What: United Boeing 737-900 en route from Dallas to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Who: 151 aboard
Why: The Boeing was on approach when it suffered a bird strike in the nose cone. The bird strike did not affect the engine or landing gear.
No one was injured. The birds remains are being identified by an ornithologist.
The NTSB is investigating.
Jet Airways flight S2 4121 made an emergency landing at Raipur airport in Chhattisgarh, India, on April 8.
The Mumbai-Raipur-Bhopal-Mumbai plane was forced to land in emergency after the pilot reported a snag due to flat nose tire.
The plane landed safely and was immediately grounded. All 160 passengers remained unhurt.
The next flight to Bhopal was cancelled.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-3565 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Nevada, on February 22nd.
The plane heading from Palm Springs, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Eurowings flight EW-6812 had to divert for an emergency landing in Luxembourg on May 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Palma, Spain, to Dortmund, Germany, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed safely. All 117 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a grassy area near U.S. 380 in Denton, Texas, on January 22.
The Piper Navajo plane took off from Denton Enterprise Airport for a routine maintenance flight but was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The aircraft came to rest on its belly near some electrical transmission towers.
The pilot, identified as David Kinney of Aubrey, suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Air France flight AF-604 made an emergency landing in Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, on November 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane departed for Fort de France, Martinique, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Vintage DC3 “Rosinenbomber”
Where: Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport
When: June 19, 2010
Who: 3 crew, 25 tourists, 7 injuries
Why: After the left engine failed, the DC3 made an emergency landing at Schoenefeld airport in Berlin. The flight made a safe landing. The plane was part of a 1948-49 fleet that carried supplies during the Berlin Airlift, and is now used to shuttle tourists.
On landing, the right wing and engine separated resulting in a small fire.