An 8-passenger plane made an emergency landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Virginia, on November 2nd.
The Cessna 550 plane flying from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Meridian, Mississippi, was diverted after it lost oil pressure in one of the engines, causing a loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
On April 18, 2013, on landing in Lansing Michigan, a Boeing 737 owned by SUN COUNTRY suffered an incident. Almost landing, actually. We presume gusty conditions.
On approach, a wing struck the runway.
The crew aborted the landing, and diverted to Detroit where they made a safe landing.
There were no injuries reported and the degree of damage to the wing and the rest of the plane has not been released.
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What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Calgary to Edmonton
Where: Calgary
When: Jan 23rd 2010
Who: 17 on board
Why: After takeoff, the oil pressure began to indicate instability. When oil pressure began dropping, the crew decided to return to Calgary where they made a safe landing over what ultimately was a loose cap requiring about six liters to be replaced.
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
A deceptively. It’s rarely such simple carelessness– there might be a gasket somewhere needing replacement we never hear about.
Reminds me of that old homily, “For lack of a nail, the kingdom was lost.”
Fortunately, we didn’t lose the kingdom this time because someone did their job.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-605 made an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Wellington to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: US Airways/Air Wisconsin Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Cleveland,OH to Philadelphia,PA
Where: Philadelphia
When: Mar 3rd 2012
Who: 1 injury
Why: On approach to Philadelphia, a flight attendant was injured by turbulence.
On landing, the flight attendent was transported to the hospital.
Emirates flight EK-22 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, flying from Manchester, England, declared emergency after the crew reported that pilot vision was impaired.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1523 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey, was descending toward Dusseldorf when the crew reported possible issues with the nose gear.
The plane landed safely and was towed off the runway.
All one hundred and seventy-five people aboard remained unharmed.