A small plane made an emergency landing on the Muriwai Golf Course near Auckland, New Zealand, before 5:25 p.m. on August 18.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after his light plane ran out of fuel. Fire Service spokesman Michael Upton explained, “We got calls from residents who heard the plane spluttering away, or its engine failing, and saw the aircraft go down on the golf course.”
The plane landed uneventfully and no one on-board was hurt.
United Airlines flight UA-53 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 767-400 plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to cabin pressurization issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Express Flight 3888 had to return and make an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on October 23rd.
The plane took off for Birmingham, Alabama, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Two tires of an Air India plane burst during landing at Srinagar International Airport in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on June 30th.
The incident happened when the flight AI 3821 was transporting security personnel from Jammu.
There were 133 security personnel and crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Compass Airlines flight DL-5749 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on December 10.
The Embraer ERJ-175, heading to San Diego, California, had to return due to a hissing noise coming from one of its doors.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
Finnair flight AY-617 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Ivalo, Finland, but had to turn back after the first officer fell ill.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-six passengers aboard remained unharmed.
An Iranian jet en-route from the northeastern city of Mashhad to Southeastern City of Zahedan, made an emergency landing at Zahedan airport on May 10, due to landing gear malfunction.
The Fokker 100 plane was carrying 135 passengers at the time of incident, nine of whom suffered minor injuries.
Reza Arbabi, a spokesperson of the governor-general office of Sistan and Baluchestan province, said that one of the landing gears of the plane failed to deploy when it was about to land on the runway in Zahedan. He praised the captain for his timely reaction and skillfully handling the emergency landing.