A Police helicopter made an emergency landing near Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, on September 15.
According to Miami-Dade Police Department, the pilot requested an emergency landing after he noticed some mechanical issues in the aircraft.
The helicopter landed safely.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unhurt.
British Airways flight BA-438 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a nose gear steering issue and went around.
The plane subsequently landed uneventfully and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Qatar Airways flight QR-240 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to return shortly afterwards after its engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed into a home in San Jose, California, on November 19th.
The Cessna 172 crashed shortly after taking off from Reid–Hillview Airport.
There were three people aboard the plane; all of them were injured and were taken to a hospital.
No one in the house was injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
KLM flight KL-809 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phuket, Thailand, on May 9th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after a passenger’s cell phone overheated.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1534 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Tennessee, on June 23rd.
The plane heading from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH-500 had to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on the morning of October 23.
The Boeing 787-800 flying from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Washington DC, had to divert due to an engine problem. The crew decided to shut down an engine mid-air.
The plane landed safely after dumping thousands of litres of fuel.
No injuries were reported.
