What: United Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Denver
Where: emergency landing in Moline, Illinois
When: June 4 2009, 8:00 a.m
Who: 67 passengers 4 crew
Why: The pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and electrical problems, and requested an emergency landing. The landing proceeded safely and no fire was found.
What: Northwest Airlines Flight 335 Boeing 757 en route from Detroit to Los Angeles.
Where: Waterloo
When: on Tuesday morning
Who: 182 passengers
Why: An hour into the flight, the crew smelled smoke and diverted to Waterloo. Northwest is flying mechanics in on a substitute 757.
What: Allegiant Air MD-83 en route from Los Angeles to Grand Junction
Where: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas
When: 2:22 p.m May 18, 2009
Who: 130 passengers and 5 crew members
Why: After reporting smoke in the cockpit, the crew diverted to the Las Vegas airport. There were no injuries. The replacement flight is not expected to arrive in Grand Junction until after 6 pm.
What: Lufthansa en route from Duesseldorf to Budapest
Where: Prague’s Ruzyne airport
When: May 15 at 1400 hrs.
Who: 35 update: 30 passengers; 5 crew
Why: When smoke was detected in the luggage compartment, the flight was diverted to Prague where they made a safe landing. No injuries were reported.
If we are apprised of more details, we will update.
All 30 passengers were able to continue to Budapest at 1700 hrs on another flight.
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Contact photographer Art Brett
What: United Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Baltimore MD to Chicago O’Hare,IL
Where: Runway 23 Right at Indianapolis International Airport
When: May 15, 7:15 am
Who: 140 people aboard.
Why: While en route to Chicago, the 757 cockpit filled with smoke and requested an emergency landing at Indianapolis.
As you can see in the silent digital recording above, the plane lands safely, although we do not see the passengers debarking.
What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Seattle Sea-Tac to Seoul, South Korea
Where: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
When: on Wednesday,
Who: 179 passengers
Why: There were reports that flames shot out of one of the jet’s engines and television video of smoke as the plane circled before landing.
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Contact photographer Dan Vincent – New England Airports
What: United Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 923 London to Washington, D.C.
Where: Bangor International Airport
When: 4/01/09, 10:00 am
Who: 178 passengers and 11 crew members
Why: Pilots said there was smoke in the cockpit and that one of the plane’s two engines failed. They landed safely at Bangor International Airport, Maine.
Pictured: UA Boeing 767-322
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Contact photographer Daniel Nicholson
What: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from London to Washington D.C.
Where: Bangor International Airport
When: Wednesday April 1
Who: 178 passengers
Why: When the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane was granted permission to land at Bangor International, which it did, safely.
George’s Point of View
I worry about all emergency landings, I’ve experienced just one.
When I see a United doing an emergency landing for any reason, my skin creeps because I fly United all the time. No pun intended.
What: Cessna Citation business jet en route from Palm Springs International Airport to Winnipeg, Manitoba
Where: Palm Springs International Airport
When: 10:55 a.m Tuesday
Who: six people aboard
Why: When smoke was detected in the cabin, the pilot then burned off fuel before landing back in Palm Springs. The cause of the smoke is under investigation. No injuries.
Pictured: McDonnell-Douglas-MD-82 similar to the one involved in the incident
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Contact photographer Michael Durning
What: American Airlines MD-80 en route from Lindbergh Field San Diego,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,
Where: San Diego’s airport Lindbergh Field
When: 6:19 p.m. Sunday
Who: 146 passengers
Why: When smoke was discerned on board, the crew turned back to land at Lindbergh field
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Contact photographer Baires Aviation Photography
What: Aerolineas Argentinas McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Buenos Aires to Trelew, Argentina
Where: Trelew
When: Mar 25th 2009
Who: 41 passengers
Why: On approach to Trelew, an electrical problem caused the cabin to fill with smoke. After the safe landing, passengers debarked via slides. One flight attendant was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Contact photographer Michael Fast
What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175 en route from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O’Hare
Where: near Toronto
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Why: After take-off, the crew reported there was smoke in galley and returned to Toronto for a safe landing
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Contact photographer Daniel J. Evans
What: Continental Airlines Flight 145, Boeing 757-200 en route from Madrid to Newark, N.J
Where: landed at Bradley International Airport north of Hartford .
When: just before 3 p.m March 11, 2009
Who: not available
Why: A smoke alarm sounded in the jet’s lavatory, instigating the emergency landing.
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Contact photographer Gerhard Vysocan
What: Austrian Airllines Boeing-737-800 en route from Vienna to Sofia Bulgaria
Where: emergency landing at Vienna airport
When: 06. 03. 09.
Who: 72 passengers
Why: After the crew of AUA flight OS 797 found smoke filling the cabin, the plane made an emergency landing–shortly after take-off. It was a really short flight. THey took off at 1:47 pm and landed at 1:52pm. Economy Minister Nina Radeva was among those on board.
What: American Eagle flight 3890 en route from the Cedar Rapids Eastern Iowa Airport
Where: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
When: 12:44 p.m
Who: 51 people on board
Why: 300 feet from the runway, a sensor indicated smoke in the cargo compartment, flight 3890 landed safely in Dallas.
Incidentally, American Airlines flight 2461 issued an alert Thursday after smoke was detected.
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What: British Airways Avro 146 RJ100 passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to London City
Where: London City Airport
When: Feb 13 2009 Friday evening about 8 p.m
Who: 67 passengers and four crew members
Why: On landing, the front wheel collapsed, and as the plane scraped on it’s belly across the tarmac, the cabin filled with smoke. Everyone debarked from the rear of the plane via emergency slide. There were a few emergency slide injuries-
What: Southwest Flight 3726 passenger plane en route from Orlando to Washington, DC
Where: emergency landing in Jacksonville
When: 1/24/2009 2:45 pm Saturday
Who: 106 people on board
Why: After the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit, the plane landed in Jacksonville. Usually when a pilot smells smoke, there’s a problem with the AC or Hydraulic fan. After the incident, technicians studied the plane and passengers were accommodated. There were no injuries.
What: American Eagle flight 3505 Embraer 145 regional jet enroute from Dallas to Killeen.
Where: Killeen
When: Monday afternoon –aircraft landed safely at 12:30 p.m
Who: 50 people aboard
Why: pilots reported smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed safely and there were no injuries.
What: Midwest Connect flight en route to Flint, Michigan
Where: General Mitchell International Airport
When: Monday
Who: 40 passengers
Why: the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and turned back. No Injuries reported.
What: single-engine Piper
Where: Santo Domingo Pueblo.
When: 8:20 a.m. Sunday morning twelve miles southwest of the airport.
Who: 4 people on board were able to walk away
Why: The plane’s cabin filled with smoke. The cause is under investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
What: US Airways Express Flight (Piedmont Airlines) 4558 Dash-8 en route from Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y
Where: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
When: 5:25 p.m. Thurs Dec 25
Who: 32 passengers
Why: Plane requested emergency landing due to smoke in cockpit. Passengers debarked at the airport and took other flights.
