A small plane had to make an emergency landing at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Texas, on January 3rd.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna 210, carrying 3 people, landed gears up on the north-south runway.
All occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
The plane is registered to Kenneth W. Isom, of Idalou.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
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What: Arkefly Boeing 737-800 en route from Kittilä to Amsterdam
Where: Rovaniemi Finland
When: Jan 3rd 2010
Who: 181 passengers, 7 crew
Why: After takeoff, the crew assumed there was a tail strike (no indication if this was witnessed or indicated by a resultant problem). The crew diverted to Rovaniemi where a maintenance crew was flown in to assess the plane.
Just crossing the transom now, there were alerts today of a number of helicopter events:
Philippine Airlines flight PR-2687 made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on May 19th.
The plane heading from Angeles to Busuanga, Philippines, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All fifty-five passengers aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-759 encountered turbulence near Long Island, New York, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was descending toward Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured ten people.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospitals.
Japan Airlines flight JL-912 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, on February 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Haneda Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after white smoke was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.