A Czech Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Václav Havel Airport Prague, Czech Republic, on February 23rd.

The plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to turn back due to a suspected fuel leak.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back due to navigation problems.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Heraklion, Greece.

The plane came to stop on soft ground.

No injuries were reported.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, was on approach to Prague when the crew reported they had a park brake set indication.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the first officer suffered a medical emergency and became incapacitated.

The plane landed safely. The first officer was rushed to a hospital.

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The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Dublin, Ireland, was on approach to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.

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The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Palma, Spain, was on final approach when the crew reported a landing gear issue and declared an emergency.

The crew subsequently performed an alternate landing gear extension and landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Hanover, Germany, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.

The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Bourgas, Bulgaria, when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to reject take off.

The plane safely returned to the apron.

There were 139 passengers and 6 members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Helsinki, Finland, to Barcelona, Spain, was about to enter Czech Airspace, however, the crew did not establish contact with Czech Air Traffic Control. Two Gripen fighter jets were therefore dispatched that contacted the flight on emergency frequency.

The communication was restored around 15 minutes after the plane entered Czech Airspace.

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On July 5, 2014 at around 1600 hours, a private skydiving school was planning a tandem jump from a height of 4000 meters with beginner jumpers harnessed to experienced instructors (opening the parachute at 1700 feet) but instead the exercise met tragedy.

The twin engine Piper PA-31P pressurized Navajo skydiving plane crashed, and was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Czestochowa, Poland. The plane was new to the skydiving school, purchased in May. Witnesses who lived in the village where it crashed said that the plane was flying very low, then listed to one side before it crashed.

Twelve people were aboard the plane. Only the forty year old pilot survived but is in serious condition in a hospital in Czestochowa. The survivor is conscious and breathing without assistance, but has multiple injuries. Firefighters, three emergency helicopters and three ground ambulances responded to the scene and a team of seven investigators from the public prosecutors office secured the area and established a base of operations at the Cz?stochowa-Rudniki Airport (Aero Club of Czestochowa) from which the plane took off and where the crew was planning to land. The cargo plane does not have passenger seating but is built to fly skydivers, and is run by a parachute school.

Experts say it is unexpected for a twin engine plane to have a crash like this, as it can fly on one engine.

The ten seat twin engine Piper was full—perhaps too full—of skydivers when it crashed into a stand of trees in an uninhabited area just outside of the village of Poplar in Silesia. Some of them tried to parachute out but apparently all were burned. Those aboard included the pilot, one of the owners of the company, three instructors, three customers, and four students. The plane caught fire after impact in Topolów near Czestochowa, Poland.

Firefighters arrived at the scene at 16:20, and pulled three people from the plane before it caught fire. The remainder of the bodies were retrieved after the fire, charred beyond recognition.

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The plane landed with emergency services on standby, and was towed from the main runway. Passengers disembarked and were taken to the gate by bus.

The tires were damaged on landing (or the plane landed on damaged tires.

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Airport fire and rescue services responded to the scene according to the airport air crash consultant spokesperson

THere were 144 passengers and five crew aboard the Airbus A320. There were no injuries reported on landing.

A replacement plane was sent from Cologne.

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What: CSA Czech Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500
Where: Prague
When: June 9, 2012
Who: 1 injury
Why: An explosion occurred in airport hanger “F” (Farms subsidiary CSA – Czech Airlines Technics) that destroyed a seven year old plane leased by CSA Czech Airlines from Air Contractors. The plane was a complete write off, with nothing remaining but a “charred rudder”. Another Czech Airlines ATR 42-600 (OK-JFK) was also damaged. The twenty-one hour fire occurred at Ruzyne airport and was fought by airport firemen and fire fighters from stations 2, 3, 7 and 8.

One maintenance worker was taken two a burn clinic at Vinohrady hospital. Two others may have also had minor injuries. The cause is under investigation but is thought to be sourced from combustibles that burned during maintenance.

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There were fourteen Russians aboard, and 8 Czechs, six of whom were seriously injured. Ten ambulances and two choppers responded to the scene. Four patients were taken to Čáslav hospital with burns. Four injured were treated on the scene. One passenger with severe burns went to Vinohrady Hospital in Prague. Seven passengers and the pilot were taken by ambulance to a Cologne hospital. The emergency was declared at 11:50, and firefighters had the fire under control by 12:25. There were no casualties of the accident.

Specialists were testing the area for radiation, which was observed in the vicinity of the plane. The plane belongs to the”Open Skies” mission. The Antonov An-30B is an aerial survey observation plane.

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What: CSA Czech Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 en route from Warsaw to Prague
Where: Prague
When: Feb 15th 2012
Who: 1 fatality
Why: After a normal flight, on approach to Prague, the first officer informed ATC that the captain was incapacitated. The f.o. landed the plane.

Emergency services responded, but the captain was pronounced dead. He as 58 years old.

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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Prague
Where: Prague
When: Jan 14th 2012
Why: On approach to Prague, the plane developed a flaps problem. Pilots could not correct the problem, and aborted the landing. Still unable to correct, the flight made a fast landing with emergency services on standby.

Apparently the problem was fixed, as the plane only was an hour late on its return flight.

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What: Tom Air Evektor EV-97 Eurostar
Where: Osek, Czech Republic
When: July , 2011
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: The Tomair flight school flight was en route when it crashed in fields near Osek village. A student pilot and teacher died on impact.

The wreckage was spotted by chopper hidden in shrubs between two fields.

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What: Travel Service Boeing 737-800 en route from Sharm el Sheikh Egypt to Prague
Where: Cairo
When: May 17th 2010
Who: 160 passengers
Why: While en route, the flight crew found indication of a wheel well fire and diverted to Prague. The flight landed safely, and the indication proved to be groundless, causing only a minor delay at the airport.

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