What: Kingfisher en route from Colombo
Where: Chennai
When: July 19, 2011
Who: 132 passengers, 6 crew
Why: While en route, the plane ran out of gas. The pilot was supposed to circle the airport but that was not possible.
The pilot explained his situation and ATC gave him permission to land although the runway was closed for maintenance work. Mintainers were informed of the landing and cleared the runway.
Germanwings flight 4U-526 had to return to Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on July 23.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Barcelona, Spain, from Cologne, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 164 passengers remained unhurt.
Passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
A single engine plane made a safe emergency landing on 23 Freeway, near Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark area, California, at around 4:37 P.M. on January 11.
The pilot had to land the fixed-wing plane in emergency due to problems with its engine.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-2510 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on May 18th.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Bodrum, Turkey, had to return shortly after the crew reported hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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What: Iberia Airbus A319-100 en route from Madrid Spain to Frankfurt Germany
Where: Madrid
When: Jun 9th 2011
Who: 110 passengers
Why: After takeoff, one of the passengers undressed, and attacked the flight attendant who inquired about his naked condition. The pilot returned to Madrid. The plane was met at the gate by officials in Madrid, although no charges were filed.
American Airlines flight AA-1871 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to return when its right engine showed overtemp and the crew had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely.
All 197 people aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-878 overran the end of the runway during landing at Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport, Wisconsin, on February 23rd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane, flying from Madison, Wisconsin, was originally scheduled for Minneapolis, Minnesota. However, the pilots decided to divert to Green Bay due to bad weather in Minneapolis.
The plane came to stop about 250 feet off the runway.
All one hundred eighty passengers and seven crew members remained uninjured.
