On Feb 8, 2013, an Overland Airways ATR-72 flight OJ1175 from Abuja to Ibadan, Nigeria, suffered engine issues with smoke pouring from one engine. Passengers saw the smoke which started a panic, and they evacuated through the emergency exit.
There were no injuries reported.
The passengers remained in Abuja awaiting a replacement plane.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is investigating.
This picture displays why the passengers were panicked. Words alone don’t do it justice, do they?
A celebrated aviation expert and attorney, Albert M. Orgain IV, was killed after his single-engine Cessna 182 went down in a field, around 5 miles southwest of the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport in North Carolina, on June 27.
The aircraft took off from Sabot Airport, located west of Richmond, Virginia, and was destined for the Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport. According to the FAA, the plane crashed after the pilot reported engine trouble at about 10 a.m. and diverted the plane to the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport.
The plane was registered to Albert M. Orgain IV, who was an aviation expert, a Richmond-area attorney and a member of Sands Anderson law firm. Sands Anderson law firm confirmed that Orgain was flying the plane at the time of accident.
The FAA and NTSB is investigating the cause of crash.
EasyJet flight EZY5455 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, on April 11.
The plane was heading from London Gatwick Airport to Paphos, Cyprus, when the pilot reported smoky odor in the cockpit and declared emergency.
The Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing in Cologne. All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-116 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas Love Field, Texas, on June 16th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Albuquerque, New Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-2911 had to make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 10th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane heading from Bacau, Romania, to Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Juneyao Airlines flight HO-1634 made an emergency landing in Guangzhou, China, on November 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sanya to Nanjing, China, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Danu /Avanti Air Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Skien to Bergen Norway
Where: Bergen
When: Nov 5th 2009
Who: 16 people on board
Why: On approach to Flesland Airport, the crew got an unsafe gear indication. Landing was aborted, until the problem was determined to be an indicator issue; at which time, the final pass was made, when it landed safely.
