EasyJet flight U2-8650 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ibiza, Spain, on September 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: ACT Airlines Airbus A300B4-200 en route from Bahrain to Bagram
Where: Afghanistan
When: Mar 1 2010
Who: 5 crew
Why: On landing, the left main gear collapsed, and the plane landed on its left wing, rear fuselage and right main gear. It remains to be seen if it was a high speed landing, or a collapse due to hydraulic failure. Substantial damage was incurred, but fortunately there were no injuries reported.
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Contact photographer Manuel Mueller
What: Sun Express Boeing 737-800 en route from Frankfurt to Izmir
Where: Belgrade
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: 117 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure.
After landing, a female passenger was taken to Belgrade Emergency Center
Air Transat flight TS-183 had to return and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Scotland, on September 16th.
The Airbus A310-300 headed for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was climbing out of Glasgow when the crew reported a sensor problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
An American Eagle jet, en-route from Midland to Dallas-Fort Worth, had to make an unscheduled in Abilene, Texas, on October 14.
According to airline spokesperson Matt Miller, the pilots declared emergency after a warning light indicated a braking system malfunction.
The Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft, landed uneventfully at Abilene Regional Airport and none of the 52 passengers and 4 crew members was hurt.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
Pictured: A SpiceJet Boeing 737-8GJ at Chennai
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Contact photographer Nisarg Vyas
What: SpiceJet Boeing 737 en route from Coimbatore to Chennai
Where: Chennai
When: Dec 20, 2009, 11.25am
Who: 121 passengers
Why: While en route (near final approach), one engine developed problems, overheated and was shut down. The flight was declared an emergency and landed safely at its destination. Apparently a generator failed, and that lead to the engine overheating, but hydraulics were not affected.
An article attributes the emergency to landing gear not operating. However, this may be referring to a separate incident, as the date and time and vehicle registration on both events is not clear. (yet)
SATA Air Acores flight SP-479 made an emergency landing in Lajes, Portugal, on October 21st.
The plane flying from Pico Island, Portugal, was descending toward Lajes when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All twenty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
