Jetstar Airways flight JQ-8 had to return and make an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore, on May 13th.
The Boeing 787-800 flying to Melbourne, Australia, had to return due to flaps asymmetry.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Southwest Airlines flight 1479 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on June 7th.
The plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: United Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Washington to Los Angeles,CA
Where: Kansas
When: Jul 20th 2010
Who: 255 passengers and 10 crew
Why: While en route over Kansas, the flight encountered severe turbulence which caused a number of injuries. The flight diverted to Denver Colorado where they made a safe landing and were met by emergency services. 21 passengers and 4 crew were hospitalized with one head injury, one broken leg plus assorted less serious injuries. The interior of the plane incurred minor damage.
A replacement flight was provided within four hours.
A chartered plane, carrying Mississippi State men’s basketball team, made an emergency landing in St. Louis, Missouri, on the night of February 14.
The incident happened when the team was returning to Starkville after defeating the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.
According to Mississippi State sports information director Gregg Ellis, the plane had to land in emergency after its right engine failed.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was harmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-72 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil, on March 9.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Lisbon, Portugal, had to return after facing issue with one of its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A 2006 Robinson R22 Beta helicopter made a crash-landing near West Riviera Drive and West Alhambra Avenue in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, on January 27.
The incident happened after the helicopter, carrying two people, lost power while returning to the Republic Airport. According to Frank Delia, of the Academy of Aviation, “It was a standard training flight…They were coming from the south practice area, which is off the south shore of Long Island, on their way back to Republic Airport after a successful training flight.”
Both people aboard the aircraft, including the pilot Joseph Lombardo, 26, and his student Ming Chen, 26, remained uninjured.
A Cessna 206 had to make an emergency landing on Highway 29 in Wellford, South Carolina, on March 26.
The plane, carrying members of a professional skydiving team ‘ Team Fastrax’, was heading to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greer, for refueling. However, its engine failed before it could make it to the airport.
The plane made a safe emergency landing and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
According to Pilot Hollis Collins, they were going to perform at Cooper River Bridge Run.
The plane was able to take off from the highway on March 27.
