What: 1930 Fleet # 2
Where: Crash-landed in a field just east of Pheasant Run private airport east of 5782 Trask Road. Pilot was intending to perform a demonstration fly-by over a Pheasant Run private airport
When: 6:30 pm Sept 17
Who: Pilot, Michael Toman, 46 years old, was not injured.
Why: After the plane took off, the propeller fell off and hit the runway; the plane then lost altitude as the pilot tried to find a safe place to land. The crash is under investigation.
Nordstar flight Y7-404 had to return and make an emergency landing in Norilsk, Russia, on January 17th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Russia, but had to turn back due to a burning odor on board which was followed by a smoke alarm.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and eight crew members remained safe.
JetBlue flight B6-1204 had to return and make an emergency landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on February 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Tom.Alfano
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 en route from San Francisco to New York
Where: Chicago
When: Apr 29 2010
Who: 3 flight attendants
Why: While en route to NY, the flight encountered turbulence. Several flight attendants received bumps and bruises from the encounter. The flight diverted to Chicago, landing there half an hour after the incident, and remained In Chicago for an hour and a half prior to taking off again for New York.
Yamal Airlines flight YC-145 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tyumen, Ural Federal District, Russia, on March 9.
The Boeing 737-400, heading from Tyumen to Novy Urengoy, Russia, had to return shortly afterwards after one of its main wheels was reported missing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 155 people aboard remained unhurt.
The incident is under investigation.
A Zero Gravity Corporation flight had to make an emergency landing at Vero Beach municipal airport, Indian River County, Florida, at around 5 P.M. on October 22.
The Boeing 727, with 3 people aboard, had to land in emergency due to a possible engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer A. Kwanten
What: United/Colgan de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Little Rock,AR to Houston
Where: Houston
When: Apr 7th 2012
Who: 31 passengers, 4 crew
Why: While on approach to Houston, the gear did not come down. The crew performed a fly by, and ATC confirmed that the main gear were down but not the front (nose) landing gear.
The pilots made a second approach which concluded landing on the main gear. The pilots kept the nose up as long as possible.
