Southwest Airlines flight WN-2701 had to return and make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 737-300, en-route to Saint Louis, Missouri, had to return when the crew initiated a descent to around 10,000 feet.
The plane burnt fuel and returned safely.
No one was injured.
On May 21, 2013, a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-7V3 a flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador landed in the rain at Tocumen International Airport in Panama.
The plane skidded off the runway, and sustained damage getting mired in soft ground.
Engine 2 sustained damage as the right engine impacted soft ground
The plane was towed to the gate.
107 passengers were aboard the flight, and none of them were seriously injured, according to paramedic teams that responded to the accident. The incident also caused delays at the airport, forcing at least one flight to divert to another airport.
A small plane crashed into a cornfield in Marengo, Illinois, on December 9th.
The plane went down near Meyer Road, just north of Pleasant Grove Road.
Authorities found a man’s body at the crash site. According to McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski, “An autopsy will be performed Monday morning in the McHenry County Coroner’s Office…No scientific identification of the victim has been made at this time, so no name can be released until this is accomplished.”
The plane is registered to Rob Sherman of Poplar Grove.
Transavia flight HV-6757 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, on July 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Groningen, Netherlands, to Palma, Majorca, Spain, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-495 made an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on April 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was on approach to Melbourne when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-8061 made an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on January 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Nuremberg, Germany, was on approach to Berlin when the crew reported an issue with flaps and aborted approach.
The plane landed uneventfully on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Kenmore Air float plane crashed in the waters of San Juan Islands, Lopez Island, Washington, on September 30th.
The De Havilland Turbine Beaver took off from Seattle and crashed forty five minutes later.
All 4 people onboard survived with non-life threatening injuries.
The pilot and three passengers were rescued and transported to hospital.
