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Contact photographer Jussi Seppala
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLJ performing flight FR-9052 from Alicante Spain to Brussels Belgium
Where: Brussels
When: Jan 18th 2011
Why: On approach to landing in Charleroi, the plane developed engine vibrations.
The flight made a safe landing. No report has been released regarding the cause of the engine vibration.
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Contact photographer Paul Nichols
What: American Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from New York to Sao Paulo
Where: New York
When: Feb 21st 2010
Why: Twenty minutes into the flight, the plane began to smell of smoke. The flight returned to JFK and made a safe landing.
Pictured: A record breaking Museum Archived Piper PA-24-260 Comanche B housed in the UK
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Contact photographer Martin Pole
What: single-engine PA-24 Comanche en route from St Johns to Aguila
Where: Horsethief Basin area, Yavapai County AZ
When: Oct 4 2009
Who: Ralph Smith, 74, and his wife Francis Smith, 70
Why: The cause of the crash has not been determined yet. The crash started a fire in the area; the downed plane was a surprise to firefighters, and not immediately tied to the fire.
Smith was a retired airline pilot.
The pilot and his wife were not found immediately; the crash occurred in a remote area, but both bodies were recovered by Tuesday.
Delta Airlines flight DL-72 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 29th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the crew noticed engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Mark Kryst – YXUphoto
What: Air Canada Airbus A320-200 en route from Montreal Trudeau Canada to Fort Lauderdale, FL
Where: Montreal
When: Apr 14th 2009
Why: After reporting problems to air traffic control and returning to Montreal, on final approach to runway 06L the crew experienced “severe mechanical turbulence” and momentarily lost control of the plane. However, the plane landed safely; and shortly afterwards, the passengers were off to their destination–on board another Airbus.
*Mechanical turbulence is turbulence around buildings, wind eddies not caused by thermal means.
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Ron Carter
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500 en route from Houston to Phoenix
Where: El Paso Texas
When: May 4, 2011, 5 pm
Who: 138 aboard
Why: While en route, an electrical smell was detected. Oxygen masks were deployed.
The flight diverted to El Paso and made a safe landing. Passengers did not have to use emergency slides. They were provided an alternate flight to Phoenix while the plane was ferried for inspections.
