A single engine plane crash landed on a golf course in southwest Ohio, after its engine failed.
The plane took off from the Clermont County Airport at 10:45 am on April 12, and just before 11 am, it had to make an emergency landing in the Stillmeadow Country Club.
There were two people on board, Kenneth Howes who was flying the plane and Karla Goodhouse who is a licensed commercial pilot and owned the plane. Both the passengers suffered only minor injuries.
United Airlines flight UA-1435 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Chicago, Illinois, on August 17th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Cleveland, Ohio, was on approach to O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Rans S-7 homebuilt en route from Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lake Havasu along the California/Arizona border.
Where: the dry lake bed of Sevier Lake
When: Friday
Who: Pilot Errol Spaulding of Rigby and passenger Dale Cresap of Idaho Falls
Why: The plane landed in several feet of soft deep mud in Sevier Lake and had to be retrieved by a hovercraft. After landing, the plane’s wheels sank into the mud, tilting the plane forward onto the propeller which was damaged.
What: Air France Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris Orly to Toulouse
Where: Toulouse
When: Mar 30th 2009
Who: 115 passengers and 6 crew
Why: In flight, the left engine surged. The crew did not shut it down, but did reduce power; and the plane landed without injury with emergency crews on standby.
ASL Airlines Belgium freight flight 3V-811 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on November 24th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Jinan, China, but had to turn back after the engines ingested several birds.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from San José Costa Rica to Newark,NJ
Where: Juan Santamaría
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: 107 passengers and 5 crew
Why: Near the Nicaraguan border, when pilots detected a brake problem, they returned to the airport. Emergency response team was made up of 12 Red Cross units and four firefighting units.
After two hours of maintenance, the plane was back in the air.
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Two planes, returning from the Pacific Coast Dream Machines festival, collided over the northern San Francisco Bay.
According to Ian Gregor, the spokesperson of the FAA, the planes involved in the incident were single-engine Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20 and single-engine Cessna 210.
The planes took off from Eagle’s Nest Airport for participating in the Pacific Coast Dream Machines festival, which is held annually at the Half Moon Bay Airport. Both the planes were on their way back home when they collided at about 4:05 pm, near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
The Sea Fury was able to reach Eagle’s Nest Airport in Ione, Northern California, where it landed 40 minutes after the collision. The Amador county Undersheriff, Jim Wegner, confirmed that the passengers of Sea Fury plane, a husband and wife, remained injured and did not need medical attention.
The Cessna plane crashed into the bay. Crews found the debris in San Pablo Bay however, Loumania Stewart, the Coast Guard Petty Officer said that they have not found any clues about the pilot yet.
As per the FAA records, the Sea Fury belongs to Sanders Aeronautics Inc., a company specializing in aircraft restoration. The company website reveals that the sanders brothers; Dennis and Brian Sanders, are air racers.
