Kulula flight MN-111 encountered severe turbulence near Cape Town, South Africa, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Johannesburg, South Africa, was on approach to Cape Town International Airport when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Med-View Airlines flight VL-2100 had to return and make an emergency landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, on November 5.
The Boeing 737-400, flying to Abuja, Nigeria, had to return due to problems with its air conditioning system.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
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What: Elal Boeing 737-800 en route from Tel Aviv Israel to Zurich Switzerland was on approach to Zurich
Where: near Zurich
When: Oct 31st 2011
Why: On approach to Zurich, the right hand engine developed problems. The crew idled the engine, and went on to make a safe landing in Zurich.
Delta Airlines flight DL-685 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Port au Prince, Haiti, was diverted after a hail strike cracked the windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty-two people aboard remained safe.
Air Astana flight KC-151 had to return and make an emergency landing in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 16th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of the cabin air conditioning system.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a grassy area near U.S. 380 in Denton, Texas, on January 22.
The Piper Navajo plane took off from Denton Enterprise Airport for a routine maintenance flight but was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The aircraft came to rest on its belly near some electrical transmission towers.
The pilot, identified as David Kinney of Aubrey, suffered minor injuries in the incident.
KLM flight KL835 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda Airport in Bucharest, Romania, on January 3rd.
The plane, heading from Amsterdam to Singapore, was diverted after a child on-board suffered a cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. The child and his mother were immediately taken to hospital.
The plane continued its journey after a short delay.
