On July 23, 2013, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Kansas City to Indianapolis developed a problem with the flaps.
Pilots diverted back to Kansas City and made an emergency landing. (See flight path below)
None of the 54 aboard suffered injury.
The flight eventually took off and arrived in Indianapolis at 1 a.m. with no indication if this was the same or a different jet.
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Uzbekistan Airways flight HY-636 had to return and make an emergency landing in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Fergana, Uzbekistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A U.S. Air Force chopper made an emergency landing at a school in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 30.
Local officials said the helicopter experienced mechanical issues and landed just next to William Ramsay Elementary School at around 10:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
A Cessna 180, which took off from Heber Airpark, hit the trees and crashed into the front yard of a house at 303 Brownville Road in Gansevoort, Northumberland, New York, at about 5:40 pm, on August 2.
The plane had two people aboard when it went upside down in the yard; both of them died at the spot. The police identified them as the pilot, Ciprian M. Ivascu, 33, of Newburgh, and the passenger, Jon C. Stomski, 61, of Milton.
Nancy Rouse, the owner of the house and a witness to deadly crash, said, “I seen the plane hit the top of the trees and then nose-dive into the ground…It was right in my front yard, and I knew they had to be hurt, so I just run and called 911.”
The plane was owned by Saratoga Skydiving Adventures.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the accident.
Virgin Australia flight VA-91 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Apia, Samoa, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cabin pressurization problem.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Miami to New York
Where: New York
When: Feb 17th 2012
Why: On approach to New York, the plane developed problems with the left engine and pilots shut down the engine.
They made a safe landing with emergency services on stand-by.
Lufthansa flight LH-401 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 26th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to oil fumes on board.
The plane landed safely. Several passengers and crew members needed medical attention after landing.
