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What: Carpatair Fokker 70 en route from Timisoara to Iasi Romania
Where: Timisoara
When: Jun 13th 2011
Who: 72 passengers, 4 crew
Why: After pressure problems were detected on board, the flight returned to Timisoara where it made a safe landing.
A replacement Fokker was provided, although passengers experienced a delay.
Air Asia X flight D7-207 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia, on July 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Coolangatta, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to divert due to bird strike resulting in engine problems.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 345 passengers and 14 crew members aboard remained safe.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1977 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-4958 made an emergency landing at University Park Airport, Pennsylvania, on December 28th.
The plane heading from Ithaca, New York, to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was diverted after the crew received a fire indication for the tail section of the aircraft.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2373 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 26th.
The plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small airplane made an emergency landing in a field near 26 Road and H road in Grand Junction, Colorado on August 6.
The incident happened just moments after the plane took off from Grand Junction Regional Airport.
The plane landed safely and the pilot, who was the only person onboard, did not report any injuries.
Officials on the scene said the plane’s engine stalled immediately after taking off from the airport. The pilot made a quick decision to land in the open field.
Emergency officials towed away the airplane in one piece.
TAROM Airlines flight RO-717 had to reject take off from Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on October 13th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Iasi, Romania, when the crew reported strong vibrations in the landing gear and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All 34 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
