A Loganair flight made an emergency landing at the Isle of Man Airport, on January 28th.
The plane took off for London City Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 sustained a bird strike on a Manchester—Cardiff—Shannon flight on the Cardiff-Shannon leg.
On taking off from Cardiff, the bird strike occurred. The pilot reported that all systems appeared operational. Pilots continued to Shannon and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
On the ground, the flight did not need to be towed but continued under its own power.
Maintenance did confirm evidence of damage in the jet’s right side engine. The training flight was cancelled and crews worked on the damaged engine.
This is listed as a training flight of a recently delivered jet.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-1049 made an emergency landing in Lulea, Sweden, on September 28th.
The Boeing 737-600 plane heading from Kiruna to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines Flight 1284 had to make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana, on September 14.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Miami to Chicago, was diverted due to an unruly passenger. It is believed that 25-year-old Daniela Velez-Reyes, of Chicago, hit a passenger and a flight attendant.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Daniela was arrested while the plane was cleared to take off again.
What: single engine C172 en route from Gainesville to Destin
Where: U.S. Highway 98
When: Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, 8 pm
Who: Pilot Michael Dustin Phillips
Why: While en route, the engine began running rough. The pilot diverted to Tallahassee, but did not reach the airport. The pilot had to make an emergency landing on the highway due to a “mechanical failure” using car headlights to orient the landing. The plane model is described as “172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla”
Manufacturer: CESSNA
Model: 172A
N-Number: 7595T
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
Serial number: 47195
Mode s Code: 52437221
Airworthiness Date: 1959-12-24
Last Activity Date: 2005-04-18
Year: 1959
Certification: Standard
Issuance date: 2008-09-27
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 060 had to make an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 3.
The Boeing 777 was heading from Toronto, Canada to Riyadh when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to technical failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 301 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
Delta Airline flight DL-73 had to return to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on September 22.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route to Atlanta, Georgia, had to make an emergency landing when the crew had to shut an engine down due to low oil pressure.
The plane returned safely after dumping fuel.
No injuries were reported.
