A Piper Seminole plane returned and made an emergency landing at Morristown Municipal Airport, New Jersey, on September 11.
The pilot decided to return after he noticed a problem with front wheel retraction upon take off.
The plane landed on its nose. There were 2 people aboard, including the pilot James Forrey, 25 and his passenger Harrison Martin, 24; both of them remained unhurt.
The aircraft is registered to A.T.P. Flight School.
What: Kingfisher en route from Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar
Where: Mumbai
When: Jan 19, 2011
Who: 117 passengers
Why: After taking off at 1:51, the pilot received a “cautionary systems alert,” declared emergency at 2:31 and returned to Mumbai at 3:15 where he made a safe landing. No injuries or damage to the plane was reported, and no details on what the alert actually was.
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Contact photographer Mark Kopczak
What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 registration N836UA en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Vancouver,BC
Where: runway 08R Vancouver
When: Mar 14th 2009
Why: After the failure of the hydraulics system on approach to Vancouver, the airbus managed a safe landing.
GoAir flight G8-720 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on February 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer JX Ren
What: Air Canada Boeing 767-300 en route from Calgary to Kahului
Where: Vancouver
When: Jan 22nd 2010
Why: While en route, the crew detected a hydraulics leak. The flight made an emergency landing in Vancouver.
A Columbus police helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a parking lot in Columbus, Ohio, around midnight on April 30.
Authorities said the helicopter’s pilot decided to land in emergency after a warning light went on.
The plane safely landed near a shopping plaza in west Columbus. No one was injured.
The helicopter was able to return to the police heliport early morning.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1262 made an emergency landing in Resistencia, Argentina, on August 8th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Asuncion, Paraguay, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
