Croatia Airlines flight OU-4456 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on February 22nd.
The plane flying from Zagreb, Croatia, was on final approach to Brussels when the crew received an unsafe nose gear indication and went around to work the checklists.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Finnair flight AY-144 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on July 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Bangkok, Thailand, was descending toward Helsinki when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1871 had to return for an emergency landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Expressjet flight EV-4296 made an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, on June 20th.
The plane, flying from Houston, Texas, declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
What: Mitsubishi MU-2 twin engine prop plane
Where: Millington TN Airport
When: 12/09 11:00 AM
Who: One person injured was transported to the MED.
Why: The plane lost a wing during the emergency landing, and spilled fuel on the ground. The pilot did not believe he could make it to the airport; after landing on the runway, the plane crashed thru a chain link fence. One of the engines was malfunctioning.
Croatia Airlines flight OU-410 had to return for an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on September 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a fault in left hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: Iberia Airbus A340-600 en route from Madrid, to Santiago
Where: Las Palmas
When: Feb 5th 2010
Why: While en route, it was discovered that the windshield was cracked.
The flight diverted to Las Palmas where it made a safe landing. After the windshield was replaced, the flight departed about 20 hours later