Alaska Airlines flight AS-7015 suffered a wing tip strike on landing in Anchorage, Alaska, on December 19th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane was coming from Barrow, Alaska.
The plane rolled out uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Polar Air Cargo flight PO-243 veered off runway after landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on October 20th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 747-400 freighter plane was coming from Anchorage, Alaska.
The plane came to stop on soft ground. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Fargo, North Dakota, on April 12th.
The plane heading from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-nine passengers aboard remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU587 made an emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 23rd.
The plane heading from Shanghai, China, to New York, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane dumped 30 tons of fuel before landing safely in Anchorage.
The patient was taken to a hospital.
FedEx Express flight FX-49 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, on December 9th.
The plane heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Taipei, Taiwan, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
PenAir flight KS-2925 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sand Point, Alaska, on November 7th.
The plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1126 made an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on July 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-3290 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a gear problem.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-104 had to divert for an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, on March 8th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Osaka, Japan, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2651 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small homemade plane clipped some trees and crashed in a street on the Anchorage Hillside, Alaska, on September 10th.
There was only the pilot and his dog aboard.
Both of them lost their lives in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
United Parcel Service flight 5X-61 had to reject takeoff at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea, on June 6th.
The McDonnell Douglas-11 was accelerating to takeoff for Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew had to abort taking-off at a high speed.
The plane received substantial damage after it overran the runway and had its nose gear collapsed.
UPS flight 5X-63 made a safe emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, on May 16th.
The Boeing 747-400, flying from Hong Kong, China, was flying above the Pacific Ocean when the crew notice a slow oil leakage from one of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Nippon Cargo Airlines flight KZ-188 had to make an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, on April 19th.
The plane was flying from Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, when a bird hit it, causing damage to its right wing.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-92 had to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on April 6th.
The plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a low oil pressure indication in one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United airlines flight UA-872 made an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 27th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane, heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to San Francisco, California, had to be diverted due to severe vibrations in its left engine.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight 1104 had to make an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, on January 9.
The plane, heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew discovered a threatening message from a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police office in Richmond, British Columbia, confirmed that they took the suspect in custody.
A Civil Air Patrol (CAP) plane clipped an office building and crashed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, early morning on December 29.
Authorities said the Cessna 172, piloted by Doug Demarest, 42, of Anchorage, crashed into the Brady Building and the nearby Whale Building before igniting a fire.
Demarest, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was first lieutenant with the CAP.
No one on the ground was injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A small plane made an emergency landing on Seward Highway near Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska, on December 21.
Authorities said the PA-18 Super Cub plane had just taken off from Girdwood airport when it experienced engine failure, promoting the pilot to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
A Cessna 180 float plane made an emergency landing on mudflats close to the Birchwood Airport near Anchorage, Alaska, on the afternoon of July 5.
The pilot decided to land in emergency after the plane lost its power.
The plane was en-route to Fire Lakes in Eagle River, Anchorage, from Katie Lake in Matanuska-Susitna Valley at the time.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, remained safe.
Delta airlines flight 284 had to make an unscheduled landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on the morning of March 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 777-200LR was diverted “in response to a customer medical situation on board”. The flight was heading from Narita International Airport, Japan, to Los Angeles at the time.
Delta confirmed in a statement, “The flight landed without incident and paramedics met the aircraft on arrival.”
The plane later took off again and landed in Los Angeles with a 2-hour delay.
A 1964 Piper PA-12 plane crashed during takeoff from the runway 7/25 of Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, at about 8:24 a.m. on July 2.
The pilot identified as Charles Hancock, 61, died in the crash. The NTSB investigator Cathy Gagne confirmed that he was the only person aboard the aircraft and had made contact with the Merrill Field tower before the plane crashed.
The police and Anchorage fire department responded to the scene.
According to eye witnesses, the plane was airborne before it crashed nose-down.
All runways at the airport were closed following the crash. They were later re-opened after removing the plane by 11 a.m.
Hancock was the owner and operator of a urethane insulation contractor, AIC Foam and Coatings.