U.S. Airways Flight 5095 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Augusta, Georgia, on April 20.
The plane was heading from Tallahassee, Florida, to Charlotte, North Carolina, when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to an out-of-order indicator light in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Norwegian Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, on April 19.
The plane was heading from Bangkok to Copenhagen when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to an ill passenger.
The plane, carrying 288 passengers, was then diverted to Baku where it made a safe emergency landing.
The passenger, identified as Alan Lasten, of Denmark, was diagnosed with heart failure. He was immediately shifted to Sabunchu hospital, however, his life could not be saved.
A small plane made an emergency landing on a golf course at 80200 block of Via Valerosa, La Quinta, California, on April 17.
Authorities said the single-engine Piper aircraft flipped over during landing.
According to a press release issued by the sheriff’s department, “It appears the plane experienced mechanical failure causing the pilot to conduct an emergency landing on the golf course… The pilot was the only occupant inside the plane and no one was injured during this incident.”
The FAA is investigating the incident.
A Batik Air flight had to make an emergency landing in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on April 17.
The flight was en-route from Ambon in Maliki, to Jakarta, when it had to land in emergency due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely at Sultan Hasanuddin airport and all 125 passengers and 8 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline confirmed that no explosive device was found in the plane.
A Marine Corps helicopter made an emergency landing on Solana Beach, California, on April 15.
According to a statement released by Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the 100-foot CH-53E Super Stallion was forced to land in emergency after a low oil-pressure indicator light flashed. “The aircraft was conducting routine training, and the pilots landed the aircraft safely,” it said.
The aircraft remained undamaged.
The Super Stallion has three engines and is the heaviest and largest helicopter the U.S. military has.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ6316, had to make an emergency landing at Beijing Capital International Airport in China, on April 14.
The flight was heading from Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province to Shenyang, Liaoning Province, when a passenger, Li, started convulsing and vomiting. The pilot informed the authorities and requested an emergency landing in Beijing.
The plane landed safely after which, Li was immediately shifted to hospital.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
Air France cargo plane, operating flight 6738, had to make an emergency landing at Halifax International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 14.
The Boeing 777 plane, heading from Paris to Chicago, was forced to land in emergency after one of its two engines lost power.
The plane landed uneventfully at around 9:35 p.m.
There were 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The incident is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-1696 made an emergency landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, on April 13.
The Boeing 737-800 departed LaGuardia Airport at around about 2:15 p.m. but had to divert to JFK shortly afterwards after a bird flew into its left engine. The flight was en-route to Miami, Florida at the time.
The plane landed safely and none of the 152 people aboard was harmed.
The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
Alaska Airlines flight 448 was forced to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on April 13.
The plane took off for Los Angeles but had to return immediately after the pilot reported unusual banging noise.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 170 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline said a ramp agent was found inside the front cargo hold of the aircraft. The agent said he had fallen asleep.
The ramp agent was taken to hospital as a precaution while the aircraft resumed the flight.
Jet Airways flight 9W-2423 had to make an emergency landing at Khajuraho Airport in Madhya Pradesh, India, on April 13.
The airport authorities said the plane, operating on the Delhi-Varanasi-Khajuraho route, had to declare emergency due to a technical snag.
According to the airline, “The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, experienced a technical problem with the landing gear. Safetychutes were deployed and all the 59 passengers and eight crew on-board the aircraft disembarked safely and were transferred to the terminal.”
The incident is being investigated.
A US Airways Express jet made an emergency landing at Dayton International Airport in Ohio, on April 13.
The plane was en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Milwaukee when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to a maintenance light indicator.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 74 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The flight was operated by a U.S. Airways subsidiary PSA Airlines.
British Airways flight BA-198 had to make an emergency landing at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 11.
The Boeing 777, en-route from Mumbai, India, to London, UK, had to land in emergency after it ran out of fuel mid-flight due to suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely at Ataturk Airport and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
A British Airways flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan, on April 10.
The Airbus 321 departed for London but had to turn back shortly afterwards after one of its engines caught fire.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 92 passengers and crew members remained safe.
EasyJet flight EZY5455 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, on April 11.
The plane was heading from London Gatwick Airport to Paphos, Cyprus, when the pilot reported smoky odor in the cockpit and declared emergency.
The Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing in Cologne. All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
A plane skidded off the runway at Brookneal/Campbell County Airport in Virginia, on April 11.
The airport officials confirmed that the incident happened when the twin engine Cessna was attempting an emergency landing after its door came open midair. The plane was en-route from Florida to New York at the time.
The pilot, his wife and dog were onboard the plane. Authorities said only the pilot sustained minor injuries.
The incident remains under investigation.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing at Cox Springs Road, just south of U.S. 20, in Peosta, Iowa, on April 11.
The single-engine plane was heading from California to Galt Airport, Illinois when the pilot Adam Maritz noticed smoke in the cockpit and decided to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully and the pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
The FAA was notified.
Allegiant Air flight 8503 had to make an emergency landing at Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, Illinois, on April 8.
The plane took off from South Bend, Indiana and was heading to Wendover, Utah when the pilot reported an oil filter malfunction. FAA spokesperson Tony Molinaro confirmed that the plane made an uneventful emergency landing as a precaution.
The plane was a charter for the Resorts at Wendover and was carrying around 115 people at the time.
The passengers were accommodated in local hotels and were transported back to South Bend next day.
Jet Airways flight S2 4121 made an emergency landing at Raipur airport in Chhattisgarh, India, on April 8.
The Mumbai-Raipur-Bhopal-Mumbai plane was forced to land in emergency after the pilot reported a snag due to flat nose tire.
The plane landed safely and was immediately grounded. All 160 passengers remained unhurt.
The next flight to Bhopal was cancelled.
A Cessna 182 had to land in emergency at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, on the afternoon of April 9.
Authorities said the pilot requested an emergency landing due to issues with plane’s nose landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully at around 12 p.m.
The pilot remained unharmed.
Japan Airlines flight 521 made an emergency landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, on April 8.
The twin-engine Boeing 777 was heading from Haneda to Hokkaido when the pilot reported a suspected engine fault and sought permission to land back.
Authorities said the aircraft’s right engine had to be shut down midair before it made a safe emergency landing.
All 228 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
Turkish Airlines flight TK1530 made an emergency landing at Nuremberg Airport, Germany, on April 8.
The Airbus 321 was heading from Düsseldorf to Istanbul when its windshield began to crack. The pilots then immediately reported the situation and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for repair.
Two F-16 jets made an emergency landing at Muan International Airport, South Korea, on April 7.
Air Force officials said the Kunsan Air Base fighter jets had to land in emergency after one of them experienced engine trouble. The jets departed from Gunsan Airport and were on a training flight over Jeolla-do when the malfunction was reported.
The planes landed safely.
The U.S. Forces Korea is investigating.
An Air India flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on April 5.
The airline confirmed the incident saying, “the flight had taken off for Mumbai at around 1650 hours (US time) and landed back at Newark (US) after being airborne for about two hours due to violent vibrations in one of the engines of the Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.”
There were more than 250 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Republic Airlines flight 3880 had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport in Hartford County, Connecticut, on April 2.
The plane, heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Burlington, Vermont, had to be diverted after the pilot reported engine problems.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 71 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for inspection while the airline arranged alternate transport for passengers.
Germanwings flight 3882 made an emergency landing at Marco Polo Airport in Venice, Italy, on April 3.
According to the airline, the flight, en-route from Hanover, Germany, to Rome, was diverted because, “two people, a passenger and a member of the crew, were struck by strong nausea and needed medical treatment.”
The plane, carrying 149 people, landed uneventfully. Medical attention was provided to the sick passenger and crew member.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
