FedEx flight FX-3022 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, on May 3rd.
The freight plane, heading from Oakland, California, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unhurt.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-301 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 28th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Dublin when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A homebuilt Aussie Ultralight. The one involved in this crash is no doubt a completely different type.
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Contact photographer Phil Vabre
What: 250 lb single-engine true Ultralight aircraft
Where: Desoto County soybean field near the intersection of Stateline and Center Hill Roads.
When: 10/2/09
Who: 52 year-old Louis Bassie of Byhalia Mississippi
Why: As he was coming in for a landing, Bassie’s plane took a nose-dive, spiraled out-of-control and crashed. Bassie had a pilot’s license, worked as a crop-duster, and had served in the military, but it does not take a license to fly a home built kit plane.
Federal authorities will not be investigating the crash of an unlicensed plane.
Loong Air flight GJ-8823 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Zhejiang, China, on February 26th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Bijie Feixiong Airport, Guizhou, China, had to return after a mouse was spotted aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight 1471A had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 17.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia but had to return shortly afterwards, due to mechanical issues.
The plane, carrying over 200 people, landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for passengers.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-3667 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on May 9th.
The plane, heading from Brussels, Belgium, to Toulouse, France, had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A small plane crashed in Eustis, Florida, on February 25th.
Witnesses reported that the plane was hopping up and down on the runway before it went down at 19803 Eustis Airport Road.
The 47-year-old pilot was killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.