A 1981 Yak 52 plane crashed in Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas, on May 25.
Authorities said the plane went down nose-first, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Kansas Highway 27.
The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Anthony Englert, 54, of Syracuse.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A single-engine Cessna 210 crashed near Castro Valley in California, on May 21.
The plane was en-route from Buchanan Field Airport, Concord to Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose when it went down. Authorities said the plane was reported overdue after which, Civil Air Patrol pilots located its wreckage next morning.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the accident. He was identified as Andrew Morse, 66, of Lafayette.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A seaplane made an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, on May 22.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office officials, the pilot forgot to extend gear before landing the Cessna 208 aircraft. The plane skidded down the runway before coming to halt.
None of the two people aboard was injured in the accident.
Authorities said the plane is registered to a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah and was flying from the Bahamas at the time.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA3 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 18.
According to an airline spokesperson, the plane was en-route to Honolulu when the crew noticed a cockpit indicator light that showed an open fuel jettison valve. The captain then declared an emergency and turned back towards LAX.
The A330 plane landed uneventfully. There were 290 passengers and 10 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
On landing, it was found that the valve was closed.
Alaska Airlines flight 601 made a hard landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on May 18.
The Boeing 737, coming from Las Vegas, Nevada, was about to land at Sea-Tac Airport when the crew of another plane that was lined up behind it reported fire, sparks and smoke from its left main landing gear.
Landing was delayed until emergency services arrived at the scene. The airline confirmed that two left tires of the aircraft blew upon landing, erupting sparks.
All 173 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A mobile stairway was brought at the scene to safely disembark passengers and crew.
The incident is being investigated.
A US Marine Corps aircraft crashed at Bellows Air Force Station on Oahu, Hawaii, on May 17.
The tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey was on a training flight when it crashed and caught fire during a ‘hard landing’ attempt.
The aircraft was carrying 22 people at the time of incident, including 21 Marines and one Navy corpsman. Authorities said one Marine was killed while 21 other people sustained critical to minor injuries.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Delta Airlines flight 1471A had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 17.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia but had to return shortly afterwards, due to mechanical issues.
The plane, carrying over 200 people, landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for passengers.
Hawaiian Airlines flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kahului Airport, Hawaii, on May 12.
According to the airline, the plane was heading from Honolulu to Kailua-Kona when it had to be diverted due to a “left engine surge.”
The faulty engine was smoking when the plane touched the runway and the firefighters had to spray foam to douse it.
All 73 passengers and 5 crew members remained uninjured in the incident.
SkyWest 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.
A Marine Apache helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the east side of Los Angeles River bed in South Gate, California, on May 11.
Two pilots aboard the Camp Pendleton-based aircraft decided to make an emergency landing after they discovered some electrical issues.
The helicopter landed uneventfully and no one was injured.
United Airlines Flight 256 had to make an emergency landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina, in the evening of May 10.
Authorities said the plane, flying from San Francisco to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina, was operating on one engine when it landed safely at Piedmont Triad Airport.
None of the 128 passengers aboard was harmed.
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.
A small Piper PA46 aircraft crashed into the Spokane River, Washington on the afternoon of May 7.
It is believed that the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at the Felts Field, due to engine problems, but could not make it to the runway.
Both people aboard the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Richard Runyon and Lyndon Amestoy.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A single-engine Piper PA-32 crashed during an emergency landing at interstate 285 in DeKalb County, Georgia on May 8.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting 4 people from DeKalb Peachtree Airport to Oxford, Mississippi to attend a University of Mississippi graduation ceremony.
Everyone aboard was killed in the crash. The victims were later identified as the pilot Greg Byrd, his sons Christopher and Phillip, and Christopher’s fiancee, Jackie Kulzer.
The cause of accident is being investigated.
A single- engine Cessna plane crashed at Penn Yan Airport in Yates County, New York on May 3.
The plane was being flown by a student pilot, who was practicing “touch-and-go-landing” at the airport. Right after taking off, the plane suddenly swerved, hit the ground, spun around and collided with the fence.
The pilot was killed at the spot. He was identified as Steven P. Seely, 55, of Stanley, New York.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating the cause of crash.
Delta flight 2028 made an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on May 7.
The Boeing MD-88, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted after it developed an engine problem and its cabin got filled with white smoke.
The plane landed safely. There were 89 passengers on-board at the time; none of them was hurt.
Delta Flight 1703 had to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida, on May 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 737 was en-route from Tampa to Detroit when a “performance issue” in one of its two engines forced the pilot to turn around.
The plane landed uneventfully all 177 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline provided a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing at the corner of Loop 820 and Trinity Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 3.
The plane was returning from Globe Life Park, Arlington, when it lost oil pressure, forcing the pilot to land in emergency.
The plane landed safely and the pilot remained unhurt.
It is believed that the single-engine plane was at Globe Life Park to pull a Geico Insurance banner.
Hawaiian Airlines flight 24 had to return and make an emergency landing at Kahului airport, Hawaii, on May 1.
Authorities said the plane took off for Oakland, California but returned half an hour later due to odor of fumes onboard.
The plane, carrying 224 passengers, landed uneventfully. The passengers were evacuated via emergency slides.
The airline confirmed that 2 people were shifted to hospital with minor injuries.
A Columbus police helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a parking lot in Columbus, Ohio, around midnight on April 30.
Authorities said the helicopter’s pilot decided to land in emergency after a warning light went on.
The plane safely landed near a shopping plaza in west Columbus. No one was injured.
The helicopter was able to return to the police heliport early morning.
A U.S. Air Force chopper made an emergency landing at a school in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 30.
Local officials said the helicopter experienced mechanical issues and landed just next to William Ramsay Elementary School at around 10:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
Envoy Air Flight 3530 had to return and make an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York on April 30.
The plane took off for Detroit but had to turn back shortly afterwards after one or more birds hit its left wing flap.
The plane landed safely. All 62 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Grand Junction Regional Airport, Colorado, on April 30.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 RG plane was attempting to land at the airport when its nose gear failed to deploy. The pilot then informed the control tower officials and requested an emergency protocol for landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
There were 3 people aboard including the pilot and his two passengers; all of them remained unharmed.
Several American Airlines flights had to be grounded on April 28 due to a software glitch in pilot iPads.
The airline has been using Apple’s tablets since 2012 as a replacement of conventional flight bags and manuals for pilots. However, the recent glitch in a third-party iPad application delayed several flights.
An airline spokesperson was quoted saying, “We experienced technical issues with an application installed on some pilot iPads…This issue was with the third-party application, not the iPad, and caused some departure delays last night and this morning…Our pilots have been able to address the issue by downloading the application again at the gate prior to take-off and, as a back-up, are able to rely on paper charts they can obtain at the airport…We apologise for the inconvenience to our customers.”
United Air Express flight 4882 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on April 28.
Airport officials confirmed that the flight, heading from Raleigh-Durham to Newark, was diverted after one of its engines caught fire.
The fire-fighters were ready at the scene when the plane landed uneventfully.
All 75 people aboard were safely evacuated. Authorities said one passenger, having a history of heart problem, was taken to hospital.
