What: homemade single-engine plane attempting to land at Marshalltown airport
Where: Iowa field
When: Wednesday 7 p.m.
Who: 74-year-old Vernon Knott and passenger 77-year-old Clara Erickson from from Rhode Island
Why: The plane crash-landed in the field. Pilot and passenger survived.
Air Canada flight AC-8788 made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on December 3rd.
The plane heading from Montreal to Saint John, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-582 made an emergency landing in Izmir, Turkey, on June 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the aft lavatory and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Alliance Air flight AI-836 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on April 9th.
The plane flying from Pathankot, India, was descending toward Delhi when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All forty-two passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-917 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Salzburg, Austria, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. There were 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-101 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on September 26th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew reported an engine fire.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Piper PA-24 Comanche en route to Santa Barbara Airport
Where: southbound side of U.S. Highway 101 NE of Santa Barbara
When: Sunday 10:30 a.m
Who: pilot Kris Sean Michel and wife
Why: When the plane ran out of fuel, the pilot landed on US. Highway 101. Although several cars (Chevrolet Suburban Honda Accord driven by Sanjay Mitter, Volkswagen driven by Marlene Tutogi) struck or were struck by the plane and nine people were involved, no one was killed.
