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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    Plane Crashes North of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

    What: Cessna Centurion being used for aerial photography
    Where: crash/lands in the shallows north of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
    When: 2 p.m. Wednesday.
    Who: Pilot Matt Barcelona of San Jose and passenger Bruce Moody.
    Why: The pilot reported a loss of power before it crashed. Witnesses reported the plane left a dark trail. After the impact. they managed to get the door open. They waited on the plane’s wing until rescued by Coast Guard vessels conducting training sessions within fifteen minutes of the vicinity; passengers were taken to Yerba Buena Island, then to the hospital.

    Listen to the audio podcast of a witness being interviewed by KCBS

  • Witham Field Crash landing

    What: twin-engine aircraft
    Where: Witham Field
    When: Wednesday morning about 10:45 a.m.
    Who: Not released. There were no injuries.
    Why: After the plane lost its landing gear, the plane slid on its belly off the runway into a field.

  • Emergency Landing: Lambert Airport



    What: unidentified plane
    Where: Lambert Airport, 50 miles outside of St. Louis.
    When: April 30, 2008, 7:00 am
    Who: Not released
    Why: Not released

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    Thomsonfly Emergency Landing in London

    What: Thomsonfly Boeing 757-200 en route from Newcastle UK to Larnaca Cyprus
    Where: London
    When: Oct 22nd 2006
    Who: 160 passengers and 7 crew
    Why: The cabin began developing a haze and fumes, and requested a landing in London. By the time they landed, oxygen masks were called for. After some testing, maintenance was able to determine that the right engine was burning oil because the #1 bearing floating seal ring was found broken in two places allowing oil to escape.