A 1976 Cessna 150 M had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield on Bill Moxley Road, Mount Airy, Maryland, on September 19.
The pilot, identified as Paul Borghese, 47, of Ashburn, Virginia, said he was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane experienced engine issues. He was heading from Clearview Airpark, Westminster to Leesburg, Virginia at the time.
The plane ended up on its roof and sustained minor damage.
The pilot remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3641 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying to Cleveland, Ohio, had to return due to an unreliable airspeed and the altitude.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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What: Aeroservicios Milenio Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Felipe Carrillo Puerto to Chetumal
Where: Quintana Roo
When: June 14, 2010
Who: 8 aboard, 8 fatalities including Captain Salvador Aguilar and his copilot, security agent Fernando Marchan, Oscar Esquivel; Jesús Garmendia; Mauri Magaña; Daniel Pacheco, and social managment assistant Katy Rodríguez.
Why: A few moments after takeoff, the small plane full of the campaign staff of Roberto Borge Angulo crashed in the Quintana Roo area.
Members of the Mexican army have surrounded and secured the area.
The candidate who was not aboard, is now in mourning.
Regional Express Airlines flight ZL-4768 made an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, on May 12th.
The plane flying from Kingscote, Australia, was on final approach to Adelaide when the crew went around and reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Nordstar Airlines Boeing 737086J en route from Rhodes to Moscow Domodedovo made it to Moscow but skidded off the runway on the landing.
None of the 170 passengers aboard were hurt.
The passengers descended on “soft” grass on portable stairs. There was no visible damage to the plane. After the passengers disembarked, the plane was towed.
Emergency services responded to assist.
China Airlines flight CI-170 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on July 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was originally scheduled to land in Toyama, Japan. However, despite multiple attempts, the crew could not land in Toyama due to unstable air currents.
The crew subsequently diverted to Nagoya and made an emergency landing due to shortage of fuel.
All one hundred and fifty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-622 had to return for an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to an aft cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 219 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
