A single-engine Cessna made an emergency landing near Key West International Airport in Monroe County, Florida, at around 10:20 a.m. on January 3.
Authorities said that the plane, en-route from Naples to Key West airport, ended up in around 3 feet of water in salt ponds after the pilot reported engine failure.
There were 6 people on board at the time of incident; all of them remained unharmed.
Arik Air flight W3-662 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Jos, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing on the runway in Indonesia
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Contact photographer Peter de Jong
What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Tanjungpinang airport on Bintan island to the capital, Jakarta.
Where: unscheduled landing at the nearest airstrip
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Who: 116 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Eight minutes after takeoff, the left hand engine failed with a loud bang. The whole flight took about 27 minutes.
American Airlines flight AA-1897 made an emergency landing in El Paso, Texas, on June 3rd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it sustained damage to the windscreen and nose cone due to a severe hail storm.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty passengers and five crew members remained uninjured.
American Airlines flight AA-134 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on September 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in Broomfield, Colorado, on November 2nd.
Authorities said the small Mustang II experimental, home-built plane went down in an open area in Anthem Ranch.
Two people were killed in the crash.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
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Contact photographer Roger Cannegieter
What: AeroSur Boeing 727-200 en route from Santa Cruz to Miami,FL
Where: Cochabamba Bolivia
When: Feb 16th 2010
Who: 87 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed electrical problems and had to put down in Cochabamba. After overnighting in hotels, passengers will be flown back to Santa Cruz, and then on to Miami. No details have been released about the plane, as far as we know.
