THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-3999 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to Antalya, Turkey, had to return due to a number of bird strikes.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Asia flight D7-377 made a safe emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Selangor, Malaysia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Five among the 291 passengers and 11 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were treated at the airport.
Air Cargo Carriers flight 2Q-1260 crashed into the trees left to the runway of Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, on May 5th.
The Short SD-330 flying on behalf of UPS went down the hill after hitting the trees.
All 2 crew members aboard lost their lives in the crash.
The incident is under investigation.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-112 made a hard landing at Francisco Carle Airport, Jauja, Peru, on May 1st.
The Boeing 737-500 flying from Lima, Peru, had just landed when its left main tyre burst.
All 90 passengers aboard remained safe.
The tyre was replaced immediately.
Aer Lingus flight EI-451 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Italy, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Dublin, Ireland, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
TAROM flight RO-415 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on May 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Bucharest Otopeni, Romania was about to land when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 120 passengers remained unhurt.
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4245/ AA-4245 had to divert and make an emergency landing at the University Park Airport of State College, Pennsylvania, on May 3rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was en-route from Philadelphia to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when it had to divert due to strange motions at high speed and some issue with the rudder.
The plane landed safely.
All 22 people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-444 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Atlanta, Georgia, had to return due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.
The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”
The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-2936 had to divert and make an emergency landing at DuPage Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 1st.
The plane en-route from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 54 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-551 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Akron–Canton Airport, Ohio, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after an unknown odor was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 171 people aboard remained unharmed.
An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing at Spokane International Airport, Washington, on April 30th.
The plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a potential mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. No Injuries were reported.
LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-3392 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on April 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Congonhas Airport to Brasilia, Brazil, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-143 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on April 29th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Florida, on April 28th.
The plane was flying from Belize to Tampa, Florida, when the pilot declared an emergency reporting that the left main gear wheel was missing.
The plane landed safely. Chief Operating Officer of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Mark Stuckey, said, “Luckily when it did land, the aircraft did not catch fire, there were sparks but it safely skidded into the grass.”
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Primera Air Nordic flight 6F-108 overran the end of the runway at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, on April 28th.
The incident happened after the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Alicante, Spain, landed during heavy snowfall.
There were 137 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The incident is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-211 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on April 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a ‘maintenance issue’.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an aft compartment overheat indication.
The plane landed back safely. All 124 people aboard remained unharmed.
Republic Airways flight YX-4411 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on April 26th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Fort Myers, Florida, was diverted after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Meriden Markham Municipal Airport in Wallingford, Connecticut, on April 24th.
Authorities said that Joseph Tomanelli, 56, and his son Daniel Tomanelli, 21, were practicing takeoffs and landings when the plane went down.
Joseph Tomanelli was killed in the crash while his son was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
PAL Philippine Airlines flight PR-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Manila, Philippines, had to return after the captain failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 220 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
Insel Air flight 7I-304 rejected take-off at Flamingo/ Bonaire International Airport, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands, on April 22nd.
The Fokker 50 had to reject taking-off due to a computer error.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight AA-1871 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to return when its right engine showed overtemp and the crew had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely.
All 197 people aboard remained safe.
Sita Air flight ST-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Phaplu Airport, Dudhakunda, Nepal, on April 23rd.
The Dornier Do-228 flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, had to divert due to bad weather.
The plane’s wing hit a wall during the landing.
All 14 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
A small plane crash-landed near Leesburg Executive Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, on April 22nd.
The Sonex experimental plane was heading to Georgia when the pilot decided to return to Leesburg due to bad weather. However, as he was approaching the airport, the plane developed an engine issue, forcing him to crash-land in a field.
The pilot Joseph R. Bryant, 53, of Washington, remained unharmed.
The FAA is investigating.
