CommutAir flight C5-4919 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on September 24th.
The plane was flying from Albany, New York, when the crew reported a nose gear problem and declared an emergency.
The plane safely landed without nose gear.
Two passengers were transported to hospital with arm injuries.
KLM flight KL-691 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on January 27.
The Boeing 747-400, heading towards Toronto, Ontario, had to dump fuel and return after a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight 4916 had to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, around 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.
The flight en route from Westchester, NY to Atlanta, GA, took off at about 6am on May 20. Shortly after take-off, the crew discovered a problem in one of its engines.
The Canadair CRJ-700 with 58 passengers diverted towards the Dulles International Airport where it made an uneventful emergency landing.
The plane is being examined by the maintenance crews.
What: Paul P. Dudley Bell 206B JetRanger
Where: East River, New York, NY
When: Oct 4, 2011
Who: 5 aboard, 1 fatality
Why: The Bell 206B JetRanger was en route with five people aboard when it took off to about 25 feet above ground, and spun, then crashed for an unknown reason upside down into the East River. The flight had just taken off from the riverbank launch pad. Two people were injured, one was missing. Four individuals were rescued from the water, including the pilot. While the helicopter was submerged, rescuers searched for the fifth passenger, Sonia Marra Nicholson, but did not find her until it was too late. The chopper had sunk 50 feet into the water. Nicholson had been visiting New York on the occasion of her 40th birthday.
THe passengers who were rescued were Nicholson’s partner Helen Tamaski, her mother Harriet Nicholson and her stepfather Paul Nicholson, all of whom are in stable condition at Bellevue and New York University Hospitals. Paul and Harriet Nicholson live in Portugal but are British citizens. Sonia Marra Nicholson and Helen Tamaski lived in Australia.
The pilot Paul Dudley also survived. The passengers were close personal friends. He manages the Linden, N.J., airport.
Rescuers included police officers who where on hand, running a drill on the East River, and who, still in uniform, jumped in to assist passengers.
NTSB briefing today at 5:00 PM (EDT) on investigation of helicopter accident in New York City
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WASHINGTON – NTSB Board Member Mark Rosekind will brief the news media on the NTSB investigation into yesterday’s East River helicopter accident.
The briefing will be held at 5:00 PM EDT today at the
accident site.
NTSB Press Contact: Terry Williams (on-scene in New York)
202-557-1350
williat@ntsb.gov
Cathay Pacific flight CX-412 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a possible flight control problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 314 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
What: Kingfisher en route from Colombo
Where: Chennai
When: July 19, 2011
Who: 132 passengers, 6 crew
Why: While en route, the plane ran out of gas. The pilot was supposed to circle the airport but that was not possible.
The pilot explained his situation and ATC gave him permission to land although the runway was closed for maintenance work. Mintainers were informed of the landing and cleared the runway.
Pictured: A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS photographed in Tampere Finland
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: Ryanair en route from Tampere to Frankfurt, Germany
Where: Skavstan Airport, Nyköping Sweden
When: Jan 10, 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine problems. The flight diverted to Nyköping Sweden where passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternate plane.