A small plane had to make a crash landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, on March 24.
The Plaggio P180 was seen circling over San Jose and Willow Glen, and it was reported that there was a mechanical issue, due to which the crew opted for a crash landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
It turned out that there was a problem with the rear landing gear.
All people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed between Granger and Taylor in Texas, on April 9th.
Authorities said the eight-seater twin-engine turboprop went down near FM 1331. The plane had taken off from Georgetown airport.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper D.L. Wilson, “There are going to be fatalities…We just can’t confirm or deny how many are in there until we get it under control down there.”
What: K-VA-T & W-L Aviation LLC Bell 407 en route to Bristol Motor Speedway
Where: South Holston Lake, Washington County Park, VA
When: AUG 24 2012 20:30 Local time
Who: 1 fatality
Why: 911 call of the Saturday 25 August 2012 crash in South Holston Lake late Friday 24 August 2012.
United Airlines flight UA-1079 made an emergency landing in San Jose, Costa Rica, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-eight people aboard remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.
The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”
The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.
An armed forces reconnaissance aircraft crashed near an airport in Fayoum, Egypt, on September 21.
The authorities said that the accident happened due to technical malfunction.
According to Army Spokesman Mohamed Samir, 6 people were killed in the crash while one was seriously injured.
Minister of Defence, Sedki Sobhi, ordered the formation of an investigation committee to determine the cause of the crash.
A YAK 52 light aircraft crashed in a field in Essex, England, killing both on board. The plane was flying from North Weald.
According to the local police, the aircraft was witnessed to be in trouble before it hit a field near Cooksmill Green, west of Chelmsford, at about 2:55 pm on March 29.
The plane was in flames when it crashed. Firefighters from Chelmsford, Colchester and Maldon rushed to the scene and put out the fire.
Air Accident Investigation Branch is investigation the cause of accident. The families of both victims have been informed.
