LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-3067 had to make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Recife, Brazil, was descending toward Brasilia when the crew declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Small plane en route from Franklin County State Airport in Highgate
Where: emergency landing on Interstate 89 near the town of Swanton Vermont
When: Friday afternoon 12:50 p.m. in the southbound land at about mile marker 125.
Who: Pilot Daniel Marcotte, 34, of Bakersfield was the only one aboard. He was not injured.
Why: The plane developed engine trouble.
A Dubai Bound Air India Flight Diverts to Mumbai on Suspicion of Damaged Tire
An Air India Express Flight flying from Lucknow to Dubai made a safe emergency landing in Mumbai on its third attempt.
Flight IX 193 took off at 2.05 pm on March 8, 2014, from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow. Small rubber particles were detected on the runway after take-off led to suspicions that one or more tires could be damaged.
The plane was then diverted to Mumbai for an emergency landing, where the pilot asked ATC to check if the tires were satisfactory for safe landing. According to reports, the pilot brought the plane 100 feet above the runway, twice unsuccessfully. ATC successfully viewed the tires on the third flyby, after which the plane landed safely.
Arik Air flight W3-304 made an emergency landing in Accra, Ghana, on March 6th.
The plane was flying from Lagos, Nigeria, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All eighty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Etihad Airbus A320-200 en route from Abu Dhabi to Moscow
Where: Rostov-on-Don
When: May 16th 2012
Why: While en route, the plane lost cabin pressure.
Pilots returned to Rostov on Don where they made a safe landing.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Lovett Road and McCoy Church Road in Burke County, Georgia, on February 6.
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the pilot had to make a hard landing after his plane lost power. He was taking photographs over Burke County at the time.
The plane landed safely and the pilot remained uninjured.
The pilot said he is an aerial photographer and has more than 4000 flight hours.
Ryanair FR8321 had to make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, early on March 19.
The plane was en-route from London Stansted to Valencia, Spain, when a fire extinguisher went off in the cockpit, forcing the pilots to use oxygen masks. The pilots then reported the situation and requested an emergency landing at Barcelona Airport.
The plane landed uneventfully. Passengers remained seated while an engineer replaced the faulty fire extinguisher.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.