A small plane made an emergency landing at Grove Municipal Airport, Oklahoma, on October 7th.
The Cessna 172 plane was flying from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Chicago, Illinois, when the pilot declared an emergency due an electrical fire onboard.
The plane landed safely. There were two people aboard at the time, including a father and son; both of them remained unharmed.
The plane belongs to Engineers Flying Club, Bethany, Oklahoma.
What: Chart Air flight en route from Ngukurr to Katherine
Where: Katherine, Australia
When: March 29, 2011
Why: When the plane’s landing gear did not work properly, the plane circled the airport for 45 minutes. Passengers were “advised to call their loved ones.
Maybe the pilot was young or inexperienced. I don’t know. I do know that it is not all that rare for planes to have landing gear problems. Usually it is something that is handled fairly easily. Usually they foam the runway to prevent a fire, and the plane lands on its belly, usually after flying by the control tower to get visual confirmation on the status of the landing gear.
I’m not sure what I think about telling passengers to make that phone call. That pilot might have caused some unnecessary panic. There will probably be some negative consequences for some of these people who experienced flying on the plane and having the pilot practically promise them their goose was cooked and they were going to die.
Is this Chart Air protocol I wonder? In my opinion, however well-meant it is, it is not particularly a good thing for a pilot to induce panic and terror into one’s passengers.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS-5265 made an emergency landing at Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine, on July 30th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading from Lviv, Ukraine, to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Japan Airlines flight JL-17 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on January 29.
The plane was flying from Vancouver, Canada, when the crew reported the failure of right hand engine and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 166 people aboard remained safe.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS-775 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 1st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to return shortly afterwards after its right hand windshield cracked midair.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Sky One Airways helicopter had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nagaon, Assam, India, on September 15th.
The helicopter carrying 8 people was bound for Ithanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, when it encountered a sudden technical problem.
The helicopter landed safely.
All 6 crew members and 2 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
