A Cessna 182 plane crash-landed on McCarran Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, on May 24th.
According to the FAA, the incident happened when the plane was attempting an emergency landing due to engine failure.
No one was injured in the incident.
The NTSB is investigating.
A police helicopter crashed in a ski resort in Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, on May 20th.
The helicopter, that took off from Laloubere, France, was making an emergency landing when it crashed into a rock face.
All four police officers aboard were killed in the crash.
Authorities said an equipment failure had prompted the decision for emergency landing.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-2510 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on May 18th.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Bodrum, Turkey, had to return shortly after the crew reported hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Icelandair flight FI-630 had to return and make an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on May 16th.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Keflavik, Iceland, had to return after the crew failed to retract its gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 263 people onboard remained unharmed.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cochin International Airport, Kochi, Kerala, India, on May 18th.
The Airbus A321-200, flying to Colombo, Sri Lanka, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Hainan Airlines flight HU-7755 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shenzhen, China, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Zhengzhou, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the left hand engine failed.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
West Air Sweden flight SWN-81B made an emergency landing at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Norway, on May 11th.
The cargo plane was flying from Bodo, Norway, when its right hand engine experienced severe vibrations and failed, prompting the pilots to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-41 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 11th.
The plane was flying from Los Angeles, California, when it experienced a hydraulic failure, prompting the pilots to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safe. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-327 made an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 3rd.
The plane, flying from Izmir, Turkey, declared an emergency due to an air-conditioning failure.
The plane landed uneventfully after the crew initiated an emergency descent. The passenger oxygen masks were deployed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-703 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on May 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 took off for Mauritius but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
FedEx flight FX-3022 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, on May 3rd.
The freight plane, heading from Oakland, California, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unhurt.
Allegiant Airlines flight 175 made a safe landing at Phoenix- Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona, on April 28th.
The aircraft, en-route to Arizona, was mid-air when the crew reported engine failure, and had to struggle hard to gain altitude before landing.
The plane landed successfully. All 137 people onboard remained unharmed.
The incident remains under investigation.
The FAA has confirmed that it is moving the routine audit of Allegiant Air from 2018 to 2016.
According to a statement, “The FAA is conducting a routine National Certificate Holder Evaluation of Allegiant Air. We do these on each U.S.-certificated airline every five years. We moved up the date for Allegiant’s evaluation from 2018 to 2016 to ensure that work the carrier is doing to address various internal issues has resulted in the desired improvements. We expect to have the evaluation done by late June.”
The evaluation schedule was moved due to a series of recent incidents. Recently, at least two Allegiant flights made emergency landings due to shortage of fuel. Furthermore, last week an Allegiant plane made an emergency landing in Phoenix due to engine failure.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-107 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on April 27th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Detroit, Michigan, was mid-air when it had to return after the crew reported hydraulic failure followed by a possible landing gear failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
A Myanmar Air Force helicopter crashed into a reservoir near Meikhtila, Myanmar, on April 26th.
Authorities said the Bell-206 helicopter, that took off from Meiktila airport, was on a training exercise when it went down due to engine failure.
There were two pilots aboard at the time; both of them were rescued by fishermen.
The incident is being investigated.
Egypt Air flight 4D-54 had to be intercepted before it made a safe landing at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 23rd.
The Embraer ERJ-170 was en-route from Cairo, Egypt, when upon entering Israeli Airspace, it lost communication due to a radio failure, prompting Israeli Authorities to intercept the plane.
The plane landed safely after gaining its frequency back.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-688 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Munich to Tel Aviv, Israel, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew detected failure of the left hand engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Laser Airlines flight QL-905 had to return and make an emergency landing at Santiago Marino Caribbean International Airport, Porlamar, Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, on April 14th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-81, en-route to Caracas, Venezuela, had just climbed out of Santiago’s runway when the crew reported a right hand engine failure, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained safe.
A small plane nose-dived and crashed near Kiunga Airport, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, on April 13th.
The single-engine aircraft was heading toward Kiunga Airport from Telefomin, West Sepik, when the pilot had to attempt for an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The plane crashed upon landing.
All 12 people aboard were killed in the crash.
Air Canada flight AC-822 had to divert to and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada, on April 9th.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Saint John’s, NL, Canada, to London, UK, was mid-air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported failure of the hydraulic system, prompting the plane to return to Saint John’s but instead diverted to Toronto due to bad weather.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-47 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 30.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to New York, was climbing out of Amsterdam when the crew reported hydraulic failure, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near 358th Street and Church Road in Louisville, Nebraska, on March 27th.
Authorities believe that the experimental plane, that took off from Millard airport, went down due to engine failure.
The pilot Eric Stadjuhar, 44, was injured in the incident and was air-lifted to University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Bek Air flight Z9-2041 had to make an emergency landing at Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan, on March 27.
The Fokker 100, en-route from Kzyl-Orda to Astana, was on approach to the runway when the crew detected failure of the landing gear and went around for about 50 minutes before prompting the plane to land without the gear.
The plane received substantial damage.
All people onboard remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
A small plane made an emergency landing on the Lookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, on March 24th.
According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon, “On arrival on the scene a Cessna light aircraft was found to have made an emergency landing on the beach and it is believed that the light aircraft may have suffered engine failure while flying over Keurbooms Lagoon while on a pilot training flight from George Airport forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing on the beach.”
There were two people aboard, including the instructor pilot and trainee pilot; both of them remained unharmed.
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing on 21st Avenue, Galva, McPherson County, Kansas, on March 22.
The Hawker Beechcraft G36 flying from Wichita, Kansas, was mid-air above McPherson County when the pilot detected trouble with mechanical indicators, deciding to make an emergency landing.
The plane’s engine had failed and the landing gear was damaged.
Both the pilot and the passenger were unharmed.
