Martinair flight MP-6741 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 3rd.
The MD-11 Freighter, heading towards Miami, Florida, had to dump fuel and return after ingesting a colony of seagulls.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained unhurt.
Skymark Airlines flight BC-951 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on September 26th.
The plane took off for Okinawa, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported issues with cabin pressurisation.
The plane landed safely. All 168 people aboard remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight 295 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on December 23.
According to the airline, the plane, heading from Miami, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a “mechanical issue.”
The plane landed uneventfully. All 186 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
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.
United Airlines flight UA-466 encountered turbulence in Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was descending toward Denver when it encountered turbulence that injured two crew members.
The plane landed safely.
An Air France flight had to make an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya, on December 20.
According to the Police Spokesman Charles Owino, “It requested an emergency landing when a device suspected to be an explosive was discovered in the lavatory.” The plane was heading from Mauritius to Paris at the time.
The plane landed safely. All 459 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
Owino confirmed that an investigation has been launched to “determine if the device had explosives.”
What: Air India Flight AI 614 en route from Ahmedabad to Mumbai
Where: Mumbai
When: Mar 13, 2012
Who: 100 passengers
Why: The Air India pilot believed he had a bird strike on landing and was attempting to abort the landing and perform a flyby, but the tail of the plane scraped the tarmac, and sent up a shower of sparks. Passengers aboard the plane were jerked about and frightened, but no serious injuries occurred.
The pilot has been taken off rotation as the incident is under investigation by the DGCA.
