What: ultralight
Where: 1500 block of Franklin Avenue, Ellenton,, Manatee County Fla
When: 4:55 p.m.
Who: pilot Kurt Pfister, 46, and passenger as Katie Kuss were not injured
Why: The ultralight’s engine quit, and the plane made an emergency landing in the field. I the course of landing, the wheels struck power lines which took out electricity to ten homes; but the craft landed safely without injury to pilot or passenger
Pictured: A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS photographed in Tampere Finland
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Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: Ryanair en route from Tampere to Frankfurt, Germany
Where: Skavstan Airport, Nyköping Sweden
When: Jan 10, 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine problems. The flight diverted to Nyköping Sweden where passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternate plane.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-1 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on February 15.
The Boeing 737-800, heading from Washington, D.C, to Seattle, was diverted mid-air after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All people on board remained unhurt.
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Contact photographer Carl Hendriks
What: Merpati Airlines Fokker 100 en route from Ujung to Kupang Indonesia
Where: Kupang’s El Tari airport
When: 3 DECEMBER 2009 10:15 p.m.
Who: 88 passengers including 5 infants and 6 crew
Why: After developing a technical problem with a landing gear, the plane aborted its approach and maintained a holding pattern as it attempted to extend the main gear. The plane made six passes before finally making a safe landing at El Tari airport.
Jetstar flight JQ-506 had to return and make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to return due to a problem with one of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
KLM flight KL-1705 had to return after taking off from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was heading to Madrid, Spain, when the crew reported a stuck altimeter and decided to turn back.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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Contact photographer Markus Altmann
What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Lisbon to Luanda
Where: Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010
Why: En route over the airport, the crew received a fuel filter error message, and returned to Lisbon to make a safe landing. The flight circled for an hour and dumped fuel; and was back in the air on Tuesday.
