Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Rough landing in Denver

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What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 from New York to Los Angeles
Where: Albuquerque
When: August 4, 2010
Who: 168 passengers and 11 crew (or 158 passengers and 11 crew)
Why: The story behind this one is two-fold. One source says the plane diverted to Albuquerque because of smoke in the cockpit. No smoke, no cause of smoke, no evidence thereof was found.

Another source says an unruly passenger was behind the diversion. This person was detained by the FBI on landing, after which the plane was inspected for explosives. During the search, passengers hung around the tarmac for three hours.

This man is being questioned about the odor like cigarettes that was discovered in the bathroom, along with some used matches. Another report says he lit matches in the cabin and then hid in the bathroom.

The plane left Albuquerque for LA around midnight.