Delta Airlines flight DL-2362 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 24th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane, heading from Los Angeles, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a problem with landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 158 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Fort Myers, Florida, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely.
Pictured: A JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR over Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport
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Contact photographer Klaus Ecker
What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Westchester County, NY to West Palm Beach,FL
Where: West Palm Beach
When: Dec 26th 2009 (just before midnight)
Who: 95 people
Why: Prior to landing, the pilot realized that the plane had lost nosewheel steering. After landing, he came to a full stop on the runway, and the plane was towed to the gate.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-619 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Fresno Police helicopter
When: 9:00 PM Sunday night.
Where: just off a runway at Fresno’s Chandler Airport. When:
Why: The copter was following a hit and run suspect when the oil light on the instrument panel came on. No injuries.
Braathens Regional Airways flight TF-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 7th.
The Stockholm-bound plane was accelerating and retracting the flaps when the crew decided to turn back due to unusual vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All 50 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in eastern Idaho near the Wyoming border, on January 4th.
Authorities said the vintage Yak 52 Russian trainer aircraft went down about 2 miles north of the Alpine Airport, Wyoming.
There were two people aboard, including Reade Genzlinger, 61, of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and MacKenzie Ruston, 17, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Both of them were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
