Southwest Airlines flight WN-511 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800, flying to Saint Louis, Missouri, had to return after the crew suspected its tyre had blown and something struck on its tail.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-824 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on July 18th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane, bound for Bahrain, took off from Istanbul, Turkey, but burst a tire during departure.
The crew subsequently diverted to Ankara where the plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Northern Colorado Med-Evac Bell 407 Helicopter en route from Greeley to a hospital south of Denver
Where: two miles from Swedish Medical Center (landed at Centennial Airport)
When: 1:10 a.m. Sunday May 17
Who: The 4 people aboard were uninjured.
Why: The helicopter made an emergency landing after a bird strike left a small hole in the front windshield. The bird actually struck the pilot in the face and ended up on the floor of the helicopter.
The pilot and passengers were not injured. No word on the bird’s condition.
The helicopter was repaired and is back in service. The neurology patient was driven the rest of the way to the hospital.
George’s Point of View
I love birds, but I wish they would stay away from our aircraft.
Pictured: Air Austral F-ONGA. F-ONGB is the plane that had the electrical problem.
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Contact photographer Mickael Payet
What: Air Austral Boeing 737-800 from Saint Denis to Johannesburg
Where: Saint Denis
When: Feb 27th 2011
Why: After take-off from Saint Denis, the plane developed an electrical problem and had to return to the airport. An alternative plane was flown in to make the replacement flight.
Air Austral Boeing was delivered in December 2010.
SpiceJet flight SG-1097 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India, on November 18th.
The plane took off for Tirupati, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a technical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Je89 W.
What: United Airlines/Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Denver,CO to Toronto
Where: Denver
When: Nov 23rd 2011
Who: 68 passenger
Why: While climbing out of Denver, passengers and crew smelled smoke in the cabin.
A newscast said that passengers heard a “pop” before the pilots turned around and returned to the Denver airport.
They made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked on the runway and were provided an alternative flight.
American Airlines Flight 1610 made an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, in the night of August 20.
The decision for emergency landing was made after the windshield of the Boeing 737, heading from Miami to Toronto, cracked midair.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 131 people aboard remained unharmed.
An American Airlines representative said that their maintenance crew is trying to figure out the cause of the crack.
The passengers were provided an alternate plane to resume their journey.
