continues for a Safe Landing in Colorado after Cracked Windshield

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    The Canadair CRJ-200, heading from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Denver was descending toward the runway when the crew reported a small crack in the windshield.

    SkyWest Airlines flight OO-5974/UA-5974 continued for a safe landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on March 21.

    The plane landed safely.

    All 54 people on board remained unhurt.

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    FBI Claims Flight Attendant Created Hoax Forcing Emergency Landing in North Dakota

    SkyWestThe Federal Bureau of Investigation alleges that a flight attendant, onboard a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines, created a hoax that led to an emergency landing at Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, North Dakota, on September 9.

    The documents submitted in the U.S. District Court in Bismarck allege that Justin Cox-Sever communicated false information about a suspicious package onboard and interfered with aircraft’s operation.

    According to the FBI affidavit, Cox-Sever had confessed that he himself stuffed a bag with towels and later on reported it as suspicious.

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    United Express Plane Returns to Milwaukee due to Engine Issue

    United ExpressUnited Express flight 5393, operated by SkyWest Airlines, had to return and make an emergency landing at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 28.

    According to SkyWest Airlines, the plane had to return after the pilots noticed an engine issue. The flight was heading to Chicago, Illinois, at the time.

    The plane landed uneventfully and all 41 passengers aboard remained safe.

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    SkyWest Flight Diverts to Boise Due to Medical Emergency

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines flight 6391 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho on May 27.

    The flight was heading from Eugene, Oregon, to Denver, Colorado, when it had to be diverted due to a sick passenger.

    The Canadair Regional Jet 700, carrying 68 passengers, landed safely and the sick passenger was rushed to a hospital.

    According to airline spokesperson Marissa Snow, the plane was taken for inspection as it landed “overweight” due to excess fuel. Some of the passengers were accommodated in other flights while the others resumed their journey in another plane Wednesday evening.

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    United Express Jet Skids Down Runway During Emergency Landing at LAX

    United ExpressSkyWest Airlines flight 5316, operating as United Express, made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 11.

    Emergency was declared aboard the plane, coming from Monterey, California, after its landing gear failed to fully deploy.

    The Bombardier CRJ100 jet skidded along the runway, leaving a smoke trail behind, before finally coming to stop.

    None of the 43 people aboard was injured in the incident.

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    Canadair CRJ Belly Landing at LAX

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    A SkyWest/United Express Canadair CRJ made a belly landing at Los Angeles International Airport with the left main gear not fully extended. None of the 43 aboard reported injury. The video below shows sparks on landing, with the commentators realizing on air there were not 4 aboard but a full plane. The video has been cut so that you do not see the landing initially, but eventually they show the friction of the landing. News of the incident was released without the flight number, origin or destination.


    The incident occurred at 8:23 a.m.

    The CRJ is a regional commuter. Passengers were able to disembark normally, without slides, and were bussed to the terminal. Emergency services were standing by.

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    SkyWest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing after 3 Passengers Lost Consciousness

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines Flight 5622 had to make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on April 22.

    The flight, operating as United Express, was en-route from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to Hartford, Connecticut when three passengers lost consciousness.

    The Embraer E170 plane, carrying 75 passengers, landed uneventfully.

    The airline said they are looking into the cause of incident, however, they confirmed that there was no pressurization problem in the aircraft.

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    Regional Airliner Diverts to DuPage for Emergency Landing

    United ExpressA SkyWest flight, operating as a United Express, had to make an emergency landing at DuPage County Airport, Illinois, on October 20.

    Flight 5290, carrying 44 passengers and 3 crew members, was heading from Asheville, North Carolina to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, when the crew reported problems in maintaining the altitude and taking right turns.

    The Canadair regional jet CRJ-200 aircraft was then diverted to DuPage where it made a safe emergency landing. SkyWest spokesperson Marissa Snow said, “The flight landed safely and customers were transported to O’Hare.”

    The incident remains under investigation by the FAA.

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    SkyWest’s Delta Connection Flight Hits a Bird

    SkyWestA SkyWest Airlines flight en route from Minneapolis to Rapid City had to return and land back after a bird hit the aircraft at about 4000 feet altitude.

    The Canadair CRJ-200 aircraft, belonging to SkyWest airlines and operating as a Delta airlines connection, was taking 50 passengers to Rapid City, South Dakota. The plane took off at about 9:48pm on April 22 and just after 10 minutes, experienced a bird strike. The pilot then immediately returned and landed at St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis.

    The bird strike damaged the nose cone of the aircraft. The director of corporate communications for SkyWest Airlines, Marissa Snow confirmed that the bird strike forced the flight 4480 to return and land in Minneapolis.

    The passengers were accommodated in hotels and were taken to the Rapid City next day, through another plane.

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    Emergency landing in McAllen

    A United Airlines/SkyWest Flight 5229 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 ( Brownsville-Houston flight diverted to McAllen on July 12, 2013 when the pilots discovered pressurization problems.

    Pilots received a cabin door indicator light in the flight deck.

    Passengers disembarked without any problems.

    None of the 43 aboard suffered injury.

    Video Interview of Passengers


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    Turbulence Injury over LA

    What: Skywest Embraer en route from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
    Where: Los Angeles
    When: Dec 6th 2012
    Who: 1 injury
    Why: While landing in Los Angeles, the flight encountered turbulence.

    The pilot made a safe landing, but one flight attendant was injured by turbulence.

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    Airport Locator Being Doctored

    This weekend, Aspen-Pitkin County Airport experienced failure in its localizer device, the equipment that guides planes making instrument landings, and as a result a number of American Eagle planes were diverted to other airports.

    The problem which was detected by the guidance system’s self-diagnostic tests, was described as an “electronic glitch” in the localizer. It is located at the south end of the runway. Skywest and Frontier Airlines also diverted on Sunday, but because of high winds, not because of the localizer.

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    Skywest Lands Smokey Lav in Denver, No Fire


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    Contact photographer Frank Robitaille

    What: United Express/Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Denver to Tulsa
    Where: Denver
    When: Mar 17th 2012
    Who: 49 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: After takeoff from Denver, the flight was still above Denver when smoke was indicated in the lavatory.

    The pilot returned to make a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers disembarked safely with no reported injuries (and no fire found) and were ported to the gate.

    Needful Maintenance? Smoke alarm? Fumes burning off the engine? Someone smoking in the bathroom? Inquiring minds want to know.

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    Skywest/United Airlines/Continental Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Texas

    What: SkyWest en route from Houston to Toronto
    Where: East Texas Regional Airport in Gregg County
    When: March 6, 2012, 10:02 PM,
    Who: 58 passengers, 2 pilots, 2 flight attendants
    Why: While en route, a small fire in a cockpit printer sent the smell of smoke though the flight deck. The fire was reported to ATC and the plane made an emergency landing at East Texas Regional Airport in Gregg County.

    The 58 passengers disembarked without emergency, and were bussed to Dallas where another plane was scheduled to take them the last leg of their journey.

    AP reported this as a United Express jet. SkyWest operates the flight as a codeshare with United Airlines and Continental.

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    Non-Compliance Results in FAA Fines

    $160,000 in penalties may be levied against SkyWest Airlines.

    Four passenger flights failed to follow cargo and baggage documentation procedures, resulting in weight, balance, cargo and baggage load data errors.

    Four flights went out without a load manifest that accurately reflected the weight of the cargo and baggage, when the total weight of the aircraft was not computed under approved procedures, and when the aircraft were not loaded according to an approved load schedule.

    SkyWest has paid civil penalties in eight similar previous cases.

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    United Airlines Smoke in Cockpit

    What: United Airlines/Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Lincoln,NE to Denver,CO
    Where: Lincoln Nebraska
    When: June 6 2011, 7 am
    Who: 53 passengers 3 crew
    Why: On takeoff from Lincoln Airport, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit.

    Pilots returned immediately to Lincoln and made a safe landing. Maintenance examined the plane. Takeoff was delayed for 9 hours.

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    Delta/Skywest Makes Safe Landing on one set of Landing Gear

    What: Delta Air Lines/ SkyWest en route from Cincinnati to Milwaukee
    Where: Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Wisconsin
    When: June 6, 2011
    Who: 41 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: On approach to the airport, the landing gear developed problems.

    The plane made a safe landing at 10 pm Monday night on one set of landing gear. Passengers were bussed to the terminal. Once passenger was hospitalized.

    According to news crews covering the incident, the plane looked tilted on the runway. The airport was closed for two hours after the landing.

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    Turbulence Injures 3 over Salt Lake


    Pictured: A Skywest Canadair jet similar to the one experiencing turbulence
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    Contact photographer Mark Kryst
    What: Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Helena,MT to Salt Lake City,UT
    Where: Grand Junction,CO
    When: Feb 16th 2011
    Who: 32 passengers
    Why: On approach to Salt Lake City, the plane encountered turbulence. The pilot diverted to Grand Junction, where they landed an hour later. Three individuals were injured, and treated by paramedics.

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    9 Minute Turbo-Prop Emergency Over Big Sur


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    What: Skywest Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turbo-prop en route from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
    Where: Big Sur
    When: Feb 11, 2011
    Who: 29 passengers
    Why: After losing pressure over Big Sur at around 1 pm, the Skywest flight diverted to Monterey Peninsula Airport and made an emergency landing at 1:09 pm. The landing was made under emergency conditions with crews on standby, but there were no injuries. Some passengers complained to paramedics of ear problems and were examined. After passengers disembarked and were transported to their destinations, the flight crew flew on to San Francisco alone.

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    Cracked Windshield on takeoff

    This is the weather for cracked windshields. One almost wonders if maintenance crews are using hot water on that cold glass in Denver.
    We see:

    Denver: Skywest CRJ7-Cracked windshield
    Denver: Skywest CRJ12-Cracked windshield
    Denver: B752-Cracked windshield

    Cold makes glass more brittle so that it can crack more easily without additional stresses. We also have:

    Valdosta: PSA CRJ7 Cracked windshield

    Do think that PSA flight flew from Charlotte NC to Tallahassee by way of Denver?

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    FAA proposes $359,000 in Civil Penalties Against SkyWest Airlines

    For Immediate Release
    January 18, 2011

    SEATTLE – The FAA has proposed $359,000 in civil penalties against SkyWest Airlines, Inc., of St. George, Utah, for alleged violations of Federal Aviation Regulations.

    The FAA proposed a penalty of $220,000 for alleged failure to document heavy checked bags, motorized mobility aids and a heavy shipment carried in the cargo compartment of the company’s passenger aircraft. As a result, the company operated the aircraft on five flights between April 21 and May 25, 2010 with incorrect weight and balance data. The FAA alleges the violations occurred because the carrier’s employees failed to follow required procedures for documenting cargo carried on revenue passenger flights.

    The other two proposed civil penalties are for allegedly operating two Bombardier Regional Jet aircraft when they were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

    In the first case, a proposed civil penalty of $70,500, the FAA alleges SkyWest employees failed to follow the company’s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) and the Bombardier maintenance and inspection manual during five attempts by mechanics to correct an avionics system cooling problem on one aircraft. SkyWest operated the aircraft on at least five revenue passenger flights between July 15 and 21, 2009 when it was not in compliance

    In the second case, the FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $68,500, alleging SkyWest operated another Bombardier jet on eight revenue passenger flights between May 30 and June 1, 2010 when it was not in compliance with regulations. The FAA alleges SkyWest mechanics failed to follow procedures required in the airline’s CAMP when replacing the right air conditioning pack’s pressure-regulating and shutoff valve.

    SkyWest has 30 days from receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letters to reply to the agen