Pegasus Airlines flight PC-1135 made an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on October 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Paris Orly Airport, France, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Inter-Iles Air Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia en route from Moroni, Comoros to Anjouan
Where: Indian Ocean
When: Nov 27, 2012
Who: 29 aboard-25 passengers, 4 crew
Why: According to passengers accounts, the plane took off and was leaking. Another reports that an engine failed. The pilot intended to return to the airport but instead managed to ditch safely in the Ocean within five minutes of take-off. Both pilot and copilot had over 5000 hours of flight experience.
The pilot suffered head trauma but no one else was reported as injured.
The leaking plane had passed DGAC inspection one week before the accident.
The rescue/recovery of the crew and passengers was performed by local fishermen.
Ryanair flight FR-3445 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, UK, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Palma, Mallorca, Spain, was mid-air after departure when a bird impacted the aircraft, prompting the crew to stop the climb and return.
The plane’s right hand engine was affected by the bird strike.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-121 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 11th.
The Airbus A321-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: United Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from London Heathrow to Chicago O’hare
Where: Keflavik, Iceland
When: 2:51 p.m. CDT Monday
Who: 200 passengers (178 passengers reported also )
Why: Just over three hours after takeoff, the flight landed at Keflavic, diverting because of smoke in the cockpit. There were no injuries; and passengers safely debarked onto the taxiway.
George’s Point of View
Online, the wife of a passenger aboard this flight said the following:
There was an electrical problem in the cockpit. You could smell it.The stewards took us through the emergency landing procedure. I was sitting in the exit row, so the steward went over it with me again. I knew it was serious when I saw the steward take out his passport and wallet from the overhead and put it on him. I got mine out and did the same. (So our bodies would be ID’d if we crashed.) We were flying at altitude and then we slowly descended to about 500 feet above the water. We didn’t hear anything from the pilot during this whole time. But you could see Iceland ahead. When we landed I gave a thumb’s up to a flight attendant. She smiled and said, everything’s fine, as if it we were never in danger. But then I saw her close her eyes and silently say a prayer. We exited the plane to ambulances and emergency equipment.
I called United customer service to ask about them getting me on another flight out of there. They said “we don’t fly to Iceland.”
I said, now you do!This is attributed to the husband of Julia McEvoy.
Condor flight DE-1686 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was en-route from Hamburg, Germany, to Heraklion, Greece, when the crew decided to divert due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Flydubai flight FZ-751 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Sabiha Gokçen International Airport when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
