Ryanair flight FR-5464 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Brussels, Belgium, on February 27.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Madrid, Spain, to Brussels, Belgium, was on approach to Charleroi Airport when the crew detected asymmetry in the flaps, deciding to divert to Brussels Airport.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members aboard remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on October 25th.
The pilot of the twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 plane declared an emergency after it hit a deer on take-off from the Wings Field Airport, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, resulting in damage to the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 4 people aboard remained unhurt.
What: US Airways 737 Flight 1801 en route from Charlotte
Where: Palm Beach International Airport
When: Wednesday night
Why: After reporting landing gear problems; the flight landed safely at about 12:45 a.m.
Delta Airlines flight DL-745 had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, in Detroit, Michigan, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with one of the redundant power systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 244 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A small plane crashed in a wooded area in Gaines, Orleans County, New York, on August 23rd.
The plane had just taken off from Gaines Valley Aviation Airport when it experienced a mechanical problem and went down.
The pilot, Earl Luce Jr., 64, of Brockport, was the only one aboard. He remained uninjured.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-323 made a safe emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore, On June 18.
The Airbus A350-900, en-route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was about to land when the crew requested authorities to keep a tow ready advising they would not be able to vacate the runway in time.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing on US Highway 301 in Manatee County, Florida, on the morning of September 11.
Authorities said the pilot was attempting to land at Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport but could not make it. According to airport spokesperson Lionel Guilbert, “He descended. He said his engine started sputtering and at about 900 feet. The engine just quit altogether.”
The plane landed without incident. The pilot, identified as flight instructor Thomas Frick, remained unhurt.
The FAA is investigating.