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What: Calm Air International Saab 340B en route from Churchill to Arviat
Where: Churchill
When: Jan 25th 2010
Who: 3 on board
Why: After takeoff, the left engine made a loud noise and overheated. The crew shut down the affected engine, and returned the plane to Churchill where they made a safe landing.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-357 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Kinshasa, Congo, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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What: Iberia Airbus A319-100 en route from Madrid to Vienna
Where: Vienna
When: Feb 15th 2012
Why: On approach to Vienna, the plane was struck by lightning.
Pilots landed the plane safely and handed off to maintenance where it will be inspected. Another plane was called in to handle the return flight.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2848 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Detroit, Michigan, to Saint Louis, Missouri, was diverted after an odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Badr Airlines flight J4-341 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Khartoum, Sudan, on September 24th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane flying from Damazin Airport, Sudan, was on final approach to Khartoum when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1466 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hanover, Germany, on October 15th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
What: single-engine Cessna en route from North Carolina to Long Island NY
Where: Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Long Island NY
When: April 15, 2012, 4 pm
Who: pilot and student
Why: Pilot David J. Jensen and a student were in the single-engine Cessna when it developed engine problems. The pilots made a safe landing on a Heckscher State Park runway normally dedicated to model planes.
The plane was not allowed to take off from that runway, and was dismantled for removal.
The incident is under investigation.
