A North Star Air cargo plane made an emergency landing at Pickle Lake Airport in Ontario, Canada, on March 17th.
The plane was carrying 3 people, including two pilots and a crew member; all of them remained safe.
A company spokesperson said, “North Star Air is fully co-operating with the investigation and will release further information as it becomes available.”
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the incident.
What: Saudi Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 en route from Damascus to Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Where: emergency landing at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah
When: Thursday May 28th 2009-evening
Who: 121 passengers
Why: On approach, the plane experienced a failure in one of its engines. The pilot had to burn off fuel, telling the control tower he was unable to land. After a number of attempts, the MD-90 landed safely.
George’s Point of View
Math question
If an MD-80 flies from Damascus to Madinah carrying 121 passengers with all its engines, loses one and has to circle for thirty minutes after it arrives at its destination, how much fuel was in the plane to begin with?
Eurowings flight EW-8100 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on November 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany, was on final approach to Brussels when the crew noticed an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6650 made an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on January 17th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane heading from Lima, Peru, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty people aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Wideroe De Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Felix Goetting
What: Wideroe de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Sogndal to Forde
Where: Bergen
When: Mar 2nd 2010
Who: 16 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While on route, the pitot heating system failed. The resulting nreliable airspeed indications convinced the crew to divert to Bergen, where they made a safe landing.
Offhand, I think this may be the first that I recall pitot tube issues on a de Havilland Dash 8-100. I wonder if these were thales tubes; and I wonder if airspeed can not be better determined with a more robust methodology. If I were a manufacturer, I would certainly have my engineers thinking about developing alternative technologies to bring to market.
Lufthansa flight LH-1365 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krakow, Poland, on January 11th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Cayman Airways flight KX-793 had to make an emergency landing in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on April 13th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, when the crew declared an emergency due to an electrical odor in the cabin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
