What: Mercy Flight enroute Buffalo to ECMC from Orleans County Where: A mile from Buffalo Niagara When: Dec 2 2009 Who: Pilot Shawn Hayes, 2 flight crew nurses and a patient Why: After Pilot Shawn Hayes reported “a drop” in one of his engine, he headed for the airport. ATC halted takeoffs for 5 minutes allowing Hayes to land anywhere but he didn’t make it to the airport. With one engine running, the pilot made a safe emergency landing.
Flight nurses transported patient by ambulance.
Hayes is a 23 year former military pilot.
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A United Express flight had to make an emergency landing in Springfield, Missouri, on October 24.
The flight, en-route from Birmingham, Alabama to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after crew reported cabin depressurization problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. The airport spokesperson confirmed that 3 passengers were treated for nose and sinus issues which commonly occur in case of cabin depressurization.
The airline arranged another aircraft which took the passengers to their destination.
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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Las Vegas Where: Amarillo When: March 27 2012 Who: 1 medical emergency, 135 passengers, six crew Why: While en route, the pilot of the JetBlue Airbus suffered a panic attack. He was locked out of the cockpit and restrained, and another JetBlue pilot who was aboard assisted the first officer in the cockpit as they diverted to Amarillo and made a safe landing.
The pilot had walked to the back of the plane, and when he returned to the cockpit and found he was locked out, he began yelling “Let me in” and raving about a bomb.
After landing in Amarillo, the captain was taken off the plane into an ambulance that sat on the tarmac for thirty minutes before he was taken to an Amarillo hospital.
Jet Blue’s Official Statement
“Flight 191 departed New York’s JFK airport at 7:28 am ET (was scheduled to depart 6:55 am ET). At roughly 10 am CT/11 am ET, the pilot in command elected to divert to Amarillo, TX for a medical situation involving the Captain. Another Captain, traveling off duty, entered the flight deck prior to landing at Amarillo, and took over the duties of the ill crewmember once on the ground. The aircraft arrived Amarillo at 10:11 am CT, and the crewmember was removed from the aircraft and taken to a local medical facility.
Customers remain on board at this time. JetBlue is working with local authorities and airport officials for the safe deplaning of the aircraft and will send a new aircraft to continue the flight to LAS.”
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Hungarian Malev Airlines Q400 Bombardier Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Adam Samu What: Hungarian Malev Airlines Q400 Bombardier en route from Varna to Budapest Where: Bulgarian coastal town of Varna When: 5:25 am on May 12 Who: 30 passengers Why: The plane experienced an undisclosed technical problem and turned back almost as soon as it was in the air. The plane that turned back is the same as the Colgan Air plane that crashed in Buffalo NY. This plane, however, was not flying with ice on its wings.
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All four people aboard a single-engine Beech/Raytheon G36 Bonanza were killed after it crashed near Whiskey Creek Airport outside of Silver City, New Mexico.
The accident happened about a mile northeast of the Whiskey Creek Airport, when the plane was making a landing attempt. According to FAA officials, the plane went down and then burst into flames just before 4 p.m. on May 23.
The fire sparked after the crash prompted the police to evacuate an adjacent trailer park as a precaution.
The identities of the deceased are not known at the moment.
The cause of accident is under investigation.
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Cargolux flight CV-7303 made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on January 16th.
Air France flight AF-474 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on September 18th.