Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-1024 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on July 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on final approach to Dusseldorf when the crew reported an issue with gear extension and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Qantas Airbus A380-800 en route from Singapore to London
Where: London
When: Dec 4th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While landing, the Airbus developed a problem with the nose wheel steering and had to be towed off the runway. The plane was grounded in London waiting for spare parts, anticipating the return flight to be delayed less than half a day.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-530 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Houston, Texas, was on final approach to Kansas City when the crew reported a flaps problem and went around to work related checklists.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All 58 people aboard remained unharmed.
Red Wings Airlines flight WZ-9830 had to return and make an emergency landing at Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, on July 18th.
The Tupolev TU-204 was en-route to Sochi, Russia when the crew had to shut one of its engines down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 213 passengers and 8 crew members remained unhurt.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-3565 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Nevada, on February 22nd.
The plane heading from Palm Springs, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
A 1965 Mooney aircraft made an emergency landing at Tipton Airport, Maryland, on November 22.
The plane took off from Tipton Airport but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost power due to a mechanical fault. The pilot Paul Antoinette, 48, of Baltimore, was heading to Florida at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully in a grassy area near the runway. The pilot remained uninjured.
Lufthansa flight LH-612 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back after the crew received an indication of a landing gear problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 161 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.