Emergency

Under FAA JAA IKO rulings, it is mandated that if and when an emergency is declared by an airborne plane, ATC immediately diverts all incoming traffic and gives priority to the emergency situation. Most, if not all, of the events we have described as emergency are official emergencies. However, sometimes they are incorrectly reported as emergencies by our sources, have been downgraded from official emergency status, or are believed to be emergencies by passengers in fear for their lives.

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    Perth: Yet Another Airbus Emergency Landing

    What: Emirates Airbus A340 Flight EK425 en route from Perth International Airport leaving at 6am bound for Dubai
    Where: PERTH Westralia Airport, Australia
    When: The pilot made a textbook emergency landing about 8.40am.
    Who: All 120 passengers disembarked safely at about 9am..
    Why:The pilot was forced to turn back after reporting smoke in the cabin. Fuel was dumped from the plane before it came in to land. The Airbus is the same set-up as the Qantas Airbus A330-300 that injured more than 70 people when it lost altitude. Passengers said no smoke was visible inside the jet.

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    News Chopper Forced Landing in Philadelphia

    What: Emergency landing by a CBS 3 backup chopper leased from U.S. Helicopters en route to cover a news event
    Where: Landed on an athletic field adjacent to Mayfair Elementary School in Philadelphia’s Northeast section
    When: On Columbus Day
    Why: The pilot landed after the chopper began losing a large amount of oil. A similar problem occurred recently with another leased helicopter several weeks ago in which a warning light came on for a different problem

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    Delhi Emergency Landing

    What: London-bound Air India Boeing 777-300 flight AI-111 en route from Delhi
    Where: Delhi
    When: Saturday. The flight took off at 6:50 am. Emergency was declared at the airport at 7:50 am and it was withdrawn at 8:25 am after a safe landing.
    Who: 115 passengers and 15 crew members, all safe
    Why: After flying for 30 minutes, the alarm sounded, the pilot detected smoke in the cabin. and returned to the airport under Emergency conditions.

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    Emergency Landing in San Diego


    What: American Airlines MD-80 Flight 1802 en route from rom San Diego International Airport to Dallas
    Where: Emergency landing onn San Diego International Airport’s Lindbergh Field
    When: Thursday morning 10/09 10:00 a.m
    Who: 145 passengers and crew
    Why: The pilot reported a warning light. It was reported that the pilot had to shut down one of two engines, but that is apparently not true. In any case, the plane returned to the airport and landed safely with no injuries.

  • Springfield-Branson National Airport Emergency Landing

    Where: Springfield-Branson National Airport
    When: 11 a.m. shortly after takeoff
    Who: 13 people on board
    Why: The on board computer indicated that the plane was not in the air, and that the landing gear would not go up. The plane landed after circling to burn off fuel

    And (separate incident). The model and airline were not indicated in the original news transmission.

    Where: Springfield-Branson National Airport
    When: 3 p.m. on Saturday
    Who: Thirty-two people were on board the jet, including crew and passengers.
    Why: Fire in the cockpit

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    Timothy Gerber Praised for Emergency Landing

    What: Cessna flying from Omaha to Des Moines
    Where: Highway 169, five miles north of Winterset Iowa
    When: around 9:45 pm Thursday October 2, 2008
    Who: Pilot Timothy Gerber
    Why: Pilot called Mayday. Flames were shooting out of the engine, but the pilot managed to land safely.

    The landing missed power lines and cars as he stopped in the middle of the busy road. The plane was reportedly undamaged in spite of landing in the dark.

    The pilot received encouragement from KCCI Chief Meterologist and pilot John McLaughlin who was flying at the time and heard him on the onboard radio

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    Emergency Landing at Pauma Valley Air Park

    What: single-engine Cessna 152, is registered to a Patrick Williams of Vista.
    Where: Pauma Valley Air Park, a private air strip
    When: 2:45 p.m
    Who: Two people aboard
    Why:When the light plane lost engine power, the pilot radioed in that he was going to glide into the Pauma Valley Air Park

  • Emergency Landing at Sky Harbor

    What: Southwest Airlines plane en route from Las Vegas to El Paso
    Where: Sky Harbor International Airport
    When: Sunday evening.
    Who: 135 people were onboard
    Why:The pilot called air traffic control to report a strong, plastic-like burning smell onboard.

  • Otisco Indiana Emergency Landing

    What: single-engine Velocity aircraft. en route from Ohio to Kentucky
    Where: Otisco, Ind.on the 7200 block of State Road Three
    When: 3 p.m. Saturday
    Who: Pilot Elizabeth Ferrell and her husband Brett Ferrell weren’t injured
    Why: The pilot reported smoke in the cabin before landing along a state highway. She heard a pop and a gauge registered zero oil pressure. On landing (?) the pilot struck a reflector that did minor damage to the right wing . The plane’s oil line appeared to have ruptured.

  • RAF Emergency Landing

    What: RAF F/A-18 Hornet taking off from RAAF base at Williamtown
    Where: RAF base at Williamtown
    When: declared a mayday at around 12.15pm Sept 25
    Why: After declaring an emergency, the flight circled back and landed. There were no reported injuries, and a maintenance investigation is underway. Details of the mayday have not been released.

  • Emergency Landing in Connecticut

    What: single-engine, home built plane registered to Robert C. Berrie of Higganum
    Where: East Haddam’s Goodspeed Airport Connecticut
    When: Saturday Morning
    Who: Two individuals on board were injured.
    Why: The plane had trouble gaining altitude shortly after takeoff. It then crashed into some trees off the runway around 8:30 a.m

  • Small plane lands on I-89

    What: Small plane en route from Franklin County State Airport in Highgate
    Where: emergency landing on Interstate 89 near the town of Swanton Vermont
    When: Friday afternoon 12:50 p.m. in the southbound land at about mile marker 125.
    Who: Pilot Daniel Marcotte, 34, of Bakersfield was the only one aboard. He was not injured.
    Why: The plane developed engine trouble.

  • Rhode Islanders Homebuilt Crashes in Iowa Field

    What: homemade single-engine plane attempting to land at Marshalltown airport
    Where: Iowa field
    When: Wednesday 7 p.m.
    Who: 74-year-old Vernon Knott and passenger 77-year-old Clara Erickson from from Rhode Island
    Why: The plane crash-landed in the field. Pilot and passenger survived.

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    Pilot crashes in La Porte Soybean Field

    What: Delivering new plane to Minnesota.
    Where: When the engine quit, the pilot found the La Porte County soybean field. North of Indiana 4 next to Whispering Meadows subdivision, pilot executed a textbook emergency landing.
    When: 9/18/2008 Thursday
    Who: flight instructor/plane salesman/Pilot Anthony DeBaney
    Why: Engine quit at noon Thursday. The single passenger plane dropped 4,500 feet several miles from La Porte Municipal Airport.

    The pilot is quoted as saying “Planes glide when the engine quits and so you have several miles to figure out what to do”

    The pilot radioed of his difficulties and described seeing a water tower and other landmarks to try and pinpoint his location. The plane’s purchaser lives north of Duluth.

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    Boeing Landing in Copenhagen

    What: Boeing 737 en route from western Denmark and was headed to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
    Where: Copenhagen airport belonging to small Danish charter airline Jettime
    When: Friday
    Who: Plane with 147 (145?) people on board
    Why: Pilot reported a landing gear malfunction. Plane dumped fuel prior to landing at Copenhagen airport. Two Danish Air Force F-16 jets were sent up to check the plane and confirmed there was a problem with the landing gear. Plane touched down and safely taxied to a gate

  • Fleet crashes as Propeller Falls Off

    What: 1930 Fleet # 2
    Where: Crash-landed in a field just east of Pheasant Run private airport east of 5782 Trask Road. Pilot was intending to perform a demonstration fly-by over a Pheasant Run private airport
    When: 6:30 pm Sept 17
    Who: Pilot, Michael Toman, 46 years old, was not injured.
    Why: After the plane took off, the propeller fell off and hit the runway; the plane then lost altitude as the pilot tried to find a safe place to land. The crash is under investigation.

  • Pocatello Emergency Landing

    What: private aircraft
    Where: emergency landing at the Pocatello airport
    When: Tuesday
    Who: Pilot
    Why: Fuel was reportedly leaking into the cockpit. Fire crews responded but the plane landed safely and there were no injuries.

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    Emergency Landing in Louisiana

    What: private Cessna
    Where: Emergency landing on a levee in New Orleans near Chalmette
    When: Wednesday 11:30 a.m.
    Who: The two pilots of the plane were picked up by Coast Guard helicopters flying a training mission over Lake Ponchartrain. No one was reported injured in the emergency landing
    Why: Pilots reported the engine trouble.

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    Southwest Airlines Lands Safely

    What: Southwest Airlines Flight 1206 Boeing 737 out of Midway Airport en route to to Hartford, Conn
    Where: emergency landing at the South Bend Regional Airport
    When: 10 p.m. Sunday
    Who: more than 100 passengers (132 passengers and five crew members)
    Why: crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. South Bend mechanics checked out the plane and the flight continuwith an arrival time of 3:15 a.m. EDT

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    Emergency Landing in San Bernardino County

    What: small plane en route from Reno, Nev. to El Centro
    Where: private airstrip in alongside Interstate 15 near Stoddard Wells San Bernardino County
    When: Monday
    Who: Pilot not named.
    Why: Plane lost power at 7,000 feet, The pilot was intending to land at Southern California Logistics Airport but detoured to the private landing strip. The pilot made an emergency without landing gear, slid on the belly of the airplane with no fire, no hazards, no fuel leaks and no injuries

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    Ryanair Emergency Landing in Dublin

    What: Ryanair flight from Dublin en route to Stansted
    Where: Dublin Airport.
    When: Thursday just minutes after take-off.
    Who: 148 passengers disembarked without injury.
    Why:Emergency landing, The back of the plane struck the runway in Dublin as it took off. Passengers could smell smoke but the oxygen masks were inoperable. The pilot returned to the airport as a precaution.

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    Emergency Landing near Vancouver

    What: two-passenger Piper Cherokee on a training flight
    Where: emergency landing in Pitt Meadows marsh adjacent to the Swan-E-Set golf course
    Who: Delta flight instructor and student from Canadian Flight Centre
    Why: The engine of a school plane failed as the plane heading toward Delta’s Boundary Bay airport Vancouver. Thanks to the instructor, the plane landed safely with no injuries

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    American Eagle Emergency Landing

    What: American Eagle flying from St. Louis to Minneapolis
    Where: Quad Cities International Airport, Rock Island County, Illinois,
    When: Saturday night
    Who: 23 passengers and 3 crew members
    Why: 20 minutes after takeoff, smoke appeared from behind the cockpit and filled the cabin with smoke. Passengers were transferred to a Northwest flight that left the airport at six Saturday night.

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    St Pete Emergency Landing

    What: twin engine plane crash
    Where: South part of runway 39 at the St Pete – Clearwater Airport.
    When: The plane went down shortly after midnight/early Friday morning.
    Who: Two women with non-life threatening injures are being treated at separate hospitals.
    Why: The landing gear was damaged and the plane landed in a grassy area by runway 39.
    The steering gear in the plane hit the pilot in the face. High winds from Hurricane Ike may have played a role in the crash.