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Horizon Air flight QX-327 had to return and make an emergency landing in Spokane, Washington, on September 19th.The plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 73 people aboard remained safe.
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Denver to Toronto Returns after “pop” and smoke
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Contact photographer Je89 W.What: United Airlines/Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Denver,CO to Toronto
Where: Denver
When: Nov 23rd 2011
Who: 68 passenger
Why: While climbing out of Denver, passengers and crew smelled smoke in the cabin.A newscast said that passengers heard a “pop” before the pilots turned around and returned to the Denver airport.
They made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked on the runway and were provided an alternative flight.
- Emergency | U.S. Airways | USA
Dog Poop Prompts Emergency Landing in Kansas City
A US Airways flight, on its way from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, due to dog poop.The Flight 598 was midair when a large dog pooped in the plane’s aisle, atleast twice, making those sitting nearby physically ill.
The flight crew did their best to clean up the aisle. Some passengers reported that the crew ran out of paper towels after they cleaned the mess for the first time. But the dog went again and the flight crew then did not have anything left to clean up the area.
The stink started making the nearby passengers to vomit and dry heave, after which the plane was diverted to the Kansas City, where it made an uneventful emergency landing on May 28.
A cleaning crew cleaned up the mess afterwards and the plane continued its journey to Philadelphia.
- back to base | bird strike | Boeing | Emergency | Southwest | USA
Bird-Hit Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Memphis
Southwest Airlines flight WN-486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 4th.The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
- Diversion | Emergency | Landing Gear | Learjet | USA
Missouri Emergency Landing
A Learjet diverted to Saint Louis Missouri and made a safe landing after the pilot experienced problems with the landing gear. The plane was coming from Wooster Ohio.The pilot was forced to circle Cahokia airport after experiencing trouble with the landing gear, planning to land at Parks Airport in Cahokia but eventually landing in Lambert.
The pilot performed a flyby for the tower to inspect the landing gear, and subsequently burned off fuel, and landed without landing gear.
None of the eight people aboard reported injury. Emergency services were on standby, and passengers exited the plane normally, and were carried via shuttle bus to the gate.