Delta Airlines flight DL-2109 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 30th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah, but had to return shortly afterwards due to vibrations on the airframe.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in Peninsula State Park, Green Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, on September 18th.
The Cessna 182 was carrying a pilot and a teenage flying student when it went down.
Both people aboard were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A single-engine Beechcraft carrying a family of three crashed at Hicks Air Field, north of downtown Fort Worth on April 13.
The plane crashed during an attempt to make emergency landing. The woman died on the spot, while the pilot, who was her husband, was injured along with their son. Their injuries are not life threatening.
Lonny Haschel, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety said that the family was flying from Arkansas to Fort Worth at the time of the incident.
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Eindhoven to Ibiza
Where: Paris
When: May 15th 2012
Why: The flight was en route over Paris when a problem developed, and the crew diverted to Brussels where they made a safe landing at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA).
The plane will be examined to determine the nature of the problem. (We an only assume the rocking motion passengers complained of was not turbulence.)
A Cessna 182 crashed on the side of Interstate 90 while trying to land at Rock Creek Airstrip, Missoula County, Montana, on August 28th.
The plane was carrying History Channel star Darrell Ward and his co-pilot at the time.
Ward was on his way to begin filming a documentary about the recovery of plane wreckage.
Both people aboard lost their lives.
The crash remains under investigation.
Where: Springfield-Branson National Airport
When: 11 a.m. shortly after takeoff
Who: 13 people on board
Why: The on board computer indicated that the plane was not in the air, and that the landing gear would not go up. The plane landed after circling to burn off fuel
And (separate incident). The model and airline were not indicated in the original news transmission.
Where: Springfield-Branson National Airport
When: 3 p.m. on Saturday
Who: Thirty-two people were on board the jet, including crew and passengers.
Why: Fire in the cockpit
What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Dubai to Kochi
Where: Kochi
When: September 14 2012
Who: 275 aboard
Why: According to IBN Live, an Emirates flight from Dubai to Kochi developed hydraulic problems and had to make an emergency landing in Kochi.
ATC said “Precautions were taken.” We assume this to mean that emergency services were on standby, but have no indication if any services were actively engaged.
The flight made a safe landing.
