GoJet flight UA-4540 blew a tire while landing in Austin, Texas, on October 12th.
The plane was coming from Denver, Colorado, when one of the main tires burst during landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The incident resulted in minor damage to engine and flaps.
A cargo plane plowed into a residential area in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 24.
Authorities said the Airbus 310 plane, operated by the cargo company Services Air, overshot the runway due to rainy weather and near-zero visibility before hitting several houses.
At least seven people on the ground were killed in the accident. The plane was carrying four crew members at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The accident is being investigated.
On Allegiant Air 822, everyone aboard the Airbus A320 was leaving Clearwater International anticipating a routine flight and to land at Elmira/Corning Regional Airport. A Brake Control panel light changed all that. Pilots diverted to Baltimore. Passengers assumed the brace position, and survived the landing without further ado. No injuries and no obvious problems occurred, though the control panel alert suggested that brake issues might have been going on.
Passengers arrived at Big Flats, NY, at 3:00 a.m.
Ebola scare prompted an American Airlines flight to make an unscheduled landing at Tulsa International airport, Oklahoma, on October 18.
The flight was on its way from Hartford, Connecticut to Dallas, Texas, when a passenger became sick midair. The plane was then diverted to Tulsa where fire and HAZMAT response teams were put on alert. According to Bennie E. Herring, Tulsa Fire Department battalion chief, “We had a conversation, we believe, between the pilots and the tower, and somewhere in that conversation the word Ebola was said, or Ebola like symptoms.”
The plane landed safely. The emergency crews asked the passengers to wait while they ruled out Ebola and determined that the passenger’s illness was due to complications from a previous surgery.
The flight later resumed its journey.
Thai Lion Air flight SL-539 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Chiang Rai to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Two passengers onboard experienced dizziness, whereas the rest remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-314 over-ran the runway at Henri Coand? International Airport, Romania, on July 25th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Berlin, Germany, had landed safely but over-ran the end of the runway; displaced and damaged the runway end light.
The plane landed minor damage.
All 183 people aboard remained safe.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5360 made an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburgh Airport in South Carolina, on April 19th.
The plane was flying from Washington, D.C. when the crew reported an issue with flaps extension.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
