A small plane had to make an emergency landing on 21st Avenue, Galva, McPherson County, Kansas, on March 22.
The Hawker Beechcraft G36 flying from Wichita, Kansas, was mid-air above McPherson County when the pilot detected trouble with mechanical indicators, deciding to make an emergency landing.
The plane’s engine had failed and the landing gear was damaged.
Both the pilot and the passenger were unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5951 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-4340 had to reject take off from Memmingen, Germany, on September 25th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Sofia, Bulgaria, when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to reject take off.
The plane, carrying 143 passengers, safely returned to the apron.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Contact photographer Agustin Anaya
What: Royal Air Maroc Boeing 767-30 en route from Casablanca (Morocco) to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
Where: JFK
When: Apr 20th 2009
Why: Wake turbulence was such that the landing was hard. Complaints about the hard landing prompted plane inspection which turned up wrinkles found in the fuselage. The plane was grounded for repairs and further inspection.
An Aerial Banners Inc pilot flying a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B impacted terrain near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Panama City Florida on or near Vinson Road, but pilot James Land only received minor injuries.
The pilot suffered cuts to his head and was hospitalized.
Bay County Fire and Rescue, and deputies of BCSO responded to the scene.
Aerial Banners Inc who owns the plane will be removing the wreckage.
According to Bay County Press, the pilot “picked up a banner from the airport at 1400 and climbed to 900” but dropped the banner on losing power. He was attempting a landing but the engine failed before he reached a clearing.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1591 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 24th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after it hit a flock of birds.
The plane landed safely. All 122 people aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-72 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil, on March 9.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Lisbon, Portugal, had to return after facing issue with one of its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
