A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a farm field near Cedar Lake, Lake County, northwest Indiana, on September 11th.
The plane was headed to Griffith-Merrillville Airport, Indiana, when it had to divert.
Pilot, who was the only person aboard, remained unharmed.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Finnair flight AY-617 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Ivalo, Finland, but had to turn back after the first officer fell ill.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-six passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: private Cessna
Where: Emergency landing on a levee in New Orleans near Chalmette
When: Wednesday 11:30 a.m.
Who: The two pilots of the plane were picked up by Coast Guard helicopters flying a training mission over Lake Ponchartrain. No one was reported injured in the emergency landing
Why: Pilots reported the engine trouble.
Ryanair flight FR-1742 had to return and make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ireland West Airport Knock, Ireland, but had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike that caused damage to the windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air Canada Airbus A320-200 en route from Toronto, Canada to El Catey Dominican Republic
Where: Toronto
When: Jan 10th 2010
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the Airbus thrust reverser malfunctioned and the crew had to return to the airport. They made a safe landing half an hour later, and passengers disembarked, eventually boarding another plane.
Andes Lineas Aereas flight OY-855 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tucuman Airport, Argentina, on March 7th.
The plane heading from San Salvador de Jujuy to Buenos Aires, Argentina, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Air China flight CA-840 made an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus, on June 19th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Barcelona, Spain, to Shanghai, China, was diverted after the crew suspected a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
