KLM flight KL-1374 made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 25th.
The Boeing 737-700 heading from Bucharest, Romania, was on approach to Amsterdam’s runway when the crew reported a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1986 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 27th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
What: single-engine Cessna en route from North Carolina to Long Island NY
Where: Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Long Island NY
When: April 15, 2012, 4 pm
Who: pilot and student
Why: Pilot David J. Jensen and a student were in the single-engine Cessna when it developed engine problems. The pilots made a safe landing on a Heckscher State Park runway normally dedicated to model planes.
The plane was not allowed to take off from that runway, and was dismantled for removal.
The incident is under investigation.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-866 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on January 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Los Angeles, California, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted after the crew noticed a foul odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 94 people aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Frontier Airlines-Lynx Airlines De Havilland Dash flying out of Denver
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Contact Photographer John E. Jauchler
What: Lynx Aviation de Havilland Dash 8-400 (Frontier Airlines) flight en route from Fargo to Denver
Where: Fargo Hector International Airport
When: Aug 16th 2009
Who: 74 passengers 5 crew
Why: After a bird strike on take-off, the Frontier Airlines plane was cleared to return to the Fargo airport and repaired; but on the subsequent flight, the plane’s landing gear doors did not close after the gears were retracted on the initial climb, sending it back to maintenance.
A Sudanese transport aircraft had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Al-Baha Domestic Airport, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, on August 25th.
The Sudan bound Antonov 12 was mid air when it had to be diverted due to a technical problem in one of its engines.
One of the plane’s tyres burst during the landing.
All 10 people onboard remained unharmed.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2515/NW-2515 from Oklahoma City,OK to Detroit,MI
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes later)
Who: 26 passengers on board
Why: When cabin pressure problems were indicated (possibly originating with the seal around the aircraft’s windshield) the plane had to proceed with an emergency landing at the Indianapolis airport, where the plane taxied to the gate and were able to disembark normally.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2544/NW-2544 from Detroit,MI to St. Louis,MO
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes earlier)
Who: 18 passengers on board
Why: Flight diverted when the window developed a crack
